Topline: A repeat retail theft offender is facing new charges after allegedly stealing $352.99 worth of merchandise from a Giant Eagle store.
Published: May 10, 2023 8:00 am ET
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James Gist. Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: Diego Parra / Pixabay.
Name: James Gist
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Agency: McCandless Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-2-12
Docket Number: MJ-05212-CR-0000074-2023
Date Filed: March 22, 2023
Bail: $5,000
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail.
Criminal Charges
- Retail theft – taking merchandise (Felony 3)
- Defiant trespasser – actual communication to the actor (Misdemeanor 3)
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 1/24/23 at 2106 hours, Ross PD Officer Daley conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that hit on a LPR for a Retail theft hit. Daley conducted a traffic stop and recovered stolen merchandise from Giant Eagle. Your Affiant responded to the scene and identified James Gist as a suspect. Your Affiant and Ross PD Officer Jason Moss recovered numerous food items from Giant Eagle and transported the items to Giant Eagle to inventory and receive a total, which was $352.99.
On 1/29/23, ███████ from Giant Eagle Loss prevention emailed me about the theft suspects pulled over by Ross PD. Your Affiant gave Gill the information on the general time frame to review video from the Pine Creek store and the description of the suspect James Gist.
On 3/22/23, I reviewed the video provided to me from 1/24/23, which confirmed that James Gist selected numerous items in the Giant Eagle Pine Creek plaza totaling $352.99 and failed to pay for items walking out with the cart full of items that were recovered from the traffic stop in Ross Twp.
Previous Retail Theft Convictions:
OTN G813937 – 5 Monroeville PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G815813 – 5 Ross Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G867031 – 4 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G871520 – 6 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G872175 – 3 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G872438 – 0 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft ( Disposition Guilty)
OTN G874793 – 3 Kennedy Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
Under CP-02-CR-0007704-2020 an agreement from this previously closed case stated that GIST was not to have any further or future contact with Giant Eagle as listed under the Disposition. As a result (1) charge pertaining to Defiant Trespassing will be added.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Repeat Retail Theft Offender Faces New Charges after $350 Giant Eagle Heist
A repeat retail theft offender is facing new charges after allegedly stealing $352.99 worth of merchandise from a Giant Eagle store.
By Staff Reports
Published: May 10, 2023 8:00 am ET
James Gist. Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: Diego Parra / Pixabay.
Name: James Gist
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Agency: McCandless Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-2-12
Docket Number: MJ-05212-CR-0000074-2023
Date Filed: March 22, 2023
Bail: $5,000
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail.
Criminal Charges
- Retail theft – taking merchandise (Felony 3)
- Defiant trespasser – actual communication to the actor (Misdemeanor 3)
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 1/24/23 at 2106 hours, Ross PD Officer Daley conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that hit on a LPR for a Retail theft hit. Daley conducted a traffic stop and recovered stolen merchandise from Giant Eagle. Your Affiant responded to the scene and identified James Gist as a suspect. Your Affiant and Ross PD Officer Jason Moss recovered numerous food items from Giant Eagle and transported the items to Giant Eagle to inventory and receive a total, which was $352.99.
On 1/29/23, ███████ from Giant Eagle Loss prevention emailed me about the theft suspects pulled over by Ross PD. Your Affiant gave Gill the information on the general time frame to review video from the Pine Creek store and the description of the suspect James Gist.
On 3/22/23, I reviewed the video provided to me from 1/24/23, which confirmed that James Gist selected numerous items in the Giant Eagle Pine Creek plaza totaling $352.99 and failed to pay for items walking out with the cart full of items that were recovered from the traffic stop in Ross Twp.
Previous Retail Theft Convictions:
OTN G813937 – 5 Monroeville PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G815813 – 5 Ross Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G867031 – 4 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G871520 – 6 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G872175 – 3 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G872438 – 0 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft ( Disposition Guilty)
OTN G874793 – 3 Kennedy Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
Under CP-02-CR-0007704-2020 an agreement from this previously closed case stated that GIST was not to have any further or future contact with Giant Eagle as listed under the Disposition. As a result (1) charge pertaining to Defiant Trespassing will be added.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Repeat Retail Theft Offender Faces New Charges after $350 Giant Eagle Heist
A repeat retail theft offender is facing new charges after allegedly stealing $352.99 worth of merchandise from a Giant Eagle store.
By Staff Reports
Published: May 10, 2023 8:00 am ET
James Gist. Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: Diego Parra / Pixabay.
Name: James Gist
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Agency: McCandless Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-2-12
Docket Number: MJ-05212-CR-0000074-2023
Date Filed: March 22, 2023
Bail: $5,000
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail.
Criminal Charges
- Retail theft – taking merchandise (Felony 3)
- Defiant trespasser – actual communication to the actor (Misdemeanor 3)
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 1/24/23 at 2106 hours, Ross PD Officer Daley conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that hit on a LPR for a Retail theft hit. Daley conducted a traffic stop and recovered stolen merchandise from Giant Eagle. Your Affiant responded to the scene and identified James Gist as a suspect. Your Affiant and Ross PD Officer Jason Moss recovered numerous food items from Giant Eagle and transported the items to Giant Eagle to inventory and receive a total, which was $352.99.
On 1/29/23, ███████ from Giant Eagle Loss prevention emailed me about the theft suspects pulled over by Ross PD. Your Affiant gave Gill the information on the general time frame to review video from the Pine Creek store and the description of the suspect James Gist.
On 3/22/23, I reviewed the video provided to me from 1/24/23, which confirmed that James Gist selected numerous items in the Giant Eagle Pine Creek plaza totaling $352.99 and failed to pay for items walking out with the cart full of items that were recovered from the traffic stop in Ross Twp.
Previous Retail Theft Convictions:
OTN G813937 – 5 Monroeville PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G815813 – 5 Ross Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G867031 – 4 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G871520 – 6 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G872175 – 3 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
OTN G872438 – 0 McCandless Township PD – Retail Theft ( Disposition Guilty)
OTN G874793 – 3 Kennedy Township PD – Retail Theft (Disposition Guilty)
Under CP-02-CR-0007704-2020 an agreement from this previously closed case stated that GIST was not to have any further or future contact with Giant Eagle as listed under the Disposition. As a result (1) charge pertaining to Defiant Trespassing will be added.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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