Steve Lieberman

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Veronica Lantigua, 38, of Tarrytown, charged with robbery following shoplifting accusation at Kohl’s

Two other women - Yueh Lin, 61, of Pomona, and Violeta Harris, 41, of The Bronx - charged in separate thefts.

All three accused of stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise each

CLARKSTOWN – A Tarrytown woman faces a felony robbery charge after fighting with a Kohl’s security officer who accused her of stealing $1,228 in jewelry and other merchandise from the Route 59 business in Nanuet, Clarkstown police said Monday.

Veronica Lantigua, 38, was one of three women arrested on Black Friday by Clarkstown police, accused of separate thefts from local businesses.

Lantigua is accused of taking numerous charm bracelets from Kohl’s while a male companion took a jewelry box, Clarkstown Police Officer Peter Walker said.

After the couple left the store, an employee confronted them for not paying for the merchandise, Walker said. After a struggle, Lantigua and her friend ran off but Clarkstown police were able to apprehend her, Walker said.

Police charged Lantigua with felony counts of second-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and a violation count of second-degree harassment.

Lantigua was arraigned in Clarkstown Justice Court and ordered held in the county jail on $1,000 bail. She is ordered to appear in Clarkstown Justice Court on Dec. 29, pending a potential grand jury review.

Police are still searching for her friend, described as a heavy-set male Hispanic, wearing a bubble vest with a New York Yankees ball cap, Walker said.

In the other incidents Friday:

•Yueh Lin, 61, of Pomona, was reportedly seen by Macy’s security taking an estimated $1,235 in clothing from the department store at the Shops at Nanuet, Clarkstown Police Officer Peter Walker said. Macy’s security detained Lin at 6:30 p.m., police said, and the police charged her with fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Police released her pending a Clarkstown Justice Court appearance on Jan. 7.

•At the Palisades Center in West Nyack, police accused Violeta Harris, 41, of The Bronx, of shoplifting $1,259 in clothing at Lord & Taylor, Walker said. Police also charged her with fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and released her pending a Clarkstown Justice Court appearance on Jan. 17.