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Norwalk Trucker Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper
A trucker from Norwalk conspired with two accomplices to steal more than $150,000 worth of copper from a hardware manufacturer in New Jersey, authorities charged.
Police arrested the trio after a manager at Elgen/Capital Hardware Inc. in the Bergen County town of Closter reported large quantities of copper missing from the business.
Eliseo Adorno, 47, worked with Alvaro Baca, 27, of Roselle, New Jersey, who was the company's shipping manager, and trucker Dimitris M. Hatsis, also 27, of Norwalk, to steal the metal, authorities said.
Baca “was able to manipulate the computer system to order …