A New York man is accused of utilizing a brick to smash a Macy’s glass case with $235,000 in jewellery after which choosing up the gadgets earlier than being arrested.
Schenectady man Ronald Paige, 49, is going through prices in reference to the incident earlier this month on the Downtown Crossing Macy’s.
Boston cops final Tuesday afternoon responded to a radio name for shoplifting on the Macy’s on Washington Avenue.
Retailer safety advised the cops that Paige — who they reportedly acknowledged from a shoplifting incident a number of days earlier than — got here into the shop and went to the jewellery part.
“Paige produced a brick and smashed through a locked glass jewelry case valued at about $7,000,” the Suffolk DA’s workplace mentioned. “He then began to pick up the jewelry with his hands, at which point Macy’s security detained him. The value of the jewelry within the case was $235,297.00.”
The incident was captured on video.
Paige has open warrants in Middlesex County for malicious destruction of property, and has felony convictions in New York.
“This is a pretty alarming set of facts, given the destruction caused and the shock it must have caused for nearby customers and employees in a major store on a busy weekday,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden mentioned.
“We’re working with all of our city partners and retail partners to address retail crime, which is particularly important as we enter the holiday shopping season,” the DA added.
Hayden’s workplace, the Boston Police Division, regional retailer teams and small enterprise homeowners final yr launched the Protected Purchasing Initiative — an effort to extend shopper security and assist retailer managers strategize responses to shoplifting and retail larcenies.
The initiative fashioned amid growing nationwide and native frustrations round retail crime, together with issues over the closure of a number of pharmacies serving minority communities in Boston.
Paige has been charged with larceny over $1,200, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, breaking right into a depository and possession of a burglarious instrument.
The decide set bail at $5,000 and ordered Paige to steer clear of Macy’s if launched.
