Thieves are targeting homes with high-end vehicles and have stolen vehicles from at least eight homes in the past six months, according to West Orange police.
The 22-year-old Saudi national charged with stealing a school bus in Livingston also broke into a house where he left behind journals threatening "Jihad" against Jews, law enforcement, and others.
"Concerning leads" in the investigation led Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz to contact federal agencies about the theft of the district's school bus Tuesday afternoon.
The state Department of Health reported that there are more than 9,000 cases of COVID-19 at 394 long-term care facilities and 1,530 reported deaths at the facilities.