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Sibling Thievery: Brothers Captured Same Day, Charged With Separate Crimes, Haledon Police Say
A thief tried to outrun Haledon police while pushing a shopping cart packed with nearly $2,800 worth of hot merchandise on the very same day that they arrested his older brother for stealing a car, authorities said.
Borough resident Ahmad Elfki, 20, was still in the Walgreens on Belmont Avenue when Officer Kris Duci, Corporal April Latona and Detective Lt. Tim Lindberg arrived, they said.
Elfki (above, left), who was previously banned from the store, bolted out an emergency fire exit, triggering an alarm, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman Jr. said.
He hustled toward Morrissee Avenue with “…
The Tale Of How A Stafford Grinch Tried Stealing Christmas
A Maryland man who tried stealing Christmas was stopped by deputies in Virginia, they'll tell ya.
'Twas Dec. 4 at approximately 12:10 p.m., and Stafford County deputies were called to Lowe's for a trespassing man.
Whether his shoes were too tight, or his heart was two sizes too small, Alphonsus Anthony's wonderful idea to steal Christmas was foiled by deputies, after all.
They looked in his sleigh, a Ram pickup, that day, and saw holiday goods, for none of which he had paid.
There were wreaths and treetops, and LED lights galore. There was a stuffed up Christmas tree, a power washer,…
NJ Trespasser Who Climbed Buckingham Palace Wall Charged, Held In UK: Report
A New Jersey man was being held in the United Kingdom after climbing into the Royal Mews, located inside of Buckingham Palace, according to authorities and The Telegraph via MSN.
Metropolitan police said only that a man identified as 25-year-old Awad Mustafa entered the Royal Mews, which holds royal carriages and a historic working stable, after scaling a wall nearby around 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.
According to The Telegraph, Mustafa, a Garden State resident, was on a 10-day trip when he was spotted filming inside of the Royal Mews, and then found hiding behind a carriage by police.
A…
2 Charged With Setting Train Car On Fire In Westfield Causing $250K In Damages: Police
Police have arrested two men investigators say set a train car on fire on Aug. 16 in Hampden County, destroying everything inside.
Johnny Hundley, 23, of Southwick in Hampden County, is charged with breaking and entering into a railroad car, burning a railway car, malicious destruction of property worth more than $1,200, and trespassing on railroad property, the Massachusetts Fire Marshal said.
Brandon Jasorkowski, 25, was arrested in Connecticut and is expected to be extradited to face similar charges, investigators said.
Westfield firefighters were called to the area beh…
Cohasset Pair, Child Nabbed For Vandalism In Hull
Three people were arrested for trespassing and spray painting a park in Norfolk County, officials say.
Matthew Ferreira, age 18, and Kylie Ferreira, age 20, both of Cohasset, were arrested along with a 17-year-old girl for allegedly trespassing and spray painting forts at Fort Revere Park in Hull, according to the Hull Police Department.
A patrolling officer at Fort Revere Park noticed an empty 2013 Volvo in the parking lot and used the police cruiser loudspeaker to instruct anyone in the park to return to their vehicles — at which point Matthew, Kylie, and the teen left th…
Man Trespasses At Milford Smoke Shop, Damages Window
A Connecticut man was charged with alleged trespassing after throwing an item at a window inside a smoke shop damaging it and then returning again the next day.
The incident took place in New Haven County at the Old Glory Smoke Shop at 1250 Boston Post Road on Friday, Aug. 4, and Saturday, Aug. 5 in Milford.
According to Milford Police, on Friday, Aug. 4, Michael Spangler, age 45, homeless, entered the store and threw an item at the window, damaging it.
He was charged with trespassing and released.
The next day, on Saturday, Aug. 5, officers again responded to Old Glory Smoke Shop f…
