NEWARK — A Maplewood man was arrested today on charges he stole thousands of dollars worth of liquor from a restaurant at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Leon Jiles, 29, allegedly stole several bottles of liquor from the Caliente Cab Company, located in the airport’s Terminal C, on at least three occasions.
He was most recently spotted leaving the restaurant with several bottles of liquor during the early morning hours of Oct. 24, Port Authority officials said, and detectives later determined he had committed the two previous thefts.
In all, the value of the liquor he stole was more than $3,000, according to police.
Authorities learned that Jiles had pending criminal charges in both Essex County Superior Court and Newark Municipal Court, where officers caught up to him on Tuesday.
He is charged with burglary, theft and criminal trespassing, and is being held on $35,000 bond.
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