By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, November 29, 1990
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A 23-year-old Newark man allegedly trying to resell a stolen Cadillac to its owner apparently got lost on the way to consummate the deal and was arrested as he was about to ask a Teaneck police detective for directions.
Rosent “Nate” McCabe, 23, of 1863 Willberg St. told police upon his arrest that he was being a “good Samaritan” in returning the car.
But Detective William Grace said he and four plainclothes detectives, in unmarked cars, had been waiting at the home of the car owner for McCabe to arrive.
The owner, whom Grace declined to identify, told Teaneck police he had received calls from unidentified parties in Newark on Monday, telling him that they had bought the 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood and would sell it back to him for $1,500, Grace said. The owner had reported the car stolen in Newark on Saturday.
The owner negotiated the price down to $900, and a meeting was set up for between noon and 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Grace and the other detectives were waiting for McCabe when he drove north on River Road at about 2:30 p.m., past the owner’s house. Grace said he and the other detectives followed the car.
McCabe apparently realized he had gone too far when he reached River Road’s intersection with Riverview Avenue and began backing up, said Grace, who was directly behind the Cadillac.
Grace said McCabe was about to ask him for directions when McCabe approached his car.
“I got out and told him to put his hands on the hood of the car,” Grace said.
McCabe was charged with possession of the stolen car and was released from the Bergen County Jail Wednesday on $500 bail.
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