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Police have arrested a Union Beach man who they say threw a store security guard to the ground when the worker tried to stop him from shoplifting.
Jason S. Connelly, 27, of Cambridge Avenue, was charged Wednesday with robbery and shoplifting.
Around 6:45 p.m., Connelly stole $60 worth of sneakers and $8 worth of socks from Kohl’s on Route 35, but when a security guard confronted him, he grabbed the guard, threw him to the ground and tried to punch him in the face, said Detective Sgt. Louis Torres. Connelly then stopped resisting and pleaded with the security guard to let him return the items, police said.
At that point, police arrived and Connelly was arrested by Sgt. Vincent Imperato.
Connelly was wanted on an outstanding Tinton Falls municipal court warrant.
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Father, wife, son charged in store robbery www.privateofficer.com
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A father, a wife and a son were in jail after the family was arrested for allegedly stealing perfume at a department store, Brownsville police said Wednesday.
Raul Saldaña Jr., 42, his son 21-year-old Raul Saldaña III and the father’s wife, 39-year-old Margarita Ramirez, were charged with robbery.
They were arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly taking two bottles of perfume from Kohl’s along the North Expressway, said police spokesman Sgt. Jimmy Manrrique. They were each given a $15,000 bond on one count of robbery and were transported to a Cameron County detention center.
The more serious charge of robbery was used instead of shoplifting because the father knocked down a store employee causing him to hurt his knees, Manrrique said.
“Robbery applies to this case because the theft resulted in the injury of a person,” he said.
According to police the store’s loss prevention officer noticed Ramirez and the younger Saldaña just past noon as they picked up two perfume bottles and passed them off to the father. Raul Saldaña Jr. then hid the bottles under his shirt in the waistband of his pants, Manrrique said. Each bottle contained 1.7 fluid ounces of perfume. One brand was Calvin Klein Eternity and the other was Burberry London.
As the family departed the store the loss prevention officer attempted to stop Raul Saldaña Jr. but was knocked down, Manrrique said.
The family left in a white Dodge Intrepid but was later caught by police in the 1700 block of Loma Linda Street while on the way home, police said.
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Shoplifting suspect faces grand larceny charges www.privateofficer.com
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Brewster State Police were dispatched to the store off Independence Way and I-84 late Saturday night where according to Sgt. Joseph Malorgio, store security had detained the alleged shoplifter.
Trooper Robert Lombardi arrested Zoe Ventrigilia, 33, of Highland, on charges of grand larceny for reportedly leaving the store with a shopping cart filled with merchandise totaling $1006.
During a search of the suspect, police reportedly found a quantity of assorted pills and controlled substances in the woman’s possession for which she did not have a valid prescription. Additional charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance were lodged.
Ventrigilia was arraigned and remanded to the Putnam Correctional Facility in lieu of $2,000 bail pending future court action.
District Attorney Adam Levy told the Putnam Courier the grand larceny charge was a Class E felony carrying a potential four year state prison term upon conviction.
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Retired NC police officer charged with shoplifting, assault www.privateofficer.com
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wcnc.com — A retired Concord police officer is accused of stealing $900 worth of clothing and jewelry from a Kohl’s department store.
The retired officer agreed to speak exclusively with NewsChannel 36 on Thursday under the condition that we not record her face.
She said she is disgraced by what she did and doesn’t expect any special treatment from the justice system.
We spoke with a remorseful Janine Gebhardt at her home.
“In a million years I would never have thought I’d have done something like this,” she said.
Police say Gebhardt walked into Kohl’s with an empty handbag. But when she paid for a few items and left the store, that handbag was then bulging.
“I’m willing to admit that I did something wrong,” Gebhardt said.
When she got back to her car, she explains that a loss prevention officer asked to see her handbag.
“I said, ‘No, you have no right. Why do you want to see my pocket book?’ And we started fighting over it,” she said.
After a short scuffle, Gebhardt says she pulled out her retired Concord Police Department badge.
“I said, ‘No, don’t. I’m a retired police officer. I’m not going to cause you any more problems, I promise,’” Gebhardt said.
In her handbag, police found $900 worth of stolen watches, clothing, and earrings. She was arrested and charged with larceny and assault.
She says she has prayed for forgiveness ever since.
“I’ve just disgraced myself … my family, the police department, the whole police profession,” Gebhardt said.
Officers with the Concord Police Department say Gebhardt was allowed to keep her badge when she retired several years ago. They say that is a fairly common practice among departments.
Gebhardt says she wishes she never showed the badge that day.
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Shoplifter charged in felony theft www.privateofficer.com
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Authorities arrested a West Monroe woman Monday and charged her with felony theft in connection with a shoplifting incident.
According to an arrest affidavit, loss prevention agents at an area store spotted Lisa D. Brist, 43, taking merchandise and leaving the store without paying for it.
The arrest report said Brist was accused of putting more than 30 items in her purse and bag and trying to leave the store without paying.
She was booked at Ouachita Correctional Center. Bond is $1,500.
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Kohl’s loss prevention agent accused of excessive force www.privateofficer.com
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Teenager with bolt cutters charged in felony theft www.privateofficer.com
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journaltimes.com — A teen who used bolt cutters to snip security tags off merchandise walked out of Kohl’s department store with nearly $3,000 in merchandise, police said.
The officer found Bass has an active forgery warrant with the state of Georgia.
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Kohl’s security officer holds on for life www.privateofficer.com
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Authorities responding to a shoplifting call that a security officer trying to detain a female shoplifter found himself hanging on for dear life literally.
Police said the 19-year-old woman was caught stealing clothes from a Kohls store and as the loss prevention agent tried to stop her as she tried driving off ,the security officer was soon hanging onto her steering wheel, Redlands police said.
Lorraine Sylvia Carrion, of Redlands, was arrested on suspicion of robbery for the 7:30 p.m. incident in the Citrus Plaza parking lot.
A Kohl’s loss prevention officer wathed the theft go down and then followed Carrion into the parking lot said Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker.
She ignored him and got into a blue 1989 Chevy Blazer that had been stolen out of Anaheim, police said.
The security officer “was hanging onto the steering wheel in the parking lot while she was tring to drive away,” Baker said. Police were called and was able to get there quickly and arrested the female.
Authorities said that a few citizens helped stop the vehicle and assisted security with holding her until officers arrived. Police said that the store security agent was not injured.
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Mothers use children to shoplift www.privateofficer.com
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Deputies say 30-year-old Alicia Metcalf and 22-year-old Melinda Blankenship were spotted by loss prevention agents as they removed clothes from hangers and then put the items under their children who were sitting in shopping carts.
The moms attempted to leave the store without paying for the merchandise was quickly stopped by security agents and taken into custody.
Deputies say they also found stolen clothes inside a diaper bag inside the mothers’ car.
Both women were arrested on felony theft charges and may face other charges as well. Both were taken into custody and transported to the county jail pending a bond release.
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Shoplifter arrested after hiding in store overnight www.privateofficer.com
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Police were called to the store where they arrested Brian James Summey, 49, of 5625 Hornaday Road and he was charged with injury to personal property, larceny and drug charges Tuesday morning, according to court documents.
Police said Summey hid inside the Kohl’s store at 1210 Bridford Parkway Monday night and waited until all of the employees had gone home.
He then removed dozens of wallets and socks from their packaging and stole two wallets, a belt and a tie, according to an arrest warrant.
Summey then busted out the front glass windows of the store in an attempt escape, police said.
He was arrested at 6:30 a.m. close to when the store was to open, according to police documents. Estimated damages to the building and merchandise were listed at approximately $1,170.
Warrants state Summey had 3.5 grams of cocaine and other drug paraphernalia at the time of his arrest.
He is being held on a $5,000 bond at the Guilford County jail in Greensboro.
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