Crime & Safety
Franklin Man Arrested For Having $141K Stolen Generator: Police
Aaron Taylor-Fajardo, 43, of Franklin was found with black spray paint on his hands and the generator which also had black spray-paint.
FRANKLIN, NJ — A Franklin man was arrested for having a stolen commercial-grade trailer generator worth $141,000, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced.
Aaron Taylor-Fajardo, 43 of Hunt Road, Franklin Township was charged with third-degree receiving stolen property.
On Aug. 15 at around 6:14 p.m., the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, along with the Franklin Township Police Department saw Taylor-Fajardo in the business parking lot of 900 Easton Ave.
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A large commercial trailer generator that had been freshly spray-painted black to conceal identifying serial numbers and signifiers was also seen by authorities in the lot, Robertson reported.
Detectives smelled the odor of fresh spray-paint and also saw Taylor-Fajardo had black spray-paint on his hands and fingernails, according to the report.
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Several empty black spray-paint bottles were also reportedly found in a nearby wooded area.
Further investigation found that the commercial-grade trailer generator was stolen out of Paterson on an earlier date. The generator was reportedly worth $141,000 at time of original purchase, according to the report.
Taylor-Fajardo was arrested and released on his own recognizance pending a Somerset County Superior Court appearance.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100, or the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.
Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or at www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE”. All anonymous Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
(Image via Somerset County Prosecutor's Office: Aaron Taylor-Fajardo, 43, of Hunt Road, Franklin Township)
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