TWO FELONY ARRESTS MARK POLICE WEEK

Just in from Maplewood Police:

July 11, 2012: Burglary; At approximately 10 AM, Van Ness Terrace resident contacted the PD to report that they believed someone was upstairs in their home.  Officers responded to the residence, set up a perimeter and then searched the home.  While doing so, Yusef McGaskiee, age 30, of Smith St, Newark was located in an upstairs bedroom.  He was in possession of property from the home.  He was taken into custody and charged with burglary and theft. 

July 11, 2012, Theft from Vehicle; Between 130 AM and 830 AM a Woodside Rd resident had their vehicles window broken and aGPS unit taken from the vehicle.

July 14, 2012, Recovered Stolen Vehicle; At approximately 1145 PM, a motor vehicle collision occurred on Berkley St.  Following the collision the driver of one of the vehicles exited the vehicle and fled on foot.  It was later determined that the vehicle, a 2000Chrysler Town and Country had been stolen in Newark.