N.J. car thief, 19, who stole luxury vehicle from S.I. is sentenced amid NYPD efforts to curtail issue

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— A 19-year-old accused of stealing a car last year on Staten Island, with cocaine in his pocket, told arresting officers he was surprised they caught up to him, court documents allege.

“How did you guys catch us so fast?” asked Patrick Gelin, of Newark, New Jersey, as he and another young man were pulled out of a 2023 Black BMW on the morning of April 14 in Arrochar — feet from the Staten Island Expressway interchange.

Gelin was sentenced Wednesday by…

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