Police in South Jersey hope to reunite people with their stolen car stereos, power tools, medications and electronics that wound up for sale at a bodega.
On Thursday, Camden County Police showed off items they recovered from the Quisqueya food market at 2421 Federal St. in Camden. In photos released by police you can see numerous items strewn about inside the store.
City officials closed the bodega due to health violations and suspended the store’s business license.
Police said they arrested Manuel Mendoza, 41, earlier this month on 16 counts of burglary stemming from thefts from cars in the North Camden area over the last month or so. Mendoza sold the stolen items – including power tools, medicine and electronics – to Quisqueya, said police.
Mendoza remained jailed Thursday, unable to post $136,499 bail.
The store owner is out of the country and will be charged upon his return, said investigators.
Police asked anyone who had items stolen from their car in North or East Camden in recent weeks – or who recognizes stolen items – to contact investigators at (856) 757-7420.
