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Closter PD: Manager, Accomplices Steal $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer

A now-former manager and two accomplices stole more than $150,000 worth of copper from a Closter hardware manufacturer and then sold it out of county, authorities said.

lvaro Baca, Dimitris M. Hatsis, Eliseo Adorno

lvaro Baca, Dimitris M. Hatsis, Eliseo Adorno

Photo Credit: MUGSHOTS: Courtesy CLOSTER PD

Closter detectives charged Alvaro Baca of Roselle, Dimitris M. Hatsis of Norwalk, CT, both 27, and Eliseo Adorno, 47, of Nyack with theft and conspiracy, Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello said Thursday.

A three-month probe leading to their arrests began after a manager at Elgen/Capital Hardware Inc. reported large quantities of copper missing from the business, Aiello said.

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,” the sergeant 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.”

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

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