Paramus Cops Nab Pair for Alleged Ticket Sales Scam

Police arrested two Bronx men on theft-related charges as a result of an investigation into counterfeit concert ticket sales advertised online.

Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg reported Wednesday that Tyron Carr, 30 and Ezequial Pinero, both of the Bronx, were arrested Tuesday as a result of the investigation.

The chief said detectives received information this weekend about an arranged meeting to sell tickets to a Zac Brown concert which were advertised on Craigslist.com. The tickets sold for $500 and were later determined to be counterfeit, police said. 

Detectives worked undercover to arrange a meeting Tuesday at Garden State Plaza with the men they believed were responsible for selling the counterfeit tickets and made the arrest, said the Chief.

Carr was charged with two counts of theft by deception and was remanded to the Bergen County Jail on $10,000 bail. Pinero was charged with one count of criminal simulation and was released. 

Police ask anyone with information in regards to this crime should contact Detective Lieutenant Robert Olive at 201-262-3400 ext. 359 or Detective Christine Udis at 201-262-3400 ext. 378.