On January 24, the West York Borough Police Department was called to the Giant Foods Store at 1200 West Market Street, for a report of retail theft.
The store manager told police a man was caught stuffing meat into a duffel bag.
Luis Soto-Rivera, 38, of Crestview Drive, York Township was confronted by the manager when he dropped the bag and fled through the store. While he was running through the store he shoved a female customer blocking his path.
Rivera fled the store and ran through the parking lot towards York City.
An officer nearby spotted Rivera and attempted to stop him. Rivera refused to stop, and darted into heavy rush hour traffic. The officer chased Rivera on foot across several lanes of traffic and arrested him.
A heroin needle was seized from Rivera's pants pocket during his arrest.
Rivera admitted to the theft and admitted he was addicted to heroin. He told police he steals meat and would travel to York City with to sell it so he could purchase more heroin.
Officers searched the duffel bag and recovered seven individually wrapped pork products and two packages of NyQuil Liquicap OTC medicine. The total of the items in the duffel bag was $160.
Rivera was charged with robbery, retail theft, and flight to avoid apprehension.
The store manager told police a man was caught stuffing meat into a duffel bag.
Luis Soto-Rivera, 38, of Crestview Drive, York Township was confronted by the manager when he dropped the bag and fled through the store. While he was running through the store he shoved a female customer blocking his path.
Rivera fled the store and ran through the parking lot towards York City.
An officer nearby spotted Rivera and attempted to stop him. Rivera refused to stop, and darted into heavy rush hour traffic. The officer chased Rivera on foot across several lanes of traffic and arrested him.
A heroin needle was seized from Rivera's pants pocket during his arrest.
Rivera admitted to the theft and admitted he was addicted to heroin. He told police he steals meat and would travel to York City with to sell it so he could purchase more heroin.
Officers searched the duffel bag and recovered seven individually wrapped pork products and two packages of NyQuil Liquicap OTC medicine. The total of the items in the duffel bag was $160.
Rivera was charged with robbery, retail theft, and flight to avoid apprehension.