Surveillance Rest Stop Merritt 12-22-17

State Police Looking For Man Suspected of Theft, Threatening Clerk at New Canaan Rest Stop on Merritt

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State police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they believe stole items the rest stop on the northbound-traffic side of the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan before dawn Thursday, threatening to reach for a handgun and kill a clerk when confronted. ___________

— This article originally was published by NewCanaanite.com. ___________

According to a post on the Connecticut State Police Facebook page, the man —described as a Hispanic male in his 30s or 40s, about six-feet in height with a small cross tattoo near his right eye — entered the Alltown Convenience Store and doughnut shop around 4:25 a.m. on Dec. 21. He wore a large white or light beige colored vest, black jacket, blue jeans, white sneakers and a black ball cap with a red ‘C’ on the front.

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Police: Accomplice Arrested in $3,500 Shampoo Theft from CVS Last December

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The man who drove the getaway car for a shampoo thief who stole $3,500 from a shelf at CVS Pharmacy has been arrested on larceny charges, Darien police said. Police described the crime and how they got to the driver with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

As Luis Medina, 25, of Marion Avenue in the Bronx, entered the store on Dec. 27 and then walked out with the expensive bottles of shampoo, Osaban Williams (also known as Osahar Williams), also of Marion Avenue in the Bronx, was waiting with a Volkswagen Beetle outside. When Medina left with the shampoo, he got into the car and the two drove off in the car. Someone got the license plate number, and the owner identified the driver that day as his son.

Luis Medina mug shot 01-13-17

High Bond for Short-Haired Man Accused of Stealing Lots of Expensive Shampoo

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Darien police have just arrested a short-haired Bronx man (with a longish arrest record) accusing him of shoplifting in Darien, where he’s accused of stealing $3,500 worth of high-end shampoo, some of which goes for $60 a bottle. In a news release, Darien police described the matter with this account (including accusations not proven in court):

A manager at the CVS store employee called police at 8 a.m. Friday to tell them a male had just stolen numerous high-end shampoo and haircare products from the store. The manager gave police a description of the suspect and told them the suspect had run across the street to the Darien Railroad Station parking lot, where he got in a taxi. A police officer went to the station, where only one of six taxis was occupied by a customer. The officer briefly questioned him, saw that he matched the description given by the store manager and arrested Luis Medina, 25, of Marion Avenue in the Bronx.