Theft
September 6, 2023 (Greenwood Avenue): The complainant reported that she received a notification that an Amazon purchase had been delivered to her apartment vestibule. She reported that she went downstairs to the first floor to retrieve the package from the vestibule area and discovered that it was no longer there. The package order contained approximately $200.00 in miscellaneous goods.
September 9, 2023 (Bloomfield Avenue): Management at Whole Foods reported three females entered the market and stole $1,080.00 worth of beauty products. The females were only described as possibly being of Eastern European descent.
September 10, 2023 (Park Street): The victim reported that his accountant dropped off four packages of tax returns on his front step amongst Amazon packages that were already there. At approximately 7:22 PM, surveillance footage shows an unknown dark colored male in dark clothing cut across the lawn carrying what appears to be food warming bags. The male takes possession of the tax returns. He appears to fiddle with the Amazon packages but leaves them behind.
Lewdness
September 8, 2023 (Llewellyn Road): The complainant flagged a patrol officer down and reported that on August 25, 2023, while walking her dog through Carey’s Woods, she observed an unidentified male who appeared to be masturbating. She stated that once she realized what the male was doing, she quickly turned around and walked back to her vehicle. She stated that at no time, did the male make any motions or remarks towards her and that from her vantage point, it did not appear that the male involved had any clear line of sight towards the park or any other individuals. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his early to mid-thirties, approximately 5'9”-5'11” tall, 170-190 pounds, with shoulder length dark hair, wearing a dark pink baseball cap, dark colored sweatshirt, and blue sweatpants.
Burglary
September 9, 2023 (Westview Road): The resident reported that he and his wife were awoken at approximately 5:00 AM by a loud crashing noise. While investigating, he observed his 2018
Audi S3 pulling out of his driveway. The suspect used a large cobblestone to shatter the window on the rear door. One entry was made, the suspects removed the keys to the Audi from the kitchen and fled. Surveillance footage shows a small silver SUV (Ford Edge or similar) parked outside the residence, occupied by at least four individuals. At approximately 05:03 AM, two suspects run to the rear of the residence. At the rear of the residence, suspect one is seen checking the back door, which is locked, while the suspect two then throws the cobblestone block, which causes the rear door to shatter. Suspect two is then seen entering the residence, while suspect one waits at the rear door. Suspect two retrieves the key from the kitchen island approximately ten feet from the rear door. Both suspects are then seen leaving the rear yard. Suspect one was described as a fair skinned male with dark hair, thin build, 5'10” - 6'00” tall, wearing a black mask, a gray Nike hooded sweatshirt with a stripe across chest, light colored pants and dark colored shoes. Suspect two was described as a dark-skinned male, thin build, 5'8”-5'11” tall, wearing a light-colored ski mask, light colored "BMW M Series" sweatshirt, light colored pants, and black and white sneakers. The Audi was recovered later in the day in Newark, parked and unoccupied.
MV Crime
September 9, 2023 (Macopin Avenue): The resident reported that his wife’s purse was taken from his 2010 Audi Q5. Surveillance shows an unidentified male enter onto the property on a bicycle. He enters the unlocked vehicle, rummages through it, and takes the purse. Multiple charges were placed on the credit cards before it could be cancelled.
