DARIEN, Conn. Two men stole nearly $300 worth of shampoo from the CVS in Darien, police said.
A man walked into the store Thursday afternoon from the Post Road entrance, went to the hair care aisle and grabbed four boxes of Kerastase Age Recharge shampoo, worth a total of $297.47. He walked back to the exit and handed the boxes to another man. According to reports, he saw the manager watching him and left the store, entering a black Toyota Camry parked on Center Street.
The theft was captured on the stores video surveillance system, police said. The man who entered the store is described as white, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and overweight. He was wearing a hat, glasses, a blue T-shirt, plaid shorts and black shoes. No description of the second man could be provided.
The following was also reported in the Darien police blotter:
Several bikes were reported stolen in Darien last week, police said. One had been secured with a combination lock on the eastbound side the Darien train station at 10 a.m. July 19. When the owner returned at 11 a.m. July 24, the $500 bike was missing and there was no sign of the lock.
Another bike was parked on the westbound side of the Darien train station July 24. The owner secured the $750 bike to a metal post with a lock. When he returned at 6:30 p.m., both the bike and the lock were gone. A third bike was left unsecured next to a Post Road building July 25. The owner placed the $1,500 bike next to a storage shed behind the building at 1:30 p.m., believing it to be out of view. When he returned at 2:30 p.m., the bike was gone.
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