Shawn Bellinger stole the wheelchair from outside a store on the 100 block of Sussex Avenue on June 10 around 7:30 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release.
Bellinger was identified and arrested on a warrant following an investigation on Monday, June 22, Ambrose said.
The wheelchair was returned to its owner, and Bellinger was charged with theft.
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