Hudson Cafe Owner Arrested For Bringing Home The Bacon

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the owner of a Hudson cafe for stealing $860 worth of bacon from the New Port Richey Sam’s Club, 4330 U.S. 19.

According to the sheriff’s office, between Nov. 16 and Jan. 13, Theodore Rellias, 62, owner of the Oaks Café in Hudson, 8818 State Road 52, reportedly stole bacon from Sam’s Club 12 times by concealing the packages under his shopping cart when he went through the checkout lane.

The sheriff’s office was notified after the Sam’s Club Loss Prevention team reviewed video surveillance showing Rellias checking out.

During an interview with Pasco detectives, Rellias denied the charges and then claimed the store’s scanner wasn’t working.

He was booked into the Land O' Lakes Detention Center on $5,000 bond.

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