What does this mean?

Ugh, like most I made a huge mistake here. I'm 24, and I shoplifted something at a small local grocery store. I don't know what I was thinking, I suppose nothing. Anyway, I place a few items totalling about $13 in a bag and walked out the store. As I started my car, I noticed the clerks looking at me, and the manager walked out the store towards me. I started driving away and he stared at my license plate and walked back inside. At that point, I turned the car around, parked, and walked back inside. He just watched me walk in and walk to a checkout counter. He said, "Are you going to pay for that?" I said, "Yes, I'm so sorry, I panicked..." He said, "It's OK, its OK.." He was holding a phone book (for obvious reasons I think), but then he just walked away and I paid and left. He didn't ask me any questions, or even my name. But he did take down my license plate when I first started to drive away...

So any suggestions, or has anyone experienced anything like this before?

Also, would it help to go back to the store and ask the manager or someone else if any steps were taken? I was in such a daze that I just walked out after paying...So I'm wondering if I should go back or call.

No DA is going to take this case you went back into store and paid for items and store allowed it.

I think if they were going to get the police involved, you'd know it by now. You should probably shop else where from now on.