Montclair Police Department
Police Blotter: June 13, 2023 – June 20, 2023
Motor Vehicle Crime
June 14, 2023 (Midland Avenue): The resident reported that his 2019 Audi A5 was stolen from his driveway. After checking his homes surveillance video, he discovered that the vehicle had been taken at 05:14 AM. The surveillance video shows a black SUV stop in front of the residence and a male exit the passenger side of the vehicle and run up the driveway towards the Audi. The suspect entered the driver’s seat of the Audi and fled south on Midland Avenue. The vehicle was unlocked with the key fob inside. The vehicle was recovered in Summit, NJ after being involved in an accident. Five juveniles were taken into custody.
June 16, 2023 (Melrose Place): The resident reported that two unknown males had entered her husband’s vehicle sometime overnight. At 04:50 AM, two unknown suspects are seen on her surveillance camera entering the vehicle and removing a baseball bag that belongs to her son. The suspects are then scared off by the victim’s husband. The suspects got into a white vehicle (unknown make and model) and fled west on Melrose Place. A second resident reported that his Cherokee was entered and a garage door opener was removed.
June 17, 2023 (South Park Street): The victim reported that her 2021 Range Rover was stolen while parked on the street. At the time of the theft, the vehicle contained (2) gold bracelets, a Dewalt fan, a wedge pillow, a dog bed, and other miscellaneous items.
Assault
June 15, 2023 (Bellevue Avenue): Three juveniles reported that they were eating ice cream in the outdoor seating area located on the sidewalk in front of Cold Stone Creamery. While sitting in this area, a male described as a tall white male wearing black leggings with black shorts over them and a black long sleeve shirt, riding a one-wheel electric board rode past them and slapped one of the males in the face. As per the victim and his two friends, the incident was unprovoked and no party involved knew who the suspect was.
Burglary / Attempted Burglary
June 17, 2023 (Greenview Way): The resident reported that he received an alert from his surveillance camera while he was away. Upon viewing the footage, he realized that two individuals attempted to enter his house through the front door, at approximately 05:35 AM.
In viewing the videos, the suspects are both young (late teens to early twenties), thin black males. One suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt (with a white logo on the left breast), green gloves (possibly construction gloves), a face mask, sneakers (neon green marks), and black shorts. The second suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt (with a white t-shirt underneath), black shorts, black leggings, and white sneakers. In the video, the suspect wearing the green gloves, opens the front screen door then attempts to open the main front door, which was locked. It then appears that both suspects walk around the house in an attempt to enter but were unsuccessful.
June 17, 2023 (Summit Avenue): The resident reported that while away on vacation, unknown suspects broke into their home and stole the keys to two of the four vehicles that were parked in their driveway. The suspects appeared to have gained entry through a first-floor window. A BMW M4 and an Audi Q8 were stolen from the scene.
Arrest
June 17, 2023 (Valley Road): A 45-year-old male from Newark was charged with shoplifting from Acme.