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Newark Man Followed Woman, Broke Into Car: Raritan PD

A 27-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Nov. 12, after he followed a woman and then broke into her car in May 2023 in Raritan, authorities said.

Raritan Borough Police

Raritan Borough Police

Photo Credit: Raritan Township Police Department via Facebook

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, officers responded to Janssen Pharmaceuticals for a burglary to a motor vehicle, Raritan police said. A woman reported her 2017 Kia Sportage had been broken and a tote bag containing $544 was missing, police said.

The woman had withdrawn money from a bank in Somerville and was followed to the pharmacy by Nicholas Florez-Sanchez, police said. Flores-Sanchez broke into her vehicle after she exited to go to work, police said.

Surveillance footage was used to identify Flores-Sanchez and he was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools and theft, police said.

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