NEWTON, NJ (Sussex County) – A Passaic County man has entered a guilty plea to burglary and theft charges, according to Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch.
Xavier Oquendo Pizarro, 37, of Paterson, pled guilty to four counts of third-degree burglary and four counts of third-degree theft before the Honorable Louis S. Sceusi, J.S.C., at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton on Sept. 18, Koch said.
In pleading guilty, Pizarro admitted that on Sept. 7, 2020 he and two other co-defendants entered the Cycle Exchange in Andover Borough which they were not licensed or privileged to enter by breaking through a glass door and purposely took two motorcycles worth approximately $13,999.00 that were displayed for sale with the intent to permanently deprive Cycle Exchange of said motorcycles, Koch said.
Pizarro further admitted that on Oct. 17, 2019, he and two other co-defendants again entered the Cycle Exchange which they were not licensed or privileged to enter by breaking through a glass door and purposely took an Oset dirt bike worth approximately $2,499.00 that was displayed for sale with the intent to permanently deprive Cycle Exchange of said dirt bike, Koch said.
Pizzaro also admitted that on Oct. 27, 2019, he and another co-defendant entered the RIDE Bike Shop in Andover Borough which they were not licensed or privileged to enter by breaking through a glass door and purposely took four mountain bicycles and other merchandise worth approximately $23,000 that was displayed for sale with the intent to permanently deprive RIDE Bike Shop of said mountain bicycles and merchandise, Koch said.
Pizzaro finally admitted that on Oct. 29, 2019, he and three other co-defendants traveled to Motorcycle Madness in Lafayette Township and attempted to enter by breaking a glass window with the intent to take items from the store with the intent to permanently deprive Motorcycle Madness of those items, Koch said.
Pizzaro is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 13, 2020.
