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Jonathan Pollaguari, 18, from New York’s Bronx area, and an unidentified minor were arrested in North Arlington, New Jersey, on October 3 for attempting to steal nearly 29,000 pounds of frozen seafood worth over $273,000. The pair was caught transferring the cargo between vehicles after someone posing as a legitimate freight broker’s representative instructed the driver to reroute part of the shipment to North Arlington. Police intervened and recovered all stolen goods before any damage occurred, praising their officers for preventing significant losses.

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Jonathan Pollaguari, 18, from the Bronx, New York, was caught on October 3 in North Arlington, New Jersey, attempting to steal nearly 29,000 pounds of frozen seafood worth over $273,000. The theft involved shrimp, salmon, conch meat, and branzino that were being unloaded from a refrigerated tractor-trailer into a 26-foot box truck. An unidentified juvenile accomplice was also arrested. Police responded to Porete Avenue after receiving reports of suspicious activity involving the cargo transfer. According to police, someone impersonated a freight broker's representative and instructed the driver via phone calls and text messages to reroute part of the shipment to North Arlington. The driver complied with these instructions, unaware that it was a fraudulent attempt to steal the seafood.

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Jonathan Pollaguari, 18, of the Bronx, New York, and an unidentified juvenile were caught October 3 unloading pallets of frozen shrimp, salmon, conch meat and branzino from a refrigerated tractor-trailer into a 26-foot box truck in North Arlington, police said in a Facebook news release.

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Pair of teens busted in Jersey for allegedly trying to steal $273K of frozen seafood · mixed framing

An apparently hungry pair were busted in New Jersey for allegedly trying to steal nearly 29,000 pounds of frozen seafood worth more than $273,000 – but their scheme quickly went belly-up. uncertain

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police → catch → release

Officers responded to Porete Avenue after receiving a report of suspicious activity involving a cargo transfer and discovered the pair moving the seafood between vehicles. asserted

pair → respond → vehicles

The scheme allegedly involved someone posing as a representative of the freight broker handling the shipment, police said. uncertain

police → involve → shipment

The tractor-trailer driver received a series of calls and text messages telling him to reroute some of the seafood to North Arlington, where it would be loaded onto another truck. asserted

it → receive → truck

The driver followed the instructions, but something didn’t seem right as the seafood was being unloaded. asserted

seafood → follow → instructions

An investigation revealed the person giving the directions had no connection to the legitimate freight broker and was allegedly posing as a company representative to steal the cargo. uncertain

person → reveal → cargo

Police intervened before the cargo could be removed from the area, stopping the transfer and recovering the seafood, which was valued at more than $273,000. uncertain

which → intervene → 273,000

The alleged thieves were left out of luck. asserted

thieves → leave → luck

Pollaguari and the juvenile were taken into custody without incident, police said. asserted

police → take → incident

“Our officers did an outstanding job identifying what was taking place and stopping this theft before more than $273,000 worth of merchandise could be stolen. uncertain

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This case highlights the hard work and dedication of our officers and their ability to quickly investigate a complex situation,” North Arlington Police Captain David Hudak said in a statement. asserted

Hudak → highlight → statement

Pollaguari faces second-degree charges of theft by deception, false representation and conspiracy, as well as a first-degree charge of employing a juvenile in the commission of a crime. asserted

Pollaguari → face → crime

He also received motor vehicle summonses for driving without a license, failing to possess an insurance card, and operating an uninsured vehicle. asserted

He → receive → vehicle

Charges against the juvenile have not been publicly revealed. asserted

Charges → reveal → juvenile

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