MORRIS COUNTY — An Oak Ridge resident was arrested after police say more than $400 worth of merchandise was shoplifted from the CVS on East Main Street in Denville.
On Tuesday, October 27, at approximately 9:45 p.m., officers from the Denville Police Department responded to CVS, located at 275 East Main Street, for a reported shoplifting in progress. As officers arrived, they received a description of the individual who had left the store.
Officers located a person walking away from CVS who matched the description and observed the individual drop a bag containing merchandise stolen from the store. Officers stopped the individual on Route 53 and identified the person as Kelsey Stephens, 36, of Oak Ridge.
During the investigation, officers determined that Stephens had shoplifted more than $400 worth of merchandise. Stephens was placed under arrest and transported to Denville Police Headquarters for processing.
Stephens was charged with:
- Shoplifting (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11b(1)), a crime of the fourth degree
Following processing, Stephens was transported to the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance in Morris County Superior Court.
Editor’s Note: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and/or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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