Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Crime Scene Middletown: SUBJECTS ARRESTED FOR SHOPLIFTING FROM KOHLS STORE

PREPARED BY DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT STEPHEN DOLLINGER

On January 11, 2011 at approximately 2:45 pm police received a call from the Kohls Department Store reporting a shoplifting that had just occurred. The store reported that there were two suspects, a male and female, that had fled the area in a black Kia. The subjects fled the store when approached by security, leaving the stolen items, electric toothbrushes and razors, in a shopping cart.

Patrolman John Mele and Corporal George Freibott located the vehicle travelling south on Highway 35 near Apple Farm Road, a short distance from the store. The officers stopped the vehicle and arrested Karen Usher, age 37, and Thomas Quercio, age 55, both from Monmouth Drive in Deal, NJ. Both subjects were transported to police headquarters.

Quercio was charged with Conspiracy to commit shoplifting and was processed and released on a summons pending his court date.

Usher was charged with Shoplifting and Conspiracy to commit shoplifting. She was also arrested on three Contempt warrants out of Asbury Park Municipal Court and a Contempt of court warrant out of Neptune Municipal Court with a bail totaling $1,571.00. Judge Richard Thompson set the bail for the Shoplifting charge at $3,500.00. She was held on $5,071.00 total bail with no 10% option.

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