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Thieves Wanted After Jewelry Stolen At Woodrow Wilson Service Area, State Police Say Thieves Wanted After Jewelry Stolen At Woodrow Wilson Service Area, State Police Say
Thieves Wanted After Jewelry Stolen At Woodrow Wilson Service Area, State Police Say Troopers were looking for three men suspected of stealing jewelry from a vehicle at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop in Mercer County, authorities said. State police shared three photos of the suspects in a Facebook post on Friday, Oct. 4. The burglary happened at the Woodrow Wilson Service Area in Hamilton Township at around 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30. Investigators said the men broke the vehicle window and removed two bags of jewelry before leaving the rest area. State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance in Identifying Men Wanted for Theft The New Jersey State Police is…

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by Chris Spiker
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Arrest Made In Car Break-Ins In South Jersey Arrest Made In Car Break-Ins In South Jersey
Arrest Made In Car Break-Ins In South Jersey A 25-year-old man from Camden has been arrested in connection with car break-ins in Burlington County, authorities said. In December, Evesham patrol officers responded to multiple residences on Raymond Avenue and Raymond Court to investigate overnight vehicle burglaries and thefts, police said. Evidence collected at the scene, by the Patrol Bureau, and extensive investigative work conducted by the Investigative Bureau identified a suspect, Markel Davis. On Jan. 7, Davis, who is currently incarcerated for an unrelated crime, was charged on a warrant for the crimes c…

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by Jon Craig
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Accused Serial Car Burglar Arrested By South Jersey Police Accused Serial Car Burglar Arrested By South Jersey Police
Accused Serial Car Burglar Arrested By South Jersey Police A 35-year-old man from Camden has been arrested in connection with multiple break-ins of vehicles, authorities said. On Tuesday, Nov. 22 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to Bluestone Circle for a vehicle burglary, police said.  Police received several additional calls for a report of a man burglarizing more vehicles. The suspect attempted to burglarize a total of five vehicles and successfully made entry into three unlocked vehicles, where the suspect was able to steal loose change, police said. Patrol Officers responded to the development and qu…

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Man Wanted For South Jersey Vehicle Break-Ins: Police Philadelphia Man Wanted For South Jersey Vehicle Break-Ins: Police
Philadelphia Man Wanted For South Jersey Vehicle Break-Ins: Police A 35-year-old fugitive from Philadelphia is wanted in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries in South Jersey, authorities said. During the early morning hours of Dec. 14, 2021 in the Sanctuary Development of Evesham, a suspect burglarized five vehicles and attempted to burglarize an additional five vehicles, local police said. But he allegedly moved on after determining the vehicles were locked, police said. The suspect stole items of value that were left inside the unlocked vehicles, they said. The Investigative Bureau obtained evidence that placed the suspect, Dus…

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by Jon Craig
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Brick Police Arrest Toms River Pair For Breaking Into Multiple Vehicles, Possessing Heroin Brick Police Arrest Toms River Pair For Breaking Into Multiple Vehicles, Possessing Heroin
Brick Police Arrest Toms River Pair For Breaking Into Multiple Vehicles, Possessing Heroin Two men accused of breaking into multiple parked vehicles have been arrested by police in Ocean County, authorities said. At about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Brick Patrol Officer Kyle Patrick, K-9 Officer Scott Smith, Ptl. Kyle Dudak and Ptl. John Sullivan were dispatched to Collins Court in the Green Briar section of the township for a motor vehicle burglary in progress, according to a department spokeswoman. A caller reported that there were two unknown subjects attempting to burglarize motor vehicles in the neighborhood, according to Ptl. Victoria Finelli.  The suspects reportedl…

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by Jon Craig
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BEWARE: Thief With Florida Plates Cleaned Out Jersey Shore Man's 2020 Audi BEWARE: Thief With Florida Plates Cleaned Out Jersey Shore Man's 2020 Audi
Beware: Thief With Florida Plates Cleaned Out Jersey Shore Man's 2020 Audi Police in Ocean County are warning residents to be on the lookout for a car burglar from out-of-state. On Monday at 9:17 p.m., Jackson police responded to a home on Bridgewater Court regarding a theft. A victim told Jackson Patrol Officer Andrew Brodzinski that he and his wife arrived home just after 9 p.m. and parked his 2020 Audi in the driveway. A short while later, the victim said he observed a white Porsche SUV with an unknown Florida license plate, parked at the end of his driveway, according to police. The victim went outside and observed a stranger standing next to his vehicl…

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by Jon Craig
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Bergen Sheriff's Officer, PalPark Police Nab Overnight East Bergen Burglary Suspects Bergen Sheriff's Officer, PalPark Police Nab Overnight East Bergen Burglary Suspects
Bergen Sheriff's Officer, PalPark Police Nab Overnight East Bergen Burglary Suspects A Bergen County sheriff’s officer helped Palisades Park police capture a pair of burglars who authorities said have been breaking into vehicles in East Bergen overnight. Sheriff’s Officer Michael Griffin was on patrol around 3 a.m. Saturday when he heard an alert and spotted borough resident Christopher Bueno, 22, and Dakota Cirelli, 19, of Elmwood Park on 10th Street. Griffin grabbed the two, who were arrested by borough police, said Capt. Anthony Muccio, the officer in charge of the department. Each was charged with four counts of attempted vehicle burglary and turned over to Cliffside P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sheriff: Paterson Man Nabbed After Stealing Same Vehicle Twice Sheriff: Paterson Man Nabbed After Stealing Same Vehicle Twice
Sheriff: Paterson Man Nabbed After Stealing Same Vehicle Twice Passaic County sheriff’s detectives busted an 18-year-old Paterson man who they said stole the same BMW 325 twice in a little over a week. The key, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said, was LoJack. Detectives were investigating the May 29 theft of the vehicle -- which was found unoccupied on May Street in Paterson -- when it was stolen again nine days later, the sheriff said. This time, the BMW was found in the 100 block of East 19th Street, he said. Combining information from LoJack with surveillance video from homes and businesses, Berdnik’s investigators identified Yulian Paulino-Rivera as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries
Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries Clifton police arrested three people in separate pre-dawn car burglaries. Officers on foot patrol amid a rash of thefts from vehicles in the Athenia neighborhood watched as Alissa Stella, 46, of Clifton “walked down a driveway on Marrion Street, entered an unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it” shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. They grabbed her as she walked away with some loose change, he said. Stella “struggled and attempted to pull away from the arresting officers as she was being handcuffed,” Anderson said. Police charged her with burglary, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Owners Made It Easy For Pair To Take Cash, Checks, Cellphones From Vehicles, Clifton PD Says Owners Made It Easy For Pair To Take Cash, Checks, Cellphones From Vehicles, Clifton PD Says
Owners Made It Easy For Pair To Take Cash, Checks, Cellphones From Vehicles, Clifton PD Says Clifton patrol officers captured two men and recovered a trove of valuables taken from at least eight vehicles that they said their owners had left unlocked. Among the items taken with little effort were cash, checks, cellular phones, a purse, power tools and a tablet, they said. Officers were responding to a report of a vehicle burglary on Clinton Avenue when they spotted Mauricio Mejia, 18, of Clifton and Christian Martinez, 19, of Passaic, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Seeing police, both ran behind a nearby commercial building, Bracken said. The officers quickly found and grabbed…

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by Jerry DeMarco