LIVINGSTON, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A 22-year-old Saudi Arabian national was arrested Thursday in Pennsylvania after a school bus was stolen from a New Jersey school parking lot, police said.
Police had increased their patrols near Essex County schools, and the FBI began to investigate after the bus was stolen on Wednesday.
Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz said in a statement Thursday that the bus has since been relocated.
The man, who police say appears to have "acted alone," was taken into custody without incident and was charged with motor vehicle theft, burglary, theft of moveable property, criminal damage and criminal trespass, Marshuetz said.
WABC 7 reported Wednesday night that the bus was taken from one of Livingston Public Schools' parking lots.
Police and school officials from Essex and Passaic counties also issued statements after the theft on Wednesday. Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco advised the community to "be aware, observant, and cautious of anything strange."
Law enforcement officials have not released the name of the 22-year-old at this time.
"FBI Newark and our law enforcement partners are investigating the incident involving the stolen bus from a school in Livingston, NJ," FBI Public Affairs Specialist Amy J. Thoreson said in a statement. "A person of interest is in custody, and there is no threat to public safety at this time. If more information becomes available, we will let you know."
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