Burglary/Theft
January 4, 2022 (The Fairway): An officer sent on a parking complaint on The Fairway discovered that a 2019 Jaguar blocking a resident’s driveway was reported stolen out of Lake Syracuse, New York. The vehicle was impounded and returned to the owner.
January 5, 2022 (Park Street): An employee of Napoli Trattoria and Pizzeria reported surveillance cameras to the business captured a blue van pull up to the rear of the business during off hours and cut the lock off of the used cooking oil drum. The suspects then used a hose to extract the oil from the drum. The vehicle was described as a 2006 Ford Econoline Van. At the time of the report, there was no value of the oil.
January 9, 2022 (Columbus Avenue): The victim reported that he parked his 2017 Mercedes CLS 63 in a Columbus Avenue driveway. The vehicle was reportedly left unlocked with the key fob inside. When he returned to the car approximately 40 minutes later, he discovered it gone.
The vehicle contained the victim’s wallet and a set of golf clubs.
January 10, 2022 (Park Street): Officers responded to Cadoo Medical on a report of a burglary. An employee reported getting an alert on her ring camera of motion in the building. Upon checking the footage, she observed an unknown person walking through the office. The suspect was described as a tall male with a thin build wearing a New York Mets flat brimmed baseball cap, a dark mask over his nose and mouth, a light-colored tie-dyed hooded sweatshirt, light colored pants and black and white sneakers. At the time of the report, noting was reported missing.
Arrest
January 7, 2022 (Mt Vernon Road): Ms. Laki Taylor (44 years old, Montclair) was charged with Driving While Intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop.
Thefts
January 11, 2022 (Church Street): A 2021 Ford Bronco reported stolen out of Nutley was recovered unoccupied in a Church Street Parking Lot. Surveillance footage shows the vehicle arrive in the lot at 7:26 AM and reverse into a parking space. Three males were seen exiting the vehicle and walking away. The vehicle was turned over to Nutley PD.
January 12, 2022 (Graham Terrace): The victim reported that his Apple iPhone 7+ was stolen from his unlocked vehicle. Tracking capabilities indicated the phone was located on Eastwood Street in East Orange before the tracking was disabled.
January 14, 2022 (Orange Road): The victim reported his 2021 Ford work van was entered and tools were removed. Surveillance video shows a light-colored sedan pull up next to the victim’s vehicle at approximately 6:00AM. A black male in dark clothing is seen exiting the suspect vehicle and breaking the lock of the work van to make entry. A ‘Milwaukee’ toolbox containing power drills was removed.
A second report was taken from a residence on Trinity Place shortly thereafter where another work van was entered by force. In this incident, a ‘Mikita” power drill was removed.
January 14, 2022 (Christopher Street): A 2018 Honda CRV was entered during the overnight hours. He owner reported that the vehicle was entered and rummaged through but nothing appeared to be missing.
January 14, 2022 (Vera Place): A 2019 BMW X5 was stolen from outside a Vera Place residence. The owner reported leaving the vehicle unattended while she picked up her child. The victim stated that the vehicle was unlocked but she retained possession of her key fob.
January 15, 2022 (Bloomfield Avenue): A 2022 Hyundai Venue was entered while it was parked outside the American Legion Post. A backpack was stolen containing a NJ Driver's License, Military I.D., Navy Federal bank card, $140.00 in U.S. currency, three Chase Bank debit cards.
$50.00 TD Bank gift cards, and two white gold rings valued at approximately $2,000. The total loss is approximately $2,438.00.
January 16, 2022 (Lloyd Road): A resident of Lloyd Road reported observing an unknown person in a white SUV exit and attempt to steal his 2021 Mercedes. The resident chased after the suspect who retreated to the SUV and fled the scene. The suspect was described only as a white male.
Thefts
January 19, 2022 (Claremont Avenue): An employee at CVS Pharmacy reported that two males entered the store within a few minutes of each other. He reported one male filled garbage bags with merchandise and exited the store. The second male concealed unknown store merchandise in his jacket. Both suspects then entered a white Pontiac and fled east on Claremont Avenue.
The first suspect was described as a black male, wearing a green jacket, winter hat (white tag or writing in center), black mask covering from the nose down, black sweatpants, and white sneakers. The second suspect was described as a black male, black or blue sweatshirt, black vest, winter hat (black and white design) gray pompom on top, blue jeans, and white sneakers. At the time of the report, the manager was unable to determine an exact inventory of items taken.
January 23, 2022 (North Mountain Avenue): The owner of a 2017 BMW X5 reported that his vehicle was stolen as he was loading items from his apartment to the car. A witness reported observing a young male in a yellow sweatshirt enter the car and flee north on North Mountain Avenue. The vehicle was recovered later in the day abandoned at the intersection of Broad Street and Lincoln Park in Newark.
January 25, 2022 (Christopher Street): The resident reported her 2020 BMX X6 was stolen from her driveway during the overnight hours. She reported accidently leaving her key fob in the front seat cup holder.
January 25, 2022 (Clinton Avenue): A resident of Clinton Avenue reported that when he woke up, he discovered an unknown vehicle parked in his driveway. The 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander was determined to be a stolen vehicle from Harrison, NJ. Surveillance video shows the vehicle arrive in the driveway at approximately 3:35 AM. There was no description of suspects.
Suspicious Incident
January 19, 2022 (Emerson Place): A resident of Emerson Place reported that she was woken up by her Ring Alert at 3:15 AM. When she looked outside, she saw an unknown person exit a vehicle parked in front of her home and enter her neighbor’s vehicle. They then exited and fled back to the awaiting vehicle.
January 19, 2022 (Buckingham Road): A resident reported checking her Ring App footage from overnight and observing a male walking up her driveway and attempting to enter her 2022 Land Rover. The vehicle was locked and the male, described as only wearing a grey sweatshirt, is seen running to a car waiting on the street. Entry into the vehicle was unsuccessful.
Thefts
January 25, 2022 (South Park Street): An employee of Blue Mercury reported two females were seen on surveillance video entering the store and concealing merchandise in large handbags. The suspects are described as tall, black females, approximately 5'8 -5'11” tall, one had auburn colored hair with a tan colored coat with white sheepskin lining, the other had a purple colored flower print hooded sweatshirt. Both appeared to be wearing masks over their faces. They appeared to have stolen face cleaning products worth approximately $840.00.
January 26, 2022 (Park Street): The victim reported that his bag was stolen from the weight room at the YMCA. Surveillance footage shows the suspect to be a black male with a slim build wearing a black ski mask, black and grey jacket, black sweatpants, and black shoes. The suspect is seen entering the weight room and leaving a few moments later with the bag. The bag was later located in the female restroom. The only item missing was the victim’s wallet which contained cash, identification, and miscellaneous cards.
January 27, 2022 (Fairview Place): The resident reported that while working in her home office she heard a noise at her front door and observed a male running from her residence to an awaiting vehicle. The male had stolen a package containing children’s shoes from her porch.
The suspect was described as a black male, 30-35 years old, wearing black pants and a black puffy jacket.
January 27, 2022 (Bloomfield Avenue): An officer on patrol encountered a 2018 white Mercedes GLE parked and unoccupied on Bloomfield Avenue in the area of the MC Hotel. Further investigation revealed the vehicle was stolen from Clifton, NJ earlier that day. The vehicle was turned over to Clifton Police Department for further investigation.
January 31, 2022 (Bloomfield Avenue): Two victims reported that their wallets were stolen while attending a class at Premier Dance Studio. The bags were reportedly left in a back room and contained cash, identification cards, and debit cards. One card was used at an undetermined location in the amount of $100.00.
Assault/Arrest
January 25, 2022 (Park Street): Officers responded to Just Jakes at approximately 10:30 PM on a repute of a physical dispute. Two female customers were reportedly physically attacking staff members. Preliminary investigation reveals that two female patrons were acting disorderly during the evening and when they were presented with their check by staff, they claimed that they were overcharged and became more belligerent. The staff requested that the female customers leave and while attempting to escort them out, the women reportedly began physically attacking the staff. One male employee was reportedly struck in the face and bitten on his
arm. A second employee received a laceration to the back of his neck. A female employee was struck in the face causing a laceration over her right eye and a contusion over her left eye.
When officers arrived, the unruly suspects were being restrained by other patrons. They continued acting disorderly and resisted arrest.
Jannah Asante (25 year old female) of East Orange and Sherell Yaya-Nash (26 years old) of Montclair were each charged with Simple Assault, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest. They were served with Summonses and released from custody.
Montclair EMS arrived and treated the victims for their injuries on scene. There were no transports made to the hospital.