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Busted! PIP Police: Burglar Takes Boats For Spin, Goes For Hudson River Swim, Swipes Cooler

A burglar broke into several boats docked near the George Washington Bridge, took a couple for a joy ride, went for a swim in the Hudson River, then swiped an expensive cooler as he left early Wednesday, said Palisades Interstate Parkway police who caught him soon after.

Jason A. Pinilla

Jason A. Pinilla

Photo Credit: MUGSHOT
Englewood Marina

Englewood Marina

Photo Credit: JM Englewood Marina

A witness told responding officers that the intruder pulled up to the Englewood Marina in Englewood Cliffs in a silver or gray-colored vehicle around 6:45 a.m. and began entering boats, PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said.

He “took a couple boats for a joy ride and is even believed to have taken a quick dip in the river,” Walter said.

He smoked a few cigarettes, tossing the butts into one of the boats, the sergeant said.

Then he hauled off a YETI cooler with a Coor’s beer logo imprinted on the side, the witness told police.

Armed with an image of the suspect, PIP police detectives identified and arrested 19-year-old Jason A. Pinilla of Englewood.

They charged him with theft, burglary, criminal trespassing and criminal mischief, then released him pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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