More Vehicles Stolen, Burglarized In Franklin Lakes: Police

FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ — A high-end vehicle was stolen and another was burglarized recently, police said.

A 2107 Mercedes Benz was stolen from a Tortoise Lane resident's driveway sometime overnight Sunday into Monday, said Capt. John Bakelaar.

A Highwoods Drive resident reported that a 2016 Ford Expedition was burglarized sometime between Friday and Sunday morning, Bakelaar said.

A laptop and other "miscellaneous documents" were taken from the Ford Expedition, Bakelaar said.

The Mercedes Benz theft is the latest in a series of high-end vehicle thefts from more than a dozen Bergen County towns in recent weeks.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office issued a warning about the thefts Nov. 28.

Four vehicles were previously stolen from Franklin Lakes; two of them, including a 2017 Jaguar, were stolen on the same night, police previously said.

Other municipalities with multiple thefts include: Englewood, Paramus and Glen Rock with two each. The northwestern, northeastern and Gold Coast portions of the county have seen the most number of thefts.

Five men were arrested in Wyckoff Nov. 16 when a resident saw someone approach a vehicle parked in his driveway, police previously said.

Suspects are checking door handles to determine if a vehicle is unlocked. In some instances, keys and key fobs have been left in vehicles, police previously said

If a vehicle is unlocked, but there are no keys inside, suspects steal valuables and cash and then simply target the next home, Grewal said.

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