72 Hours, 3 Thefts, 1 Arrest: Lyndhurst Cops Flood Streets After Weekend Crime Surge

The first incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, when a fixed Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) alerted patrol units to a stolen 2022 Mazda out of Newark entering the township via the De Jessa Bridge, Capt. Paul F. Haggerty said.

Capt. Haggerty spotted the vehicle on Copeland Avenue, where Officers Michael Walker and Glenn Flora assisted in stopping it about 100 yards west of Stuyvesant Avenue.

Police said Meosha K. Morgan, 44, of Rahway, was taken into custody without incident. She was charged with receiving a stolen vehicle, a third-degree crime, and released on a complaint summons after being processed…

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