Burglary, Theft Charges For 2 In NJ Little League Burglaries

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A pair arrested in connection to a string of Little League concession stand burglaries face eleven charges of burglary and one charge of theft, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said.

Michael Kaloudis, 31, from Stanhope, and Angela Lopez, 34, from Middlesex, were arrested in Wayne during a traffic stop on Monday. Their arrest comes after 40 Little Leauges were burglarized across North Jersey, starting in April, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

The string of thefts followed a similar pattern: the pair would force in doors or windows overnight and steal cash, food and drinks, and appliances and tools, Musella said.

Kaloudis and Lopez are suspects in over 40 similar thefts, but Musella did not specifically say which towns they are suspects in. The two were taken to the Bergen County Jail with an upcoming detention hearing.

They pair might still be charged in other counties; a spokesperson for the Morris County Sheriff's Office said each of the seven counties the pair are accused of targeting could make their own charges, or the counties could choose to consolidate the charges into one county.

Most of the burglaries were concentrated in Northern New Jersey, particularly Morris County. The most recent break-in happened on Thursday at Overpeck Park in Bergen County, the Morris County Sheriff's Office said.

The Morris County burglaries include:

• Parsippany-Troy Hills E. Little League on May 2;
• Jefferson Parks Department concession stand between May 11 and May 13;
• Burnham Park Little League concession stand between May 15 and May 16.
• Lake Parsippany Park concession stand between May 24 and May 27;
• Madison High School concession stand between May 31 and June 1;
• Dodge Field in Madison concession stand between May 31 and June 2;
• Anderson Field in Kinnelon concession stand between June 6 and June 7;
• Donatoni Park concession stand, Rockaway Borough, break-in reported June 20.

Bergen County authorities are investigating related burglaries at four stands in:

• Elmwood Park
• Paramus
• Teaneck
• Hasbrouck Heights

In Essex County, stands were burglarized in:

• Belleville
• Livingston
• Verona

In Middlesex County, a concession stand was broken into in Woodbridge.

In Passaic County, thieves burglarized the same stand twice in Totowa, two separate fields in Clifton, and stands in Wayne, Paterson, Little Falls and Bloomingdale.

In Sussex County, two stands in Stanhope Borough were burglarized.

With reporting by Russ Crespolini and Tom Davis