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Feds: Yonkers Porch Pirate, Pals Stole $600,000 In Checks From Mail In Four NJ Counties
A man charged with pirating Christmas packages from porches in Yonkers was part of a crew that stole, altered and cashed $600,000 in checks mailed in Passaic, Morris, Essex and Somerset counties the past 10 months, federal authorities said Friday.
Claude Anthony Burnett, 23, who was captured by U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents, now faces charges that can bring way more serious consequences than package snatching.
Meanwhile, victims were left trying to sort out their finances.
From at least February of this year until just last month, Burnett and others fished envelopes containing chec…
Seen HIM? Jersey City Package Thief Pried His Way Into 3 Hoboken Buildings, Police Say
Hoboken police have issued three warrants for the arrest of an accused Jersey City burglar.
Luis Medina, 40, used a tool to force his way into the lobby of three residential buildings then, pried open the door a room where packages were kept, police said. Medina then opened several packages, removed their contents and put them into a bag he brought with him, authorities said.
The incidents happened on:
June 06, around 3:51 a.m., 12th and Clinton Street
June 15, around 6:40 AM, 10th and Madison Street
June 19, around 3 a.m., 6th and Adams Street
Medina is wanted on charges of burglary…
