Crime & SafetyUpdated: Oct. 29, 2025, 2:48 p.m.|Published: Oct. 29, 2025, 2:29 p.m.
A West Brighton man is scheduled to be sentenced in connection with a series of alleged commercial thefts beginning in December 2024, court records show. (NJ Advance Media | Patti Sapone)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 45-year-old West Brighton man with 54 prior convictions is headed to prison, after a series of alleged “brazen” retail thefts on Staten Island, court records show.
Craig Thomas, of the 1400 block of Richmond Terrace, pleaded guilty Friday, Oct. 24, in state Supreme Court, St. George, to fourth-degree grand larceny in connection with several incidents reported over a span of five months beginning in December 2024.
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