A judge dismissed the charges -- petit larceny and possession of burglary tools -- against Officer Thomas Welsh on the condition he stayed out of trouble until the year's end, reported Newsday.

The Nassau County Internal Affairs Unit had arrested Welsh, 43, on the morning of April 24 at police headquarters in Mineola. According to investigators, Welsh allegedly entered the located at 520 Cherry Valley Lane in West Hempstead and secreted numerous pouches of baby food on his person using plastic bags and a bungee cord. The value of the merchandise was approximately $40.