6 Arrested For Shoplifting, Theft In Raritan

RARITAN, NJ — Shoplifting and theft arrests were recently reported in Raritan.

Raritan Police Blotter:

On June 29, Raritan patrol officers were called to Burlington Coat Factory after employees saw five people concealing items in the store. The five suspects fled before police arrived on scene. Through surveillance footage and other investigative means, Malika Thompson, 25, of Somerset, Jerrie Williams, 27, of Bound Brook, and Dnea Heyward, 28, of Plainfield, were identified as suspects in the theft which totaled nearly $600. On Nov. 11, arrest warrants were issued to the three.

On Nov. 11, Raritan patrol officers were dispatched to the Dollar Tree on Orlando Drive for a shoplifting report. On scene, officers learned that a woman had stolen $150 worth of gum and fled the store. As a result of a subsequent investigation, a 60-year-old woman from Manville, was charged with shoplifting and ordered to appear in court.

On Dec. 2, Tabitha Dix, 37 of Virginia Beach and Charese Brice, 38, of Somerset, were each charged with theft by deception, stemming from an incident in 2022. On Sept. 19, 2022, Raritan patrol officers were called to a business on Old York Road for a report of fraudulent bank activity. Officers learned that fraudulent checks were cashed from the account totaling $1,300. Through the issuance of bank subpoenas by the Criminal Investigation Division, Dix and Brice were identified as suspects.

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