Bergen Man Broke Into 19 Local Businesses In 2017, Police Say

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Police have arrested a man after 24 local businesses were burglarized over the summer.

Aaron Sukhedo, 27, of Bergenfield, was arrested after an eight-month investigation into the two dozen burglaries that occurred in his hometown from July 14 to Sept. 27, said Bergenfield Police Capt. Mustafa Rabboh.

Businesses that had cash inside were targeted, Rabboh said. Video surveillance footage from several of the burglaries showed the burglar wearing a mask, gloves and a backpack.

A Burger King restaurant at 250 South Washington Ave. was burglarized Sept. 27. Police officers chased the suspect, allegedly Sukhedo, but he was able to elude them, Rabboh said.

Police said that Sukhedo was responsible for the burglaries and arrested him Monday after he was released from the Bergen County Jail on a separate charge, Rabboh said.

Sukhedo was charged with 19 counts of burglary, 24 counts of criminal attempt to commit burglary, several counts of possession of burglary tools, theft, obstruction of justice and resisting arrest.

Sukhedo was lodged back in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Unit and K9 Unit, along with the Dumont Police Department, assisted with the investigation.

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Photo: Aaron Sukhedo, 27, of Bergenfield/Bergenfield Police Department