Crime & Safety
Bronx Man Accused Of Shoplifting From Macy's
Police were already at the store investigating a previous incident when they were alerted to the shoplifting by store employees
YORKTOWN, NY — A Bronx resident was accused of shoplifting from Macy's. Yorktown police said Ernest D. Hepburn, 34, of the Bronx, was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Around 3:30 p.m. Oct. 8, a police officer was investigating a previous theft from Macy's, when one of the store's asset protection staff members told him they were watching a shoplifting in progress.
Police said Hepburn shoplifted children's clothing worth $198 by putting the merchandise inside a backpack and leaving the store without paying for it.
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The officer found him outside Macy's, and after speaking with him, placed him under arrest.
Hepburn was taken to the Yorktown Police Headquarters for processing.
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He was arraigned in the Yorktown Justice Court and sent to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $3,000 bail.
Hepburn is due back in court Oct. 22.
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