10-23-2007, 05:25 PM
Parsippany councilman helps bust thief
10/23/07 - Posted from the Daily Record newsroom
DAILY RECORD STAFF REPORTS
PARSIPPANY -- An East Orange man was found underneath a tractor at a Route 46 gas station Sunday after a township councilman who had lingered in his car to listen to "Stairway to Heaven" noticed him acting suspiciously and called police.
Council Vice President James Vigilante, who lives nearby, said he contacted police at around 2 a.m. Sunday after noticing a car being driven with its lights off that eventually parked in the gas station's lot. The gas station was closed at the time.
When the four officers arrived, they found Chester Eugene Corbett, 30, lying under a parked tractor, Lt. Jeff Storms said. Inside his vehicle were white utility gloves with adhesive grips and a yellow Dewalt brand reciprocating saw, Storms said. Corbett did not take anything, Storms said.
Corbett was charged with possession of burglary tools and issued a summons for being an unlicensed driver and for parking in a handicapped zone, Storms said. He was also wanted on a $300 traffic warrant out of Newark, Storms said. He was being held in the county jail on $2,500 bond, no 10 percent option, Storms said.
Vigilante, who was returning home early Sunday morning, said he might not have noticed anything unusual except for the fact that he lingered in his driveway to catch the final chords of "Stairway to Heaven" on his car radio.
10/23/07 - Posted from the Daily Record newsroom
DAILY RECORD STAFF REPORTS
PARSIPPANY -- An East Orange man was found underneath a tractor at a Route 46 gas station Sunday after a township councilman who had lingered in his car to listen to "Stairway to Heaven" noticed him acting suspiciously and called police.
Council Vice President James Vigilante, who lives nearby, said he contacted police at around 2 a.m. Sunday after noticing a car being driven with its lights off that eventually parked in the gas station's lot. The gas station was closed at the time.
When the four officers arrived, they found Chester Eugene Corbett, 30, lying under a parked tractor, Lt. Jeff Storms said. Inside his vehicle were white utility gloves with adhesive grips and a yellow Dewalt brand reciprocating saw, Storms said. Corbett did not take anything, Storms said.
Corbett was charged with possession of burglary tools and issued a summons for being an unlicensed driver and for parking in a handicapped zone, Storms said. He was also wanted on a $300 traffic warrant out of Newark, Storms said. He was being held in the county jail on $2,500 bond, no 10 percent option, Storms said.
Vigilante, who was returning home early Sunday morning, said he might not have noticed anything unusual except for the fact that he lingered in his driveway to catch the final chords of "Stairway to Heaven" on his car radio.
