Southeast Woman Accused of Shoplifting from Kohl's

SOUTHEAST, NY — Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Town of Southeast resident on an accusation that she shoplifted items from Kohl’s Department Store.

Laura A. Snyder, 34, of 973 Route 22, was charged with petit larceny in the incident.

A Kohl’s store detective called the Sheriff’s Office shortly before 7 p.m. March 16 and reported that he was detaining a shoplifter at the store on Independence Way in Southeast. Deputy Sheriffs Keith Simone and Daniel Hunsberger were dispatched to the scene, where the store detective advised them that he saw Snyder place three boxes of cosmetics in her handbag and then walk out of the store past the cash registers without paying for them. The store detective reported that he stopped her and the cosmetics, valued at over $100, were subsequently recovered from her handbag.

Upon the complaint of the store management, the deputies arrested Snyder for petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor. She was booked at the Sheriff’s Office and issued an appearance ticket returnable on April 4 in the Town of Southeast Justice Court. If found guilty of the misdemeanor charge, she could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.