Jury Convicts NYPD Officer Who Led Purfume Heist

The jury found 29-year-old officer Kelvin L. Jones guilty of conspiracy to obstruct interstate commence by armed robbery, armed robbery, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and conspiracy to transport stolen goods across state lines.

A jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts Thursday against an NYPD officer accused of leading a band of cops-turned-robbers in the brazen theft of $1 million in perfume from a Carlstadt distributor in February, reports The Record.

The jury found 29-year-old officer Kelvin L. Jones guilty of conspiracy to obstruct interstate commence by armed robbery, armed robbery, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and conspiracy to transport stolen goods across state lines.

Jones is a five-year veteran of the NYPD and was suspended without pay after charges were brought.

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