A 48-year-old city man, Kenneth Piggett, who allegedly broke into a downtown store Christmas night was quickly arrested by an arriving police officer, police said.
TRENTON — A 48-year-old city man who allegedly broke into a downtown store Christmas night was quickly arrested by an arriving police officer, police said today.
Officer Vincent Gribbin was sent to the store on the 200 block of East State Street shortly after 8 p.m. on a report of a burglary in progress.
“When he arrived, he observed the steel roll-top doors to be up,” Lt. Steve Varn said.
A glass window exposed since the doors were up was damaged and wide open, police said.
The suspect walked out of the building and, seeing Gribbin, ran off on East State Street toward Montgomery Street. Gribbin ran after the suspect, who eventually stopped running, turned toward the officer and gave up.
Police identified the suspect as Kenneth Piggett.
Police said Piggett, who was not able to take anything from the store before Gribbin arrived, was charged with burglary.
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