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Serial Car Burglar Thwarted, Arrested In Verona: Police

An attempted car burglary by a serial thief was stopped in Verona during the overnight hours of Friday, July 26, authorities said.

Hamzah Williams

Hamzah Williams

Photo Credit: Essex County Department of Corrections

At 3:02 a.m., officers were on patrol when they noticed an interior light on in a driveway on Woodland Avenue, Verona police said in a release. As police approached the vehicle, they observed Hamzah Williams, a 21-year-old Anvel resident inside the front passenger seat, officers said.

Williams had previously been arrested by police in 2022 for burglarizing 34 vehicles over a 4-day span, officers said. 

He was charged with burglary and issued a summons for a September court date, police said.

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