Theft
May 13, 2025 (Saint Lukes Place): The complainant reported that a package containing prescription medication had been delivered to her apartment complex. When she went to retrieve the package from her vestibule, she discovered that it was no longer there. Surveillance footage shows the suspect entering the vestibule, taking two packages from the shelf and then leaving the premises. The suspect can be described as a heavy-set female wearing a black shirt, with black hair, and glasses, carrying various bags.
May 15, 2025 (Lexington Avenue): The resident reported that a FedEx package was removed from his front porch. Surveillance footage shows approximately twenty-five minutes after delivery, an unidentified suspect approaches the front door of the residence, takes the package, opens it, and removes the contents. The suspect then proceeds to walk toward the driver’s side door of an awaiting grey SUV parked facing west on Lexington Avenue. The suspect can be described as a white male, weighing approximately 150-170 pounds, dressed in a blue and white "Duke Blue Devils" crew neck sweatshirt, black ripped jeans and black sneakers. The suspect is also wearing a gold and red colored necklace, and a black "North Face" hat, and has earrings in his right ear.
Arrests
May 16, 2025 (Highland Avenue): As a result of an on-going investigation, Detectives charged a 28-year-old male from Newark with Burglary, Attempted Burglary, and two counts of Conspiracy stemming from two residential burglaries that occurred in April 2025. The subject was processed and transported to the Essex County Correctional Facility. May 18, 2025 (North Fullerton Avenue): An 18-year-old male from Paterson and a 21-year-old male from Montclair were each charged with Disorderly Conduct following a dispute on North Fullerton Avenue.
