PRESS RELEASE
Sgt. Jim Kelly
Public Information Officer
February 27, 2020
1415hrs
Shoplifter Caught and Arrested at Home Depot
On Tuesday, February 25th, at 3:30 PM, police were dispatched to the Home Depot Rt 70 for a reported shoplifter. The Loss Prevention officer for Home Depot observed a suspect, later identified as Michael Schecton (28 years old of Whiting), placing items in empty bins. The Loss Prevention officer was familiar with Schecton from previous incidents.
The Brick Police Street Crimes Unit was in the area and responded, arriving while Schecton was still in the store. Schecton subsequently exited the store without paying for the merchandise which he had loaded into a shopping cart. The merchandise, which consisted of mostly power tools, had a total value of over $4,900. When the Loss Prevention officer attempted to stop him, Schecton immediately began running. Street Crime Detectives, Sgt. Lawrence Petrola, Jeff Person and Matt Firneno were on location and gave chase. Street Crimes Detectives subsequently caught up to Schecton and placed him into custody. The detectives were assisted by Ptl. Anthony Barlowski who arrived on scene.
A search of Schecton’s vehicle revealed a bag of gold jewelry which was believed to be evidence from other crimes which is being investigated.
Schecton was charged with Shoplifting and Obstruction of Justice and was lodged in Ocean County Jail.
Glad they caught him
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Brandon Ebbs Exactly what they are 🙂
Brandon Ebbs
With bail reform he’ll be out in a few minutes…
Thankfully. U wanted the death penalty I guess?
Chad W I think the death penalty for shoplifting may be a bit extreme , but some sort of punishment to deter him from doing it again should be enforced
Michael Chelednik die
Not saying I condone shoplifting, but if any Chemically Dependent Victims come across some Milwaukee 1/2in and 3/8in Impact Drivers, I’m buying. For a Friend that is
Brandon Ebbs that was my hookup for cheap tools
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Brandon Ebbs
Brittney Lorusso
Ugh…. With that picture I was so hoping for a chase down from a German Shepherd with some scumbag on the ground with bite marks.
D r u g s
death penalty
And then what happened?
When you see the guy that hasn’t showered in a week pushing a cart with 4K worth of tools around obviously something ain’t right
Did he get a snowblower