Three Charges of Larceny Under $1,200 Against Non-Citizen Dismissed on Court Costs

On three dates in December of 2018 loss prevention at a wholesale outlet store observed the defendant, a non-citizen, entering the store and acting in a suspicious manner. Concerned about the man’s behavior the store accessed security video on the dates and observed the man’s behavior in the store. They quickly saw that he had been taking men’s jackets, trying them on and placing his own jacket over them. He would then go to another part of the store and place some inexpensive items in his shopping cart. He would go to the self-service checkout kiosk and pay for the smaller items and leave without paying for the jackets. The police were notified and provided with the security videotapes. They were able to identify the man and he was summonsed to court and charged with three counts of larceny under $1,200 in violation of G.L. c. 266 Section 30. Our office was able to get all charges dismissed on the day of arraignment.

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