Man Charged With Burglaries at Pine Brook Plaza

A man arrested early Wednesday morning in East Hanover has been charged with burglaries at Pine Brook Plaza that took place last weekend, according to the .

Alan Cotugno, 30, whose last known address was in Newark, was charged early Thursday afternoon with three counts of burglary, three counts of theft and one count of attempted burglary, according to Det./Sgt. Andrew Caggiano, of the Montville Township Police Department.

Cotugno is currently being held at the Morris County jail, and the burglaries appear to be linked to burglaries in East Hanover, Caggiano said. 

NJ.com is reporting the East Hanover police are still looking for an accomplice, but unlike the burglaries in East Hanover. Caggiano said the Montville burglaries appeared to be the work of one person.

Police reported on Saturday that more than $4,000 was stolen from Donut Dugout, Blimpie and No. 1 Wok's. An attempt to break-in to D & D Liquors was not successful, said Caggiano.

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