Man arrested for robbing cash registers at Green Acres Mall

A man was arrested at the Green Acres Mall on June 14 after he was observed by store security in Kohl’s department store with a screwdriver, allegedly with the intent to pry open a cash register, police said.

The security officers allegedly recognized Henry Bryer, 57, of Roosevelt, as the same man who pried open a register and stole cash in a previous incident. The officers called 911 and police arrested Bryer without incident.

Police said that after a subsequent investigation, Bryer was charged with five similar larcenies at the following locations:

n Macy’s at the Roosevelt Field Mall on May 28

n Kohl’s at the Green Acres Mall on May 29

n JC Penney at the Sunrise Mall on May 31

n Macy’s at the Green Acres Mall on June 9

n Sears at the Green Acres Mall on June 11

Bryer was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal mischief, five counts of petit larceny and possession of burglar’s tools. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on June 15.