Riverhead cops: Man, woman tried to steal from Target store

Erol Baturer, 25, and Tara Garcia, 21, were charged by... — Erol Baturer, 25, and Tara Garcia, 21, were charged by Town of Riverhead police on Sept. 23, 2016, with fourth-degree grand larceny after police said they tried to shoplift more than $1,700 in goods from a Target store in Riverhead. Credit: Riverhead Police Department

By Laura Blaseylaura.blasey@newsday.comSeptember 24, 2016

A man and woman were arrested and charged Friday after police said they tried to shoplift more than $1,700 in goods from a Riverhead Target store.

Riverhead Town police said Erol Baturer, 25, and Tara Garcia, 21, entered the store on Old Country Road about 2:33 p.m. and began to place items in a shopping cart. The pair then tried to leave the store without paying for the some of the items.

Police said the unpaid merchandise was valued at $1,729.02.

Baturer and Garcia, who police said are homeless, each were arrested and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony. They were taken to Riverhead police headquarters for processing and held for Saturday arraignment.

Arraignment information was not immediately available.

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