Steve Lieberman

slieberm@lohud.com

WEST NYACK – Three New Jersey men shoplifted nearly $2,000 worth of merchandise from two Palisades Center stores, Clarkstown police said Friday.

The trio was stopped at 8:53 p.m. July 16 by mall security officers who suspected them of taking $1,195 worth of merchandise — mostly sneakers — from Foot Locker, said Officer Peter Walker, a department spokesman. They also were found with clothing worth about $890 from American Eagle but had no proof of payment, police said.

Christian Omir, 30, Christopher Rivera, 21, and Caesar Alvarado, 31, all of Newark were arrested on a charge of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. A Clarkstown justice set bail for Alvarado at $500 and Rivera and Omir at $1,000 each. They are scheduled for a court appearance on Sept. 17.