4 LI Women Stole From T.J. Maxx, Crashed Into Police Car: PD

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — Four women were arrested after stealing more than $1,500 in merchandise from the Bridgehampton T.J. Maxx — and then crashing their getaway vehicle into a police car, authorities said.

According to Southampton Town police, the incident took place at 2:42 p.m. Thursday at the store in Bridgehampton Commons. Two females entered the store, loaded up shopping carts with items and subsequently left the store without paying, police said.

The women then got into a white sedan with New Jersey plates and fled the area, police said. A responding officer spotted the vehicle leaving the shopping center and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver continued heading westbound on Montauk Highway in Water Mill for several miles before turning around to go eastbound again for a few miles, police said.

While the vehicle was in motion, passengers in the vehicle were seen throwing clothing items out the windows, police said. The driver eventually lost control of the vehicle at the intersection of Hayground Road and Montauk Highway, striking a police vehicle, police said.

All four occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody, police said. Several clothing items were recovered from the side of the road on Montauk Highway with assistance of Southampton Village Police, and several more clothing items, including wire cutters for removing anti-theft devices, were later recovered from the suspects' vehicle, police said.

During an investigation by the Southampton Town Police Community Response Unit, it was determined that the women had stolen more than $1,500 worth of merchandise, which was all recovered, police said.

Tnia Dickerson, 25, of Bellport, Patrice Gordon, 27, of Selden, Ilaysia Keller, 20, of Amityville, and Elisha Wisdom, 24, of Hempstead were all arrested and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony; fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony; and possession of burglar's tools, a misdemeanor police said.

Gordon was also charged with reckless driving; third-degree unlicensed operation; and several other traffic violations, police said.

All four were processed at police headquarters in Hampton Bays and released with desk appearance tickets for court at a later date, police said.