Morning Wawa Theft Ends With Quick Arrest, Police Say

Alexander Ressler
Alexander Ressler /Submitted Image

POTTSTOWN, PA — A Montgomery County man was cited for retail theft after police responded to a reported shoplifting incident at a Wawa convenience store in North Coventry Township.

According to the North Coventry Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 7:25 a.m. on May 25 to the Wawa store on West Schuylkill Road for a retail theft in progress.

Police said officers arrived and took 33-year-old Alexander Ressler of Audubon into custody at the scene.

According to investigators, Ressler was cited for retail theft and released.

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No additional details regarding the alleged theft were provided by police.

All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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