MILFORD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was arrested this week for a few recent shoplifting incidents and for having a brief standoff with Milford police in someone's garage.
Milford police were called to the Connecticut Post Mall around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Mall security told police that Jamar Jarrett, 36, allegedly shoplifted from American Eagle and then went to another store. When security tried to stop Jarrett, he ran off. Jarrett threatened a store employee and security that he'd shoot them and looked like he was reaching toward something near his pants' waistband, police said they were told.
When Milford police caught up with Jarrett, he ran into a garage on Cedar Hill Road, about a half mile from the mall. Jarrett yelled that he had a hostage in the garage, according to police. He came out of the garage a short time later, and there was no hostage, police said.
Police found that Jarrett had stolen $239.80 worth of American Eagle merchandise and had stolen items from a few other stores. Police said they did not find a gun.
Jarrett is facing robbery charges, as well as threatening and breach of peace charges. Jarrett is also facing shoplifting charges from an incident at Macy's this past May.
He is in the custody of the Dept. of Correction and is scheduled to appear in court on July 31.
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