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Heartless: 19 Catalytic Converters Swiped From Vehicles Serving Bergen Seniors, Disabled, More
A pair of heartless thieves from Pennsylvania stole 19 catalytic converters from a lot off Route 17 packed with vehicles used to help seniors, the disabled and frail Bergen County residents get around, authorities said.
Detectives grabbed one of them – identified as Noe Gabriel Hernandez, 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The other, Juan Rosario, 25, was being sought, he said on Tuesday, June 27.
The unemployed thieves swiped 17 of the devices from county-owned vehicles parked in the Division of Community Transportation lot on Essex Street in Lodi on March 20, the prosecutor …
Serial Car Burglar Busted In Bayonne: Police
A 55-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with breaking into five vehicles in the city over the course of 10 days, authorities said.
Jose Quinones was taken into custody on Friday, June 9 on 25th Street and Avenue E for the burglaries committed between Thursday, May 25 and Sunday, June 4. Police had been attempting to locate him for five days.
On the afternoon of May 25, Quinones took items from a parked vehicle on West 23rd St, police said. On Monday, May 29, Quinones struck twice, breaking into vehicles on East and West 44th Street, police said.
On June 4, officers in the area o…
Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More
Three Colombian nationals remain in federal custody and a fourth has already been deported after the government said they stole jewelry, a Rolex, an antique rifle, furs and cash in a home burglary in Union County.
The quartet also took a stamp collection, luxury bags and more after breaking into the Cranford home shortly before 5 p.m. last Nov. 30, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
They then loaded the valuables into a red Honda Accord that they'd driven there, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says.
Sellinger, who put the total value of the loss at more than …
Homeless Burglar Throws Rock Through Back Window, Finds Elmwood Park Resident Home: Police
A homeless career criminal who threw a rock through the back door of an Elmwood Park residence during an attempted burglary didn't realize someone was home, authorities said.
The homeowner was headed to work moments earlier when she spotted Tyler Demouth, 26, lurking around the neighborhood shortly before 9 a.m. Friday, June 2, Police Chief Michael Foligno said.
"She got a good look at him before she drove off," the chief said.
Soon after, police got a call from her adult son.
Demouth had thrown a large rock through the back door, shattering the glass, Foligno said.
Discovering the resi…
