Jesus Hueck Escobar , 31
Published in the PATCH GREENWICH, CT
Richard Kaufman,Patch Staff
Posted Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:15 pm ET
Members Of Organized Retail Theft Group Arrested In Greenwich:
Police said four men conspired to distract store employees, act as lookouts and use their bodies to obstruct their actions of shoplifting.
On May 15 at around 3:45 p.m., plainclothes police officers working in the central Greenwich business district area noticed "suspicious activity" at a local retail store, police said. (Richard Kaufman/Patch)
— Four members of an organized retail theft group were arrested in Greenwich last week after police say they conspired to shoplift over $2,000 worth of items from a store in downtown Greenwich.
Keyver Chirino, 27; Jesus Hueck-Escobar, 31; David Lopez-Flores, 18; and William Figueroa-Mendoza, 23 — all New York City residents — were charged with use of drug paraphernalia; possession of a controlled substance, first offense; organized retail theft less than $10,000; conspiracy; and third-degree larceny, according to the Greenwich Police Department.
"The investigation revealed that the arrestees are part of an organized retail theft group and arrived in a vehicle with a [misused], stolen plate, entered a retail store and all engaged in an effort to distract employees, act as lookouts and use their bodies to obstruct their actions to commit a larceny by shoplifting totaling $2,040," police said in arrest reports.
On May 15 at around 3:45 p.m., plainclothes police officers working in the central Greenwich business district area noticed "suspicious activity" at a local retail store, police said. The area listed on the associated arrest reports is Greenwich Avenue.
Patrol and plainclothes officers were able to detain several men, later identified as Chirino, Hueck-Escobar, Lopez-Flores, and Figueroa-Mendoza, police said.
Lopez-Flores attempted to flee on foot, police said, but he was detained a short distance away. He was charged with interfering with an officer.
The men were each given $10,000 bonds and court dates of May 31.