Livingston Cops Arrest Suspected Home Invaders

Livingston police have made a series of arrests connected to a home invasion that took place on Tower Road on May 28, during which an elderly couple was tied up and robbed.

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This week, police arrested Carlos Brito, 19, Johan Gonzalez, 23, and Luis DelCarmen, 24, all of Passaic.

Police charged the men with multiple offenses, including kidnapping, robbery, burglary and theft.

Livingston police had previously arrested Melisa Aquino-Arias, 21, of Passaic, in connection with the incident. She was charged with multiple offenses including kidnapping, robbery, burglary and theft.

According to Livingston police, the incident took place around 10 p.m., when multiple suspects entered a Tower Road home and accosted the residents, an 85-year-old female and a 75-year-old, wheelchair-bound man.

After tying the victims up and placing towels over their faces, the suspects proceeded to ransack the home.

Police said the suspects removed a safe from the home, took the keys from one of the victims, placed the safe in the back of an SUV and fled the scene.

According to police, one of the victims managed to untie themselves and call 911 around 11:50 p.m., over an hour after the home invasion began.