Yardley Booze Thief Busted After Patch Reader's Tip: Police

Morrisville PA

14 July, 2020

3:50 PM

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YARDLEY, PA — Police in Yardley have arrested a man they say stole alcohol from a local store — after a tip from someone who saw the story on Patch. Police say a 29-year-old man has been charged with retail theft in the incident, which happened shortly after 9 a.m. Friday at a business on Buttonwood Drive. They did not identify the business, but Fine Wine & Spirits is located at 7 Buttonwood Dr. Police posted images of a man wanted in the case on Friday and say that an anonymous tipster, who saw the story on the Yardley Patch, helped identify him. "Our thanks to the caller and the Yardley Patch for their assistance," police said in a social media post on Tuesday.