Bloomfield Police Arrest Suspected Shoe Burglar; 2 Still At Large

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield police have arrested one of three teens suspected of stealing about $2,600 worth of sneakers from a shoe store last week, authorities said.

On Sunday, Bloomfield police announced that they have charged a 15-year-old juvenile from East Orange with burglary in connection with an Oct. 21 incident at the Civilized Nation store at 549 Bloomfield Avenue.

According to the Bloomfield Police Department, officers responded to the store at 10:55 p.m. after receiving a report about a tripped burglar alarm. They found a glass door in the rear of the store smashed; about $2,600 worth of sneakers were missing, the owner said.

Using surveillance footage of the burglary, police were able to obtain photos of the suspects – three teens who were in the store on the night of the robbery – including the clothes they were wearing and the types of backpacks they carried, authorities said.

Police later found and arrested a juvenile that fit one of the suspect’s descriptions. He was wearing the same backpack seen in the surveillance video at the time of his apprehension, authorities said.

Police charged the 15-year-old with burglary, theft and possession of burglar tools.

The two other suspects remain at large, police said Sunday.

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