Crime & Safety

Six Teens Trespassed In Long Valley Home: Police

The group hailed from Newark, Bayonne, Bridgewater and Harrison, officials said.

LONG VALLEY, NJ - A group of six teenagers were charged after trespassing in a Krista Court home last month, according to the Washington Township Police Department.

According to authorities, the Washington Twp Police Department received a call for trespassing at an abandoned property at Krista Court and when they arrived found six teenagers at the home.

Police identified them as Susany Tran, 18, of Newark, Shannon Clerkin, 18, of Bridgewater, Valeska Claros, 19, of East Newark, Catakina Esteves, 19, of Harrison, and two minors from Bayonne, authorities said.

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A subsequent investigation revealed the teens did not have permission to be on the property and were in violation of Washington Township Local Ordinance 140-21, police said.

All parties were charged accordingly and released from the scene pending court, police said.

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