Man Who Shoplifted $4K In CVS Items In Bergen County Is Identified By Police

GLEN ROCK, NJ — A man who police said filled bags with $4,300 in items at the CVS in Glen Rock last month, then left the store, has been identified, police said.

The Glen Rock police said they have issued a warrant charging Fernando Fernandez, 34, whose last known address was in Flushing, with shoplifting.

"These charges arose from a reported shoplifting at the CVS Store in the Rock Road Central Business District" on June 10, police said.

Last month, the store manager said a man had entered just before 7 p.m. and took more than $4,000 worth of skin, beauty, and eye care products.

He filled a basket as well as several bags, the manager said. Employees didn't notice, but the incident was captured on the store’s video surveillance system.

The suspect is described as "a black male who was bald, with a full beard, wearing a dark t-shirt, grey sweatpants and black glasses. He appeared to be in his 30s, just under 6 feet tall." Video images were forwarded to the Detective Bureau for investigation.

The total value of the items was $4,318.19, police said.

Even though they're small, beauty and personal hygiene products have been targeted by retail theft rings over the years, and can be resold via eBay or other online outlets.

The New York Attorney General's Office in 2022 arrested 41 people who they say were involved in a Manhattan-based retail theft ring that resold the products on the ringleader's website.

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