Burglary / Attempted Burglary
March 23, 2025 (Central Avenue): The residents reported that they were away from their home between 11:30 AM and 3:15 PM. When they returned, they discovered that a window panel near their front door handle had been broken. A deadbolt lock was still intact preventing the suspect from making entry.
March 23, 2025 (Wildwood Avenue): The residents reported that the bottom portion of a ground level window was damaged. There were marks on the windowsill, consistent with someone attempting to force the window open with a crowbar. There were two locked high-end vehicles in the driveway, suggesting the suspect(s) were attempting to search the residence for the keys.
Theft
March 21, 2025 (Valley Road): Management at Acme reported that they were monitoring surveillance cameras when they observed two individuals actively shoplifting. One of the suspects was described as a black male wearing a full gray sweat suit. The second suspect was described as a black male wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans and black sneakers. Management stated that the male wearing the black sweatshirt was in the store with his shopping cart full of an assortment of grocery items. The male wearing the gray sweat suit came to the front door, to hold the automatic door open. It was at this time that both individuals proceeded outside with the full cart without making payment. They were observed placing the items in a gray 2014 Dodge Avenger with temporary registration last seen southbound on Valley Road. Proceeds were $273.00 in groceries.
Motor Vehicle Crime
March 25, 2025 (Bloomfield Avenue): The victim reported that he parked his 2015 Acura MDX in front of the Exxon Gas Station. The vehicle was left running while the victim entered the mart. While inside of the store he observed a tall black male, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue navy pants exiting a white Audi sedan and getting into his Acura. The two vehicles were last seen in tandem, eastbound on Bloomfield Avenue. Bloomfield PD reported the vehicles were seen south into East Orange.
March 25, 2025 (Ward Place): Officers on patrol encountered a 2023 Bentley Bentayga parked and unoccupied on Ward Place. A check of the vehicle’s registration revealed it was a stolen vehicle out of Greenberg, New York. The vehicle was towed to Montclair Police Headquarters so it could be processed by Greenberg Police.
Arrest
March 20, 2025 (Church Street): A 26-year-old female from Montclair was charged with Defiant Trespass on Church Street.