Man Charged In Spree Of Burglaries, Armed Robbery In Union County

UNION, NJ — A Roselle man was arrested by Union Township Police following multiple burglaries to local businesses and an armed robbery at the Elizabeth Train Station.

A burglary was reported to Union Family Barber at 1081 Stuyvesant Ave. on Nov. 10, where a window broken about 1 a.m.

The suspect, later identified as David Caba, 47, from Roselle, cut himself when he entered the business and blood was found at the scene, police report.

Another business caught Caba on their outside surveillance cameras where Union Township Police Officer Chris Connors recognized him from a prior theft arrest. He also thought he may be a suspect in other recent crimes, police reported.

About one hour after the burglary, Officer Ryan Killimett saw a stolen car pass him on Morris Avenue, but he was unable to catch up to the car.

This stolen car was reportedly used in an aggravated assault and robbery at the Elizabeth train station and New Jersey Transit Detectives were looking for it.

Caba allegedly beat a woman over the head with a crow bar and took her purse. Caba was identified in that crime after Union detectives looked at the video from the train station.

The stolen car was found in Elizabeth with a lot of blood inside the car, Union Police Detective Sgt. Mark L. Martin reported.

Caba was also found to be responsible for a recent theft of cigarettes from the 7-11 on Morris Avenue on the same day with his license plate matching him, police reported.

Caba also matched the description of a burglar who broke into a Roselle Park business last month, police reported.

Detectives shared this information with Roselle Park Detectives.

Union and Roselle Park Detectives and Union Street Crimes Unit officers found Caba's car parked on East Jersey Street in Elizabeth where they waited several hours until he came out to the car and was arrested.

His car was towed back to police headquarters for further investigation. Detectives found the crow bar
and other evidence connected to other crimes, police reported.

In Union he was charged with:

• Burglary, theft, criminal mischief to the Barber Shop.
• He was charged with receiving stolen property, the stolen Honda that Officer Killimett initially saw.
• Shoplifting of the cigarettes at the 7-11.

In Roselle Park:

• He was charged with a burglary and theft.

Transit Detectives will be charging him with:

• The armed robbery and the weapons possession.

Caba will be sent to the Union County Jail. The lead detective is Sergio Pereira and he is investigating to see what other crimes Caba has been involved with. Pereira can be reached at 908-851- 5030.

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