NASHUA – A city man already familiar with police stations allegedly tried to break into one, as 33-year-old Robert Ngari stands accused of removing a window frame and screen at a Nashua substation.

Ngari, known to law enforcement officers and court officials for his frequent arrests and court appearances, was back in front of a judge Monday, this time for allegedly scoping out the substation – with plans, according to prosecutors, to enter.

Ngari, whose current address is unknown, was arrested shortly before noon on Saturday, albeit not without attempting to elude the officers, according to police Prosecutor Jonathan Lehto.

His alleged attempt to flee on foot resulted in a charge of resisting arrest, one of two Class A misdemeanors with which he is charged. The other, criminal mischief, stems from accusations Ngari damaged a window area of the 11 Railroad Square substation by allegedly removing a window frame and a screen.

He also faces a violation level offense of loitering, which alleges he had been hanging around “examining the window” before allegedly trying to break in.

“The court is very familiar with Mr. Ngari,” Lehto told Judge Elizabeth Leonard, who presided over Ngari’s Monday morning arraignment, which took place in Nashua district court via video conference from Valley Street jail.

Ngari has accumulated at least nine arrests so far this year, Lehto told the judge. He asked Leonard to continue Ngari’s $500 cash only bail, calling it “appropriate” given Ngari’s history of arrests and alleged failure to abide by court orders.

Asked if he wanted to address the court, Ngari was difficult to understand, at one point seeming to ask the judge about being released on bail so he could enter a treatment program.

Leonard told Ngari she was granting the prosecutor’s request to continue his $500 cash only bail. Noting that Ngari is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing Thursday regarding a previous set of charges, Leonard said the new charges can be addressed at that hearing.

Dean Shalhoup can be reached at 594-1256, dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com or @Telegraph_DeanS.