The suspect entered Riverside Liquors in Lyndhurst about 6:20 p.m. on March 19 and found the clerk asleep behind the counter.
LYNDHURST - Police are looking for a man who stole $1,500 in alcoholic beverages from a store in six trips as the cashier slept behind the counter.
The suspect, who was between 40-50 years old, entered Riverside Liquors about 6:20 p.m. on March 19 and found the clerk asleep behind the counter, Detective Vin Auteri said in a statement on Friday.
"The suspect then proceeded to remove approximately $1,500 in alcoholic beverages and did so over a course of six trips in and out of the store," Auteri said.
"The suspect returned a seventh time but the employee was awake at that point," Auteri said.
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The liquor store's management did not realize the loss until days later, police said.
Police obtained photos of the suspect from the store's surveillance camera.
The suspect wore a gray jacket, a gray button-down shirt and blue jeans. The shirt displayed an unknown embroidery or patch on the left breast side, which could indicate he wore a uniform, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 201-939-2900, extension 2740 or 201-804-9346.
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