State Police in Lysander arrested Jeff R. Wallace, II, 20, from County Route 7 in Oswego, for petit larceny and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
On April 13, troopers responded to the Target store on Route 31 in Clay for a reported hit-and-run accident that just occurred in the parking lot. Witnesses reported a white pickup truck striking a parked car and leaving the scene. Troopers, working with the Target store loss prevention staff, discovered the suspect wanted in the hit-and-run accident was seen on surveillance footage stealing merchandise from inside the store prior to the crash.
On April 18, the suspect was identified after pawning the proceeds of the stolen merchandise in the city of Syracuse. Wallace was charged with petit larceny and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. He was issued an appearance ticket returnable for the Town of Clay Court April 21 at 5 p.m.