Man arrested for defecating in backseat of victim's cars

New Jersey police may have cracked the case of the thief who has been burgling vehicles and defecating in the backseat of the ransacked cars.

Hadith Caesar, 18, was caught on Saturday after a witness called police to report that he had spotted a suspicious person inside an auto parked in a neighbour’s driveway. Armed with a description provided by the witness, Carteret cops arrested Caesar, who had pedalled away from the burgled car on a mountain bike.



When the vehicle’s owner examined the car, he discovered that his belongings had been strewn about the vehicle. Additionally, the man found a fresh pile of faeces in the backseat.

Police are now probing whether Caesar was responsible for two prior Carteret auto burglaries that included the thief defecating in the ransacked vehicles. Caesar is being held in the Middlesex County jail in lieu of $15,000. He has been charged with theft and harassment. The latter count refers to the alleged backseat detailing since New Jersey criminal statutes do not specifically address automotive defecation.