Bayonne package thief is caught in the act, police say

A Bayonne man who police had previously suspected of stealing packages from residents' porches and building lobbies was arrested when he was caught in the act, Bayonne Police Capt. Walter Rogers said.

Damion Baker, 45, of Avenue C, was arrested on Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. after detectives in an unmarked car saw him walking north on Avenue C from 17th Street with a shopping cart filled with items inside a plastic bag, Rogers said.

Police recognized Baker as a suspect from previous investigations involving stolen package and decided to follow him, Rogers said. Baker stopped several times, entering entranceways to several multiple-unit buildings and emerging empty-handed, Rogers said.

Detectives saw Baker attempt to sell several items from the shopping cart to a business owner on Kennedy Boulevard. After leaving the business, he was seen leaving the front vestibule of a house on the 400 block of Avenue C with several new clothing items wrapped in plastic and a portion of a cardboard box, Rogers said.

Baker threw the cardboard into the road at 18th Street and put the clothes into a red plastic bag that he took out of his jacket, Rogers said.

Detectives then got out of their car and arrested Baker, Rogers said, noting that the cardboard that was tossed into the street had a UPS packing label from retailer Aeropostale on it.

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Bayonne package thief is caught in the act, police say