Officers in New Haven County responded to a report of shoplifting from a loss prevention officer at the store, located at 1413 Boston Post Road in Milford, at about 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, according to the Milford Police Department.
Police said a man and woman, later identified as 40-year-old Robert Cosmos and 41-year-old Kimberly Cosmos, both of Thomaston, were seen taking merchandise from the store without paying.
Officers stopped Robert and Kimberly in the parking lot and determined that they had "used a method of theft to attempt to go undetected by the store," according to the report.
The items that were taken were valued at $269.94, authorities said.
Police said Robert and Kimberly Cosmos were both charged with:
- Sixth-degree larceny
- Sixth-degree conspiracy to commit/larceny
- Possession of a shoplifting device
- Conspiracy to commit/possession of shoplifting device
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