Nutley Commissioner Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo are advising of a burglary that occurred on Raymond Ave.
Police were called to a residence at 10:00 AM Monday morning when the caller reported her purse missing from her home.
The woman stated she was showering when she heard loud knocking at her front door, moments later discovering her rear door open and purse missing from tabletop.
Chief Strumolo said agencies throughout the state are experiencing a higher volume of burglaries, many of which actors enter homes in search of key fobs in order to steal expensive or luxury vehicles parked in driveways.
Thieves are becoming more brazen, entering homes during early morning hours, while residents are present.
In response to this and other attempted burglaries, police have added patrols, coordinated efforts with neighboring agencies as well as implemented undercover operations. Over the past several weeks police have arrested and charged at least five people connected with burglaries, possession of burglary tools and motor vehicle thefts.
Commissioner Petracco said car thefts have been on the rise, however entering people’s homes while occupied is relatively new. Police are following every lead, which is paying off with arrests. We will continue our efforts to safeguard our community and want to keep our community partners fully aware of what is occurring. We ask everyone to secure their vehicles as well as their homes and be vigilant of any suspicious activity.
