Thief swipes NJ Transit bus from Livingston Mall

LIVINGSTON, N.J. The bus, which runs on the No. 73 line between the Livingston Mall and Newark, was taken from the mall's parking lot at about 7:30 a.m., said Dan Stessel, an NJ Transit spokesman. It was found undamaged about 25 minutes later, parked about four miles away in the area of the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange.

Stessel said the bus driver, whose name was not released, was on a layover before starting a return trip to Newark and went inside to use the mall's restroom. When the driver returned to the parking area, the bus was gone.