September 2023

Montclair Police Department

Police Blotter: September 5, 2023 – September 12, 2023

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.

Montclair Police Department

Police Blotter: September 26, 2023 – October 3, 2023

MV Crime / Entered Vehicles

September 27, 2023 (Nishuane Road): The victim reported that at some point between 6:30 PM and 12:05 AM, an unknown person entered his BMW. He is unsure if the vehicle was locked. A bag containing $200.00 in tools was stolen.

September 27, 2023 (Alexander Court): The complainant reported that his wallet was removed from his work truck while parked on Alexander Court. The suspect made a purchase at Starbucks in Bloomfield with one of the credit cards in the wallet.

September 28, 2023 (Orange Road): The property manager of an Orange Road apartment complex reported that he was alerted by a resident that two males were seen entering several vehicles. A check of the surveillance cameras revealed that one of the suspects was dressed in a black sweat suit with red sneakers while the other suspect was observed wearing a black sweater pulled over his head with blue pants and black sneakers. They were both observed wearing white surgical face masks over their faces while checking for open door handles in the parking lot.

September 29, 2023 (Fairfield Road): The victim reported that she left the keys to her 2021 Subaru Forrester in the pocket of her jacket. The jacket was left near the rear door of her workplace. At some point during the day, an unknown person stole the jacket and proceeded to steal her vehicle as well.

September 30, 2023 (Stonehenge Road): The victim reported that his 2022 Acura TLX was stolen from his driveway overnight. The keys to the vehicle were mistakenly left in the car. The vehicle was recovered the following day in Irvington, NJ.

Assault

September 26, 2023 (South Park Street): The victim reported that while sitting on a bench, he was approached by two males who began to punch him. The suspects then went through the victim’s pockets and stole approximately $5.00 in cash. The only description provided was that one of males was wearing a black sweater/jacket possibly with the emblem of Whole Foods on it. They were last seen walking west on Church Street.

Suspicious Vehicle

September 27, 2023 (Willowmere Avenue): An officer patrolling the area of Willowmere Avenue observed a heavily tinted white BMW four door sedan, possibly a 5 Series, parked in front of a Willowmere Avenue residence with its head lights off. The officer attempted to investigate when the BMW started driving west on Willowmere Avenue. The white BMW fled south on Orange Road from Willowmere Avenue at a high rate of speed into the City of Orange, failing to stop at the red traffic light at Orange Road and Thomas Boulevard.

Theft

September 27, 2023 (Bloomfield Avenue): An employee of Poke360 reported that while a food delivery was being made and food items were being brought inside of the business, an unknown male can be seen on the security camera, stealing boxes of frozen sea food while the delivery man was inside. The employee estimated that approximately $1000.00 worth of seafood was taken. It appears that a second participant, a light skinned female, was on her cell phone possibly scouting for the suspect that was stealing the boxes from the delivery truck. She is described as a female in her 20's, dark straight hair, 5'3 to 5'5 in height wearing jeans and a dark colored sweatshirt. The male was wearing a green colored hoodie and light pants.

Burglary / Attempted Burglary

September 30, 2023 (Christopher Street): The resident reported that an unknown male attempted to enter his residence during the morning. Surveillance footage shows the suspect first seen at 5:15 AM walking up to a 2023 BMW X5 parked in the rear driveway. The suspect walked up to both sides of the vehicle. Unable to enter the car, the suspect then walks to the rear door and attempts to open the door using the door handle. The suspect then tries pushing up the window closest to the rear door, above the storm door. All of which were unsuccessful, and the suspect exits up their driveway. The suspect appears to be an adult male, with a medium build, of average stature. It appears the suspect is wearing gloves, along with black shoes, gray sweatpants and a gray hooded sweatshirt.

October 1, 2023 (Capron Lance): The resident reported that at approximately 3:46 AM, his home was burglarized. As per the resident, when he walked downstairs into his kitchen area, he observed the back door and garage door ajar. After observing this, the resident discovered that his white 2023 Mercedes Benz GLE was missing from the driveway. The keys to this vehicle were left on the kitchen counter, and one of the keys belonging to the Mercedes was missing. The resident’s wife’s purse was stolen as well. The home's surveillance system captured the suspect vehicle entering the area at 3:45 AM. The suspect vehicle, a white SUV, parked in front of the victim’s driveway. Two suspects then exited the vehicle. At 3:56 AM surveillance shows the victim’s vehicle driving south on Capron Lane. Located on the ground beside the home was a black crowbar, as well as a flathead screwdriver. It appears that the suspects entered the residence through a garage window, before entering the main home through the garage door.

After stealing the keys and wallet, the suspects exited the home through the back door. The victim’s vehicle was recovered later that day in Irvington, NJ.

October 3, 2023 (Undercliff Road): At approximately 3:10 AM, the resident reported a burglary in progress to his residence. He further reported that two males were attempting to enter his kitchen. The first responding officer observed a white BMW sedan parked in front of the residence. Upon noticing the patrol vehicle, the BMW fled north on Undercliff Road at a high rate of speed. Additional responding units located the fleeing BMW on east Union Street and attempted to stop it. The suspect vehicle continued fleeing at a high rate of speed and was last seen east on Bloomfield Avenue entering Bloomfield Township.

The resident reported that he received an alert on his camera system of motion by the sliding glass door on the north side of his house. When he viewed the camera, he saw three individuals attempting to open the side door of his house. The description of the suspects were three black males, one wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, black ski mask, green gloves, and black/green Jordan sneakers holding a yellow crowbar. The second was wearing a black sweatshirt, black jeans with zippers on the thighs, black and gray gloves, and black Jordan sneakers. The third wore a black ski mask, black zip up sweatshirt, gray gloves, and white and black Nike sneakers. At one point one suspect opened an unlocked sliding glass door leading to a mud room, however seemed to be deterred from a secondary door which was locked. The three suspects were last seen on video heading towards the rear of the property at 3:11 AM.