MORRIS COUNTY — A Morris County resident was apprehended on Tuesday afternoon for allegedly stealing items from the Acme Supermarket in Denville Township, as reported by the local authorities.
On November 7, at approximately 4:22 p.m., the police received a shoplifting report at the Acme Supermarket.
Upon arrival, they found that the suspect had left the scene. After a brief search of the vicinity, they located the suspect, identified as Evangelos Moutafis, 43, of Morristown, at the Denville Train Station.
Police arrested Moutafis after discovering stolen merchandise from the Acme Supermarket and drug paraphernalia in his possession.
He faced charges of shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia and was subsequently released on his own recognizance, pending a court appearance.
However, due to an active warrant for his arrest from the Wharton Borough Municipal Court and his inability to post bail, he was handed over to the Wharton Borough Police Department upon release from the headquarters.
