Trio Fences $150,000 Worth Of Stolen Copper Stolen In Elizabeth, Linden

A now-former manager and two accomplices stole more than $150,000 worth of copper from a hardware manufacturer and sold it in Elizabeth and Linden, authorities said.

lvaro Baca, Dimitris M. Hatsis, Eliseo Adorno
Photo Credit: *MUGSHOTS: Courtesy CLOSTER PD*

Jerry DeMarco

05/09/2019 12:07 p.m.

Detectives charged Alvaro Baca of Roselle, Dimitris M. Hatsis of Norwalk, CT, both 27, and Eliseo Adorno, 47, of Nyack with theft and conspiracy.

A three-month probe leading to their arrests began after a manager at Elgen/Capital Hardware Inc. in the Bergen County town of Closter reported large quantities of copper missing from the business, police there said Thursday.

Baca, who worked as a shipping manager, “was able to manipulate the computer system to order large amounts of copper and intercept them upon arriving at the business,” Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello said.

“After concealing the copper in the warehouse, Baca conspired with another employee, Adorno, and an outside truck driver, Hatsis, to remove the copper and sell it in Elizabeth and Linden,” Aiello said.

All were released pending first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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