Suspect In $6K Lowe’s Scanner Theft ID’d, Wanted By Hackettstown Police

Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man identified as the suspect in the theft of $6,000 worth of scanners from a back office at Lowe’s in Hackettstown.

Joshua J. Ascencio, 37, of the Bronx
Photo Credit: *Hackettstown Police via Facebook*

Valerie Musson

12/27/2021 9:24 a.m.

Joshua J. Ascencio, pictured above, is accused of stealing 4 Zebra MS9300 scanning receiving devices valued at $6,000 from an office at Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Mountain Avenue in Hackettstown around 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 16, local police said in a Monday release.

Ascencio, 37, then drove away in a white car, police said. His last known address was an apartment at 2840 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx.

Anyone with information about Ascencio’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Hackettstown Police Department at 908-852-3300 or TEXT-A-TIP: Text ‘TIP HACKPD’ followed by your message to 888-777.

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