Montclair Police Blotter: Burglary, Squatters on Warren Place / Thefts on Gates, Virginia, Inwood and Watchung

Editor’s Note: The following incidents are reprinted directly from the Montclair police blotter, a listing of selected reports that may not include the full scope of activity in the area. All of the following incidents are accusations, and all suspects should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

6-21-2016 (Gates Avenue) - Theft of a delivered package. This package contained a laptop computer.

6-22-2016 (Virginia Avenue) - Theft from an unlocked vehicle. This vehicle had been parked in a residential driveway. A pair of portable speakers were taken.

6-22-2016 (Lackawanna Plaza) - Theft of a bicycle which had been chained to a telephone pole.

6-22-2016 (Inwood Avenue) - Theft of a delivered package. The package contained a laptop computer.

6-22-2016 (Warren Place) - Burglary to a vacant residence. Entry was gained by prying open a door. It appears that squatters have been living inside the residence.

6-23-2016 (Watchung Avenue) - Theft of a delivered package. This package contained clothing.

6-23-2016 (Dem Two Hands, North Fullerton Avenue) - Theft of a purse from a display shelf. Suspects are described as a middle-aged male with a gray ponytail and a middle-aged female with blonde hair.

6-24-2016 (See Gallery, Pine Street) - Theft of a wallet and cellular phone which had been left unattended at a party.

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