Crime & Safety
Cops: Shoplifter Hit Target 6 Times in October
The following arrest information was supplied by the Washington Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Washington Township police say a Hackettstown man shoplifted $1,600 in goods from the Target department store on at least six separate occasions in the month of October.
Joshua Oswald , police said.
A follow-up investigation led by Det. Cpl. Lucas Allen, in conjunction with Target security employees, found Oswald had stolen items several other times, Washington Township Police Lt. Mark Niemynski said.
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Some of the stolen merchandise was recovered through the investigation, Niemynski said. Oswald was charged with shoplifting and released with a court date.
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