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Man steals more than $7,000 worth of goods while dragging family along
Posted: 09.16.2011 at 4:52 PM
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PETOSKEY, MI -- The Petoskey Department of Public Safety says Timothy Farhat of Eaton Rapids stole more than $7,000 in merchandise from dozens of different stores from Mackinaw City to Petoskey.

But get this:  He did it while his wife and three young children were in the store with him.

The Petoskey Department of Public Safety says Farhat used a baby stroller and stashed goods in it, and on Tuesday, police arrested the man after a store in Bay Harbor noticed he had shoplifted.

In the family car, it was packed with stolen items, ranging from clothes, rugs, mirrors, and leather motorcycle coats worth $400 a piece.

Farhat faces felony charges and a bond has been set for $10,000. 

The Petoskey DPS tells us most of the items have been returned.

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