Chicopee Police arrest 1 in suspected Home Depot theft ring
CHICOPEE MA April 25 2018 – A New York City resident was arrested after allegedly trying to steal more than $6,200 in merchandise from Home Depot.
Carlos Colon, 24, of Bronx, New York, was arrested on Thursday and charged with larceny over $250, said Michael Wilk, police public information officer.
He is believed to be part of a group of five people who attempted to steal a large amount of items from the store at 655 Memorial Drive. Store security personnel first spotted three men and a women loading carriages with items at about 3:35 p.m., he said.
Police are asking for anyone who can identify the people or knows anyone who has recently acquired a motorcycle or dirt bike to call the detectives.
When police arrived three of the people fled the store without the stolen merchandise and a fourth person was outside at a car and believed to be alerting the others of the officers’ arrival. That man was issued a trespass notice banning him from the store, Wilk said.
Store security officers did apprehend Colon, who was arrested for trying to steal a large amount of expensive items. He was held overnight at the Chicopee Police Department without bail and arraigned in Chicopee District Court on Friday, Wilk said.
