Crime & Safety
Hotel TV Thief May Be From Madison, Police Say
Two 43-inch televisions were stolen from the Hilton Garden Inn on Nevins Drive in Wayne recently, police said.
By Dan Hubbard
WAYNE, N.J. — Police are trying to identify a man they said stole two televisions form the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in recent weeks.
The hotel manager reported the theft to police on April 22.
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Video surveillance footage shows a white adult man with a balding head enter the hotel through an unlocked door marked "housekeeping personnel," said Detective Capt. Laurence Martin.
About 10 to 15 minutes later, the man carried the two televisions out under a blanket or sheet, placed them into a dark-colored Nissan Maxima, and drove away, Martin said.
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The Maxima had a New Jersey license plate with R97 on it.
Police are reviewing previous video surveillance footage and looking at previous incidents at the hotel to determine if others conspired to commit the theft, Martin said.
Police are paying special attention to people who live in the Madison, Chatham and Morristown area, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the incident should call Detective Jorge Barreto at 973-633-3532.
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