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Attempted Theft

New Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
Thief Breaks Into Rutgers Dorm Rooms To Steal From Sleeping Students, Police Say Thief Breaks Into Rutgers Dorm Rooms To Steal From Sleeping Students, Police Say
Thief Breaks Into Rutgers Dorm Rooms To Steal From Sleeping Students, Police Say Rutgers University police were investigating two attempted burglaries in a dorm on the New Brunswick campus, authorities said. The burglary attempts happened inside Clothier Residence Hall between 4 and 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, campus police said in a Facebook post. The dorm is at 590 George Street on the College Avenue campus. The first witness reported seeing the suspect try to steal a valuable item from the witness's sleeping roommate. The suspect returned the item when the witness confronted him and the would-be thief left. A victim in another room then reported the suspect…

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by Chris Spiker
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Assaulted, Attempted Robbery In Road Rage Incident: Newark PD Man Assaulted, Attempted Robbery In Road Rage Incident: Newark PD
Man Assaulted, Attempted Robbery In Road Rage Incident: Newark PD Police are looking for two people after a man was assaulted during a road rage incident in Newark on Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. At 4:50 p.m., a man exited his vehicle at Clinton Avenue and Bergen Street and accused the victim of hitting his car,  Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim got out of his truck to look at damage and when he didn't see any,  the man and a passenger in his vehicle assaulted the victim, punching and kicking him, Fragé said. While on the ground, the passenger attempted to take the victim’s wallet but was unsucces…

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by Sam Barron
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
Duo Tries Stealing From Gas Station ATM In Bedford Before Fleeing Into Woods: Police Duo Tries Stealing From Gas Station ATM In Bedford Before Fleeing Into Woods: Police
Duo Tries Stealing From Gas Station ATM In Bedford Before Fleeing Into Woods: Police A 32-year-old Hudson Valley man was apprehended after trying to break into an ATM at a Northern Westchester gas station and fleeing into the woods with his accomplice who remains at large, police said.  The attempted theft happened on Thursday, Sept. 19 around 3:15 a.m., when a Bedford resident reported seeing two suspects trying to break into the ATM at a Mobil gas station at 193 Pound Ridge Rd. (Route 172) in Bedford Village.  According to Bedford Police, arriving patrol officers saw one man in the thick woods behind the business and apprehended him. The second suspect fled deep…

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by Ben Crnic
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Attempts To Steal From Long Island Saks Fifth Avenue, Police Say Know Him? Man Attempts To Steal From Long Island Saks Fifth Avenue, Police Say
Know Him? Man Attempts To Steal From Long Island Saks Fifth Avenue, Police Say Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly threatened a store employee and attempted to steal clothing. The incident occurred on Monday, Nov. 13, in Huntington Station at the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Walt Whitman Road. Police said the man attempted to steal the clothing and was stopped by a store employee whom he threatened with a knife. The man then dropped the clothing and fled in a black Nissan Sentra, police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Anyone with information c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
9 Charged As Police Thwart Burglary Attempt Totaling Nearly $500K At Rt. 46 Motorsports Store 9 Charged As Police Thwart Burglary Attempt Totaling Nearly $500K At Rt. 46 Motorsports Store
9 Charged As Police Thwart Burglary Attempt Totaling Nearly $500K At Rt. 46 Motorsports Store Authorities thwarted an early morning burglary at a Morris County power sports store on Friday, Sept. 8, resulting in a slew of charges for nine and preventing nearly half a million dollars in losses. Roxbury Police responded to an unwanted persons report at Ledgewood Power Sports on Rt. 46 east in Ledgewood just after 4:10 a.m., the department said. Officers found nine people in a fenced-in area containing ATVs and UTVs. Five were taken into custody immediately, while the others fled and were later found in a wooded area behind the business with help from the Morris County Sheriff’s Office…

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by Valerie Musson
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Four Burglary Suspects Arrested During Central Jersey Break-In: Police Four Burglary Suspects Arrested During Central Jersey Break-In: Police
Four Burglary Suspects Arrested During Central Jersey Break-In: Police Four burglary suspects were arrested after South Brunswick police responded to a break-in at a business, authorities said. Police said the following men were charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, attempted theft and criminal mischief.: Rolando Espinosa Cardenas, 50, of North Bergen; Pedro Hernandez-Santana, 22, of Union; Joshua Morales, 21, of Newark; and  Janier Poueriet, 22, of Newark. On May 4, at 9:30 p.m., South Brunswick police  received a call from a local business owner who was reporting that four individuals were attempting to break into a shipping contain…

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by Jon Craig
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van
Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van Police have arrested two young men from Waldorf on charges relating to attempted carjacking after assaulting a boy at a Montgomery County movie theater, authorities say. Marc Anthony Dacenay, Jr. 21, and Marquie Antonio Dacenay, 20, are accused of assaulting a juvenile boy inside of the Regal Majestic movie theater in the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16, according to a Montgomery County Department of Police spokesperson. The victim was reportedly sitting inside the lobby of the theater when he was approached by one of the suspects, who allegedly punched him…

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by Annie DeVoe
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Report Of Suspects Attempting To Steal Used Cooking Oil In Darien Police Investigate Report Of Suspects Attempting To Steal Used Cooking Oil In Darien
Police Investigate Report Of Suspects Attempting To Steal Used Cooking Oil In Darien Police in Fairfield County responded to a report of two suspects attempting to steal used cooking oil. An officer responded to 4 Ledge Road in Darien at about 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, after receiving a report about the attempted theft, the Darien Police Department reported on Thursday, Nov. 10. Police reported that the complainant said he saw a blue van back into the parking lot near his dumpsters, and he confronted the two suspects. The suspects reportedly said they were picking up the used cooking oil barrels for "Patriot," which is not the company for the oil, authorities said.  …

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by Nicole Valinote
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Homeowner Scares Off Men Moments Before Grand Theft Auto, Colonial Regional Police Say Homeowner Scares Off Men Moments Before Grand Theft Auto, Colonial Regional Police Say
Homeowner Scares Off Men Moments Before Grand Theft Auto, Colonial Regional Police Say Two men were moments away from stealing a vehicle when a Lehigh Valley homeowner caught them in the act and scared them off, police say. Officers responded to the attempted theft report on the 1800 block of Mark Twain Circle in Bethlehem around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, Colonial Regional Police said. Upon arrival, officers were told that the homeowner confronted two men attempting to steal a vehicle when they ran away. The men were described only as wearing dark clothing but were allegedly seen rummaging through several other unlocked vehicles in the area since the incident, police said. …

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by Valerie Musson
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
$10K Reward Offered To Identify Maryland Chick-fil-A Purse Snatcher $10K Reward Offered To Identify Maryland Chick-fil-A Purse Snatcher
$10K Reward Offered To Identify Maryland Chick-fil-A Purse Snatcher Police are attempting to identify a suspect who attempted to steal a victim's purse inside of a Montgomery County Chick-fil-A back in March, authorities say. The suspect reportedly walked into the restaurant on Saturday, March 26 around 8 a.m., and snatched the victim's purse and ran off, according to Montgomery County police. The victim chased the suspect and was able to retrieve the purse, causing the suspect to flee the scene.  Police are asking for help identifying this suspectMontgomery County Police The suspect is described as a black individual with an unclear gender who is appr…

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by Annie DeVoe
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police
Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police Two New York City men who were caught stealing $300,000 worth of checks overnight from mailboxes in Upper Saddle River tossed some of them out the window while being pursued by police, authorities said. Officer Jake Chiavelli pulled up on the pair’s Subaru Crosstrek in response to a 1:30 a.m. call of a mail theft in the northwest part of town near the Rockland County border, Police Capt. Edward Kane said. It sped off as both occupants “threw articles of mail out the car windows,” he said. The suspects stopped on East Crescent Avenue in Mahwah, as township and Ramsey police converged on the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Footage Released In Effort To Identify Suspect In Germantown Theft, Police Say Footage Released In Effort To Identify Suspect In Germantown Theft, Police Say
Footage Released In Effort To Identify Suspect In Germantown Theft, Police Say Footage of a suspect who broke into a vehicle and stole a wallet in Germantown last May has been released in an effort to help identify him, authorities say. The suspect broke the rear passenger window to access a wallet that was inside of the vehicle on the 12500 block of Great Park Circle in the overnight hours of May 13, Montgomery County Police say. The suspect then attempted to use the bank cards from the wallet to withdraw money from an ATM, but the requests for funds were declined.  Anyone with information regarding this suspect is asked to call the 5th District Patrol Investig…

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by Annie DeVoe
Albany, NY
Police & Fire
Video Shows Capital District Gunman Firing Through Victim’s Window Video Shows Capital District Gunman Firing Through Victim’s Window
Video Shows Capital District Gunman Firing Through Victim’s Window A 60-year-old woman who was shot inside her Albany home was shot through a window and it was all caught on video. Albany Police provided new details Wednesday, May 11, surrounding the shooting that occurred at a home on Partridge Street near Madison Avenue a day prior.  Investigators said the victim was standing inside her home at around 4:45 a.m. when an unknown man who was on the front porch opened fire through a front window. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to her abdomen, but survived, police said. She was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where she remains in stable condit…

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by Michael Mashburn
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Nearly Stolen From Morris County Driveway Before Suspect Flees In Audi, Police Say Car Nearly Stolen From Morris County Driveway Before Suspect Flees In Audi, Police Say
Car Nearly Stolen From Morris County Driveway Before Suspect Flees In Audi, Police Say A suspect fled in an Audi after trying and failing to steal a car from a driveway in Morris County Wednesday evening, authorities said. The suspect attempted to steal the vehicle from a driveway on Robert Drive in Chatham Township around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, local police said. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the suspect fled in a white Audi, authorities said. “Please remember to always lock your vehicle and remove all valuables and Key FOBS,” said Chatham Township police. Suspicious activity should be reported to CTPD at 973-377-0100.

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by Valerie Musson
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Thieving Shopper Tries Stabbing Annapolis Grocery Store Worker: Police Thieving Shopper Tries Stabbing Annapolis Grocery Store Worker: Police
Thieving Shopper Tries Stabbing Annapolis Grocery Store Worker: Police Authorities in Annapolis are seeking the assailant who tried stabbing a grocery store employee attempting to step them from stealing Thursday, Feb. 24, they said. The two were engaged in a struggle with the shopper took out a box cutter and tried stabbing the employee at Giant grocery store on Forest Drive around 6:45 p.m., Anne Arundel County police said. The employee was able to free himself and the suspect fled. Officers searched for the suspect but were unable to locate him.  The victim did not report any injuries. Southern District detectives are investigating and ask anyone…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Central PA Couple Wanted For Hitting Gas Station Clerk: Police Central PA Couple Wanted For Hitting Gas Station Clerk: Police
Central PA Couple Wanted For Hitting Gas Station Clerk: Police A man and a woman are wanted by police in connection with an attempted theft where a gas station clerk was hurt, according to a release by police. The pair attempted to leave without paying after their credit card was declined at Carroll Fuel Mart located along North Hanover Street in Carlisle on Jan. 3, according to Carlisle police. When their card was declined they lashed out at the clerk and the woman supposedly hit the employee, according to the release. The pair fled the scene on foot, although it remains unclear if they left with the items they attempted to purchase, according to…

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by Jillian Pikora
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Repeat Tire Thief Busted At Berks Car Dealership, Police Say Repeat Tire Thief Busted At Berks Car Dealership, Police Say
Repeat Tire Thief Busted At Berks Car Dealership, Police Say A Berks County man isn't exactly having a Goodyear.  Theodore J. Puc Jr., 41, was in the middle of removing tires from an Audi at the Audi/Volkswagen car dealership in Leesport on Aug. 22 when officers spotted him, according to the Bern Township Police Department. While questioning Puc, of Shillington, officers discovered he had recently been fired for stealing tires, police said. During a search of his car, officers discovered more stolen tires, they said. The tires in his car were reportedly taken from an on-site storage facility where they were kept pending sale. Puc was cha…

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by Nicole Acosta
Paterson, NJ
News
Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks
Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks A repeat offender caught driving a stolen ambulance last year was arrested by Wayne police after he broke into a Starbucks on Route 23 overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Officers Kevin MacDonald, Michael Sweeney and Trevor Costabile found Jonathan Roman, 35, hiding in a storeroom after responding to a burglar alarm at the Willowbrook Mall-area café shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Roman, of Paterson, had stashed more than $500 that he’d stolen from shop registers in a refrigerator, Daly said. An alarm company representative told police a burglar was seen o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Northampton Police Seek ID For Pair Who Tried To Steal $5K In Home Depot Items, Fled KNOW THEM? Northampton Police Seek ID For Pair Who Tried To Steal $5K In Home Depot Items, Fled
Know Them? Northampton Police Seek ID For Pair Who Tried To Steal $5K In Home Depot Items, Fled Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying the men they say tried to steal $5,000 worth of merchandise from Home Depot. The men pictured above filled up a trash can with “high-value electrical items” at Home Depot on Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem around 3 p.m. on March 31, township police said on Facebook. The men then left the store and drove away when confronted by the loss prevention team, leaving the items behind, police said. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects is asked to contact Inv. Fox at 610-419-9646 or email efox@bethlehemtwp.com.

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank
Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank Police in Hunterdon County are searching for clues after four suspects were caught on surveillance footage attempting to steal an ATM from the drive-thru lane of a Chase Bank using a stolen pickup truck early Monday morning. Officers responding to the attempted theft at Chase Bank at 318 Rt. 31 in Flemington found an unoccupied pickup truck next to the machine in the drive-thru lane shortly before 2:30 a.m., Raritan Township police said. The truck was later found to be stolen, police said. The suspects were caught on surveillance footage running from the scene before police arrived, author…

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by Valerie Musson
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief On Long Island Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief On Long Island
Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief On Long Island An attempted car thief on Long Island is facing additional charges after injuring three police officers who witnessed him breaking into a vehicle, police said.  Officers responded at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 to a report of a suspicious man looking into vehicles at an East Meadow Starbucks on Hempstead Turnpike, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Upon their arrival, officers said they witnessed Gregory Hooks of Cambria Heights, 29, exiting a white Jeep with its car alarm blaring. Police said that Hooks verbally threatened officers who approached him and refused …

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by Christina Coulter
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car
Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Authorities are seeking information related to an attempted vehicle theft from a driveway in Mansfield Township over the weekend. An unknown number of suspects entered a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Rockport Road on Sunday, July 26 around 1:40 a.m., township police said in a release. While trying to leave the area, the thieves crashed the car into a tree then got in another vehicle and took off eastbound on Route 46 through Hackettstown and Mount Olive, police said. A Mount Bethel Road resident said their vehicle had been entered on the same night; however, nothing was repor…

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by Valerie Musson
Lewisboro, NY
Police & Fire
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Attempting To Steal $3K With Fraudulent Check Know Her? Woman Wanted For Attempting To Steal $3K With Fraudulent Check
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Attempting To Steal $3K With Fraudulent Check Do you know her? New York State Police investigators are asking the public's help in locating a woman wanted in the area. State Police from the Dover Plains barracks are investigating the attempted theft of more than $3,000 through the use of a fraudulent check at the Key Bank in Pawling. If anyone has information regarding the possible identity or location of the woman shown in the photos above, they are asked to please contact Investigator Zittel, of SP Dover Plains, at (845) 677-7300. Please reference case# 9389916. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below.

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by Joe Lombardi
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Man Caught On Camera Attempting To Steal Cart At Sterling Farms Golf Course Man Caught On Camera Attempting To Steal Cart At Sterling Farms Golf Course
Man Caught On Camera Attempting To Steal Cart At Sterling Farms Golf Course Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they continue their search for a suspect who was caught on surveillance video unsuccessfully attempting to steal a golf cart from the Sterling Farms Golf Course in Stamford. Investigators from the Stamford Police Department released video of the suspect on Friday, who attempted to steal the golf cart by hitching it to the back of his pick up truck shortly before 10:30 p.m. on March 16 at the golf course. In the video, the white male suspect can be seen pulling his Ford F150 up near the golf cart, which was parked overnight. After unsuccessfully …

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by Zak Failla