Crime & Safety
15-Year-Old Charged With Stealing $1K+ In Items From LI Walmart: PD
He pushed the shopping cart filled with merchandise out of the store without paying, police say.
RIVERHEAD, NY — A teen was arrested after stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Riverhead Walmart on New Year's Day, police said.
At 7:40 p.m., Walmart employees told Riverhead Town police that someone left the store pushing a shopping cart full of merchandise without paying then fled in a waiting vehicle in the parking lot of the store, located on Route 58, officials said.
After an extensive investigation, a 15-year-old male was identified on security camera video, police said.
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He was arrested on Wednesday at the Riverhead police station, charged with grand larceny, and released on an appearance ticket, police said.
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