Lombardi’s Bar In Cedar Grove Burglarized (VIDEO)

CEDAR GROVE, NJ — A surveillance video helped Cedar Grove police to apprehend a local man who allegedly burglarized Lombardi’s Bar and Restaurant last week, authorities say.

According to the Cedar Grove Police Department, officers arrived at the Pompton Avenue bar around 12:31 a.m. on April 13 after receiving a report about a burglary in progress.

Police said that the bar’s owner was tipped off about the burglary when he received an alert on his phone from a recently installed security system. Accessing the system via his smartphone, the owner saw that there was an unknown person on the premises opening a cash register behind the bar.

The owner then immediately contacted police via 911, authorities said.

Cedar Grove police said that the suspect fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival. However, surveillance video captured footage of the man, later identified as Steven O’Connor, 26, of Cedar Grove.

Police arrested O’Connor at his home after he allegedly admitted to committing the burglary, and charged him with burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools, authorities said.

The below video surveillance of the incident comes courtesy of the Cedar Grove Police Department.

Photo/Video: Cedar Grove Police Department