15/10/2026
Three Arrested Following Check Fraud Investigation in Mount Olive, Randolph, and Roxbury
Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Cordileone, Randolph Police Chief Keith Donovan, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland announce that Erik C. Mitchell, 34, of Hackettstown; Aljaquan T. Wilson, 31, of Newark; and Blancsun Altidor, 32, of Newark; have been arrested following an investigation into alleged mail theft and check fraud in Mount Olive, Randolph, and Roxbury.
In August 2026, Mount Olive Police Department received reports of checks being stolen from residential mailboxes and fraudulently cashed. As the investigation progressed, investigators identified a suspect vehicle and an individual believed to be involved in the thefts.
On August 18, 2026, Mount Olive detectives learned the suspect vehicle was in Mount Olive Township, and Mitchell was allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check at a Flanders bank. Responding officers located Wilson and Altidor in the suspect vehicle, and all three were arrested. Altidor was also found to be in possession of a false driver’s license, and Wilson to be in possession of a credit card that did not belong to him.
Following the arrests, officers impounded the suspect vehicle. With assistance from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, detectives obtained and executed a search warrant on the vehicle.
Subsequent investigation alleged the defendants cashed stolen checks at banking institutions on August 10, August 11, and August 17. The checks had been reported stolen from mailboxes in Mount Olive, Randolph, and Roxbury.
As a result of this investigation, the following individuals were charged:
• Erik Mitchell – eight counts of third degree Forgery; one count of third degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property; two counts of third degree Receiving Stolen Property; one count of fourth degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property; two counts of third degree Conspiracy to Commit Theft; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a disorderly persons charge.
• Aljaquan T. Wilson – three counts of third degree Theft by Unlawful Taking of Moveable Property; two counts of third degree Forgery; two counts of third degree Receiving Stolen Property; two counts of fourth degree Credit Card Theft; two counts of third degree Conspiracy to Commit Theft; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a disorderly persons charge.
• Blancsun Altidor - five counts of third degree Forgery; two counts of third degree Receiving Stolen Property; two counts of third degree Theft of Moveable Property; one count of third degree Conspiracy to Commit Theft; one count of fourth degree Theft of Moveable Property; one count of fourth degree Possession of a False Driver’s License; and one count of Receiving Stolen Property, a disorderly persons charge.
This investigation remains ongoing.
Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the three defendants have been detained in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending future court proceedings.
Numerous law enforcement agencies have participated in this investigation, including members of the Mount Olive Police Department, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Randolph Police Department, and Roxbury Police Department.
Anyone with information about these incidents is encouraged to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, the Mount Olive Police Department Detective Bureau at 973-691-0850, the Randolph Police Department Detective Bureau at 973-989-7015,
or the Roxbury Police Department Detective Bureau at 973- 448-2100.
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