NORTH BERGEN — North Bergen Det. Frank Cannella said that on Feb. 14 around 7:40 a.m., three individuals broke into three vehicles at the Café Bustelo warehouse, 5200 West Side Ave., then combined the stolen goods into one vehicle before driving off with it. The coffee distributor’s surveillance cameras caught three individuals entering the property in a black car and leaving with one van.
He said that four months ago, on Nov. 9, 2009 two vehicles with coffee and supplies were stolen from the same distributor. In that incident, police said one of the vehicles was recovered in Newark, but none of the stolen goods.
Cannella said in this incident, each vehicle had espresso, several types of coffee, and coffee pots, and a GPS, all valued at around $2,000. The 2003 Ford van stolen was valued at $2,500.
Cannella said that the investigation is ongoing.
He said police are also looking into whether there is a connect to a similar incident in Fairfield, N.J., in which a potato chip distributor was burglarized.
Is coffee heist related to potato chip pilfer?
