MILLVILLE AFTERNOON POLICE BEAT Includes Safe stolen

A woman reported Saturday morning she awoke to find a safe missing from a residence where she was staying on Coventry Way. Before she fell asleep, some friends had come over to drink. A friend the woman contacted after finding the safe missing told her someone who was at the house had taken it. The woman responded that she would not contact police if the safe was returned. She then exited the house and found the safe in front of the house with its door missing and sides crushed. She told police it appeared none of the contents were missing, although she could not be sure.

Responding to a report of a woman entering a residence on North 4th Street Saturday, police say they discovered Nina Willis, 25, of the 300 block of East Broad Street in possession of a hypodermic needle. She also was in possession of 14 empty wax papers commonly used to store heroin (three were stamped “Fuego,” and one, “Soulja Boy”); steel/copper wool commonly used as a filter to smoke crack; and a broke glass pipe. She was charged with possession of a hypodermic needle, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and criminal trespass.
Jessica Maldonado, 32, of the 1700 block of West Main Street was charged Saturday with attempting to shoplift $90 worth of items from Walmart.

A lawn mower valued at $106 was stolen from a shed on Buck Street.
A manager at City Liquor Store on Saturday showed police video of a suspect placing a bottle of Hennessey Cognac in his pocket.
A resident of Cooper Street reported Saturday a thief entered by pushing in a window-unit air conditioner. Several pieces of jewelry as well as silver half dollars were missing.

An employee of Walmart confronted a suspect who placed a controller for a Cabela’s Big Game Hunter for the World War II video game in his pants and tried to leave. The suspect handed the employee a CD for the game, but not the controller and left in a sedan.

Robert A. Rehmann, 30, of the 100 block of South 2nd Street was arrested Friday on warrants dated Aug. 4 for simple assault, robbery and theft of movable property.