Crime & Safety
Sears Robbery, Shoplifting Suspect Caught
The following information was obtained directly from Middletown Township Police Department records. It does not indicate a conviction.
When police conducted a routine motor vehicle stop recently, a Middletown man wanted for a July robbery and shoplifting ended up caught, arrested and charged
On Aug. 5 at 12:30 a.m., Patrolman Raymond Sofield conducted a motor vehicle stop on Delaware Avenue during which he arrested Joseph Defiglia, 33, of Delaware Avenue, Middletown, on the charge of a warrant for robbery that was issued after an incident that occurred at Sears, Route 35, on July 29, 2011.
Police say Defiglia had entered the Sears store, loaded a shopping cart full of merchandize and then attempted to leave the store without paying.
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Store security tried to stop Defiglia at which point he allegedly pushed the shopping cart into the security officer causing a minor injury to his ribs and then fled the area.
Defiglia was charged with robbery and shoplifting.
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He was held pending bail.
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