Theft suspect caught in parking lot in Wyomissing

Wyomissing police spotted a suspicious vehicle about 2;30 a.m. Sept. 7 in a parking lot in the 1100 block of Berkshire Boulevard in the borough. The officer found a man apparently “under the influence of compressed gasses,” according to the police report. About 22 empty gas canisters were scattered on the floor of the vehicle. The man was wanted on a retail theft charge and handed over to Berks County Sheriff’s deputies.