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On Thursday, Aug. 15 at 11:53 a.m., police responded to a BP gas station on Route 57 after a man, Leiner Mera, stole money from the cash register, Mansfield Township police said in a release. Video provided to officers showed Mera leaning over the counter and removing $135 from the lottery register, police said.
Mera was charged with theft, police said
On Monday, Aug. 28, Mera was busted again after he walked into Donaldson Farms, pushed an employee against the wall and removed $2,142 from the register, police said. Officers were notified Mera had been apprehended earlier that day from Hackettstown for another theft, police said.
After locating Mera, a foot pursuit ensued but he was apprehended and lodged at the Warren County Correctional Facility. He was charged with theft, resisting arrest and assault, police said
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