Crime & Safety
NYC Man Arrested For Stealing $9K From Sears: Police
Police said the man fraudulently completed returns and had them put in his bank account.
YORKTOWN, NY — A New York man was arrested for allegedly stealing almost $9,000 from Sears. Yorktown Police said Pablo F. Andrade, 30, of West 140th Street in New York, was charged with third-degree grand larceny, a felony.
Police said they were dispatched to Sears May 1 to investigate thefts that had been reported.
Detectives found that, between March 11 and April 17, Andrade allegedly stole about $8,964.77 from the retailer by completing fraudulent returns electronically to his personal bank account.
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He voluntarily appeared at Yorktown Police Headquarters June 13 and was arrested.
Andrade was arraigned in Yorktown Justice Court and release on his own recognizance.
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He is scheduled to reappear in court July 11.
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