Crime & Safety

Essex County Man Charged With Bloomfield and Nutley Home Burglaries

The alleged burglar was chased down by a barefoot Nutley homeowner two weeks ago.

The charges are adding up for an alleged home burglar in Essex County.

On June 18, Bloomfield police charged Onnjii Campbell, 26, of Newark, with burglary and theft after an investigation linked him to an incident at a Saddler Road home on June 1.

Campbell was already incarcerated after being allegedly caught in the act of robbing a Nutley home and being chased down by the barefoot homeowner on June 6.

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