A Nassau County police officer was arrested Tuesday morning after he
allegedly stole baby food from a West Hempstead store at an earlier
date.
According to investigators, Thomas Welsh, 48, entered the Stop and
Shop located at 520 Cherry Valley Lane in West Hempstead and secreted
numerous pouches of baby food on his person using plastic bags and a
bungee cord. The value of the merchandise was approximately $40.
The Nassau County Internal Affairs Unit arrested Welsh Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. at police headquarters in Mineola.
Welsh was charged with petit larceny and possession of burglary
tools. He was released on an appearance ticket and will appear at
First District Court in Hempstead on May 17.
A police spokesman told The Associated Press that Welsh, a 25-year veteran of the force assigned to the Records Bureau, has been suspended without pay for 30 days.
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