NJ dealership posts video of attempted robbery, adds music

🚨 Nine men were charged and arrested in an attempted robbery early Friday morning

🚨 Several other got away in a car

🚨 The dealership posted video of the arrests adding music and commentary

ROXBURY TOWNSHIP — A power sports vehicle dealership where nine people were arrested following a break-in released a music video featuring their security footage of the failed heist Friday morning.

Township police said they charged and arrested eight men from Philadelphia and one from Phoenix after they were found in a fenced-in area at Ledgewood Power Sports on Route 46 in the Ledgewood section at 4:10 a.m.

Five of the individuals were arrested by Roxbury and Netcong officers. Four people who hopped the fence into a wooded area were found with the help of the Morris County Sheriff's K9 officer.

A silver BMW drove off and crashed on Landing Road. The occupants of the car got away, according to police.

The fenced area contained nearly a half-million dollars worth of ATVs and UTVs, according to the dealership.

Comic relief in security video

A series of videos posted by the dealership on their Facebook page with added music shows the suspects trying to run and climb the fence as police and K9s enter the area.

"Our burglars are seen displaying not-so-terrific Superman diving skills, and every criminal for themselves behavior (we loved how some jumped and fell flat on their face) while they quickly realize pwc trailers do not make a great springboard for scaling a fence," the dealership wrote. "Ohhh that trailer axle between the legs must have hurt, poor guy."

One of the videos included an airline pilot-like welcome for the suspects taking a ride in the back of a police vehicle.

"We know you had your choice of jurisdictions in which you could break the law and we thank you for choosing us today," the unidentified commentator said.

Charges in attempted theft at Ledgewood PowerSports in Roxbury (Canva)

Grateful for a joint effort

Roxbury Township Police Chief Dean Adone was grateful for the joint effort to apprehend the suspects.

“Their immediate response unquestionably stopped a large-scale burglary in progress of approximately $488,000 in ATVs and UTVs. The quick-thinking of every officer arriving inevitably led to swiftly removing these criminals from Roxbury Township and I am proud of their achievement this morning," Adone said in a statement.

Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom

Remembering Superstorm Sandy: 11 years later

Windfarm projects proposed for NJ coast — and what they might look like

These are the wind energy projects approved for and planned for the ocean off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. While the projects have the support of officials who say they will stimulate the local economy and create renewable energy to power millions of homes, many coastal residents have raised concerns about how the projects will impact tourism and the environment.

The gallery includes competing photosimulations — those on file with the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and those recently commissioned by a group opposed to the wind farm development.

Visiting the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ: Photos

A virtual tour of the historic Twin Lights National Landmark. Please note that this particular tour was conducted in 2021 while COVID restrictions were still in place. Since then, all mask and COVID related restrictions have been lifted.