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Dashboard camera leads Atlantic City police to car theft suspect


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A dashboard camera inside a stolen vehicle turned out to be the perfect witness.

Atlantic City police were called to the first block of North Morris Avenue just before 5 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a car being stolen, Capt. Kevin Fair said.

Officer Christopher Campbell found the unoccupied vehicle in the 2600 block of Atlantic Avenue several hours later, according to the report.

When the owner arrived to take possession of the vehicle, Campbell was told there was a dashboard camera

When the owner arrived to take possession of the vehicle, Campbell was told there was a dashboard camera.

Police were able to distribute a picture of the suspect from camera footage, Fair said.

Sgt. TJ Moynihan spotted Brandon Keyser in the area where the vehicle was stolen.

He matched the photo and was arrested without incident, Fair said.

Keyser, 31, was charged with theft and taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility

Police listed Keyser as living in Virginia, but during his court appearance Friday, he gave an address in Pleasantville.

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Keyser was release on biweekly reporting Friday.

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Lynda Cohen

BreakingAC founder who previously worked in newspapers for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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