photo taken by Alan Seiden
Woodcliff Lake Police arrest pair accused of stealing handbags and wallets from pools
TUESDAY JULY 24, 2012, 1:07 PM
BY KIMBERLY REDMOND
STAFF WRITER
PASCACK VALLEY COMMUNITY LIFE
A 21-year-old Park Ridge man and a 21-year-old Wyckoff woman were arrested for allegedly stealing handbags and wallets that were left unattended at swim clubs in Hillsdale, Park Ridge, Ridgewood and Woodcliff Lake, according to police.
Police in the four towns launched a joint investigation after receiving several reports of thefts over the past two weeks at Stony Brook Swim Club in Hillsdale, Park Ridge Pool in Park Ridge, Graydon Pool in Ridgewood and Old Mill Pool in Woodcliff Lake, according to Woodcliff Lake Police Sgt. Matt Miller.
As a result of the investigation, police arrested Scott Nelson and Marissa Molta on Monday, July 23 and charged them with theft, receiving stolen property and trafficking personal identity information, he said