Meriden Clothing Store Manager, Employees Stole $26,000 Worth of Merchandise: Report

MERIDEN, CT — A manager of the Charlotte Russe clothing store in the Westfield Meriden mall has been arrested in connection with a scheme to steal $26,000 worth of clothing from the retailer, reports the Meriden Record-Journal.

Arrested Monday and charged with third-degree Larceny, Criminal Attempt to Commit second-degree Larceny, and Aiding and Abetting second-degree Larceny was Meriden resident Julissa Suarez, 25.

Another store employee, Talisha Rivera, 18, also of Meriden, was arrested in August on related charges as part of the investigation, according to the publication. Police began investigating thefts from the store in June.

Suarez was released after posting a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 7.

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