Riverhead Town police arrest five persons for theft at Tanger Outlet Center
Riverhead Town NY Jan 7 2018
Riverhead Town police made five arrests related to shoplifting at the Tanger Outlet Center in recent weeks.
A Corona, N.Y., man was charged with stealing from Abercrombie & Fitch in the Tanger Outlet Center Dec. 28, police said. John Pescador, 36, allegedly entered the store with a large gray plastic bag lined with duct tape, in which he placed nine boxes of cologne, valued at $918, around 1:30 p.m., officials said.
He was charged with misdemeanor petit larceny and possession of an anti-security item.
- A Woodside, N.Y., woman was arrested after an alleged theft at Calvin Klein Dec. 27.
Diana Diaz, 43, tried to remove items without paying for them by using a homemade bag device designed to avoid the activation of store security devices, officials said. Ms. Diaz was confronted at the Route 58 store around 5:05 p.m., dropped the bag, left the store and was later found by police.
She was charged with misdemeanor petit larceny and possession of an anti-security item and released on $500 bail.
- Two Riverhead women were arrested for allegedly stealing from Polo Ralph Lauren in the Tanger Outlet Center on Dec. 20.
Shamiqwa Dizon and Dashia Armstrong, both 23, were said to have removed 19 items of clothing from the Route 58 store around 12:25 p.m. without paying for them, officials said. They were both charged with misdemeanor petit larceny.
