Brian Antonuccio, 35, of Warminster. (Credit: Warminster Township Police)
A Warminster man accused of stealing two tools from Home Depot and pushing them right out of the store on a big orange cart without paying had felony charges of retail theft and receiving stolen property held for Bucks County Common Pleas Court at a preliminary hearing last month.
Brian Antonuccio, 35, has an extensive history of shoplifting convictions, according to authorities.
On Jan. 28, 2025, at 1:14 p.m., a Warminster officer was on patrol in the parking lot of the Warrington Plaza Shopping Center on 650 Easton Road, when he saw a man, identified as Antonuccio, walking away from the Home Depot parking lot south toward Street Road, police allege.
Antonuccio was allegedly carrying a large black trash bag, which appeared to have boxes inside of it, as well as a black bookbag that had another smaller bag attached to it.
Police allege the trash bag had $397 worth of stolen merchandise inside.
Police observed Antonuccio approach a vehicle parked nearby and pull out a Ryobi box from the trash bag and show it to the person, police said. After a brief discussion, they went their separate ways, per the complaint.
Antonuccio continued to walk in the direction of a SEPTA bus stop, where he was stopped by police, per authorities.
Loss prevention told police that Antonuccio allegedly walked into he store at 1 p.m. with an empty orange flatbed cart, and four minutes later, exited the store with the cart containing two items.
Police retrieved the stolen property and returned it to Home Depot, per the complaint.
Antonuccio is free on $35,000 unsecured bail and will be arraigned in county court May 2.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
