Public Safety
Waterbury Trio Accused odf Stealing Groceries from Multiple Supermarkets, Including Lobsters and Steaks
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Two men and a woman, all from Waterbury, drove to supermarkets around the state, stealing food that included steaks and lobsters, Darien police said. Maybe they liked surf ‘n’ turf. Police gave this further account, including accusations not proven in court:
At 3:34 p.m. on Monday, April 29, a Stop & Shop employee told a police officer that a man, later identified as Joseph Macdonald, had loaded a shopping cart full of merchandise and then left the store, saying he had left his wallet in his vehicle. (The police account is a bit confusing: It says Macdonald attempted a larceny, but doesn’t say whether he took the merchandise out of the store, or whether he tried to do so and was stopped. It also doesn’t say how a store employee became concerned enough to notify a police officer if nothing was stolen.