Stolen Car In Short Hills Mall Parking Lot Results In 3 Arrests: Police

MILLBURN, NJ — Three people from Brooklyn were arrested after a stolen car was located in a mall parking lot, the Millburn police said.

Police said that last Wednesday, March 1, around 6:14 p.m., Officers Manuyag, Jezewski, Wichelns and Griffin located a stolen 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee in a parking lot at the Mall at Short Hills.

The investigation led to the arrests of Richard Bonner, 29, Shaquanna John, 25, and Autumn Massaquoi, 22, all of Brooklyn, police said.

Bonner and John were charged with receiving stolen property and resisting arrest, and were later released on their own recognizance, police said.

Massaquoi was identified as a suspect in a theft of perfume from Victoria’s Secret, with a total value of $879, police said. Massaquoi was charged with shoplifting and released to the Woodbridge Police for an outstanding warrant, police said.

On March 4, another person was arrested in the mall parking lot in connection with a shoplifting out of town. That day, at 3:36 pm, Millburn Police Officer Dundon located a parked Toyota Corolla at the mall that was "wanted in connection with a shoplifting," police said.

The investigation led to the arrest of Daniel Martinez, 46, of Paterson for "multiple thefts," police said. He was charged with shoplifting and later released to Paterson Police on an outstanding warrant, police said.