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BWC: Would-be thief arrested after getting stuck in car he was trying to steal

The man became trapped inside the vehicle because of faulty doors, the Hamilton Township Police Department stated

By Jeff Goldman
nj.com

ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. — A car burglar in Atlantic County was caught Thursday night after he got locked in because of the vehicle’s faulty doors, officials said.

Hamilton police were called to the LongHorn Steakhouse parking lot at 8:30 p.m. after the vehicle’s owner reported a burglary.

When officers arrived, they found Jeison Henriquez Sanchez inside the car.

Henriquez Sanchez, 19, of Pleasantville, was unable to flee because of the jammed doors before police let him out and arrested him.

He was charged with burglary and brought to the Atlantic County jail. Attorney information was not immediately available.

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