Press Release


 

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

June 24, 2010

 

RE: Fraud Arrest

 

On June 23, 2010 at 2:14 PM officers were sent to BJ’s Wholesale Club, 1001 E. Edgar Rd. on a report of a fraud attempt. Store employees told officers that two males attempted to purchase a 60" television using fake documents and a fraudulent credit card. They left the store in a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The vehicle was spotted and stopped by Officer Peter Kozak on the 1200 block of Clinton St. An employee from BJ’s was brought to the scene and identified the two males as the ones who attempted the fraudulent purchase. The males were placed under arrest. Found in the vehicle was a Texas license plate which was reported stolen. Arrested were: Braulio Canals, male, age 31, of Union City, and Eddy Pimentel-Vila, male, age 38, also of Union City. Both were charged with credit card theft, attempted theft by deception, and receiving stolen property. Canals’ bail was set at $5,000 and Pimentel-Vila’s bail set at $2,500. The suspects were released upon posting bail pending a court date set for June 30th at Union County Central Intake. There was additional merchandise found in the vehicle and the investigation is continuing by the Detective Bureau.

 

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