A man is behind bars in Gulf Shores after he posed as a Shrimp Basket restaurant employee and stole 80 pounds of seafood in the last month, according to police.

The Gulf Shores Police Department arrested Maurice Morrissette, 42, of Mobile on Thursday and charged him with one count of third-degree burglary, resisting arrest, attempting to elude police, failure to obey a police officer, and reckless endangerment and use/possession of marijuana.

He is currently being held in Gulf Shores until he can be transported to the Mobile Police Department.

In early January, the suspect entered the Tillman's Corner location at 5405 Highway 90 West and asked an employee could he borrow some shrimp, Shrimp Basket owner Eddie Spence said.

"They said they didn't have it to lend out and he said OK and walked out," said Spence.

Spence said that at the same time, a delivery truck had arrived in the rear of the building. He said the suspect noticed the delivery truck and decided to walk around to the back of the building.

"Ironic enough the delivery driver just gave it to him," said Spence. "He just thought he was an employee."

Spence said that he got away with 50 pounds of shrimp from the delivery driver.

A few days before Morrissette's arrest, he said a man came into their Gulf Shores location on Highway 59 with sunglasses and a cap on his head asking for two boxes of fish.

"The cook went in the back of the cooler and got it," said Spence. "He talked to him a little bit, then walked out of the door with it."

Spence said the suspect got away with 30 pounds of fish in that incident. The total value of the shrimp and fish combined was between $500-$700, according to Spence.

After doing a little research of his own, Spence said he found out that the suspect used to work for a local fisheries company.

"He used to be a delivery guy so he knew the ins and outs of the back doors," said Spence. "So maybe he had a familiar face and some of the cooks recognized him and just gave it to him."

Since the burglaries, Spence said the company has put new protocols in place to prevent this type of theft from happening again.

"We never thought anything like this would happen," said Spence.

Police believe Morrissette was involved in both thefts at the restaurants. He has a court hearing set for February 13 in Mobile District Court for his charges.