Man Wanted For Damaging Cars At South Jersey Honda Dealership: Police

EVESHAM, NJ — Police are seeking a man suspected of damaging and trying to steal tires from a South Jersey Honda dealership.

The crime happened March 21 in Evesham, according to police. Officers went to Burns Honda just after 4 a.m. that day after getting a report that several cars had been damaged on the lot.

A witness provided a partial New Jersey license plate for the suspect vehicle, but officers could not catch the suspect.

"It was determined that several vehicles had the windows shattered and the suspect was in the midst of attempting to steal tires from the brand new vehicles on the lot," Evesham Police said.

The EPD Investigative Bureau processed the damaged vehicles and searched for evidence of the suspect, a news release said.

"An alert Detective was able to locate physical evidence, which was later sent to the lab for DNA analysis. The Detective was also able to lift a fingerprint from the crime scene that was also sent for analysis," police said.

Police say they have evidence to charge Jonathan Otero, 32, of Camden with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief in connection with the crimes at the dealership. They are looking for Otero, who has been charged on a warrant. Police ask anyone who has seen him to contact the Evesham Police Department at 856-983-1116, the Confidential Tip Line at 856-983-4699 or email at Facebook@Eveshampd.org. Anonymous tips text ETPDTIP to 847411.