Montclair Cops: West Orange Man Smashed 80 Bottles Of Booze

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Police charged a West Orange man with criminal mischief after he walked into a Montclair liquor store earlier this month and smashed dozens of bottles of booze, authorities say.

According to the Montclair Police Department, Darin Davis, 24, of West Orange, walked into Caggiano Liquors on Glenridge Avenue on Nov. 4 and smashed about 80 bottles of liquor. Davis also broke two glass store fixtures, authorities said.

Police arrested Davis and charged him with criminal mischief, resisting arrest and criminal trespass. He was also found to have an open warrant out of Montclair for $2,500.

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