N.J. Crime Ring Burglarizing Vehicles, Attempting To Resemble Victims To Cash In

ROXBURY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -  While the women in these photos may look different, it's really the same person, just with a different hair color.

As CBS 2's Christine Sloan reported, police say the woman in the photo is part of a large crime ring that is breaking into cars in New Jersey.

The men in the ring smash the windows of cars at parks, stealing purses with checkbooks and driver's licenses, police said. They then hand them over to women, like the one pictured, who try to resemble their victims and head to banks to cash out.

Police say the criminals try to hit as many banks as they can within an hour of their thefts, before alerts can go out.

At TD Bank in Sayreville, the female suspect cashed in on $2,000.

The woman in the photo was last seen in a gold Hyundai Santa Fe.

Police say the ring started its crime spree in South Jersey and recently made its way to our area.

"I think it's the same person with a wig on. She has the same sweater, same mannerisms, the hand held the same way on the wheel," Roxbury resident Alison Kohler said.

"I think it's horrible. Men, yeah, but not a woman," one woman said, reacting to the

In June, there were two break-ins at Horseshoe Lake in Roxbury and two more at a park in Mount Olive.

"This neighborhood is real quiet. We get visitors from all over the state," Mount Olive resident Jack Harrington said.

Not only are the suspects stealing purses, they're also swiping license plates off cars and placing them on cars they're using.

So far, the suspects have stolen more than $10,000.

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