Serial Stop & Shop Thief Arrested In South Farmingdale: NCPD

FARMINGDALE, NY — A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday in South Farmingdale after police say he stole goods from the Stop & Shop at 55 Motor Ave. Edward Robinson, 35, of Wards Island, had also stolen from different Stop & Shops four different times previously, police said.

Around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, a male employee working at the Farmingdale Stop & Shop called 911 after he saw Robinson grabbing and hiding allergy medication, police said. Police arrived and said they saw Robinson remove two bags of unpaid items from his shopping cart and exit the south doors, passing all registers without making any attempt to pay for the goods. Officers stopped Robinson and arrested him without further incident, police said. Various items worth more than $1,400 were recovered by officers. No one was injured.

Robinson was charged with third-degree grand larceny. He was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday.

Police say further investigation found that Robinson was responsible for four similar additional incidents that happened:

• Jan. 5 at the Stop & Shop at 8101 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury.
• Jan. 6 at the Stop & Shop at 275 Pine Hollow Road, Oyster Bay.
• Jan. 7 at the Stop & Shop at 55 Motor Ave., South Farmingdale.
• Jan. 14 at the Stop & Shop at 2160 Merrick Mall, Merrick.

Robinson is also wanted on an active New York City Violation of Parole for violating his terms of release on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping, Nassau police said.