Man with 100-plus prior arrests accused of shoplifting again in Atlanta

The Brief

  • Atlanta police arrested 45-year-old Edward Stewart on a shoplifting charge Aug. 12.
  • Police say Stewart has been arrested more than 100 times and has 15 felony convictions.
  • Stewart was also wanted in connection with another alleged shoplifting incident at the same location two days earlier.

ATLANTA A man who Atlanta police say has been arrested more than 100 times is back in custody following an alleged shoplifting incident.

What we know:

Officers responded Aug. 12 to a business at 3509 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW after receiving a report of shoplifting.

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