Woman Confronts Intruder in Kendal Avenue Home

Burglaries and thefts are the major items reported in this week's police blotter—aside from the large fight Wednesday night that was already reported last week. In other crime news, an attempt was made to steal a car, a locked-up bicycle was taken from the train station, a home on Hilton Avenue was burglarized, and a woman on Kendal Avenue confronted an intruder in her home, only to later discover that her wallet was missing from her purse.

Here, courtesy of MPD Captain Paul Conlon is this week's police blotter:

May 25, 2010: Burglary—A burglary took place at a home on Hilton Avenue sometime between 8:20 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. Officers discovered that the point of entry was through a rear second-floor bathroom window. The homeowner is still trying to determine the items missing from the home.

May 25, 2010: Bike Theft—A resident reported that his orange Gary Fischer mountain bike was stolen from the Train Station sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The bike was reportedly locked to the bike rack but was missing upon the owner's return.

May 26, 2010: Theft—A resident of Prospect St. reported to Police that a package was stolen from his front steps after UPS made the delivery. The package's contents were valued at $250.00.

May 26, 2010: Disorderly Conduct—At approximately 7:00 p.m., the Maplewood Police responded to the area of Jacoby Street and Lee Court for a report of a fight in the street. As officers arrived on scene a group of young men were engaged in a physical altercation in the middle of Jacoby St. Officers arrested five subjects, three adult males and two juveniles males, and charged them with Disorderly Conduct for their actions.  The adult males are identified as Daniel Exantus, 19, of Franklin Ave., Maplewood, Shareef Laing, 19, of Lehigh Ave., Newark, and Hakeem McKinney, 20, of Maple Ave., Irvington.  McKinney was also charged with Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams after officers found a small amount of the drug in the subject's pants pocket.  The juveniles, one 17 year old from Irvington and one 16 year old from Newark, were released to family members. The 17 year old juvenile suffered a minor laceration to his chest from the fight but did not require medical attention.  Detectives are still trying to determine the reason for the fighting.   

May 28, 2010: Burglary—At 1:00 in the afternoon a female resident of Kendal Avenue called Police after confronting an intruder in her home. The woman was upstairs on the second floor when she heard a knock at the door. A short time later, as she was coming downstairs, the woman found an individual standing in her hallway. The white male stated that he was looking for someone and then fled the house. After calling the Police, the victim discovered that her wallet had been removed from her purse. The man is described as a white male, 18 years of age, with short dark hair, and long side-burns. He is about 5'8" tall with a thin build, and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. It appears the actor entered the home through a first-floor rear window.

May 29, 2010: Attempt Auto Theft—Someone tried to steal a 2001 Jeep Cherokee from in front of a residence on Essex Avenue during the overnight hours.  The vehicle sustained damage to the driver's side door lock and the ignition switch.