Longport Police Nab Atlantic City Man Breaking Into Cars

If you had your car broken into in the Longport area, police may have recovered your property.

Longport Police say they say found two people going through residential yards early Wednesday morning and attempted to stop them for questioning. One of the two fled, while the other, Nicandro Rodriguez, 18, of Atlantic City, was detained.

Police determined Rodriguez, "burglarized multiple cars in the immediate area and possessed numerous items from these burglaries." Police say Rodriguez was charged with burglary, theft, and unlawful possession of a weapon.

This is the second such arrest in Longport this week as an Egg Harbor Township man was recently arrested on similar charges.

If you are missing valuable, you;re urged to contact police at (609) 822-2141.