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Zachary Hession, 20, of Old Kings Highway South, was arrested Saturday and charged with sixth-degree larceny after he admitted to stealing the tip jar from Michael Joseph Catering after ordering a sandwich and applying for a job. The whole event was caught by a surveillance camera. Hession allegedly can be seen entering the store and ordering a sandwich, then removing a few bills from the tip jar and placing them in his pocket. He is believed to have used the money to pay for his sandwich.
A few minutes later, after filling out a job application, he removed the entire tip jar and put it in the back part of the waistband of his pants. When police were called, they got Hession's personal information from the application and went to his home. After arriving home, Hession admitted that he stole the tip jar, containing $34.50, which was returned to the caterer. Hession posted $250 bond and is due in court Sept. 21.
Also from the police blotter:
?Jennifer Stuart, of Ocean Side, N.Y., and Matthew Wolf, of San Francisco, were arrested Thursday on a number of drug charges. Police received a report of suspicious people parked in the lot of Elements Yoga and Wellness Center. Police approached the 2000 Ford Explorer, with all its doors open, and saw clothes scattered on the parking lot. Stuart said she was cleaning the car. When Wolf approached the police, he smelled of alcohol. When police checked their criminal history, they both had a background of narcotic arrests. Zulu, a crime dog, was brought to perform an open-air sniff, at which point Stuart admitted to having marijuana. Zulu found three pipes, a gram of marijuana and a small amount of cocaine. Stuart was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Wolf was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Each was held on $2,500 and appeared in court Sept. 10.
?Phillip Ripperger of Rowayton was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated Friday after attempting to drive through a barricaded area under the railroad bridge on the Post Road. An officer on the scene approached Ripperger and noticed the smell of alcohol. Ripperger failed his field sobriety test and arrested. He posted a $250 bond and is due in court Sept. 21.
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