Enajaim E. Bowman
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 24-year-old ENAJAIM E. BOWMAN of Newark, NJ, on various charges related to a series of burglaries across northern and central New Jersey. The arrest is the result of a weeks-long investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck; the Hackensack Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Antista; and with assistance from the Township of Union Police Department in Union County, under the direction of Police Director Chris Donnelly.
For approximately two months, during December 2024 through January 2025, multiple jurisdictions in the New Jersey and New York area were affected by a commercial burglary pattern. Members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Crime Reduction Unit began analyzing the series of incidents and established a connection between burglaries that occurred in Bergen County, NJ; Middlesex County, NJ; Morris County, NJ; and Union County, NJ, as well as similar activity in New York.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Crime Reduction Unit activated the assistance of its companion resource, the Bergen County Crime Reduction Task Force – a group of municipal law enforcement officers in Bergen County who focus on multi-jurisdictional investigations. The detectives worked together to determine that fourteen Dunkin Donuts stores were burglarized by the same suspect during overnight hours in December 2024 and January 2025 across four New Jersey counties. A fifteenth store was also linked to this series, wherein the same suspect attempted to burglarize the establishment, but was unsuccessful.
In these incidents, surveillance footage depicted a lone male burglarizing – or in one case attempting to burglarize – the stores by prying locked entry doors and windows. Once inside, the burglar targeted cash registers, safes, and the managers’ offices for theft and vandalism. The investigation spanned several weeks and resulted in the identification of ENAJAIM E. BOWMAN as the suspect responsible for the burglary pattern, linking him to the following incidents that occurred in Bergen County, NJ; Middlesex County, NJ; Morris County, NJ; and Union County, NJ:
- December 13, 2024, 12:56 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 691 US-1, Edison, NJ; $500 damage.
- December 13, 2024, 1:09 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 490 US-1, Edison, NJ; $750 stolen; $500 damage.
- December 13, 2024, 1:41 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 1790 Lincoln Highway, Edison, NJ; $2,500 stolen; $600 damage.
- December 13, 2024, 2:11 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 1704 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ; $1,525 stolen; $500 damage.
- December 21, 2024, 1:36 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 380 Essex Street, Lodi, NJ; $1,990.44 stolen.
- December 21, 2024, 1:59 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 150 Passaic Street, Hackensack, NJ; $800 stolen, $140 in gift cards; $1,350 damage.
- December 21, 2024, 3:15 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 25 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ; $1,770 stolen.
- December 21, 2024, 3:41 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 137 Route 17 South, Paramus, NJ; $2,988.07 stolen.
- January 17, 2025, 1:00 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 10 Ashwood Avenue, Summit, NJ; $2,200 damage.
- January 17, 2025, 2:22 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 118 Main Street, Chatham, NJ; $795 stolen; $2,750 damage.
- January 17, 2025, 3:00 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 176 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ; $700 stolen; $600 damage.
- January 17, 2025, 3:45 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 329 Route 10 East, East Hanover, NJ; $1,985.65 stolen.
- January 19, 2025, 1:14 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 60 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ; $1,465 stolen.
- January 19, 2025, 1:43 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 130 Kinderkamack Road, Emerson, NJ; attempted burglary, which was unsuccessful.
- January 19, 2025, 2:05 a.m., Dunkin Donuts, 636 Westwood Avenue, River Vale, NJ; $858 stolen; $1,000 damage.
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, based on the results of the Bergen County Crime Reduction Task Force investigation – and thanks to the coordination of law enforcement in Middlesex County, NJ; Morris County, NJ; and Union County, NJ – the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office charged ENAJAIM E. BOWMAN with fourteen counts of third-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2A(1); one count of third-degree attempted burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1/2C:18-2A(1); twelve counts of third-degree theft, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3A; two counts of third-degree criminal mischief, N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3A(1); and seven counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief, N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3A(1)A. The charges filed against BOWMAN encompassed all of the crimes committed across all four New Jersey counties, totaling $18,267.16 in stolen cash; $140 in stolen gift cards; and $10,000 in property damage.
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, ENAJAIM E. BOWMAN surrendered himself to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and was taken into custody without incident. Subsequently, BOWMAN was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, NJ.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella states that the charges in this case are merely accusations, and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Mark Musella recognizes and thanks the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Union County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance with this multi-jurisdictional matter. Moreover, Prosecutor Musella wishes to particularly acknowledge the municipal police departments of Bergen County that are participating in the Crime Reduction Task Force, and whose efforts were instrumental in this investigation, namely: the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department, Paramus Police Department, Saddle River Police Department, Tenafly Police Department, and Upper Saddle River Police Department.
Likewise, Prosecutor Mark Musella thanked the Hackensack Police Department and the Township of Union Police Department in Union County, NJ for their partnership during this case. Finally, Prosecutor Musella thanks the many law enforcement agencies that had a hand in this investigation, including the Chatham, East Hanover, Edison, Emerson, Florham Park, Hillsdale, Lodi, Paramus, River Vale, Summit, and Westwood Police Departments.
