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Porch Pirates Busted In Central Jersey Package Theft Spree, Police Say Porch Pirates Busted In Central Jersey Package Theft Spree, Police Say
Porch Pirates Busted In Central Jersey Package Theft Spree, Police Say Two suspected porch pirates were caught in the act, following a series of package thefts in Highland Park, authorities said. The New Brunswick men were arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Highland Park Police Department said in a news release. Officers saw the unnamed duo stealing packages from homes on North Third Avenue and Highland Avenue. The first suspect, 40, was taken into custody on North Third Avenue. He was charged with third-degree theft by unlawful taking and resisting arrest by flight. The second suspect, 36, was arrested on Highland Avenue. He was charged with third…

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities
NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities A 31-year-old Irvington mas was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 8 with concocting a scheme to steal almost $2,500 in packages from a home in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 400 block of Burton Avenue on a report of a man attempting to intercept packages, Hasbrouck Heights police said. Ryan Rawls told officers he worked for a company that was a Verizon authorized dealer and worked in a division specializing in packages that had been delivered to the wrong address, police said. Police said his story was "well-rehearsed" and possessed …

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by Sam Barron
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Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police
Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Five would-be package thieves from separate crews were arrested in Wayne after plans to beat out their competition last week in Wayne went awry, authorities said. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a burglary in progress at a hoem on Ratzer Road around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, Wayne Police Capt. Dan Daly said. The caller said that two men were in his garage and one was in his backyard. He then said that the men fled and were in a black sedan on Kievit Road. The caller also told police that the suspect vehicle was a Honda. While responding officers found two black sedans on Kiev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Porch Pirate Busted In Wayne: Police Jersey City Porch Pirate Busted In Wayne: Police
Jersey City Porch Pirate Busted In Wayne: Police A 28-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 30, after he stole multiple packages from a residence in Wayne, authorities said. Officers responded to a home in the Heritage Manor neighborhood after a resident reported he observed on his home security camera a man, Cesar Moquete, taking packages from the front porch of his home soon after they were delivered, Wayne police said in a release. One of the packages contained multiple cell phones, police said. Officers observed Moquete's vehicle traveling east on Ratzer Road and conducted a traffic stop, where they…

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by Sam Barron