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Saudi Arabian Stole School Bus From NJ, Busted In PA: Feds

A 24-year-old Saudi Arabian pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 14, to stealing a school bus from Livingston last year and transporting it across state lines, authorities said.

Bader Alzaharan

Bader Alzaharan

Photo Credit: Essex County Department of Corrections

In Jan. 2023, police in Livingston responded to a report of a break-in and during a search of a backpack at the home, found a Saudi Arabian passport with the name Bader Alzaharani, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said.

Two days later, a Livingston school bus was reported stolen from a parking lot across the street from the home where the break-in occurred, Sellinger said. Alzahrani was located in Stroudsburg, PA, and police recovered the keys to the stolen school bus, Sellinger said.

Alzaharani pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced next month, Sellinger said.

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