Fair Lawn Police Charge Car Burglar Following Similar Incidents In Other Town

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Police charged a man with burglary and theft following an investigation earlier this month.

Police responded to Maple Avenue Bagels after a man received a phone call from Carlstadt Police that his laptop had been found, said Sgt. Brian Metzler. The man was unaware that the laptop was missing out of his vehicle.

A vehicle at the Lukoil gas station and Dunkin Donuts on Route 208 had also been burglarized by the same person, Metzler said.

Fair Lawn Police detectives responded to the Carlstadt Police Department and charged Victor Abreu Jr., 30, of Jersey City, with two counts each of burglary and theft, Metzler said.

Abreu was arrested after Carlstadt Police received a tip that a man was dumping the contents of several purses out on Route 17 South Friday, Police Chief Thomas Nielson told The Daily Voice.

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Photo: Victor Abreu Jr., 30, of Jersey City — Fair Lawn Police Department/Background image via Shutterstock