POLICE BLOTTER

   Joseph Frieman, 33, whose last known address is in Piscataway, was charged with shoplifting $86 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart on North Main Street at 5 p.m. May 4.
   Mr. Frieman is in Somerset County Jail in Somerville in lieu of $3,000 cash bail.
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   Someone took $550 in cash from Leslie’s Pool Supply in the Rustic Mall overnight between May 2 and 3.
   Police would not release further information regarding the incident, which is under investigation.
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   A carpenter working outside of a Valerie Drive residence reported the theft of a large extension ladder and a stepladder, totaling $470 in value, between May 2 and 3.
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   An ornamental tree outside of a West Camplain Road residence was damaged overnight between May 2 and 3. The damage totaled $100.
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   Samantha Lynn Bruttaniti, 19, of New Britain, Conn., was charged with stealing clothes and compact discs, worth $76.89, from Wal-Mart on North Main Street at 2:38 p.m. May 1.