Town Police Log: Petit Larceny at Department Store

arrested Maria Mendez-Yanez, 30, of Wainscott on Friday on charges of petit larceny.

Mendez-Yanez was stealing money from her job at at the Bridgehampton Commons, police said. According to authorities, Mendez-Yanez was under surveillance by a store investigator since October 2010. Her register, police said, has been coming up short since then. She was caught after she placed money in a TJ Maxx bag under the counter before completing a register transaction and was found to have $600 in her pocket, according to police.

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