Attempted Meat Theft Thwarted By Darien Police

DARIEN, CT — A 42-year-old Stamford man was arrested on a larceny charge on May 16 after he allegedly tried to steal $155 worth of packaged meats from the Stop and Shop on Height Road in Darien, according to police.

The suspect, James Coates, of Pequot Drive, was allegedly spotted by store employees "stuffing packaged meat into his vest and pants," wrote police in a statement.

"Responding officers met with the supervisor on duty. He pointed to the suspect who was standing in line at the customer service desk. Officers could clearly see that there was something stuffed into the suspect’s vest as it was bulging in numerous places."

The officers asked Coates to get out of the line, and asked him if he had "anything that belonged to the store," and after admitting that he did, Coates removed 10 packages of meat from his his vest and pants.

He was charged with sixth-degree larceny and was released on a promise to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on May 26.

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