Crime & Safety
Burglar Uses Bucket For Boost, Enters Montclair Home: Police
A burglar snuck into a Montclair home through its kitchen window, police said. Here's what was reported missing.
MONTCLAIR, NJ — A burglar used a bucket to get a boost, sneaking into a Montclair home through its kitchen window last week, authorities said.
The Montclair Police Department released the following statement about the burglary, which took place on Llewellyn Road on July 27:
“A resident reported that he discovered several items missing from his residence. First, $2,000 and bottles of alcohol were reported missing. Next, he discovered money missing from his wife’s purse and his daughter’s Louis Vitton purse was missing. Upon investigating, he discovered a kitchen window open and a Home Depot bucket underneath the window.”
“It appears this is how the suspect made entry into the home,” police said.
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