By Jim Clark

A Somerville police officer on patrol last week was contacted by a Saks OFF 5TH Loss Prevention Agent as he was driving through Assembly Row, and was informed that a male had just stolen multiple pairs of sunglasses from the store.

The officer was told that the suspect, later identified as Juan Molina, of Clinton, fled toward the Home Depot parking lot.

The officer provided a description of Molina to other units, and soon another officer noticed a man fitting the description walking in the back of the Home Depot.

This officer also noted that the man had multiple pairs of sunglasses sticking out from his pockets, all still having the theft protection devices attached to them.

The first officer arrived on the scene and immediately recognized the suspect as Molina, who is reportedly a known shoplifter and has been involved in multiple shoplifting incidents in the Assembly Row area.

While running Molina in his mobile computer, the officer discovered that he also had three active warrants for his arrest, all for separate shoplifting incidents.

The officer placed Molina under arrest for the three warrants, and also on a charge charge of shoplifting by asportation.

After Molina had been transported to the police station for booking, the officer returned the six pairs of sunglasses valued at $564.98 to Saks.