Rumson, Fair Haven Teens Arrested on Sandy-Related Burglary, Theft Charges
Incident allegedly occurred at a Rumson home in wake of hurricane
After a two-and-a half month investigation, post-Hurricane Sandy until now, five Rumson and Fair Haven teens have been arrested on burglary charges stemming from the alleged looting of a Rumson home in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The alleged singular incident at a Buena Vista Avenue home, that occurred in the night time sometime between Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, is what ignited an unfounded borough-wide rumor of mass looting, when this was the only incident, Rumson Police Chief Scott Paterson said. "People heard about this one incident and word spread like wildfire that there was looting going on all throughout the borough after Sandy," Paterson said. "That wasn't the case at all. It was just this one, singular incident, which we had been …
