Man arrested for allegedly taking electric cart from Fred Meyer in Lacey 

A 44-year-old man was arrested for allegedly taking an electric shopping cart from a Fred Meyer store in Lacey. 

According to a Lacey Police Department report, the incident occurred around 9:59 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Fred Meyer, which is located at 700 Sleater Kinney Road SE.  

Store staff reported to officers that a man had left the property on an electric cart and staff attempted to follow him. 

Responding officers located the suspect, identified as Grady T. Main, of Lacey, a short distance away near the 600 block of Woodland Square Loop SE.  

Authorities said Main was found sitting on the store’s electric cart behind a dumpster. He was detained at the scene.

Store personnel later arrived and confirmed the cart belonged to Fred Meyer and identified the suspect.

Investigators reviewed store surveillance footage that reportedly showed the suspect leaving the property on the cart.  

The store estimated the cart’s value at about $1,000. The suspect denied stealing the cart, stating “he did not steal the cart and that he was planning on returning it.” 

Officers arrested Main on suspicion of second-degree theft and transported him to Thurston County Corrections Facility. A trespass notice was also issued, which bars him from returning to the store for one year.