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Alert Officer, Diligent Detectives Stop Prospect Park Car Burglary Spree, Valuables Returned
A string of pre-dawn Prospect Park vehicle burglaries ended when a rookie police officer nabbed a Paterson man in the act, authorities said.
Officer Yeisy Reyes Jr. was on patrol when he spotted Wesley Bethea, 51, testing car-door handles in the area of Hopper Street and Brown Avenue shortly before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Capt. Ammen Matari said.
A security alarm on one of the vehicles began blaring, sending Bethea running, Matari said.
Joined by Sgt. Amy Perlmutter and Officer Jawad Hataf, Reyes took Bethea into custody.
They found him carrying a flashlight and some stolen property, the capta…
