Man Stole $5K In Electronics From Target, Then Returned For More: Cops

PORT CHESTER, NY — Police say returning to the scene of the crime was a theft suspect's undoing.

On Wednesday, around 3 p.m., the Port Chester Police Department was contacted by Target store security reporting that they recognized a man who had previously stolen over $5000 in electronics. Store security told police they watched the man attempting to again remove electronic equipment from a display.

But, he soon realized that store security was watching him.

As the man attempted to leave the store, two PCPD officers stopped him to investigate, but he began to fight and break away from them, according to police. After a foot chase, they eventually lost sight of him.

With the help of the Rye Police Department, a perimeter was set up and police searched the woods behind the Target store.

K9 Mac arrived on the scene and was about to start searching, when officers spotted the suspect hiding in heavy brush nearby.

The 31-year-old NYC man was charged with third degree grand larceny and resisting arrest. Police also found out that he is already wanted by the NYPD for a robbery where a firearm was used in committing a crime. He is currently awaiting arraignment.

PCPD says that this incident "shows the bond between agencies working together with a common goal, to safely bring a party into custody. We never know who we are dealing with, but to get a dangerous individual off the streets, to safeguard the Village is a good day."