Quartet Nabbed for Shoplifting

Three women and a man spotted by employees of a Greenwich Avenue shop became suspicious of them because they had empty shopping bags.

And it appears the employees' hunches were right. After calling Greenwich Police to report their suspicions, officers found the group including the man who apparently drove off. While police stopped the driver a few blocks away on Arch Street at Steamboat Road, investigators worked with store employees and reviewed store surveillance tapes.

It turns out, according to the police report, inside the Jeep the man was driving were 13 pieces of clothing from the Alice + Olivia store that were not in shopping bags and for which there wasn't a receipt. Store employees later identified the quartet not making any purchases while in the store, shortly before 4 p.m. July 31.

The three women were identified as Angelina Pimentel, 22, Kiana Brooks, 20, and Crysan Sariese Garriques, 22, all of the Bronx. Each was charged with third-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.

The driver, identified as Omori Thomas, 21, also of the Bronx, was charged with third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and operating an unregistered motor vehicle.

All were released after posting $2,000 bond and scheduled to appear Aug. 8 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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Unpermitted soliciting

A 20-year-old North Carolina man was arrested on soliciting charges after he was found conducting door-to-door sales on Field Road in Cos Cob.

According to a police report, the suspect "was previously warned for violating the town ordinance" requiring a solicitation permit.

Apollos J. Mccorey, of Charlotte, NC, was arrested just fter 5 p.m. July 31 and charged with soliciting without a permit and sales without a tax permit.

He was held in lieu of $1,000 bond and scheduled to appear Aug. 8 in state Superior Court in Stamford.