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Haledon Porch Pirate Found Hiding Behind Home After Walgreens Theft: Cops Haledon Porch Pirate Found Hiding Behind Home After Walgreens Theft: Cops
Haledon Porch Pirate Found Hiding Behind Home After Walgreens Theft: Cops A Paterson man was arrested after police say he stole packages from a Haledon home and shoplifted from a local Walgreens, authorities announced. Police received a report of a package theft from a residence on Post Street in Haledon on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at approximately 3:51 p.m., according to police. The caller reported that a white male with a goatee, wearing a black beanie hat, black jacket, black pants, and white sneakers, delivered packages from the property, Haledon Police Chief Angelo J. Daniele said. Officer Kris Duci was the initial responding officer and obtained a description of th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Armed Juvenile Stole Package: Glen Ridge Police Armed Juvenile Stole Package: Glen Ridge Police
Armed Juvenile Stole Package: Glen Ridge Police A package theft on Friday, May 9, led to the arrest of a juvenile armed with a handgun in Glen Ridge, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of a theft from a front porch on Ridgewood Avenue after the victim received a delivery notification only to find their package missing, Glen Ridge police said Surveillance footage showed three suspects dressed in black fleeing north on Ridgewood Avenue, police said. The suspects were spotted in Bloomfield where they were apprehended by Bloomfield police, officers said. One of the juveniles was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun c…

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by Sam Barron
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Feds Crush NY-NJ iPhone Heist Ring That Hijacked Tracking Data, Bribed Employees Feds Crush NY-NJ iPhone Heist Ring That Hijacked Tracking Data, Bribed Employees
Feds Crush Ny-nj iPhone Heist Ring That Hijacked Tracking Data, Bribed Employees Thirteen members of an international crime ring that stole thousands of iPhones and electronics from FedEx and other carriers across the U.S. have been charged in New Jersey, authorities announced. The network, which operated from the Bronx to the Dominican Republic, used hacked tracking data, bribed store employees, and organized package theft to steal millions of dollars worth of devices, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. The crew used computer scripts to scrape tracking data from FedEx and a major U.S. cellular provider, court documents say. Bribed retail employees (including some …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Porch Pirate Caught On Camera: Police Newark Porch Pirate Caught On Camera: Police
Newark Porch Pirate Caught On Camera: Police A porch pirate is on the lam in Newark after a package theft on Tuesday, Dec. 10, authorities said. At 11:34 a.m., a Ring doorbell camera captured the thief putting a package inside his black jacket before walking away from the home on Millington Ave,  Newark Public Safety Emanuel Miranda said. He was a Black man wearing a blue Nike sweater, black and grey pants, and black and white Nike Air-Max sneakers, Miranda said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Newark NJ Dept. Public Safety (@newarknjpublicsafety) Anyone with info…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Porch Pirates Busted In Central Jersey Package Theft Spree, Police Say Porch Pirates Busted In Central Jersey Package Theft Spree, Police Say
Porch Pirates Busted In Central Jersey Package Theft Spree, Police Say Two suspected porch pirates were caught in the act, following a series of package thefts in Highland Park, authorities said. The New Brunswick men were arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Highland Park Police Department said in a news release. Officers saw the unnamed duo stealing packages from homes on North Third Avenue and Highland Avenue. The first suspect, 40, was taken into custody on North Third Avenue. He was charged with third-degree theft by unlawful taking and resisting arrest by flight. The second suspect, 36, was arrested on Highland Avenue. He was charged with third…

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities
NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities A 31-year-old Irvington mas was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 8 with concocting a scheme to steal almost $2,500 in packages from a home in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 400 block of Burton Avenue on a report of a man attempting to intercept packages, Hasbrouck Heights police said. Ryan Rawls told officers he worked for a company that was a Verizon authorized dealer and worked in a division specializing in packages that had been delivered to the wrong address, police said. Police said his story was "well-rehearsed" and possessed …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police
Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Five would-be package thieves from separate crews were arrested in Wayne after plans to beat out their competition last week in Wayne went awry, authorities said. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a burglary in progress at a hoem on Ratzer Road around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, Wayne Police Capt. Dan Daly said. The caller said that two men were in his garage and one was in his backyard. He then said that the men fled and were in a black sedan on Kievit Road. The caller also told police that the suspect vehicle was a Honda. While responding officers found two black sedans on Kiev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Porch Pirate Busted In Wayne: Police Jersey City Porch Pirate Busted In Wayne: Police
Jersey City Porch Pirate Busted In Wayne: Police A 28-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 30, after he stole multiple packages from a residence in Wayne, authorities said. Officers responded to a home in the Heritage Manor neighborhood after a resident reported he observed on his home security camera a man, Cesar Moquete, taking packages from the front porch of his home soon after they were delivered, Wayne police said in a release. One of the packages contained multiple cell phones, police said. Officers observed Moquete's vehicle traveling east on Ratzer Road and conducted a traffic stop, where they…

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by Sam Barron