A Holbrook man was arrested in East Wareham and charged with receiving stolen property after police discovered  merchandise valued at more than $3,000 in the man’s vehicle, according to a statement released by Wareham Police.

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on July 20, patrol officer Kevin Reilly stopped a motor vehicle on Glen Charlie Road for failure to stay within marked lanes. The operator was identified as 23-year-old James Moran Jr., of Pine Street in Holbrook.

As Reilly approached the vehicle, he observed numerous metal items in the rear of the truck he was operating, according to the statement. After an investigation by officer Reilly, the metal items in the truck were found to belong to two businesses located on Cranberry Highway.

The metals items are described as pallet jacks, and an aluminum cart, belonging to Walmart well as plow blades, a man-hole cover, and brake rotors belonging to Pro Team Oil Change.

Moran was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, failure to stay within marked lanes, and two counts of receiving stolen property over $250. He was held overnight at the Wareham Police Station and was arraigned at Wareham District Court on July 20.

In other police news:

On Tuesday, July 19, police arrested a 34-year-old Buzzard Bay man on charges of breaking and entering into Cranberry Cottage Restaurant. Police responded to a building alarm set off at eatery at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Once on the scene, police observed Sandy Joseph Little, of 16 Holt Road, exiting the building through a basement window, according to a statement released by Wareham Police. Patrol officer Bryan Whalen then ordered the man to the ground and placed him under arrest, according to the release.

Little was transported to the station and charged with breaking and entering in the night time. Little was held overnight at the Wareham police station and was arraigned on July 20 at Wareham District court.