Anyone with information urged to call detectives
WAYNE -- Police on Friday asked for the public's help to identify the thieves who have stolen thousands of dollars in merchandise from liquor stores in three North Jersey towns.
The crew targeted Bottle King stores in Wayne, Glen Rock and most recently in Livingston, according to Capt. Laurence Martin, spokesman for the Wayne Police Department. The team targeted multiple stores within days, though police did not immediately list the specific incidents.
The thefts all follow the same pattern, authorities said. The crew loads up shopping carts with unspecified goods, waits for employees to be distracted and rushes to a waiting car with the stolen items.
In a Wayne theft, the bandits fled in a late model white Honda Accord, Martin said in a statement. Police reported the crew used a BMW, possibly a gray X5 or X3 model in the Livingston incident.
Wayne police released photos of the suspected thieves and urged anyone with information call investigators at 973-633-6528 or 973-633-3530.
"The pictures are clear and these thieves should be easily identifiable," the captain added.
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