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11/18/22
Iowa City Police say an elderly shoplifter tried to hide a bottle of booze inside his walker.
Arrest records indicate 67-year-old Thomas Alan Armstrong of the Town & Campus Apartments on Arthur Street entered the 1st Avenue Hy-Vee just before 2:30pm on November 8th, grabbed a $16.99 bottle of Smirnoff Vodka, stuck it in the seat of his walker and left the store without paying.
Armstrong, who has multiple previous trespass warnings for Hy-Vee, was stopped by security. He allegedly told police he would normally have paid, but he lost his debit card and was waiting for a new one.
Armstrong is charged with 5th Degree Theft and Trespassing. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 30 days in jail.