They Came In Through The Bathroom Window: Are Pair Nabbed By Paramus PD Part Of Burglary Ring?

A pair of burglars who were captured by Paramus police after they were spotted on security cameras may be part of a group of South American nationals who’ve been breaking into the homes of Asian victims, authorities said.

Edwin Gaitan-Joya (left), Yubi Orjuel
Photo Credit: *PARAMUS PD*

Jerry DeMarco

12/12/2022 3:19 p.m.

The homeowner was out of state when his brother alerted police to what was happening at the Chelsea Street residence just off Midland Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.

Officers Slavko Bajovic and Officer Don Liu stopped the suspects’ 2013 Nissan Rogue before they could drive off, the chief said.

A New Jersey license plate had been placed over one from Mississippi, he said.

The driver, Edwin Gaitan-Joya, 40, and passenger, Yubi Orjuela, 47, were both wearing hoods, hats and surgical masks over their faces, Ehrenberg said.

They’d broken into the home through a bathroom window before ransacking several rooms, he said.

Police charged Gaitan-Joya and Orjuela – both from Jackson Heights, Queens -- with burglary and conspiracy.

They sent both to the Bergen County Jail, where they remained held on Monday pending first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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