Monday, September 29, 2014

MEMORIAL PARK ARMED ROBBERY LEADS BUSY POLICE WEEKS

From Maplewood Police today:
  
September 19, 2014; Robbery; At approximately 10:55 PM, a pedestrian walking through Memorial Park was approached from behind and knocked to the ground by three males. One of the males displayed what the victim believed was a handgun before stealing the victims backpack and fleeing. The victim then walked to police headquarters to report the incident.

In other crimes:

September 18, 2014; Robbery; At 5:15 PM, in the Extra Supermarket parking lot, two males grabbed a chain from around a females neck and fled towards Kerrigan Blvd in Newark. An intensive investigation by the Detective Bureau and extra attention details to the area, led to the arrest of Leonard Larue, age 49 of Newark and Joseph Johnson, age 45 of East Orange for the robbery. Both males were also charged with an identical incident that occurred on September 3rd. The vehicle used in the incidents was confiscated by the police department.

September 16, 2014; Theft from Motor Vehicle; At approximately 1245 AM, an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a Boyden Ave home was entered and change was stolen.

September 16, 2014; MV Theft; Between 1 and 230 PM an older model Honda Accord was stolen. The vehicle was later recovered in Newark.


September 19, 2014; Theft from Motor Vehicle; A resident of Boyden Parkway South reported that between 12 and 3 AM a work ID was stolen from his unlocked vehicle.

September 20, 2014; Burglary Attempt; at 6:40 PM a male attempted to gain entry to a residence on Jacoby St. No entry was made.

September 21, 2014; Burglary; A residence on Laurel Ave was entered during the daytime. The owner returned home to find a door open, but did not observe anything missing at the time of the report.

September 21, 2014; Thefts from Motor vehicles; During the overnight hours, an unlocked vehicle on Oberlin St, on Boyden Ave and on Tuscan Rd were entered. A variety of items including a wallet were reported stolen.

September 22, 2014; Thefts from Motor vehicles; During the overnight hours, an unlocked vehicle on Plymouth Pl, Boyden Ave and Valley St were entered. A variety of items including a charger and change were reported stolen.

September, 25, 2014; Burglary; During the daytime hours, a residence on Irvington Ave was entered. Sneakers and other items were reported stolen.

September 25, 2014; Theft from Motor Vehicle; A GPS unit was stolen from a vehicle parked on Elmwood Ave. A short time later 25 year old Andy Teron of Irvington was stopped by patrols. He was found to be in possession of the stolen property and was arrested.

September 25, 2014; MV Theft; Between 6 and 9 AM a Jeep Liberty was stolen from the driveway of a Forest Rd residence. The vehicle was later recovered in Newark.

September 27, 2014; Burglary; During the overnight hours an unsecured home on North Crescent was entered and a purse stolen from a first floor table. The purse was later recovered missing cash.

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