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Security at the ShopRite on West Passaic Street grabbed one of them -- Jada McIntosh, 22, of Paterson -- and turned her over to Lt. Jim DePreta and Officer Joe Buono around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19.
The others left her behind and fled in a black BMW sedan with bogus license plates.
Maywood police helped Officer Zim Zenock and Sgt. Doug Arendacs capture the trio, who'd parked on a cul-de-sac in Maywood hoping to avoid detection, DePreta said.
Police found several pieces of clothing, makeup, hair products and jewelry in the BMW, worth a combined $500, that apparently were stolen from stores at local shopping malls, the lieutenant said.
ShopRite security recovered an additional $250 in groceries, he said.
Taken into custody along with McIntosh were Breasia Coleman, 20, also of Paterson, Alicia Coleman, 30, of Hackensack and a 17-year-old girl.
The three women were charged with receiving stolen property, shoplifting and employing a juvenile in the commission of a crime, DePreta said. They were all released pending first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, he said.
The juvenile was released to a guardian pending further review.
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