Fugitive Steals Semi-Truck In Bergen County: Police

MOONACHIE, NJ — An alleged fugitive from justice wanted for outstanding warrants from Pennsylvania was accused of stealing a semi-truck Sunday at or near Quivican Trucking in Teterboro, Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said.

Christopher Mason, 58, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, was charged after he was caught on video disconnecting a trailer from a tractor trailer in a neighboring parking lot, and then hijacking the tractor, Behrens said.

After a responding officer watched the surveillance footage, he walked over to the parking lot and spotted the van that Mason entered the parking lot in, as previously shown in the video, police said.

The officer then observed the van drive away and followed the driver, later identified as Mason, in his patrol vehicle; he then pulled the van over on Route 46, police said.

Further investigation revealed that Mason stole the truck and then abandoned it in Newark, and that he then got a ride back to Teterboro to retrieve his van, police said.

Mason was charged with theft and being a fugitive from justice. He was also driving without a license. He was then taken to the Bergen County Jail, police said.