Indictment handed down in brazen NJ home invasion auto theft

Trenton, NJ – Four men have been indicted on a slate of charges connected to a violent home invasion and car theft in Fair Lawn that left a homeowner injured and two luxury vehicles stolen, state officials announced Monday.

Daniel Chipelo, 21, of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania; Kasib Higgs, 20, of Old Bridge; John Duncan, 20, of Kearny; and Jason Cathcart, 22, of Kearny, were indicted by a state grand jury on September 17. The charges include conspiracy, first-degree home invasion burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, theft of property, aggravated assault, and the use of a juvenile to commit a crime.

Prosecutors said the crime took place at about 4:28 a.m. on March 1, when the homeowners were asleep and awoke to the sound of their f

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