Home Burglary, Attempted Burglary Reported In Montclair: Police

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A home burglary and an attempted burglary were reported in Montclair this week, authorities announced Tuesday.

The Montclair Police Department released the following details about each incident:

July 14 (Wayside Place) – At 3:06 a.m., officers responded to a Wayside Place residence after getting a report about a burglary in progress. A resident reported that his home surveillance system shows three men entering his home by pushing in a piece of wood that was covering a rear window. The first officer to arrive on the scene saw a white BMW 530 idling outside of the home, which was later found to have been stolen in Edison. After seeing the patrol car, the BMW sped away south on Wayside Place. The officer pursued the vehicle through Montclair and West Orange before eventually calling the chase off, police said.

July 15 (South Brookwood Drive) – A resident reported that she heard the sound of breaking glass breaking and saw that her living room window had been smashed. Home surveillance video shows two men wearing all-black sweatshirts with attached hoods, black pants and black shoes approach the front of the residence. The men walk towards the outside of the living room window, with black ski masks fully covering their faces. One suspect was later seen possibly traveling east on South Brookwood Drive, right before the surveillance camera stopped recording. The men didn’t enter the home, police said.

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