January 18, 2012 NJ warehouse employee accused of theft-assault on security www.privateofficer.com
HOLMDEL NJ Jan 18 2012— A cosmetics warehouse employee is accused of assaulting a security officer and then leading a chase through a parking lot after the officer found him stealing merchandise, police said.
Fausto Acosta-Reyes, of the Bronx, N.Y., is accused of assaulting a CEI Security Officer Patrick Kelly after he was discovered stealing merchandise from the Cosmetic Essence Inc. warehouse (CEI) on Route 35 early Tuesday morning, according a news release from Police Chief John Mioduszewski.
Security officers told police they had discovered Acosta-Reyes stealing merchandise from the warehouse and attempted to detain him. But he assaulted one of the security officers and fled on foot, police said.
Security officers pursued Acosta-Reyes through the parking lot where he unsuccessfully attempted to scale a fence and flag down other employees in an effort to get a ride. At one point Acosta-Reyes attempted to jump into the rear of a moving pickup truck, police said.
During the pursuit, Acosta-Reyes discarded the stolen property which was recovered by another CEI employee, police said.
Police responded to a 12:17 a.m. call reporting the assault and theft where security officers at CEI provided them with a license plate number for a black Mitsubishi Gallant and a description of the driver who picked up Acosta-Reyes as he fled , police said.
Police Officer Joseph Van Pelt stopped the Mitsubishi on Centerville Road by Route 35, and assisted by police Officers Gerard Burke and John Maguire, the man was taken into custody, police said.
Additional stolen merchandise was later recovered in a wooded area behind the Holmdel Motor Inn by Officer Van Pelt’s K-9 partner, Diogi.
Kelly was treated by Holmdel First Aid for three chipped teeth.
Acosta-Reyes was treated at Bayshore Hospital for minor injuries, and later charged with robbery, assault, and theft. He is being held in the Monmouth County Jail, Freehold Township, on $52,500 bail.
Source:APP.com
Tags: CEI Security Officer Patrick Kelly, Cosmetic Essence Inc. warehouse, Fausto Acosta-Reyes, N.Y, of The Bronx
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