UPPER EAST SIDE — Two Brooklyn men and a 14-year-old boy went on a shoplifting spree on Wednesday, snatching up merchandise at four stores within a 40-minute period, according to the NYPD.
Tyrone Johnson, 21, L.J. Mathis, 20, and the teen hit a slew of clothing shops on the Upper East Side, each time grabbing items from displays, stuffing them into bags and walking out without paying, police said.
The group first walked into the Superdry at 716 Lexington Ave., near East 58th Street, and fled with nine pairs of shorts and a shirt at about 12:20 p.m., according to authorities.
Ten minutes later, they made off with six hats from an Urban Outfitters at 999 Third Ave., at East 59th Street, authorities said.
At 12:40 p.m., they snatched six Nike shirts from a Jack Rabbit store at 1051 Third Ave., near East 62nd Street, and 10 minutes later, lifted eight pairs of workout pants from a display shelf at the Lululemon at 1127 Third Ave., according to police.
Officers pursued the suspects on foot and caught up with them at about 1:12 p.m., recovering all the stolen items, which still had security tags on them, authorities said.
Police also found three small bags of marijuana in Mathis' front pants pocket, authorities said.
Both Superdry and Jack Rabbit declined to comment and representatives of Lululemon and Urban Outfitters did not immediately return requests for comment on Thursday.
The suspects were charged with criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny, according to police who would not disclose the name of the 14-year-old due to his age.
Mathis was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.
At their arraignment on Thursday, Johnson pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was sentenced to two days of community service. Mathis will return to court on July 7, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Attorneys for both men did not immediately return a phone call on Thursday. Lawyer information for the teen was not available.
#UpperEastSide Shoplifting spree on 3 Ave & Lex Ave ends w/ foot pursuits & multiple arrests. Great work Officers! pic.twitter.com/j5HvPk2utp
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) June 2, 2016
