Cops: Trio with Child Shoplifted More Than $1,500 from Lord & Taylor

Wayne Police say three individuals allegedly shoplifted more than $1,500 worth of merchandise from Willowbrook Mall’s Lord & Taylor while in the presence of a child.

Lord and Taylor Loss Prevention called police when they observed two women and one man removing numerous items of clothing and watches from displays and hiding them in a baby stroller on Friday morning, Captain Laurence Martin said.

When the suspects and child stepped outside without paying for the merchandise, they were stopped by Loss Prevention and brought back inside, where police found merchandise totaling $666.40 in a beige handbag and baby stroller belonging to Suleidy Morillo-Vasquez, 26, of Garfield; $231 worth of merchandise in a brown leather purse belonging to Leticia Evangelista, 26, of Jersey City; and $716 worth of merchandise in a Foot Locker bag carried by Manuel Morillo-Vasquez, 25, of Garfield.

The three adults were arrested for shoplifting, and Leticia Evangelista carried her child to an officer’s marked unit, where the child was secured in the child safety seat for transportation to Police Headquarters, Captain Martin said.

All three were charged with shoplifting and released pending court dates.

Pictured: Suleidy Morillo-Vasquez, Manuel Morillo-Vasquez, Leticia Evangelista