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Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties
A man charged with pirating Christmas packages from porches in Yonkers was part of a crew that stole, altered and cashed $600,000 in checks mailed in Passaic, Morris, Essex and Somerset counties the past 10 months, federal authorities said Friday.
Claude Anthony Burnett, 23, who was captured by U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents, now faces charges that can bring way more serious consequences than package snatching.
Meanwhile, victims were left trying to sort out their finances.
From at least February of this year until just last month, Burnett and others fished envelopes containing chec…
NJ County Breakdown: 5,600 Residents Without Power 6 Days After Tropical Storm Isaias
Thousands of New Jersey residents were still without power Monday, six days after Tropical Storm Isaias hit the region.
As of 10:30 a.m., there were nearly 5,600 residents in the dark, according to utility company outage maps. Sunday night, there were approximately 20,900 outages across New Jersey, according to Gov. Phil Murphy.
Many residents who had power recently restored were waiting for internet service. Restoration times for those still without power were Monday and Tuesday nights.
Here's a list of outages per county, according to outage maps from JCP&L, PSE&G, Rockland &…
