New Castle De. Nov. 28, 2007
Two New Castle-area men were arrested during a theft and assault at BJ’s Wholesale Club, police said today.
New Castle police spokesman Lt. Adam Brams said John R. Diggs, 46, of the 500 block of S. Dupont Highway and Christopher J. Wojnisz, 39, of the 500 block of Llangollen Blvd., were arrested Saturday after they got into a shoving match with an employee as they allegedly tried to leave the store with merchandise they had not paid for.Diggs was charged with second-degree robbery and theft. He was committed to Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $2,500 bail.Wojnisz, who was charged with shoplifting, was released pending a court hearing on the charge.Brams said about 9:10 p.m., a BJ’s store employee saw the two men walk into the rest room with items in one of the men’s pockets.Two additional store employees walked into the men’s room to investigate and heard what sounded like packages being unwrapped, Brams said.As the two men started walking toward the exit, employees asked them to stop.One of the men refused and pushed the employee, while the other ran out of the store.Other employees tackled the first man, who kicked one of the employees, Brams said.The other man, meanwhile, was apprehended in the area, and four DVDs were found inside his jacket, Brams said.
New Castle police spokesman Lt. Adam Brams said John R. Diggs, 46, of the 500 block of S. Dupont Highway and Christopher J. Wojnisz, 39, of the 500 block of Llangollen Blvd., were arrested Saturday after they got into a shoving match with an employee as they allegedly tried to leave the store with merchandise they had not paid for.Diggs was charged with second-degree robbery and theft. He was committed to Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $2,500 bail.Wojnisz, who was charged with shoplifting, was released pending a court hearing on the charge.Brams said about 9:10 p.m., a BJ’s store employee saw the two men walk into the rest room with items in one of the men’s pockets.Two additional store employees walked into the men’s room to investigate and heard what sounded like packages being unwrapped, Brams said.As the two men started walking toward the exit, employees asked them to stop.One of the men refused and pushed the employee, while the other ran out of the store.Other employees tackled the first man, who kicked one of the employees, Brams said.The other man, meanwhile, was apprehended in the area, and four DVDs were found inside his jacket, Brams said.
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