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Orange Man Towed, Junked 13 Vehicles Using Bogus Insurance Papers In North Jersey, Police Say
A 34-year-old New Jersey man was charged with theft after having more than a dozen vehicles towed and junked using bogus insurance papers, authorities said.
Anthony Greene, of Orange, walked up to older model cars parked on Essex County streets and collected their vehicle identification numbers from Oct. 22, 2021, to Nov. 30, 2021, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
After receiving the information, he called tow companies to junk the cars and later put insurance on them, using the location of the theft as his home address, according to O'Hara.
When the tow truck drive…
