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Paterson Trio Caught Driving Car Stolen From Washington State In Fairfield: Police

Three Paterson residents were arrested for driving a stolen car in Fairfield on the early morning of Monday, May 20, authorities said.

L to R: Amer Mousa, Laith Husain, Jalal Khalaifah

L to R: Amer Mousa, Laith Husain, Jalal Khalaifah

Photo Credit: Essex County Department of Corrections

At 3:50 a.m., officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering town, Fairfield police said in a release. The vehicle, a yellow box truck with an Indiana license plate, had been stolen out of the State of Washington, police said. 

Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of a La Quinta Hotel on Two Bridges Road, police said. The vehicle was unoccupied but police located Amer Mousa, 23, Laith Husain, 25 and Jalal Khalaifah, 24 inside the hotel lobby, officers said. The trio had been in the vehicle when it arrived at the hotel and they were placed under arrest, police said.

The three were charged with receiving stolen property and transported to the Essex County Jail pending a court appearance, police said.

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