Crime & Safety

Employee Stole $69K Worth of Perfume From Manhasset Store: Police

The theft occurred over the span of three days, police say.

A Queens man was arrested Monday afternoon for stealing $69,000 worth of designer perfume while employed at a Manhasset department store last month, police say.

According to authorities, Juan Adriano Infante, 21, of Woodside, stole the boxes of Chanel Fragrance at some point between May 13-15 while employed as a loss prevention associate for Macy’s, located at 1100 Northern Boulevard.

Officers located Infante at his home and placed him under arrest without incident. He was charged with second-degree grand larceny and will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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