Owners Made It Easy For Pair To Take Cash, Checks, Cellphones From Vehicles, Clifton PD Says
Clifton patrol officers captured two men and recovered a trove of valuables taken from at least eight vehicles that they said their owners had left unlocked.
Among the items taken with little effort were cash, checks, cellular phones, a purse, power tools and a tablet, they said.
Officers were responding to a report of a vehicle burglary on Clinton Avenue when they spotted Mauricio Mejia, 18, of Clifton and Christian Martinez, 19, of Passaic, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said.
Seeing police, both ran behind a nearby commercial building, Bracken said.
The officers quickly found and grabbed…
Clifton PD: Teenage Car Burglary Trio Came From Dumont, East Rutherford, Wayne
Clifton police caught a trio of teens from Dumont, East Rutherford and Wayne burglarizing vehicles overnight, authorities said.
Responding officers called to the area of Lockwood Place and Joyce Lane found the three testing door handles, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said.
They ran when they saw police but were quickly captured trying to hide in a nearby parking lot, Anderson said.
An off-duty Little Falls police officer who happened to be in the area assisted, the sergeant said.
Released pending court hearings were Timothy Alvarez, 19, of Dumont and Jalen Hansford, 19 of East Rutherford…
