Man Allegedly Uses Anti-Shoplifting Device to Steal Clothes

In a twist of irony, Millburn police arrested a New York state man at The Mall at Short Hills on Saturday, March 7, for allegedly shoplifting several items of clothing from Bloomingdale’s using an “anti-shoplifting device.”

According to police, Bloomingdale store security staff allegedly observed Mohamed Fellouh, 29, of Woodside, N.Y., select various clothing items and enter the fitting room several times. Police said that Fellouh then exited the store, and when Bloomingdale’s staff entered the dressing room, they found several empty hangers.

Police said they later stopped Fellouh in the parking lot and found him to be in possession of “a magnetic device commonly used to remove security sensors.”

Fellouh was charged with Shoplifting and Possession of an Anti-Shoplifting Device. He was released pending a court date.