Blotter: Two Maplewood Officers Injured During Narcotics Arrest

Two Maplewood police officers sustained minor injuries during the Oct. 1 arrest of a Newark man who was allegedly selling marijuana near the NJ Transit parking garage on Springfield Avenue near Irvington.

Tyquan Bunn, 28, of Newark, was taken into custody following a suspicious person call. As officers made contact with Bunn at the parking garage ramp, Bunn took off running in an attempt to flee from the officers. 

Bunn was captured after a short foot pursuit, attempting to scale the fence surrounding the Maplewood Pool. As the officers were placing Bunn in custody he began to fight, resulting in injuries to Sgt. Dave Cross and Ptl. John Mazzola.

Once in custody, officers found that Bunn was in possession of several bags of marijuana and discovered that he had two outstanding warrants from Newark Police and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. Bunn was charged with three counts of Aggravated Assault on Police Officers; Resisting Arrest; Eluding Police; Hindering Apprehension with False Information; Possession of Marijuana; and, Failure to Turn in CDS to Police. He was later turned over to the Essex County Jail. 

The two officers were treated at St. Barnabas Medical Center for injuries and were later released.

This week's blotter comes to us courtesy of Maplewood Police Capt. Paul Conlon. The remaining items include:

Sept. 27, 2011: Malicious Damage to Auto:  The rear window of a 1999 Cadillac was smashed sometime between 8:00 am and 5:45 pm on Tuesday.  The incident occurred when the car was sparked in the driveway of a home on Franklin Ave.  The owner of the car indicated to the Police that no items were removed from the auto.

Oct. 3, 2011: Theft from Auto- A 1998 Infiniti Q45 was broken into while parked on Van Ness Ct during the overnight hours.  The actor broke out the driver’s side front and rear window, gained entry to the auto, and removed a GPS unit and a MP3 player.