North Arlington Police received multiple 911 calls on Thursday, April 2, at approximately 10:30 a.m., reporting a man attempting to enter vehicles near Ridge Road and Belleville Turnpike, North Arlington Police Lt. David Hudak said. Responding officers and detectives arrived and were flagged down by witnesses who pointed out the suspect moving between cars.
The man, identified as Marlon Barratt, 50, of Irvington, was seen pulling on door handles of both occupied and parked vehicles, Hudak said.
In one case, Barratt tried to enter a car stopped in traffic, causing the driver to sound the horn and alert others, police said…