Man Arrested At XChange Complex In Secaucus Monday; Wanted In Other Towns

SECAUCUS, NJ — A 22-year-old Philadelphia man is accused of stealing a golf cart that belonged to the XChange apartment complex, and he is wanted for serious crimes in other towns, Secaucus Police announced Monday morning in a press release.

At 12:57 a.m. Monday, April 7, the concierge at XChange called 911 to report that a man was attempting to gain access into the 4000 building on Riverside Station Boulevard. The man was later identified as Alaji Ahmad-Alwan, 22, of Philadelphia.

After being denied access inside the building, Ahmad-Alwan fled and stole a golf cart, valued at $13,000, that belonged to the complex. The golf cart was found abandoned near 5000 Riverside Station Boulevard and Ahmad-Alwan was located nearby and placed under arrest. During a search of his person Secaucus Police said they found property, not specified, that belonged to a Robbinsville, NJ resident.

Secaucus Police contacted Robbinsville Police and were informed that a victim in that town, in South Jersey, had been a victim of a recent armed home invasion. Ahmad-Alwan matched the description of the suspect. Robbinsville Police filed an arrest warrant for Ahmad-Alwan.

Furthermore, he was also found to have an active arrest warrant issued on March 28 from Point Pleasant, NJ for motor vehicle theft.

Secaucus Police charged Ahmad-Alwan with Unlawful Taking of Means ofConveyence [2C:20-10(b)], Credit Card Theft [2C:21-6c(1)(b)], Receiving Stolen Property[2C:20-7(a)] and Hindering his own Apprehension [2C:29-3b(4)], for giving false information to the police. He was lodged in the Hudson County Jail.

“This incident is a clear example that criminals operate with no jurisdictional boundaries, therefore the only way to hold these criminals accountable is to share intelligence with one another," Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. “I commend the investigative follow-up work of my Patrol Division, which directly associated this career criminal to additional crimes. I am proud of the hard work they put forth each and every day.”