East Hampton Village police charged a local man last week with stealing $2,450 worth of merchandise, a class-E felony, from the Louis Vuitton store at the corner of Main Street and Newtown Lane.
On the afternoon of Dec. 10, officers were called to the store in response to a report of a theft. They spoke to the manager, who said a man with a “full beard, wearing a grey hat, grey pants, and a dark-colored jacket” had taken two pair of sunglasses, worth $780 and $575; a necklace valued at $605, and a $490 wallet.
Employees noticed the items were missing and contacted the store’s private security company. One security guard told police that a man, later identified as Gary Benintendi, 29, had been seen in a car headed north on Main Street.
After identifying the vehicle’s owner, police went to a house where they found and charged Mr. Benintendi, and reportedly recovered the stolen items. The location of the house was redacted from the report.
Town Justice Court did not have further information available as of press time.