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CT Man Sentenced For Role In Northeast Grab-Go Theft Scheme
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for participating in an extensive commercial larceny spree.
Andres Barclett, aka "Coolie", age 27, of Hartford, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 1, followed by two years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
This case stems from “Operation American Steal,” a long-term multi-agency investigation into numerous “grab and go” thefts from various retail fashion stores in Connecticut and nearby states," said Boyle.
A “grab-and-go” scheme is a type of theft where one or mor…
Hudson Valley Disney Store Among Nearly 60 Closing Across America
So long, farewell...
Disney is closing nearly 60 of its brick and mortar stores across the US come Sept. 15.
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Among them, four in New York.
According to the Disney Store website, the following stores are closing in New York:
Central Valley, Orange County: Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, 191 Marigold Court
Elmhurst: Queens Center, 90-15 Queens Boulevard
Lake Grove, Suffolk County: Smith Haven Mall, 313 Smith Haven Mall Road
Niagara Falls: Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, 1900 Military Road
After the next round of closings, only 25 stores will remain in operation.
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Family-Owned Bergen County Indian Clothing Shop Rethinks Business Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a family who owns a Bergen County clothing store to rethink business.
Advance Apparels owners Akash, Prithvi and Manju Bajaj have had experience with authentic Indian garments even before opening the South Hackensack store in 2001.
“My father at the time was working at MetLife but leveraged his experience managing clothing factories from his time in India to start a clothing brand on the side,” Akash, 27, told Daily Voice.
For years, Akash, his father, Prithvi, and his mother, Manju, had a routine that worked: they’d spend the first several month…
