Montclair Police Say A Cell Phone Was Stolen From A Restaurant Worker, Cash Was Swiped From A Tip Jar, And A Stereo Amplifier Was Taken From A Church

The theft of a restaurant employee’s cell phone, the theft of a stereo amplifier from a church, and the theft of a fur coat were among the cases investigated by Montclair police during the last week, authorities said.

Montclair Police Detective Lt. David O’Dowd released information about the following cases:

Arrest:

02-08-2015 (Noches De Columbia, 19 Elm Street) Ms. Suzette Rivera, 31, of Newark, was arrested for the alleged theft of an employee’s unattended cell phone at the Noches De Columbia Restaurant.

Burglary:

02-04-2015 (30 North Fullerton, Immaculate Church) Theft of a Roland-brand portable stereo amplifier. No forced entry.

Theft:

02-03-2015 (Sylvan Place) Theft of tools from a work van. A side window was smashed to gain entry. Approximately $1000 in tools stolen.

02-03-2015 (Walnut Street) Theft from a motor vehicle. Reported stolen was a Garmin GPS Unit and $80 in cash. No damage to the vehicle.

02-03-2015 (High Street) Package stolen from a front porch. The package contained a Samsung Galaxy tablet and a Samsung galaxy cellular telephone.

02-04-2015 (Glenridge Avenue) Theft of UPS packages. Total value $161.

02-04-2015 (YMCA, 25 Park Street) iPhone 5s stolen from a backpack in the weight room.

02-05-2015 (North. Fullerton) Theft of a package from front door of an apartment building. The package contained a fur coat valued at $199.

02-05-2015 (Sherman Street) Theft of a package from front door of an apartment building. The package contained coffee valued at $72. Officers observed damage to the front door of the apartment building.

02-06-2015 (Watchung Train Station) Theft of train station keys from Fire Department Knox-Box on south side of the station building.

02-06-2015 (Dunkin Donuts, 596 Bloomfield Avenue) Approximately $6 in cash stolen from the employee tip jar which was located on the counter near the front register.

02-07-2015 (NYSC, 50 S. Park Street) A Tissot brand PRC200 men’s wristwatch valued at $300 was stolen from an unsecured locker in the men’s locker room.