Crime & Safety
Police: Shoplifter Assaulted TJ Maxx Loss Prevention Employees
Paul Raymond Kus, of Middletown, faces charges after the Farmington incident. He has a long record of convictions for felonies and larcenies throughout Connecticut.
By Jessie Sawyer
Farmington police arrested a Middletown man on larceny and robbery charges after TJ Maxx loss prevention confronted him during a shoplifting incident and an altercation ensued, according to police.
Paul Raymond Kus, 43, of 15 Erin St. in Middletown, turned himself in on a warrant Sept. 4. He is accused of shoplifting and assaulting loss prevention at the TJ Maxx at 1600 Southeast Rd., police said.
Police charged him with third-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny.
Raymond was released after posting a $10,000 surety bond. He was scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 10.
Kus has other pending cases in Middletown. On July 19, he was picked up on four counts of violation of probation. According to the Connecticut Judicial website he has a long record of convictions from Enfield, Hartford, Middletown and New London for felonies and misdemeanors going back as far as 2005.
Kus also has several pending felonies, including burglaries and larcenies, in Middletown courts.
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