ALTOONA (AP) — Police in Pennsylvania say a repeat shoplifter has been caught with his pants up — but full of raspberry cookies.

The Altoona Mirror (http://bit.ly/1QAe50e ) reports 47-year-old James Kaylor faces a preliminary hearing Sept. 23 based on his most recent arrest.Kaylor, who has six previous retail theft arrests and four convictions, was checking out at Martins Food Store in Altoona when a clerk told police Kaylor had shoved something down his pants on Sept. 5.Police say they confronted Kaylor after he paid for his other items but not the $3.49 box of raspberry biscuits.Altoona police say Kaylor acknowledged the theft was a stupid thing to do.The new charge is a felony — despite the small value of the cookies — because of Kaylor’s criminal record.–––Information from: Altoona Mirror,

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