2 Home Burglaries In Montclair, 2 Attempted Burglaries: Police

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Two home burglaries involving stolen vehicles took place in Montclair last week. In addition, two attempted burglaries were also reported, authorities announced Tuesday.

According to the Montclair Police Department, the following incidents were reported in the township:

Nov. 29 (Grove Street) – A resident reported that his home alarm sounded around 5 a.m. He discovered his kitchen window was open. Upon checking his surveillance, he discovered the suspects entered the kitchen through the kitchen window and proceeded to a bowl where the victim left his car keys. The suspects were able to flee the scene in the victim’s 2023 BMW M44 and 2021 Audi Q3. The Audi was located later in the day in East Orange. The BMW remains missing, police said.

Dec. 2 (Hilltop Place) – A resident reported that two unknown people entered his home and stole two of his vehicles. The suspects made entry into the home through a first-floor window. Once inside, the suspects located the keys to a 2023 BMW X5 and a 2024 BMW X3 and fled the scene in both vehicles. In its place, the suspects left a 2020 Hyundai Elantra reported stolen from East Orange. The X3 was recovered unoccupied in West Orange. The X5 was recovered in Newark after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. A juvenile male from Newark was placed under arrest, police said.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES

Montclair police said that two attempted home burglaries were also reported last week. Authorities released the following details about each incident:

Nov. 29 (South Mountain Avenue) – Residents contacted police at 3:11 a.m. and reported that an unknown person had just attempted to enter their home. After receiving an alert, they discovered that their kitchen window had been partially opened. Home security footage showed a man prowling in the rear of the home, dressed in all black and wearing a mask and black gloves. He was unable to make entry into the home, police said.

Nov. 29 (Clinton Avenue) – A resident reported that his surveillance system shows an unknown person walking up the driveway towards the side door of his residence during the overnight hours. The suspect looks through a window and opens a storm door, but is prevented from entering the home due to the main door being locked. The suspect leaves the scene back down the driveway. He was described as wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt, dark face mask, dark Adidas pants with three white stripes on each pant leg, yellow or green gloves, and dark shoes with reflective or white sides, police said.

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