Man caught taking copper pipe from empty house, police say

Another man ran from police and is still being sought, police said

TRENTON - A Trenton man was arrested and charged after he and another man were found taking copper pipes from an abandoned house, police said.

File photo of a Trenton Police vehicle (Michael Mancuso | The Times of Trenton) 

Rubin Williams, 31, was charged with burglary, theft, hindering and six outstanding warrants  Friday after police received a tip that two men were taking copper pipes from an empty house on the first block of West Street, Lt. Stephen Varn said.

Officers arrived at the house and found a bag with copper pipes sticking out of it at the back of the house. Both doors to the garage also were open. A man in a black hoodie ran out, and another was seen walking away from the garage in the opposite direction, Varn said.

One man, Williams, was caught. A K-9 unit was brought in to track the other man, who was never found, Varn said.

Williams' bail was set at $50,000, according to police records.