Shoplifting, DWI Arrests, Pedestrian Crash Highlight Wyckoff Police Blotter
Wyckoff police reported a series of arrests and investigations involving shoplifting, drunken driving, and vehicle-related incidents in a department blotter released Friday, Dec. 12, which dates back to early fall (see attached).
On Thursday, Dec. 4, at approximately 3:15 p.m., a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Monroe Avenue, police said. The pedestrian, a 30-year-old Wyckoff man, was crossing in a marked crosswalk and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The driver, a 66-year-old Wyckoff man, was issued a summons for failing to yield to…
CT Rep Busted For Shoplifting At Bethel Target; Blames Sick Grandmother, Self-Check-Out Error
State Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan (D-Bethel) finds himself in the spotlight following accusations of shoplifting at a local Target store, a matter he attributes to a self-checkout "error" amidst a family emergency.
The incident, first reported by the Daily Ructions blog, occurred recently at a Target in Bethel. Allie-Brennan, who serves as Chief Majority Whip in the state legislature, was reportedly arrested on Monday, June 23.
According to NBC Connecticut, the items in question amounted to $26.69. However, loss prevention at the store said they recognized him from previous larcenies, accordi…
$64K In Gift Cards Stolen From ShopRite By Former Employee In Croton-On-Hudson: Police
A former ShopRite employee from Dutchess County has been charged after allegedly stealing $64,100 worth of gift cards from a Westchester store, police announced.
Laura Picozzi, 33, of Fishkill, was taken into custody on Thursday, Jan. 30, following an investigation by Croton-on-Hudson Police into the theft of 151 gift cards from the ShopRite located at 460 South Riverside Ave., the department announced on Monday, March 3.
According to authorities, ShopRite loss prevention officers first alerted police to the theft in January. After reviewing the case, detectives identified Picozzi—a f…
ShopRite Shoplifters Arrested In Separate Lyndhurst Incidents, Police Say
Two Bergen County residents were arrested in separate shoplifting incidents at a local ShopRite, police said.
The first incident at the ShopRite store in Lyndhurst occurred on Wednesday, Dec.18, around 4 p.m., when Frank Giuffrida, 49, was seen by store loss prevention staff placing multiple items from his shopping cart into his backpack, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. He then headed to the self-checkout register, where he failed to scan several items before leaving the store, police said.
Loss prevention officers alerted the Lyndhurst Police and attempted to stop Giuffrida outside, but…
Man Steals Item Worth $800 From Westport HomeGoods, Returns For Store Credit: Police
A Westchester man faces a larceny charge after stealing an expensive item from a HomeGoods location in Fairfield County, returning it for store credit, and then using this credit to buy more products and ultimately receive a refund on his credit card, police said.
Mount Vernon resident Movado Thomas, age 25, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 16 in connection with his alleged theft of an expensive item from a HomeGoods store in Westport at 1850 Post Rd. East (Route 1), Westport Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
According to the department, Thomas's arrest stemmed from an …
Slapping Suspect: Stafford Police Seek Elderly Woman Who Hit Officer, Stole Walmart Items
Stafford County law enforcement seeks to identify the suspect who got violent as she stole items from a Walmart, officials said.On August 27, at around 3 p.m., a woman was acting suspicious at a self-checkout station in the Walmart located at 125 Washington Square Plaza, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.
She was confronted by a loss prevention officer, who she slapped across the face before leaving the store with the unpaid items, police reported.
The suspect left the scene in a black BMW, authorities said.
She was described as an elderly, white, heavyset woman …
Two Nabbed For Stealing More Than $260K In Goods From LI Bloomingdale's, Police Say
Nassau County Police nabbed two men in connection with more than $260,000 in thefts from Bloomingdale's in East Garden City.
According to detectives, the thefts were carried out on numerous occasions beginning Sunday, Sept. 22, after Teron Butcher, 29, of Queens, a loss prevention agent at Bloomingdale’s, at 630 Old Country Road, manipulated cameras to allow two other men to remove merchandise undetected.
On Sept. 22, after altering the cameras, Butcher told fellow loss prevention agent, Kenneth John, 30, also of Queens, that the cameras were off, John and a second man (not yet apprehe…
