Officers apprehended a homeless man wanted for stealing cash last month from a Central Market stand in downtown Lancaster, police said.

Hung Phuoc Nguyen, 44, formerly of Lancaster, was taken into custody without incident just before midnight Friday in the 600 block of Manor Street.

He was arraigned Saturday on two counts of theft by unlawful taking and placed in Lancaster County Prison on $1,500 bail, according to court records.

Police reports indicate Nguyen pretended to be an employee at a vendor's stand Jan. 30 at 23 N. Market St. before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

He was identified after city police released a detailed description and hand-drawn sketch from a witness.