Crime & Safety
Connecticut Man Shoplifted $1,500 in Best Buy Merchandise, Police Say
Man left the store with audio equipment as an accomplice cleared a path, according to Howell police.
A Connecticut man was jailed over the weekend on shoplifting charges stemming from a weekend arrest.
Troy D. Whitehead, 45, of Hartford, Conn., was arrested and charged with shoplifting and conspiracy to commit robbery on Saturday, according to an arrest record.
Whitehead took a sound system valued at just less than $1,500 from a Howell Best Buy store without paying, Howell police said. His accomplice, George Dillion III, pushed someone out of the way, clearing a path for Whitehead to leave the store with the audio equipment, according to the warrant.
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Whitehead was taken to Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, in lieu of $20,000 bail, where he was still listed as a prisoner Monday morning, according to jail records.
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