Two Homes Burglarized in Maplewood This Week

Two homes in Maplewood were broken into this week—one on Meadowbrook Place across the street from the community pool, the other in the College Hill section. Jewelry was taken from the Meadowbrook Place home after someone gained entry by breaking a pane of glass in a door; electronic games and equipment were taken from the other home after a thief or thieves came through a ground-floor bathroom window. One burglary happened during daytime hours, the other during evening hours.

The details of these and two additional crimes are detailed below in this week's police blotter which comes to us courtesy of Maplewood Police Captain Paul Conlon:

Sept. 29, 2010: Theft of a Purse- A woman shopper placed her purse on the front seat of her car while loading groceries from the shopping cart at the Extra Supermarket on Irvington Ave. When she returned to the car, she located a light skinned black male in the front seat of her car going through the contents of her purse. Realizing that the woman had returned, the man exited the car with the purse and fled the parking lot towards Clinton Avenue where he entered a tan colored ford Escort. The actor is described as approximately 6' tall, 175 lbs., wearing a white t-shirt with a blue strip down the sides, and blue jeans. 

Oct. 2, 2010: Criminal Mischief to Auto—Two black males suspects were interrupted by a Melman Terrace resident when they were trying to pry open the door lock of his 2003 VW Passat. The resident went to move the car from in front of his home at approximately 10:40 at night when he came upon the two men causing the damage to the lock. The two men fled in a newer model black SUV.

Oct. 4, 2010: Burglary—A resident from Meadowbrook Place returned home at 3:45 p.m. in the afternoon and found the window of the rear door broken. Actors were able to reach through the broken pane of glass and unlocked the door to gain access to the home. An interior check of the home discovered several pieces of jewelry were taken from jewelry boxes in the second-floor bedrooms. The victim reported leaving home at 8:40 in the morning.

Oct. 4, 2010: Burglary—An unknown actor forced entry through a first-floor bathroom window of a home on Amherst Court sometime between 6:15 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Once inside the home the actor removed an X-Box game system, a Toshiba lap top computer, a Cannon digital camera, and an IPOD.