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LEONARDTOWN, Md.\u00a0\u2013 Deputies from the St. Mary\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s Office were called to Lowe\u2019s in the 45000 block of Worth Avenue in California on Thursday, June 18, at about 1:39 p.m. for a reported shoplifting.<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, it was reported that a male subject entered the store, placed various tools and equipment items in a shopping cart, and left without paying.<\/p>\n
During the investigation, store asset management advised that the same suspect had also stolen a toolkit and a nail gun from the store during a separate incident on Saturday, June 14. In both incidents, the suspect was reported to have left the area in a black BMW coupe, which was determined to be registered to Christoper Lamontai Smith, 32, of Suitland, MD.<\/p>\n
Later, on June 18, at about 2:24 p.m., a deputy responded to Aldi in the 44000 block of Oak Crest Road in California for a theft report and was told that a subject had loaded multiple food and household items into a shopping cart and left the store in a black BMW.<\/p>\n
A short time later, a patrol deputy located the vehicle near the 23000 block of Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Initially, the driver pulled over onto the shoulder, then continued southbound briefly before stopping.<\/p>\n
Merchandise, reported stolen during the June 18 incidents from Lowe\u2019s and Aldi, was located in the vehicle\u2019s trunk.<\/p>\n
The passenger, Keon Rondell Mathis, 35, of Clinton, Maryland, was arrested and charged with a theft scheme of $1,500 to less than $25,000 and two counts of theft of less than $100 to under $1,500.<\/p>\n
Smith, the driver, was arrested and charged with two counts of theft of at least $100 but less than $1,500 and one count of fleeing and eluding.<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of the investigation, at the request of Aldi store management, the recovered food and household items were donated to a local food bank.<\/p>\n
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