Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery
Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery A self-described drug addict is facing a host of charges after allegedly threatening a Danbury pharmacist with a gun to get amphetamines. Thomas James Redmond, 22, was arrested on Sunday, July 29, Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams announced this week, following a brief investigation to an alleged robbery at Rite Aid on Mill Plain Road. Police said that Redmond, a Ridgefield resident, entered the store, claiming to have a gun, then forced a pharmacist to open a safe and took two bottles of amphetamines. The employees were able to offer responding police officers with a description of R…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Four Men Caught With $4.5K In Stolen Items, Norwalk Police Say Four Men Caught With $4.5K In Stolen Items, Norwalk Police Say
Four Men Caught With $4.5K In Stolen Items, Norwalk Police Say Four men were busted by Norwalk police after officers with the Narc Team noticed a vehicle making erratic maneuvers through traffic. The incident took place around 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 when the officers noticed a gold Infiniti in the area of Main Avenue and Broad Street. Team members watched as the vehicle, with four people inside, pulled into a gas station and made note of the vehicle, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino.  The officers continued on to complete work on a different case, and about 30 minutes later passed through the area again, and observed the same Infiniti parked there.  Simultaneo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Allendale PD: Serial Red Bull Thief In U-Haul Caught After Route 17 Chase Allendale PD: Serial Red Bull Thief In U-Haul Caught After Route 17 Chase
Allendale PD: Serial Red Bull Thief In U-Haul Caught After Route 17 Chase It didn't give him wings: A thief driving a U-Haul with more than $200 worth of stolen Red Bull was caught after Allendale police chased the truck down – and then up -- Route 17, authorities said. Kevin Hess, 30, of Wayne had just taken nine packs of the energy drink, worth more than $75, from the Allendale Rite Aid early Sunday afternoon when police got a call from the pharmacy, Chief George Scherb said. A motorist then called to tell police that the U-Haul was on West Crescent Avenue headed towards Ramsey, Scherb said. Officer Vic Bartoloma spotted the truck entering southbound Route 17 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mt. Kisco, NY
Police & Fire
Identity Theft At Bank, Accosted Driver, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter Identity Theft At Bank, Accosted Driver, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter
Identity Theft At Bank, Accosted Driver, Top Mount Kisco Police Blotter A 49-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to use a false identity at a Mount Kisco bank, according to a county police spokesperson. Westchester County Police investigators arrested Bronx resident Howard Walker shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, after officers were dispatched to People’s United Bank on South Moger Avenue, where there was a report from staff about a possible fraud attempt. According to police, officers located Walker, who allegedly gave bank staff a New Hampshire driver’s license and a credit card in the name of another person in an effort to withdra…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Know Him? Police Seek ID Of Man Connected To Rite Aid Incident In Rockland Know Him? Police Seek ID Of Man Connected To Rite Aid Incident In Rockland
Know Him? Police Seek ID Of Man Connected To Rite Aid Incident In Rockland Do you know him? Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a suspect who allegedly stole from a Rite Aid in Rockland County. The Ramapo Police Department released surveillance photos this week of a suspect, dressed all in black, who is wanted for an incident that took place at the Rite Aid pharmacy in the Wesley Hills section of town. Police did not disclose what, if anything, was stolen. In the video, the suspect can be seen sporting a black, long-sleeved shirt and black pants with a large chain. Anyone with information regarding the incident, or who recogni…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Four Stole Items, Fought With Northern Westchester Rite Aid Clerks Police: Four Stole Items, Fought With Northern Westchester Rite Aid Clerks
Police: Four Stole Items, Fought With Northern Westchester Rite Aid Clerks Four people are facing felony charges after allegedly attempting to steal items from Rite Aid in Mount Kisco and fighting with staff members at the store, injuring two women, according to county police. Officers from the Westchester County Police Department were dispatched to Rite Aid on South Moger Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, where there was a report of an alleged robbery, involving four people who fought staff members who confronted them about the alleged larceny. Police said that during the scuffle, two female employees at Rite Aid suffered injuries when they were st…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Know Them? Pair Allegedly Made Fraudulent Purchases In Area Know Them? Pair Allegedly Made Fraudulent Purchases In Area
Know Them? Pair Allegedly Made Fraudulent Purchases In Area State Police investigators have released surveillance photos of a pair believed to be frequenting Orange County stores and making a series of fraudulent charges over the span of nearly a month. Members of the Middletown Bureau of Criminal Investigation released the photos on Wednesday, of two alleged suspects who have frequented several Rite Aid, Dollar General, Family Dollar and Walmart locations between April 5 and April 28, making the alleged fraudulent purchases. According to police, stores in Middletown, Newburgh, Montgomery and Monroe were all victimized by the alleged suspects. Inves…

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by Zak Failla
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Serial Energy Drink Thief Scuffles With Lyndhurst Police Authorities: Serial Energy Drink Thief Scuffles With Lyndhurst Police
Authorities: Serial Energy Drink Thief Scuffles With Lyndhurst Police LYNDHURST, N.J. – A serial energy drink thief was looking at a simple shoplifting charge when he got physical with Lyndhurst police, authorities said. Michael Llopis, who was busted two years ago for stealing a shopping cart full of Red Bull, this time hid several cans inside his clothing Thursday afternoon before heading out of the Rite-Aid on Valley Brook Avenue, Capt. John Valente said. Someone got a description and direction of travel of his car, which was spotted soon after by responding Officers Steve Batista and Steve Passamano as Llopis pulled out of the parking lot onto northbound …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Allendale PD: Accused Booze Thief Released, Strikes Again 45 Minutes Later Allendale PD: Accused Booze Thief Released, Strikes Again 45 Minutes Later
Allendale PD: Accused Booze Thief Released, Strikes Again 45 Minutes Later ALLENDALE, N.J. – Barely 45 minutes after being released from custody for shoplifting a bottle of vodka from one store in Allendale, a plumber from Waldwick swiped a bottle of rum from another, said police who arrested him a second time. Irme Gazso, 44, was picked up just before 3 p.m. last Thursday after an employee at the Rite Aid on Wes Allendale Avenue said he walked out with the strawberry lemonade vodka and a can of Coke under his jacket, Police Chief George Scherb said. After they processed and released him from headquarters on shoplifting charges, Gazso snatched a bottle of rum from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mt. Kisco, NY
Police & Fire
Man Stopped Stealing Beer From Mount Kisco Rite Aid, Police Say Man Stopped Stealing Beer From Mount Kisco Rite Aid, Police Say
Man Stopped Stealing Beer From Mount Kisco Rite Aid, Police Say A man was caught red-handed attempting to steal beer from a Mount Kisco Rite Aid. Westchester County Police officers were dispatched to Rite Aid on South Moger Avenue at 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, where there was a report of a man attempting to steal a 30-pack of beer from the store without paying after he was spotted by an employee. Upon arrival at the scene, police arrested Timoteo Arias, 31, who reported to officers he was homeless, who was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. Arias is due back in court later this year to answer the charge.

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Business
Rite Aid, Albertsons -- With $83 Billion In Revenue -- To Merge Rite Aid, Albertsons -- With $83 Billion In Revenue -- To Merge
Rite Aid, Albertsons -- With $83 Billion In Revenue -- To Merge Supermarket giant Albertsons said Tuesday, Feb. 20 that it plans to buy the remnants of the struggling Rite Aid drugstore chain, according to multiple news reports. But this report by Fortune said Albertsons might be buying a lemon in Rite Aid.  Albertsons is touting a better ability to serve pharmacy customers as one of the merger's potential benefits. But in Rite Aid, Albertsons, a chain which operates grocery stores such as Safeway and Jewel-Osco on top of its namesake, is buying a severely diminished drugstore chain, Fortune reported. Meanwhile, Walmart saw its stock drop by more than…

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by Jon Craig
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Poughkeepsie Woman Used Fake Prescription To Get Narcotics Police: Poughkeepsie Woman Used Fake Prescription To Get Narcotics
Police: Poughkeepsie Woman Used Fake Prescription To Get Narcotics A Poughkeepsie woman is behind bars after using a fake prescription to get narcotics at a local drug store, according to Town of Lloyd Police. Kristen L. Dicken, 40, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 16, after obtaining narcotics by using a false prescription at the Rite Aid store in Highland, said Lt. James Janso.  Dickens was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of felony forgery, Janso said. She is being held at the Ulster County Jail on $5,000 cash bail, $10,000 insurance bond. 

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by Kathy Reakes