MORRIS COUNTY — Three men have been arrested following an investigation into alleged mail theft and check fraud in Mount Olive, Randolph and Roxbury, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Cordileone, Randolph Police Chief Keith Donovan and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland.
Erik C. Mitchell, 34, of Hackettstown; Aljaquan T. Wilson, 31, of Newark; and Blancsun Altidor, 32, of Newark, face multiple charges.
In August, the Mount Olive Police Department received reports of checks being stolen from residential mailboxes and fraudulently cashed. As the investigation progressed, investigators identified a suspect vehicle and an individual believed to be involved in the thefts.
On Tuesday, August 18, Mount Olive detectives learned the suspect vehicle was in Mount Olive Township and that Mitchell was allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check at a Flanders bank. Responding officers located Wilson and Altidor in the suspect vehicle, and all three were arrested. Altidor was also allegedly found in possession of a false driver’s license, and Wilson in possession of a credit card that did not belong to him.
Following the arrests, officers impounded the suspect vehicle. With assistance from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, detectives obtained and executed a search warrant on the vehicle.
The subsequent investigation alleges the defendants cashed stolen checks at banking institutions on Monday, August 10; Tuesday, August 11; and Monday, August 17. The checks had been reported stolen from mailboxes in Mount Olive, Randolph and Roxbury.
Mitchell was charged with:
- Eight counts of third degree Forgery (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-1)
- One count of third degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3)
- Two counts of third degree Receiving Stolen Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7)
- One count of fourth degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3)
- Two counts of third degree Conspiracy to Commit Theft (N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2)
- One count of disorderly persons Receiving Stolen Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7)
Wilson was charged with:
- Three counts of third degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3)
- Two counts of third degree Forgery (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-1)
- Two counts of third degree Receiving Stolen Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7)
- Two counts of fourth degree Credit Card Theft (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-6)
- Two counts of third degree Conspiracy to Commit Theft (N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2)
- One count of disorderly persons Receiving Stolen Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7)
Altidor was charged with:
- Five counts of third degree Forgery (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-1)
- Two counts of third degree Receiving Stolen Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7)
- Two counts of third degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3)
- One count of third degree Conspiracy to Commit Theft (N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2)
- One count of fourth degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3)
- One count of fourth degree Possession of a False Driver’s License (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.1)
- One count of disorderly persons Receiving Stolen Property (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7)
Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the three defendants have been detained in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending future court proceedings. The investigation remains ongoing.
Members of the Mount Olive Police Department, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Randolph Police Department and Roxbury Police Department participated in the investigation.
Anyone with information about these incidents is encouraged to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-6200, the Mount Olive Police Department Detective Bureau at (973) 691-0850, the Randolph Police Department Detective Bureau at (973) 989-7015 or the Roxbury Police Department Detective Bureau at (973) 448-2100.
Editor’s Note: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and/or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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