CLINTON — On Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at about 6 p.m., the Clinton Police Department received a 911 call from a man who said that as he was shopping at the Walgreens located at 720 Main Street, he witnessed two men fill up a duffel bag full of Claritin before leaving the store on foot.
According to the Clinton Police Department, the reporting party, Paul Waguespack, 41, of Clinton, said the clerk followed the men out of the store. He described the men as dark-skinned with beards, wearing hats, dark green hoodies, and sweatpants.
Waguespack said the clerk returned to the store and told him that they were still on foot and had turned onto Parker Street. Responding officers checked Parker Street, but didn’t find the suspects.
At about 6:25 p.m., a 911 caller from 25 Greeley Street reported seeing two men that matched a similar description to the one described earlier. He said they were wearing dark clothes and carrying large bags.
At about 6:30 p.m., a responding officer located the suspects on Rigby Road. About three minutes later, police apprehended the suspects on Greeley Street, near Breakaway Billiards. A Walgreens employee was called to the scene to identify the suspects. After they were identified, the men were arrested for shoplifting.
The suspects were later identified as Jeremiah James Whack, 21, of 1677 President Street, Apt. 21 in New York, NY, and Kyle Charles Morgan, 22, 5401 Third Avenue, Apt. 505, Bronx, NY.
At about 6:53 p.m., both men were transported to the Clinton Police Station.
Each man’s bail was set at $840.
They were arraigned in Clinton District Court on Dec. 28, 2023.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story was from December, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to get the documents for the incident. FOIAs are time consuming.
