This article was taken from http://www.northjersey.com/bogota/Two_Paterson_men_charged_in_theft_of_plastic_storage_bins_in_Wyckoff.html
For the third time in the past three months, a Paterson man has been arrested for the theft of plastic storage bins from area pharmacies.
Jose M. Vazquez, 46 was arrested and charged with theft and possession of stolen property in the Aug. 24 theft. Toyse Ali, 43, also of Paterson, was arrested on the same charges.
Vazquez was arrested for allegedly committing the same crimes on June 9 in Westwood and on Aug. 2 in Bogota, said Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox.
Wyckoff Police Patrolman Peter Goodman observed a Ryder rental truck exit the Boulder Run shopping center at 7:20 p.m. and turn onto Godwin Avenue with the rear of the truck standing open, Fox said. “Some of the contents of the truck began to spill out of the rear along Godwin Avenue and they were plastic storage bins that belonged to the CVS Pharmacy in the shopping center.
The truck had about 300 storage bins, plastic pallets and corrugated cardboard inside. The bins were marked with identification from CVS, Walgreen’s and Rite-Aid pharmacies.
The theft of business delivery size storage bins has been on the rise, Fox said.
“They are then brought to recycling centers and sold for plastic recycling,” Fox said. “He’s been arrested three times and clearly these are not the only three times he’s been doing it.”
Fox credited Goodman for observing the thieves in action through an open gate and being aware that the county had put out an alert about the bins being theft targets.
“I credit him with alertness on his patrol,” Fox said.
Bail was set on Vazquez at $5,000 and $2,500 for Ali. Both men were being held in the Bergen County Jail.
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