On 3/19/2024, the Emerson Police Department received a report of a Shoplifting in progress at a local retail store. Sgt. B. Rizza & Officer J. Schwarz arrived on scene and investigated further, determining that (2) suspects, a 37-year-old female & a 45-year-old female both from Westwood, NJ, bypassed all points of sale without paying for the merchandise. Both defendants were charged on a complaint summons for Shoplifting (DP) and were issued court dates in Emerson Municipal Court.
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