3 Accused Of Northern Boulevard Crime Spree: Police

MANHASSET, NY — Three people who were accused of concealing merchandise and threatening security staff at Macy's on Northern Boulevard Wednesday are now suspected of larcenies from other Long Island department stores, Nassau police said.

According to detectives, Scott Clayton, 31, of Brooklyn, Samuel Battle, 20, of the Bronx and Qualiyah Shubrick-Shurley, 20, undomiciled, were observed concealing merchandise. When confronted, they threatened to physically harm loss prevention officers, police said.

Police arrived at 2:30 p.m. and placed Battle under arrest. A short time later, officers located Clayton and Shubrick-Shurley in the parking lot. At that time, Shubrick-Shurley refused to comply with an officer’s verbal commands before police were able to place both into custody, police said.

A search found Shubrick-Shurley and Clayton in possession of stolen credit cards, police said.

After investigation, police accused all three of larcenies that had occurred earlier in the day at the Marshalls at 1380 Northern Blvd. and the Nordstrom Rack at 1400 Northern Blvd.

Police also accused Clayton and Battle of a larceny on June 4 at DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse.

Shubrick-Shurley is charged with second degree robbery, criminal possession of stolen property, obstructing government administration and two counts of petty larceny, police said.

Clayton is charged with second degree robbery, burglary, grand larceny, petty larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of anti-security item, police said.

Battle is charged with second degree robbery, grand larceny and petty larceny, police said.

They were scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.