Men Switched Stolen Cars In Secaucus Pikeview Terrace Car Theft, Say Police

SECAUCUS, NJ — Two men were arrested Thursday at their homes in Jersey City and charged with stealing a car in Secaucus in November, said Secaucus Police.

Daniel Cartagena-Guerro, 18, and Chase Baisden, 19, were taken into custody by Secaucus Police. They are currently at the Hudson County Jail.

Police say these two men drove into Secaucus on Nov. 14, 2025 in a stolen Hyundai Elantra, parked it on Pikeview Terrace and then stole a similar-year Hyundai Elantra from a Pikeview Terrace home. They drove off in the stolen Secaucus car, got into a crash (location not given) and fled the scene.

The Pikeview Terrace resident called Secaucus Police at 6:48 a.m. Nov. 14 to report their car was missing.

Police found the stolen Hyundai Elantra from Jersey City parked across the street from the victim's home.

Secaucus Police detectives have been investigating this since November and identified Cartagena-Guerro and Baisden as the suspects. Both were charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, a felony crime.

"I praise the investigative efforts of my detectives and am appreciative of their diligent work," said Police Chief Dennis Miller. “Because the criminal element works tirelessly to prey on our residents, my detectives will work twice as hard to bring them to justice, and these arrests are evidence of just that.”