Cop Stops SEPTA Bus to Make Arrest

security reported May 3 at 10:24 a.m. that a man was seen removing three bed comforters from a display and leaving the store without paying.

Arlin Gordon, 50, of the 5300 block of N. 16th Street in Philadelphia, was approached by security in the parking lot. He dropped the items and entered a SEPTA bus leaving the lot.

Patrolman Joseph Prendergast stopped the bus and Gordon was identified by store security, taken into custody and transported to the police station and charged with retail theft for allegedly taking $750 worth of merchandise from the store and receiving stolen property.

Detective Daniel McNeely is handling the investigation.

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