The 37-year-old man will be banned from ALL Bunnings stores in one state after allegedly trying to steal a cordless drill by shoving it down his pants
- Man banned from all Bunnings stores in NSW, allegedly caught shoplifting
- The man, a 37-year-old, is said to have pushed a cordless drill down his pants
- It took place at Bunnings Kotara in the Newcastle area on Saturday
- Staff conducted a citizen arrest, with the man later arrested by police
- He has been charged and will appear at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court in October
A man has been banned from all Bunnings hardware stores in one Australian state after he was allegedly caught trying to steal a cordless drill by stuffing the item down his pants.
The 37-year-old man was allegedly caught with the drill at the Bunnings store in Kotara, near Newcastle, NSW, last Saturday.
As the man began to leave the store, employees followed him before confronting him and demanding that he return the drill to them.
On Saturday at Bunnings Kotara (pictured) in Newcastle, New South Wales, a man was allegedly caught by staff sticking a cordless drill down his trousers
The 37-year-old man (pictured) was arrested, charged and given conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court in October. He has now been banned from all Bunnings stores across New South Wales
Staff then conducted a citizen arrest when the man allegedly attempted to flee the scene and were able to locate the drill.
He was later arrested by police in the store’s garden bed after allegedly continuing to resist staff.
The man was charged at Newcastle Police Station and released on bail to appear in Newcastle Local Court in October.
He was issued a banning order from all Bunnings stores throughout New South Wales.
