Crime & Safety

Kinnelon Man Charged With Theft After Allegedly Stealing From Gas Station

The following arrest information was supplied by the Kinnelon Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

An 18-year-old Kinnelon man was arrested Tuesday and charged with theft after police said he stole $645 in cash from gas sales at the Getty Station.

Bijon F. Spinazzola was charged with third-degree theft.

said that the owners of Getty had reported theft over a five-day period in December of Spinazzola, a former employee of the gas station. Police said that when the owner confronted Spinazzola, he had allegedly admitted to taking the money and agreed to pay the owner back.

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Police said that by March 4, no money had been paid back and the owner decided to press charges.

Spinazzola was transported to the Kinnelon police station and released with a ticket to appear in court at a later date.

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