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Vehicle Theft
Police & Fire
Kids Stole Cars After Removing Ankle Monitors: Egg Harbor Township PD
Three Atlantic City kids were arrested on Monday, Jan. 13, after they stole multiple vehicles in Egg Harbor Township and the surrounding area, authorities said. At 10:20 a.m., officers responded to Heathercroft Condos after a vehicle was stolen from the area early that morning and the suspects were back on scene looking to steal another car, Egg Harbor Township police said. A civilian confronted the three suspects who fled westbound toward Penny Point Park Apartments and then across Fire Road in the area of Hingston Avenue, police said. Officers later located the suspects, who ran into the…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Stole Cash, Items From About 12 Vehicles: Police
A Cape May Court House man was accused of stealing from about a dozen vehicles, authorities said. William Colbourne, 52, was arrested in the case, the Middle Township Police Department said in a news release. He was charged after about 12 vehicle burglaries were reported in Cape May Court House between Saturday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 9. Investigators said the burglaries happened at night and in the early morning. Cash and personal items were stolen from the vehicles. Colbourne was identified as the suspect after he was spotted early in the morning on Monday, Sept. 9. Officers took him…
Police & Fire
Police Seeking Two Men After Vehicle, Gun Stolen In Wildwood
Police were looking for whoever stole a vehicle and a gun in Wildwood, authorities said. The Wildwood Police Department released pictures of two men wanted in the case in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The thefts reportedly happened on Saturday, Aug. 24 but police didn't reveal where the thefts occurred. Both men were wearing sunglasses on the boardwalk and flip-flops in the pictures. One man with shorter dark brown hair was wearing a black short-sleeved button-down shirt. The other man was wearing a royal blue basketball jersey with "New York" on the front and the number 76 on …
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HIM? Suspect Caught On Video Breaking Into Vehicles In South Jersey: Police
On Tuesday, July 9 at about 4 a.m., a burglary suspect was caught on surveillance video trying to break into vehicles in Camden County, authorities said. The first vehicle was locked but he then successfully broke into three unlocked vehicles, Gloucester Township police said on Thursday, July 11. The incident captured on video happened off of Johnson Road, police said. While in each unlocked vehicle, the suspect allegedly placed his foot on the brake pedal and pressed the start button in an attempt to steal it if the key FOB was left inside, police said. The suspect reportedly only stole …
Police & Fire
Shot Fired By Clifton Homeowner Scares Off Overnight Car Thieves
An armed Clifton homeowner confronted and apparently scared off a group of vehicle thieves by firing a gunshot into the air, authorities said. At least four bandits approached the Robin Hood Road home in the city's Montclair Heights section shortly after 3:15 a.m. Thursday, June 13, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "Although we can confirm that entry was not made into the home, the details of how the crime unfolded are still under investigation," the lieutenant said. "However, at some point during the incident, an altercation took place between the homeowner and the suspects which result…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Caught With Stolen Vehicle In South Jersey: Police
An Atlantic County man was accused of driving a stolen SUV, authorities said. Martes Robinson of Egg Harbor Township was arrested on Saturday, May 18, the Northfield Police Department said in a news release. An officer stopped him driving a white Chevrolet Trailblazer "with multiple equipment violations" near the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Second Street at around 9:54 a.m. Police said the SUV was reported stolen in Northfield on Friday, May 17. Robinson was also wanted by the Atlantic County Sheriff's Department for not showing up to court on aggravated assault…
Police & Fire
Vehicle Thief Arrested Twice In Eight Hours By Same Atlantic City Officer, Police Say
A man was accused of stealing a vehicle twice in about eight hours and getting caught by the same police officer in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Tuesday, May 14, the Atlantic City Police Department arrested 33-year-old Adam Ross of Absecon. He was charged with two counts each of theft and receiving stolen property. An officer found an empty and stolen minivan on the first block of Tennessee Avenue at around 6:57 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Shortly before police arrived, surveillance video showed two people leaving the minivan, which had been reported stolen earlier in t…
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Man Crashed Stolen Vehicle, Stabbed Another Man In Atlantic City Crime Spree: Police
An Atlantic City man was accused of stabbing another man and crashing a vehicle he stole from someone else, authorities said. Chreshull Rucker, 34, was arrested on Sunday, May 12, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, May 14. Officers responded to the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue at around 9:06 a.m. and a person said their vehicle was stolen when they left it running while going into a store. Police found Rucker driving the stolen vehicle but he sped away when an officer tried to stop him. Rucker then crashed into a vehicle when he ran a red light at t…
Police & Fire
Two Teens Arrested After Stealing Vehicle In South Jersey: Police
Two teens were accused of stealing a vehicle and using it in "criminal activity" in Atlantic County, authorities said. Jakhi Richardson, 19, of Pleasantville, and an 18-year-old from Pleasantville were arrested after a four-month investigation, Brigantine police announced in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 6. The 18-year-old was not identified because they were charged as a juvenile since they were accused of committing crimes while under 18. Brigantine police were called to an address on 13th Street South at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Another law enforcement agency reporte…
Police & Fire
Teens Carjacked Delivery Driver In Atlantic City: Police
Two Atlantic City teens were arrested after they assaulted a delivery driver and stole his vehicle, authorities said. Atlantic City police responded to the report of a carjacking on Sewell Avenue at 2:57 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, the department announced in a news release on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Officers found the 35-year-old male delivery driver suffering from injuries in the assault. Investigators said the man was making a delivery when he saw a teen boy trying to steal his vehicle. The driver was assaulted by him and another teen boy. The delivery driver was taken to AtlantiCare Regional …
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Car Thieves Sought In Monmouth County
Wall Township police are looking for suspects who they say stole a vehicle and tried to take others. The vehicle theft and attempted thefts happened in the Governors Crossing neighborhood overnight, the Wall Township Police Department announced on Friday, Jan. 19. Police also released a picture of one suspect. Investigators asked for anyone in the area with home video cameras to check their recordings. If you have any information that can help in the investigation, you should call the police department at 732-449-4500. Police also reminded residents to take all key fobs or valuable items o…
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IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner
A tow truck stolen from a shop in Michigan in the middle of the night was spotted in New Jersey, its owner said. The 2020 Kenworth T880 Century 1150 has a side puller and Super Mario theme wrap, said P.J. Daly, who has owned and operated P.J.'s Towing in Lansing for nearly 15 years. "If the wrap is removed, it’s a forest green and light green underneath," Daly said. Surveillance video shows two thieves swiping the rig just past midnight on Sunday, Sept. 10, he said. One person was dressed in a black hoodie and sweatpants with brown shoes with green camouflage on top. The other was in a w…
Police & Fire
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…
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CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD
The owner of a luxury SUV that was stolen from a train station in Fairfield County, CT in 2016 likely thought he'd never see it again. Fate intervened, however -- or, rather, the Saddle River Police Department. Officers Greg Bulick and Det. Michael Cooper stopped the 2015 Land Rover on northbound Route 17 for having tinted windows, among other violations, Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. They quickly noticed some inconsistencies, he said. The vehicle had a temporary Georgia license plate for a 2019 Range Rover, for one thing, the chief said Wednesday, Aug. 30. The VIN numbers didn't m…
Lifestyle
Thieves Steal Teresa Giudice's Car Day New Season Of '
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' Premiers: Police
"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice had her vehicle stolen from her driveway on Tuesday, Feb. 7 — the day that the 13th season of the show premiered on Bravo, police confirm. The police department got a report from Giudice that her vehicle had been stolen from her Montville property, Police Chief Andrew Caggiano said. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident say Clifton police chased the Mercedes S580 4MATIC into Newark, but terminated the pursuit. The vehicle had been gifted by husband Luis Ruelas. The case is under investigation and all leads are being foll…
Police & Fire
Driver Left Man For Dead In NJ Roadway Then Reported Car As Stolen: Police
Just hours after hitting a man with her car and leaving him for dead in the streets of New Jersey, the driver who police say was at fault registered her vehicle as stolen and spent months hiding from police. Chayla McCray, 22, of Avenel, was arrested and charged in the Aug. 29, 2022 death of 63-year-old Jose Bonilla on Dec. 29, police in Rahway said. McCray was behind the wheel of a dark-colored Nissan Altima when she struck Bonilla on St. George's and West Inman avenues around 3 a.m. Aug. 29, Rahway Police Director Jonathan Parham said. Bonilla was pronounced dead at the scene and, later …
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D-i-v-o-wtf
? Man Jumps On Hood Of Car Driven By Estranged Wife Outside Route 17 Starbucks
Talk about an ugly separation: Anyone watching what became a bizarre mid-morning scene outside a Route 17 Starbucks had to be shaking their heads. As police told it: A man jumped on the hood of his sedan in an effort to stop his estranged wife and their son from stealing it as countless java junkies and bemused motorists looked on. The vehicle in question: A Ford Fusion. Joanne Schielzo, 55, of Garfield was "unsatisfied" with her husband getting the $25,000 sedan in their impending divorce, Rochelle Park Police Lt. James M. DePreta said. So she "concocted a plan to regain possession," th…
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21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD
GOTCHA! Clifton police recovered 21 catalytic converters while arresting four men who they said stole them. Officers responding to a theft in progress on East 4th Street stopped a fleeing Kia in Paterson and arrested the lone occupant, Pedro Mirben-Feliz, 26, of Brooklyn around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. A second vehicle, an Acura TL, crashed on Route 3 in Secaucus, where police arrested three occupants -- driver Juan Ortegalazala, 29, of the Bronx and passengers Yheremy Santana, 22, and Angel Batista, 18, both of Jersey City, the lieutenant said. Betw…
Police & Fire
Discharged Bayshore Hospital Patient Shot By Police After Pursuits: Police
A 33-year-old newly-discharged Bayshore Medical Center patient was tased and shot by police after crashing stolen vehicles early Wednesday, Oct. 26, News 12 New Jersey reports. Justin Chacon stole a van left running outside of the hospital and headed down Route 35 to Middletown, where he crashed — then jumped in the vehicle of a good Samaritan who'd jumped out to help, the outlet says citing sources close to the incident. A Holmdel police officer tased Chacon just after he crashed near Union Avenue, and then shot him, police said. Chacon was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center fo…
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Surprise
! App Leads Bergen Sheriff's Officers Directly To Mercedes Thief At Mall In Paramus
A Hackensack repeat offender who swiped a Mercedes Benz apparently hadn't counted on technology to dime him out while he went shopping at a local mall with the victim's wallet, authorities said. The CLA owner, who’d misplaced his keys and fob at Bergen Community College, reported the vehicle stolen, then used a “Mercedes me connect” app feature to pinpoint its location – the Bergen Town Center mall in Paramus, county Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Cureton’s officials found the sedan at the mall, then learned from a passerby that the driver had gone into the Target, the sheriff said. So the…
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Hudson Driver Caught After Crashing Car Stolen From NY Into Backyard Off GS Parkway: Paramus PD
Paramus police captured a Jersey City ex-con who crashed a car stolen out of Orange County into the backyard of a home off the Garden State Parkway and then took off on foot, authorities said. The 2018 Nissan Maxima -- which had just been reported stolen out of Monroe, NY -- barreled off the southbound Parkway exit ramp and into private property on Highland Avenue around 7 p.m. Monday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officers Nicholas Perna and Clario Sampson found Javon Reaves, 29, who'd bailed out and was walking on Alden Road a short time later, the chief said. He at first …
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Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn
A habitual offender was charged with stealing $18,000 worth of catalytic converters from school buses in Fair Lawn, authorities said. The pricey parts were swiped from vehicles at the Scholastic Bus Company depot on River Road shortly before 6 a.m. June 13, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Johannes Vanwageningen, 37, of Bloomingdale was identified as the thief by Fair Lawn Police Detective Chris O’Shaughnessy with help from Butler Police Detective Jarred Schmiedhauser. Vanwageningen is known to police, having served time for aggravated manslaughter and been arrested several times …
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Englewood Police Car Smashed In Pursuit, Officer OK
An Englewood police officer escaped serious injury in a crash during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. The thieves had tried to steal a vehicle in the city's East Hill section shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. The homeowner came out, however, and they fled, residents said. A short time later, the fleeing vehicle intentionally struck a city police cruiser at the corner of Dana Place and Maple Street, just up the block from East Palisade Avenue, de la Rosa said. The police SUV knocked over a fire hydrant and a stone fence column as the suspects sped off. The o…
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Guilty
: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY
An ex-con who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend in Pennsylvania, torched a used car dealership in Paterson and crashed a stolen SUV into police cars on either side of the George Washington Bridge rolled the dice and lost. After originally pleading guilty to several charges, Luis Figueroa, 41, withdrew his plea and took his chances with federal jurors in Newark. They ended up convicting him following a two-week trial. So now, instead of the 26-year deal that he originally accepted from the government, Figueroa could be sentenced to nearly 50 years in federal prison. The rampage had an “…
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Flat
Leavers
: Quartet Caught After Abandoning Stolen Car On Route 208
GOTCHA! The out-of-control auto theft epidemic has frustrated law enforcers throughout New Jersey, but sometimes the good guys catch a break. Just ask police in Wyckoff. It was late morning when a concerned citizen called to report four young occupants abandoning a stolen Mercedes Benz S550 sedan that blew a tire on Route 208. All four vanished into the neighborhood between Cedar Hill and Grandview avenues, the caller said. Instead of splitting up, though, they stuck together. A wave of police from Wyckoff, Midland Park and Hawthorne instantly converged on the area. Wyckoff Police Chief D…
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Masked Thieves Steal Ferrari From ‘Real Housewives Of New Jersey’ Cast Member’s Home
Add “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Jennifer Aydin and her husband to the skyrocketing list of victims who’ve had their vehicles stolen by brazen thieves. Security video from the garage of their Paramus home shows a trio of COVID-masked thieves in hoodies swiping Bill Aydin’s Ferrari late Sunday, April 4. The couple was away on vacation at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami and due to return Monday, as many of her 440,000 or so followers on Instagram have known. “My kids and parents and other friends were all home,” Jennifer Aydin, 44, wrote late Sunday. Their 17-year-old son, …
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Frantic Father Runs Down Street After Car Thief Who Fled With His Young Son In Back Seat
A man who left his car running after he got out to use the ATM at his bank watched in horror as a thief slid behind the wheel and sped off with his 11-year-old son in the back seat, police in Tenafly, NJ said. The frightened father dashed out of the Chase Bank vestibule and grabbed the driver’s door handle of his Audi A8 -- but was knocked to the ground as the thief sped off on Central Avenue shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, April 3, Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The father ran down the street after the car, as a Good Samaritan who saw what was happening also took up the chase in his vehicle…
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Unlocked
: Lamborghini, BMW, Mercedes Stolen From Same Bergen Home, Arrest Made
A fingerprint lifted from a luxury SUV led Cliffside Park police to a Newark man who they said stole three high-end vehicles from the same home. Borough police said the owner not only didn't lock the Lamborghini Huracan, Mercedes G-Wagon and BMW X7. He told them he also left the key fobs inside one of the vehicles and the garage door open but fell asleep. Authorities recovered all three vehicles. They were impounded and examined by the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, Cliffside Park Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The forensic experts then matched a fin…
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Former Trump Communications Chief's SUV Stolen In Paramus, Dumped In Newark, Police Say
Somewhere Donald Trump may be giggling. The tsunami of vehicle thefts in North Jersey claimed one of the former president's antagonists when someone snatched a 2021 Mercedes Benz owned by onetime White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci from outside a Paramus home. As with just about all of the thefts reported in North Jersey's wealthier counties, the SUV was left unlocked a with a spare key fob inside when it was stolen off Ridgewood Avenue, borough police said. "The Mooch" was one of the lucky ones, though: As with most cases, the flashy financier's wheels were dumped in N…
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Arrested After Stealing Prisoner Van, Crashing Into 2 Police Vehicles
A 40-year-old man was arrested after stealing an Atlantic City Police Department prisoner van and ramming it into two marked patrol cars, authorities said. At approximately 7:20 p.m., Friday, Atlantic City police officers William Akins and Jarae Langford were at the Clayton G. Graham Public Safety Building when they were alerted by a concerned citizen that there was a man attempting to steal their marked patrol vehicle, which was parked on Atlantic Avenue. The officers immediately investigated and witnessed Jason Urbaniak attempting to open the locked driver’s side door to the patrol vehicle…
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Ouch
! Car Thieves Elude NJ Owner, Crash High-Priced Bentley
Two thieves crashed a luxury SUV worth upwards of $250,000 shortly after stealing it from a Wayne residence, authorities said. The owner called police from another vehicle while chasing the bandits who snatched the 2021 Bentley Bentayga from Massola Drive shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The owner lost sight of the vehicle after it turned onto Hamburg Turnpike off Berdan Avenue but gave a dispatcher enough information to point police in the right direction, Daly said. Officer William Hall began pursuing the vehicle on Alps Road a short time later, he said. Tra…
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