There was no honor and no thieving for these porch pirates.
Five New Jersey men were arrested after a package theft crew called the cops on their competition in Wayne, authorities said Tuesday.
Both crews were staking out a house about 15 miles west of Central Park on Aug. 29, Wayne police said in a Facebook post. Both traveled in black sedans, one a Honda and the other a Mercedes, according to the cops.
Rafael Evangelista Toribo, 29, and Jose Del Rosario-Camacho, 30, were parked in the Mercedes when they spotted their rivals, according to investigators. Their solution was to call 911 and pretend to be homeowners reporting a robbery.
Wayne police responded almost immediately to the report of a black sedan fleeing the scene. An officer spotted both vehicles, and while the 911 caller claimed the Honda was the suspect vehicle, the cop was also suspicious of the Mercedes.
Backup officers arrived and stopped the Mercedes, as both vehicles had invalid temporary license plates, according to police. Ski masks and fake delivery vests were found inside the Honda, and the 911 call came from inside the Mercedes, investigators said.
The homeowner allegedly being robbed never made the 911 call and didn’t lose any items, according to police.
Railin Moreno Hernandez, 29; Miguel Aquino, 30, and Emaniel Luo-Felix, 27, were identified as the occupants of the Honda. They were charged with conspiracy and possession of burglary tools.
“There have been numerous recent thefts of delivered electronics in Wayne and throughout the state,” Wayne police said, adding that crews have been reported to fight over delivered packages.