Man tried to use taxi as getaway car, police say

A man is in custody after allegedly shoplifting from the Superstore on Granville Street in Summerside, P.E.I., and trying to use a taxi as a getaway car over the weekend.

Employees at the Superstore calledpolice around 11 p.m.Saturdayand reported that a man had stolen several items from the grocery store, police said in a written release Monday.

Police received another callaround the same time from a taxi driver who told them hehad just dropped off a man at the Superstore. A short time later the man leftstore carrying a basket of items and jumped back into the taxi, telling the driverto drive away from the scene.

Instead, the taxi drivergot out, and the man ran away. Police later found him inside a nearby apartment building.

The man is facing several charges including one count of theft under $5,000, breach of probation and theft and failing to stop for police from previous incidents.

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