Man charged with grocery store scams
SEVEN FIELDS — A West Mifflin man is facing charges for running an alleged scam at local grocery stores.
Michael Brian Logue, 45, is charged with misdemeanor counts of retail theft and theft by deception/false impression for an incident last month at the Giant Eagle store in Seven Fields.
According to the criminal complaint, store managers on June 28 reported an ongoing investigation into a theft by deception in at least one store and possibly a second in the Pittsburgh area. A loss prevention manager said a man had been calling multiple stores in the area stating he had purchased $100 worth of chicken, only to find out the chicken was not good.
During the investigation officers reportedly asked Logue if he was running a scam, and Logue allegedly replied, “if that's what you want to call it.” Logue allegedly admitted to not purchasing the chicken in the first place, and that he was at the store to claim a refund or gift card for an item he did not purchase.
Logue was arrested and arraigned June 30, and is being held in Butler County Prison on$5,000 monetary bond. A July 6 preliminary hearing is scheduled before District Judge David Kovach.
Read more about this case in the Butler Eagle.
