Five New Jersey men have been indicted on charges they stole at least eight luxury cars across two states, broke into homes using a crowbar and stole tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry and a loaded handgun, officials from the Attorney General’s Office said Friday.
Samir White, 19, Quamine McDonald, 18, Samir Jordan, 21, and Tauheed McLean, 21, of Newark, and Tysir Phillips, 19, of Orange were charged with conspiracy, auto theft, home invasion burglary and weapons offenses, officials said.
White is the first person to be charged under a new state law increasing penalties for home invasions, the Attorney General’s office said.
Under the new law, the home invasion burglary charge is now a first-degree crime and the residential burglary charge is a crime of the second degree.
Between September 2024 and February 2025 the men are accused of stealing luxury cars such as Porsches, BMWs, Range Rovers, Mercedes Benz and Audis and then using the cars to travel to other locations to commit burglaries and steal more cars, officials said.
On Dec. 11, 2024, White and the other men broke into a home on River Road in Wall Township and stole $10,000 worth of jewelry, a loaded handgun, purses, a key fob and a 2020 Porsche 911, authorities said.
Eleven days later on Dec. 22, 2024, White and the others entered homes in Sea Girt on Crescent Parkway and Washington Boulevard and took key fobs to steal two cars and other items, authorities said.
The men stole a 2025 Range Rover, designer clothes and sunglasses from the home on Crescent Parkway, authorities said.
A BMW X3 was taken from the residence on Washington Boulevard, according to authorities.
Later that day, the vehicle was driven to Midland Avenue in East Orange where one of the men entered a home, took the keys to a 2024 Audi RSQ8, and two men drove away with the cars, officials said.
The men are accused of stealing eight cars with a total value of over $700,000, officials said.
White was connected to these incidents and others using electronic and physical surveillance as well as cellular data, officials said.
Attorneys for the men did not immediately return a request for comment.
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