Arriving by taxi at the Brooks Brothers store at 987 Post Road and carrying a reusable shopping bag, a thin man with a penchant for free footwear walked all around the store on Jan. 22, according to police.
When he walked out, it was with nine pairs of shoes — with five of those pairs worth $1,120, police said. He left in the waiting taxi. The same man is suspected of stealing from the Brooks Brothers store in Westport.
Darien police gave this further account of the matter:
The Darien store didn’t discover the theft until Jan. 26. On Jan. 28, the same man came back with an accomplice, and one or both of them tried to steal $700 worth of women’s shoes. They left the shoes behind when he saw several store employees standing by the front door.
That experience didn’t deter the same man from returning at about 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 2, again arriving by taxi. Store employees followed the man, who then left by the front door and got back in the waiting taxi. Nothing appears to have been stolen on this occasion, either.
Darien police are investigating the matter with police in several other communities where shoes have been stolen.
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