Crime & Safety
Online Deal Goes Sour In Nutley, Buyer Tries To Steal Wheels: PD
A dispute over the price of car parts in Nutley ended with the potential buyer smashing a window and trying to steal the goods, police said.
NUTLEY, NJ — A dispute over the price of car parts in Nutley ended with the potential buyer smashing a window and trying to steal the goods, authorities said.
According to the Nutley Police Department, a local resident that was trying to sell auto wheels on the website OfferUp.com agreed to meet a buyer in municipal lot 1 on Dec. 19.
However, when they couldn’t agree on a price, the buyer followed the seller to a parking lot on Franklin Avenue, then smashed his car window in an attempt to steal the wheels, police said.
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Nutley detectives were able to identify the suspect’s vehicle and in the process of charging him, police stated in an initial release.
No additional information was immediately available.
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