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WEST LONG BRANCH NJ July 28 2009 — A man whom department store security staff pegged as a potential shoplifter has been charged with robbery and other offenses after he pushed his way to the store entrance and fled in a luxury sedan, authorities said.
Borough police said that at about 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, police received a call from loss-prevention officers at the Sports Authority reporting that a man they suspected of shoplifting had fled the Route 36 store with women’s sports apparel valued at $2,500.
Police said Alejandro Rea, 37, of Queens pushed and shoved store security guards as they attempted to detain him for police.
Rea fled east on Route 36 in his 2004 BMW sport-utility vehicle and pulled into the driveway of Monmouth Park Self Storage, hiding the stolen merchandise in the underbrush, according to police.
Patrolman Jayson Moore located and arrested Rea, while Patrolman Scott Rockhill and Detective William Lynch used machetes to make their way through the underbrush to recover the items.
The Sports Authority’s loss prevention staff identified the items as stolen from the store, according to police, who charged Rea with attempted robbery, simple assault, criminal mischief, tampering with evidence and shoplifting.
Bail was set at $35,000, and Rea was taken to Monmouth County Jail. Rea’s vehicle was also seized for forfeiture, police said.
Also assisting in the arrest were Cpls. Archie Symonds and F. Douglas Haviland and Detective Marlowe Kuhl.
Borough police said that at about 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, police received a call from loss-prevention officers at the Sports Authority reporting that a man they suspected of shoplifting had fled the Route 36 store with women’s sports apparel valued at $2,500.
Police said Alejandro Rea, 37, of Queens pushed and shoved store security guards as they attempted to detain him for police.
Rea fled east on Route 36 in his 2004 BMW sport-utility vehicle and pulled into the driveway of Monmouth Park Self Storage, hiding the stolen merchandise in the underbrush, according to police.
Patrolman Jayson Moore located and arrested Rea, while Patrolman Scott Rockhill and Detective William Lynch used machetes to make their way through the underbrush to recover the items.
The Sports Authority’s loss prevention staff identified the items as stolen from the store, according to police, who charged Rea with attempted robbery, simple assault, criminal mischief, tampering with evidence and shoplifting.
Bail was set at $35,000, and Rea was taken to Monmouth County Jail. Rea’s vehicle was also seized for forfeiture, police said.
Also assisting in the arrest were Cpls. Archie Symonds and F. Douglas Haviland and Detective Marlowe Kuhl.
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