On January 14th at 8 pm several officers responded to Boscov’s in the Ocean County Mall for a reported fight. Upon arrival it was determined that two people had been observed shoplifting clothing from the juniors department. They were observed removing merchandise from the racks and placing it in a bag from another retail establishment. They were approached by a two loss prevention officers and they refused to comply with their requests to accompany them to the security office.
The suspects were approached as they left the store. The woman fled the store and the man initiated an attack on one of the loss prevention officers. A struggle ensued after the man began punching the officer in the face causing bleeding to his nose and mouth. Both men fell to the ground prior to the man escaping. Both the man and the woman fled in a black Hyundai that was possibly a Sonata.
Although the initial incident was a minor shoplifting offense; when a physical assault occurs during the commission of a theft the charges are upgraded to a Robbery charge. Their bail will be set at the time of their apprehension.
We are asking the publics assistance in identifying these two individuals. Anyone who can help is urged to contact Officer Matthew Crosta at 732-349-0150 extension 1392.
Tickets to the picture and autograph session will be $10 per person and will be on sale at the Little League facility on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 10 a.m. until noon. Raffle tickets for a chance to eat lunch with Dorsey and Baker will be available for $5 each at the event.
“Within a week, two first-time mothers gave birth to healthy cubs but failed to care for them, so we stepped in,” said Dr. Ken Keiffer, a Six Flags veterinarian. The lion was born Nov. 19 and weighed 3 lbs., and the tiger followed on Thanksgiving and weighed 2.4 lbs. The Six Flags veterinary team became surrogate mothers to the cubs, feeding them up to six times each day. According to Keiffer, the two are doing very well and have yet to be named.