A Chicago man who has been convicted of shoplifting fifteen times was in a familiar place on Sunday afternoon: felony bond court at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. Prosecutors say he stole $362 worth of diapers this time.
Kevin Reid, 50, went to the baby section of CVS, 678 North Wells, around 10:40 a.m. Friday and loaded a garbage bag with diapers, prosecutor Adam Sammarco said.
When Chicago police arrested Reid nearby, he still had the bag full of diapers, according to Sammarco.
Nine of Reid’s 15 shoplifting convictions were felonies. His most recent felony conviction resulted in a probation sentence in 2016.
CPD records show he was arrested for retail theft in Bucktown in 2021; the Loop and South Chicago in 2016; South Chicago in 2016; and Chatham and Garfield Park in 2015.
On Sunday, Judge Barbara Dawkins released him on his own recognizance.
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