Three from NJ stole $100,000+ from business mailboxes, police say

🚓Three arrested from NJ

🚓 Accused of stealing from business mailboxes

🚓 List of charges revealed

WALL — A group of New Jersey residents have been charged with stealing checks from township business mailboxes — amounting to over $100,000.

Police arrested Kaliek Easton, 29, of Bloomfield, James Miller, 37, of Passaic, and Asia Harrell, 31, of Bloomfield, this week after a months-long investigation.

Over $10,000 in cash, a 2024 BMW X5, about 13 pounds of marijuana, stolen checks, forgery devices, blank checks and electronics were confiscated, according to police.

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The trio is being held at Monmouth County Jail.

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Police ask anyone with information to call Detective Zach Honecker at 732-449-4500, ext. 1203.

Charges for Miller

second-degree theft
14 counts of third-degree forgery
4 counts of fourth-degree possession of government documents
third-degree uttering a fraudulent document
third-degree possession of forgery devices
third-degree receiving stolen property

Charges for Easton

third-degree receiving stolen property
second-degree possession of marijuana over 5 pounds with intent to distribute
third-degree possession of forgery devices.

Charges for Harrell

third-degree receiving stolen property
second-degree possession of marijuana over 5 pounds with intent to distribute
third-degree possession of forgery devices.

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