Stamford man charged with robbery, injuring Macy’s security agent
STAMFORD CT Nov 15 2019 — A city man was charged with robbery after getting into a scuffle with a Macy’s security officer who ended up with a broken ankle, police said.
James Jackson, 56, of Pacific Street, Stamford, was charged Wednesday with first-degree robbery and two counts of larceny for shoplifting incidents that happened in September and October. He was held in lieu of a $50,000 court-appearance bond.
According to his arrest warrants, police were called to Macy’s at the Stamford Town Center mall on Sept. 24 on a report of a man, who was caught shoplifting on video, fighting with an asset protector. The store security officer told police he was watching store video when he saw a man grab miscellaneous merchandise inside the store and walk out without paying.
The asset protector told police he caught up with the man after he passed all points of sale and confronted him, which led to a physical confrontation, the affidavit said. The suspect struggled violently with the officer and, during the confrontation, injured his left ankle.
The Macy’s employee was taken to Stamford Hospital, diagnosed with a broken ankle, the affidavit said.
The suspect dropped the Macy’s merchandise and fled the scene before police arrived.
Three days later, Jackson returned to the store and tried to shoplift more items, three comforter sets worth $900, according to the affidavit. He was arrested by police and identified by store security officers as the man who fought with the asset protector on Sept. 24.
Then on Oct. 12, Jackson once again went to Macy’s, selected two king-sized bed sets each worth $200 and exited the story without paying, the affidavit said. Two days later, Macy’s employees were reviewing security footage, spotted the shoplifting and recognized the man involved as Jackson given the recent altercation.
Police secured arrest warrants for Jackson and took him into custody Wednesday.
In addition to the shoplifting charges, Jackson was charged with robbery because Connecticut defines the crime as stealing something while causing serious physical injury to anyone who was not a participant in the crime.
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