Clifton man was arrested Thursday, police said.
NUTLEY -- Police have arrested a man who they say was caught on camera swiping a computer from a township wine store.
Joseph Sanangelo, 48, or Clifton, was arrested Thursday after he was recognized from a surveillance video as the man who allegedly stole a computer from the Nutley Wine Shop on Sept. 16, police announced in a release.
Joseph Sanangelo, 48, or Clifton. (Courtesy Nutley Police)According to police, authorities in Clifton recognized Sanangelo after Nutley police released surveillance photos of him in the store. After his arrest, police were able to recover the stolen computer, authorities said.
Sanangelo was charged with theft and released, police said.
Police officials in Nutley credited the store's surveillance system with helping crack the case.
"Video surveillance has become a police officer's best investigative tool," Nutley Chief Thomas Strumolo said in the release.
"This establishment had a system that enabled detectives to distribute a clear image of the actor, who was immediately identified by a neighboring agency."
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