UPPER DUBLIN TOWNSHIP, PA —Two Philadelphia men are in custody after stealing $12,000 in merchandise from the popular Lululemon store, police said.
The Upper Dublin Township Police Department said that officers responded at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday to a retail theft in progress at the Promenade at Upper Dublin.
Police said the suspects—Randolph McCrary and Karimah Choice of Philadelphia—had allegedly stolen two large trash bags worth of merchandise valued at $12,000 from the Lululemon store.
The responding officer found the men outside of the store loading the stolen merchandise into their vehicle.
When officers attempted to stop the vehicle from leaving the scene, the two men fled by driving onto the pedestrian sidewalk of the Promenade.
They then fled south on Dreshertown Road before driving into the northbound lane and striking a responding police vehicle, which disabled the suspects’ vehicle, police said.
While fleeing on foot, Choice approached and forcefully banged on the window of an uninvolved occupied vehicle to attempt to gain access before being apprehended by police.
McCrary was apprehended a short distance from the crash scene, police said.
Two officers sustained minor injuries during the crash and arrest of the suspects.
The stolen property from Lululemon was recovered and returned to the store, police said.
Choice has been charged with organized retail theft, attempted robbery, aggravated assault, fleeing and eluding, and other related offenses.
McCrary was charged with organized retail theft and related offenses.
In addition to this incident, Choice and McCrary were charged with two previous retail thefts from Lululemon, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
The Upper Moreland Township Police Department and the Horsham Township Police Department provided assistance during the incident.
Any members of the public who witnessed the incident at the Promenade at Upper Dublin, the crash site, or the arrest sites should contact the Upper Dublin Police Department at 215- 646-2101 or via email at udpd@udpd.us.
