Crime & Safety

Grab and Run Getaway at Mayfair Snags Clothing Worth $5,000

Theft was a quick hit – the perpetrators were in and out of Boston Store in 15 seconds flat.

Two young men made off with about $5,000 worth of shirts and pants from a Mayfair Mall store in a move that was "gone in 15 seconds."

At 3:10 p.m. Feb. 21, two male subjects committed a grab and run theft at at that netted them around $5,000 worth of clothing at retail value.

Video showed them entering the store, walking about 20 feet to a Ralph Lauren Polo display, grabbing up armloads of merchandise and running out the door.

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Timing registered on the video recording showed they had been inside the store from entry to exit for 15 seconds.

A witness outside said they jumped into a waiting car, which he described as an older gold or tan Cadillac.

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An employee inside said she had been near the display but didn't see the men enter and only noticed them as they were bolting out with armloads of clothes.

Store staff said the two made off with six pairs of pants, six button-up shirts, 12 rugby shirts and from 20 to 25 polo shirts, placing the total loss between $4,868 and $5,312.50.


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