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Shoelace, Glue Traps: Fort Lee Detective, Officer Nab Postal Box Fishing Thieves Shoelace, Glue Traps: Fort Lee Detective, Officer Nab Postal Box Fishing Thieves
Shoelace, Glue Traps: Fort Lee Detective, Officer Nab Postal Box Fishing Thieves Fighting the growing trend of check thefts from postal boxes, Fort Lee police nabbed a Teaneck man and a companion who they said had collected a bundle with a shoelace and glue traps. Detective Dimitri Findanis and Officer Michael Kelly first spotted an illegally parked 2013 Nissan Altima near a drop box on 15th Street on Friday, Capt. Matthew Hintze said. They then saw Adrian Baucum, 19, of Teaneck standing nearby, Hintze said. Both recognized Baucum from previous incidents – he’s awaiting trial on a host of ID theft charges -- so they approached him and the Altima, the captain said. The…

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