Man Accused of $1,100 Shoplifting Try at ShopRite

A parolee from Poughkeepsie faces grand larceny charges following an incident at a Carmel supermarket.

Deputy Sheriff Adam McKechnie responded at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10 to a 911 report of a dispute in the parking lot of the Shop Rite supermarket on Route 52. It was reported that a Shop Rite employee had confronted a shoplifting suspect in the parking lot; that a dispute between the two had ensued; and that the suspect ran towards the Sunoco station at the corner of Route 52 and Dykeman Road.

A man matching the description was seen at the Sunoco station by Senior Investigator Thomas Corless. He ran away towards Manchester Road but was apprehended by Corless and McKechnie after a brief foot chase.

He was identified as Thomas J. McNulty, 48, of 35 Davis Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York.

The officers determined that McNulty was wanted by the New York State Division of Parole for a parole violation.

He was transported back to the Shop Rite parking lot where he was identified by employees of the store. At the time of the incident, McNulty had been observed placing items of stolen merchandise from Shop Rite into a vehicle belonging to a friend of his. That merchandise, valued at over $1,100.00, was recovered as well as merchandise that was allegedly stolen from the Acme Supermarket in Mahopac.

McNulty was charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a felony. He was arraigned in the Kent Justice Court and remanded to the Putnam County Correctional Facility pending a future court appearance and further action by NYS Division of Parole. Additionally, a felony grand larceny charge will be pending in Carmel based upon the incident at the Mahopac supermarket.

If found guilty of the current felony charge, McNulty could face up to four years in a New York State Correctional Facility and a fine.