The accused in the serial accused who targeted police searched in Somerset County

Authorities are looking for a 26 -year -old New Jersey man accused of committing eight robberies in five -cities in Somerset County.

Emmanuel Tountino, from Scotch Plains, was arrested on January 29 for an accusation of theft, but later released from prison in Somerset county.

He is sought after being related to additional robberies, said Somerset County Prosecutor.

A 17 -year -old from Roselle is also accused in two of the robberies.

Tountino usually earned the entrance by opening a back door before stealing money from marking records.

Timino’s murder species started on November 26, at 21:20, at a store on route 206 in Somerville, officials said.

Three days later, he entered a store on route 22 East in Green Brook around 1:45 and used an instrument to open the cash register, the authorities said.

About 20 minutes later, Timino tried to hit a business on route 22 in North Plainfield, but ran when an alarm was activated, prosecutors said.

Five minutes later entered another business, also on route 22 of North Plainfield, prosecutors said. He used a bar to open the register and ran with cash, prosecutors said.

On December 2, Tountino, along with the teenager, returned to the Somerville business, where he started to crime and stole it again around 9:15 pm, the authorities said.

The pair then headed for Bridgewater and broke three stores at a band mall located on Washington Valley Road, authorities said. They tried to enter two other stores, but they failed to enter the interior, the officials said.

Later that evening, Tountino and adolescence threw a business on Washington Valley Road from Warren, through a side door open, prosecutors said.

Tountino and the teenager were captured in supervisory videos in both Bridgewater and Warren.

Tountino was arrested on December 4, December 9 and January 29, under the charge of theft, theft and criminal evil, but was released by a judge.

He is sought for robberies Warren and North Plainfield.

Anyone who has information about Tountino is asked to call the Prosecutor’s Office at 908-231-7100 or through the Stopit application. The information can also be provided through the top line of Stoppers Crime County, at 1-888-577-Tips (8477). All advice will be kept confidential.

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Jeff Goldman can be contacted [email protected].