(FOX 5 NY illustration from DOJ documents) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal prosecutors in New Jersey announced charges Tuesday against eight people who allegedly ran a coordinated, multi-state residential burglary ring that targeted people of Asian descent.The group gained information on potential victims by burglarizing their cars and, in some cases, placing makeshift tracking in the vehicles, according to the U.S.
attorney's office. Once targeted, the homes often were broken into through unsecured, second-floor windows. The burglaries occurred in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware.The group allegedly targeted business owners, typically of Asian family-owned restaurants.