47°
At 9:22 a.m. a resident on Glenroy Road South witnessed a vehicle pull up to their mailbox and remove an envelope containing a check meant to be picked up by the mailman, Fairfield police said. The vehicle then drove up to a second mailbox and stole their mail, police said.
Police located the vehicle on Sand Road near Hollywood Avenue, officers said. Jonathan Rosario, a 35-year-old Miami resident, provided officers with a false name and his accomplice, Byron Cooper, a 30-year-old Georgia native, could not provide a consistent story as to why they were in the area, police said.
Officers discovered Cooper had a satchel containing checks and credit cards not in his name and placed the two under arrest, police said. The vehicle was towed to police headquarters, officers said.
Police searched their hotel room in Parsippany and found a check printer and blank checks, officers said.
Rosario was charged with conspiracy for identity theft, conspiracy for receiving stolen property, conspiracy for trafficking in personal identification of another, and theft. He was later released pending a court appearance.
Cooper was charged with hindering his own apprehension, receiving stolen property, forgery, identity theft, and theft by unlawful taking, police said. Cooper was also found to be a fugitive from Delaware, police said. He was transported to the Essex County Jail and is awaiting extradition, police said.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Essex and receive free news updates.
