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Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police
Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police Two New York City men who were caught stealing $300,000 worth of checks overnight from mailboxes in Upper Saddle River tossed some of them out the window while being pursued by police, authorities said. Officer Jake Chiavelli pulled up on the pair’s Subaru Crosstrek in response to a 1:30 a.m. call of a mail theft in the northwest part of town near the Rockland County border, Police Capt. Edward Kane said. It sped off as both occupants “threw articles of mail out the car windows,” he said. The suspects stopped on East Crescent Avenue in Mahwah, as township and Ramsey police converged on the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Nearly Stolen From Morris County Driveway Before Suspect Flees In Audi, Police Say Car Nearly Stolen From Morris County Driveway Before Suspect Flees In Audi, Police Say
Car Nearly Stolen From Morris County Driveway Before Suspect Flees In Audi, Police Say A suspect fled in an Audi after trying and failing to steal a car from a driveway in Morris County Wednesday evening, authorities said. The suspect attempted to steal the vehicle from a driveway on Robert Drive in Chatham Township around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, local police said. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the suspect fled in a white Audi, authorities said. “Please remember to always lock your vehicle and remove all valuables and Key FOBS,” said Chatham Township police. Suspicious activity should be reported to CTPD at 973-377-0100.

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by Valerie Musson
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Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks
Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks A repeat offender caught driving a stolen ambulance last year was arrested by Wayne police after he broke into a Starbucks on Route 23 overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Officers Kevin MacDonald, Michael Sweeney and Trevor Costabile found Jonathan Roman, 35, hiding in a storeroom after responding to a burglar alarm at the Willowbrook Mall-area café shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Roman, of Paterson, had stashed more than $500 that he’d stolen from shop registers in a refrigerator, Daly said. An alarm company representative told police a burglar was seen o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car
Warren County Car Thieves Crash Stolen Vehicle, Flee In Getaway Car Authorities are seeking information related to an attempted vehicle theft from a driveway in Mansfield Township over the weekend. An unknown number of suspects entered a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Rockport Road on Sunday, July 26 around 1:40 a.m., township police said in a release. While trying to leave the area, the thieves crashed the car into a tree then got in another vehicle and took off eastbound on Route 46 through Hackettstown and Mount Olive, police said. A Mount Bethel Road resident said their vehicle had been entered on the same night; however, nothing was repor…

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by Valerie Musson