Two suspects charged in robbery at Connecticut Post Mall
Two people face charges in connection with a robbery at the Connecticut Post Mall over the weekend.
Police responded to the Macy’s department store at 1201 Boston Post Road Saturday at about 3:39 p.m. following a shoplifting-turned-robbery, according to the Milford Police Department.
Two suspects in the store, later identified as 50-year-old Juan Cartagena of New Haven and 25-year-old Shoshana Moskowitz of Cheshire, allegedly took merchandise and left without paying, police said. A loss prevention officer confronted the suspects before Cartagena pulled out a knife and pointed it at them, according to police.
Cartagena and Moskowitz fled when the loss prevention officer backed away. No injuries were reported.
The two were apprehended when police spotted them walking from the mall near the intersection of Boston Post Road and East Town Road, police said.
Both suspects were detained without incident and charged with first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, fifth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny.
Cartagena was additionally charged with second-degree threatening and was remanded into custody, as he is currently on parole, police said. He was arraigned Monday in Milford Superior Court, where a judge set his bail at $50,000 and continued the matter until Aug. 1.
Moskowitz posted a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned on Aug. 8.