Crime & Safety
Police: Macomb Man Sneaks Pizza Rolls in Pants
Utica Police arrested a 19-year-old Macomb Man on Tuesday for hiding pizza rolls from a BP gas station in his pants.
A 19-year-old Macomb man was arrested Tuesday at a gas station for hiding pizza rolls in his pants.
Utica Police were called to the BP on Hall Road about a larceny in progress. The clerk told police he witnessed the man, who was with a group of friends, slip the box into his pants.
When police arrived and confronted the suspected thief about the larceny, they found the box valued at $2.49 and several sticks of beef jerky on him.
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Police said the total value of stolen items was $5.37. Officers said they smelled intoxicants on the man's breath and gave him a breathalyzer; he blew .025. He was arrested on larceny charges and a $100 cash bond was set.
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