Gregory Bartucci allegedly tried to sell another man’s boat on Craigslist. Police said the owner saw the boat listed for sale.
LINDEN — While searching Craigslist for a second boat, a Middlesex County man found his own 17-foot pleasure craft — one he was storing in Linden — listed for sale and arranged to meet the man trying to sell it.
Linden police said that led to the arrest of a 49-year-old Bayonne man on charges of theft by deception.
Gregory Bartucci was arrested Tuesday after, authorities said, he met with the boat owner in Linden.
Linden police Detective Lt. James Sarnicki said owner of the boat, a 46-year-old Parlin resident, was looking on Craigslist on Monday when he saw his boat listed for sale.
The owner contacted a man using the name Chad and arranged a meeting for the next night in a lot on West Edgar Street in Linden, where the boat is kept for the winter.
After meeting with the man, the owner called police, who arrested the alleged seller, identified as Bartucci, Sarnicki said. Bartucci was being held on $10,000 bail, pending a court hearing, Sarnicki said.