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Male allegedly steals grocery cart full of stuff from Tops

By Billie Owens

Law enforcement is searching for a white male wearing a white tank top who is suspected of stealing a cartload of items from Tops Market in Le Roy. He allegedly left the store with the cart and then went across the street to the Dollar General store.

He is said to have gone in back of Dollar General and when spotted by employees, he abandoned the shopping cart and fled on foot eastbound "toward the bridge." Officers are still scouring the area but have yet to locate him.

UPDATE 1:43 p.m.: The suspect is believed to be about 16 or 17 years old.

UPDATE 2:05 p.m.: Police think it is possible that the suspect had a partner in crime, possibly driving a vehicle. That's because the loot was bulky -- "13 or 14 cases, give or take, of Red Bull."

UPDATE 2:42 p.m.: After speaking with a person who saw the suspect, he is further described as being "very thin" and clean cut, a veritable military-style cut, and wearing full-length blue jeans. Officers found a standard white shirt abandoned along with the Red Bull, thus he might have originally worn that over the tank top he was last spotted in.

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