Tommy Hilfiger employees helped catch a shoplifter and recover a handgun at the Atlantic City store, police said.
Sultan Jackson, 44, of Philadelphia, allegedly left with clothes he took into the dressing room Tuesday afternoon, according to the report.
He then came back to the store a short time later, when employees started to question him about the missing items, Sgt. Kevin Fair said.
Jackson started to leave again, but then stopped and placed an object under a stack of clothing, the employees later told police.
They believed it was the shoplifted items, but instead found a loaded handgun, according to the report.
The employees detained Jackson and called police.
Officers Nick Grasso and Tom Gilardi arrived just before 2 p.m., and arrested Jackson. They also found he had 13 grams of marijuana, Fair said.
Jackson was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a high-capacity magazine, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and shoplifting.
He was taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Atlantic City police at 609-347-5766. Information may also be texted anonymously to tip411 (847411), beginning the text with ACPD.
