Montclair Police Say A Laptop Was Stolen, A Man Arrested for Shop Lifting, and A Pair of Vehicles Vandalized

A Montclair man was arrested for outstanding warrants, an Irvington man was arrested for shoplifting and several vehicles in the township were vandalized were among the cases investigated by Montclair police during the last week, police said.

Arrest:

02-23-2015 (Talbot Street) John Martinez, 45, from Montclair, arrested for a $500 warrant out of this jurisdiction.

02-23-2015 (Pathmark, Lackawanna Plaza) Bobby Williams, 41, from Irvington, was arrested for shoplifting. Williams stole $53 in hygiene items and fled on foot. Officers arrested him after a short foot pursuit. Williams was charged with Shoplifting and Obstruction. He was also charged with criminal mischief for damaging a fence during his attempt to flee from officers.

Miscellaneous:

02-17-2015 (Hoburg Place) Burst pipe caused damage to kitchen area and basement.

02-17-2015 (Highland Avenue) Burst pipe caused minor damage to a home.

02-19-2015 (Rydal Place) A Dodge Journey had its front driver side window smashed sometime during the night.

02-19-2015 (North Fullerton Avenue) Burst pipe caused extensive damage to a second floor apartment.

02-21-2015 (Mission Street) Burst pipes caused flooding to the basement.

02-23-2015 (Valley Road) Vandalism to a Nissan Altima, which was parked in Kings Supermarket parking lot. An unknown party keyed the side of this vehicle, causing approximately $700 in damage.

Theft:

02-17-2015 (Montclair Public Library, 50 S. Fullerton Ave.) Theft of a high school ring from a jacket pocket. Raymond Marshall, 52, from Newark, was later arrested and charged with theft.

02-20-2015 (Forest Street) Theft of a package containing an Apple Macbook Pro valued at $1,953.