Crime & Safety
Possible 'Porch Pirate' Theft in Manalapan
A Nintendo Wii valued at $295 was reported stolen from a home on Kensington Drive.
Manalapan, NJ - A Manalapan man reported last Saturday, Jan. 2, that a Nintendo Wii might have been stolen from his front porch, Manalapan Township police said.
The 38-year-old Kensington Drive resident told police he ordered a Nintendo Wii gaming system valued at $295 and requested it delivered to his home via FedEx.
FedEx records show the package was dropped of at his house on Dec. 22, but the man said he never got it. It is unknown if it was delivered, and then stolen, or if it was stolen prior to delivery.
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The man reported it as a theft on Jan. 2 at Manalapan Police headquarters.
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