Suspects In Riverside Staples Theft Attempt Arrested

[Greenwich]

Police arrested two men in a car by exit 5 who were suspects in an
attempted theft of a laptop computer at nearby Staples on East Putnam
Avenue Sunday.

Police said a manager noticed one man disconnecting the security
device on a laptop with a screwdriver while the second man acted as a
lookout.

When the manager approached the suspect unscrewing the laptop, he
dropped the computer and ran out the door. The second man also fled.

The manager called police and followed the suspects.

Police stopped the car on East Putnam Avenue near exit 5. Although
police didn't find any stolen merchandise, they discovered the TomTom
GPS navigation system had the Staples address as the last entry on it.

A socket-type screwdriver was also found on the front seat, said
police.

Tremayne Drake

ford, 37, of 364 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested and
charged with fifth-degree criminal attempt at larceny, fifth-degree
conspiracy at attempt of larceny and possession of a shoplifting
device. Earl Jameek Jones, 30, of 487 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, was
arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal attempt at larceny and
fifth-degree conspiracy at attempt of larceny.

Bond was set at $10,000 for each man. They are scheduled to appear in
court Monday.

Police discovered that the two men had arrest warrants out of the
Mercer County Sheriff's Office in New Jersey.