Police Blotter: Attempted Burglary on Raymond Ct.

Friday, Jan. 1:

• Officer Ernesto Morillo and James Nugent responded to an alarm activation on Raymond Court at about 1:25 a.m. and detained a man they saw walking down the driveway of the house. One of the officers did a search of the premises and observed a set of fingerprints at the base of the fence enclosing the yard, as well as footprints leading to a door next to the garage and then to a set of rear sliding doors, which also showed footprints from an apparent attempt to kick them in. There were also scratches on the glass from a brick lying at the base of the doors that had apparently been hurled at it. The man who'd been spotted out front -- Richard Rengifo, 21, of West Orange -- was then transported to police headquarters and charged with burglary, defiant trespass and possession of burglary tools.

Saturday, Jan. 2:

• An unlocked 1999 Nissan Altima parked in front of a Hartford Court house was burglarized overnight. Many of the items taken were retrieved in a neighboring driveway, but a driver's licence and bank card are still missing.
• An unlocked 2004 Acura MDX parked in a Ralston Avenue driveway was burglarized overnight, and a GPS unit and a piece of mail containing a business check were taken. Another unlocked car parked in the same driveway was also rummaged through, but nothing was taken.
• An unlocked 2008 Toyota parked in a Woodland Place driveway was rummaged through overnight, but nothing was reported missing.

Sunday, Jan. 3:

• An unlocked 2001 Saab 9-5 was burglarized overnight, and between five and eight checks were torn out of a checkbook. A ziplock bag of loose change was also taken.