Yahoo! News - Man Steals Meat but Leaves ID Behind: "Fri Nov 7,10:16 AM ET
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man shoplifted some meat and escaped in a stolen pickup truck, but police are confident he'll be arrested soon because he left behind his wallet and identification.
'That's pretty dumb,' Memphis police Lt. Richard Granderson said Thursday. 'We'll catch him. It's just a matter of time.'
A man in shorts, T-shirt and sandals walked out of the Metro Market Wednesday without paying for some packaged meat.
'One of the clerks chased him out, and he had his truck running,' store manager Howard Abdullah said. 'It was like a planned operation.'
The truck had been stolen from the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, police said.
After a brief scuffle with the clerk, the thief left his wallet behind. Police say they are looking for 40-year-old Willie Patrick of Memphis but didn't find him at home Wednesday night.
Patrick was on parole from a previous conviction for car theft, Granderson said. His parole term was set to expire Wednesday.
'It won't now, though,' Granderson said. "
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