Four Arrests Made, $5k in OTC Meds Recovered; 10 year old used in one thwarted theft
Velvet Jefferson
Ernesto Serrano
Christal Carlson
Nina Figueroa
Two recent incidents in the Town of Eastchester had police officers responding to, and making two different arrests for shoplifting.
On 08/10/23 at 10:00 a.m. officers from our department responded to the DeCicco and Sons supermarket at 777 White Plains Rd. on a report of individuals in the store who were shoplifting. Eastchester officers responded and during our investigation it was learned that two females, later identified as Christal Carlson and Nina Figueroa had stolen merchandise from the store in the past. Our officers observed the defendants exiting the store without paying for merchandise.
The defendants also solicited the help of a ten-year-old child; a relative of one of the defendants, to steal items from the store. The defendants and the child were found to have concealed stolen items in reusable bags and had the child exit the store without paying for the merchandise. The defendants were arrested and charged with penal law Misdemeanors; Petit Larceny, Criminal Solicitation in the Fourth Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. They were released on their own recognizance and are to return to Eastchester Court to answer all charges.
On 08/03/23 at 7:15 p.m. the two subjects pictured below entered Walgreens located at 370 White Plains Road in Eastchester and stole approximately $5000.00 worth of over-the-counter medications. They then fled the scene in a 2020 Hyundai Elantra. With the assistance of the Westchester Real Time Crime Center the subjects were quickly located. They were stopped by the NYPD and taken into custody.
Our investigation revealed that in addition to the medication stolen in our jurisdiction, they were also in possession of approximately $8000.00 worth of other assorted over-the-counter medications which were believed to be the proceeds of larcenies in other jurisdictions. Velvet Jefferson was charged with Grand Larceny in the third degree and remanded to the Westchester County Jail. Ernesto Serrano was charged with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree as well as False Personation. Initially Serrano provided officers with a false name and date of birth.
Upon properly identifying Serrano it was learned that he had an active bench warrant from Kings County N.Y. for numerous charges including attempted murder, assault and weapons possession. Serrano was also remanded to the Westchester County Jail.
Two of the shoplifters arrested were from Tuckahoe; the other two were from NYC. But the message for all was the same. Don’t come to Eastchester to Shoplift!
