Charged with theft

WARREN

Marquiris D. Redd, 36, Fifth Street, Niles, was charged with felony theft and misdemeanor misuse of credit cards Tuesday after being accused of stealing the wallet of a captain in the Warren Police Department from an unmarked police car.

Police spotted Redd at Circle K, 608 N. Park Ave., on Monday with a pack of cigarettes and a medical device valued at $1,000. Later, officers realized the items were stolen earlier in the day and arrested him.

Redd later confessed he had stolen the wallet and cigarettes from a car parked in front of the Best Western hotel, 136 N. Park Ave., about 2:30 p.m., but he got rid of the wallet after realizing it belonged to Capt. Robert Massucci, chief of detectives.

Redd is charged with felony theft of the medical device, which apparently came from another vehicle, and misuse of credit cards for purportedly using a credit card belonging to the officer.