Phone Stolen From Car Outside Seth Boyden School: Secure Your Home and Vehicle, Maplewood Cops Say

Maplewood, NJ – Maplewood police are advising residents to secure their vehicles and homes to avoid becoming victims of opportunist crimes.

According to the Maplewood Police Department, the following two thefts took place in the township last week.

On Feb. 22, an unsecured vehicle parked in front of Seth Boyden School on Boyden Ave was entered around 1:30 p.m. A cell phone was reported stolen, police said.

A witness to the alleged theft followed a suspect into Irvington, where they flagged down a police officer and informed them of the incident, authorities say.

Police later stopped the suspect – later identified as a 53-year-old Irvington man – and took him into custody.

The stolen cell phone was recovered, police stated.

In a separate incident, a Union Avenue resident reported that their Audi was stolen during the overnight hours while parked in their driveway.

That vehicle was later recovered in Newark, Maplewood police stated.

“The Maplewood Police Department works hard to protect the residents and their property,” the MPD wrote on its website. “We are asking that you assist us in this effort by making sure all vehicles and homes are properly secured at all times.”

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