JERSEY CITY — Jose Pujols-Quintas, 52, of Union City, was charged last week with burglary and theft by unlawful taking as the result of a sting operation run by the Port Authority Police Department.
Working with the Port Authority Inspector General’s Office, the Port Authority Police arrested Pujols-Quintas for allegedly stealing nearly $1,000 in copper wire from a Port Authority facility, said Joseph Pentangelo, spokesperson for the Port Authority.
PA police reported that at about 10 p.m. on July 30, Pujols-Quintas was seen walking in a restricted area of the rail yard inside 200 Academy St. in Jersey City.
A PATH employee reported seeing Pujols-Quintas seated inside a black 2007 Ford Explorer with the vehicle’s rear cargo door open near a pile of copper wire. The employee informed the suspect that neither he nor his auto were authorized to be in the area.
The suspect said he was working in the area putting posters on PATH trains. and produced an employee pass. Officials alledge that the suspect’s vehicle contained posters and 330 pounds of copper wire in plain view. The copper cables were confirmed to be the same wires that had been on a nearby platform earlier. The suspect was placed under arrest. The wire is valued at $990.
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