Police: Former Lyndhurst Apartment Tenant From Hudson Returns As 'Porch' Pirate

A former Lyndhurst resident from Hudson County returned to swipe packages delivered to several tenants at his old apartment complex, said authorities who arrested him.

Juan Cuartas / The Winston Apartments, Lyndhurst
Photo Credit: *LPD (inset)/Googlemaps*

Jerry DeMarco

07/25/2020 10:30 a.m.

Juan Cuartas, 42, of West New York, confessed to stealing packages as far back as April – and most recently in June – from the mail room at the Winston apartments on Chubb Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said Friday.

Nearly $1,000 worth of stolen items included a laptop and several pair of pricey name-brand sneakers, Auteri said.

Detective Geoff Rejent identified and located Cuartas – who still has family at the Winston -- assisted by fellow Detectives Anthony Alexander and Chris Cuneo and Officer Thomas Seickendick, Auteri said.

Curtas was charged with several counts of theft and was released pending a court hearing.

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