From Baltimore Sun reporter and guest blogger Gus G. Sentementes:

While seeking my daily fix of local crime news today, I noticed some discussion over at the Baltimore Crime blog about a theft at the Waverly Giant in Baltimore over the weekend, which had been documented in the Baltimore Sun's police blotter.

What stuck out is that the thief tried to run out of the store with $146 worth of seafood on Saturday night. What exactly did this guy try to steal? And why did he think he could flee the store while carrying all this seafood?

So, I called a Giant spokesman, Jamie Miller, and left him a message. He let me know I'd have to get my information from Baltimore police. My next call was to Officer Nicole Monroe, a police spokeswoman, who gave me the rundown on the thief's shoplifting list.

According to the police charging document, a Giant security guard spotted the suspect, Johnny Hood, 36, leaving the store with "bulges" on his back, beneath a black hooded jacket. The guard chased the shoplifter, who allegedly turned on the guard with a knife and threatened to stab him. The guard called for backup. City police arrived and arrested the man nearby in the 3200 block of York Road. Hood was charged with theft, assault and using a deadly weapon with intent to injure.

Police recovered the frozen seafood at the scene. (It wasn't clear from the report how much the food had thawed, but it was returned to Giant.)

Here's the list of stolen seafood:

* Six frozen boxes of Phillips mini crab cakes, valued at $7.99 each.
* Six frozen boxes of Phillips crab cakes, also valued at $7.99 a piece.
* Eight boxes of Phillips shrimp cakes, valued at $6.29 each.

Grand total?  $146.20.

Mr. Hood's bail at Central Booking now? $100,000.

Mugshot of suspect