ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — An NJ Transit mechanical employee has been arrested and charged with stealing 32 locomotive horns, the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has announced.
In a press release, the Office of Inspector General said Jeremy Hayes was charged on Oct. 17 in Roxbury Township Municipal Court with having stolen, transported, and stored the horns from companies including Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation. The arrest and charges came after an investigation involving the DOT Office of Inspector General, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and NS, CSX, and NJ Transit police.
An NJ Transit spokesman told NJ.com that Hayes, an NJ Transit employee since 2019, has been suspended. None of the horns were stolen from NJ Transit. Railroad horns can cost $2,000 to $2,200, the news site reports.
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