Montclair Police Department
Police Blotter April 20, 2021 – April 27, 2021
Criminal Mischief
April 20, 2021 (Orange Road): An officer conducting a walk through of the South End Business District observed illegible graffiti on a large planter between buildings. The graffiti was only described as black writings
April 21, 2021 (Church Street): A passerby reported that the front door to a residential/commercial building was shattered. The door appeared to have been kicked in. Residents reported hearing a male and female arguing during the overnight hours.
Burglary / Theft
April 21, 2021 (Orange Road): The complainant reported that approximately $100.00 worth of medication that had been delivered had been stolen from her porch. The package was reportedly delivered on April 14, 2021.
April 24, 2021 (Grove Terrace): The resident reported that an unknown person(s) made entry into his detached garage and removed two bicycles. The locks to the bicycles were cut off. The bikes were described as a green Bianchi valued at $959.00 and an Onyx motor bike valued at
$4032.00.
April 24, 2021 (New Street): The complainant reported that his blue and lime green 2020 Yamaha ATV bike was stolen from the back of his pickup truck. The ATV had a “973” sticker on front and a “Yamaha 450” sticker on the side. The ATV was reportedly valued at $12,000.
April 25, 2021 (Christopher Street): The resident reported that a white 2021 Audi Q3 was stolen from his driveway during the overnight hours. The vehicle was recovered, unoccupied, later that day after being involved in a motor vehicle accident in Newark.
April 25, 2021 (Upper Mountain Avenue): A volunteer for the Iris Gardens reported that a female entered the garden at approximately 8:00 AM and removed between 20-30 of the iris flowers and placed them in her purse. The flowers were valued anywhere between $5.00 -
$100.00.
Dispute
April 22, 2021 (Elm Street): The driver of a New Jersey Transit bus reported that a passenger whom he picked up in Newark boarded the bus irate and began berating him. When the passenger exited at Elm and Washington Street in Montclair he spit on the driver. He was described as a black male, black pants, a grey jacket, and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Arrest
April 21, 2021: Luis Alvarez (39 years old, Yonkers, NY) was arrested on an open warrant out of Montclair following a motor vehicle stop.