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Bayonne Police car.

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BAYONNE -- A 56-year-old city man has been accused of shoplifting, urinating in public and then shaking his exposed private parts in front of a store clerk, police said yesterday.

At 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, James Noonan of Broadway attempted to steal items from a liquor store at 816 Broadway but was stopped by an employee, according to police.

Noonan then left the store, knocking over glass bottles on his way out and causing one of them to break, before proceeding to a QuickChek at 822 Broadway, police said.

There, he shoplifted $239 worth of items, left the store and urinated in public on a fence, according to police.

Police said Noonan then turned toward a store clerk who had followed him outside and "shook" his exposed private parts in her view.

Noonan has been charged with criminal mischief, lewdness and two counts of shoplifting.

He was taken to the Hudson County jail in Kearny on a $15,000 bail with a 10 percent option, police said.

Jonathan Lin may be reached at jlin@jjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @jlin_jj.