LEICESTER —On Friday, February 21, 2025, at 11:37 a.m., Officer Max Jette of the Leicester Police Department responded to a reported shoplifting incident at Walmart, located at 20 Soojians Drive. The suspect had previously been trespassed from the store.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Jette and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
Upon arriving at the scene, Officer Jette met with Walmart’s loss prevention staff, who had the suspect, identified as Daniel Baker, detained in their office.
According to police, Daniel John Baker, 56, is a resident of 100A Upton Street, Apt. 13, Grafton, MA.
“I was advised that Mr. Baker was caught shoplifting and had previously been trespassed from all Walmart properties with notice,” Officer Jette said.
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In total, the Loss Prevention staff said Baker had stolen $290.05 in merchandise that day.
“I radioed into dispatch Mr. Baker’s information,” Officer Jette said. “Mr. Baker was placed under arrest for trespassing and shoplifting.”
Officer Jette transported Baker to the Leicester Police Department for booking.
“While at the station doing an inventory of Mr. Baker’s property, I observed a small bag of ‘round Blue’ pills in a bag that he had in his possession,” Officer Jette said. “Mr. Baker said that he is delivering these blue pills to someone that he knows in exchange for money and he identified the pills as ‘Perc 30s.’”
In their arrest report, police estimated the 49 Percocet pills found in Baker’s possession to be worth $250.
Baker was charged with the following:
- Shoplifting by Asportation
- Larceny Under $1,200
- Trespassing After Notice
- Distribute Class B Drug, Subsequent Offense
Baker was arraigned in East Brookfield District Court on February 21, 2025. Following his arraignment, he was released on $1,000 cash bail under the condition that he abstain from alcohol/drugs, submit to random screens, and stay away from all Walmart stores.
Baker’s next court date is a pretrial hearing scheduled for April 24, 2025.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story was from February, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to get the court documents for the incident. FOIAs are time consuming.
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