Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: House and car burglaries, DWI arrest
Here's a look at recent police calls

Burglary to Dwelling
Police responded to a house alarm activated on a Centre Street on yesterday and discovered someone had entered the house by breaking a rear window with a large rock.
A flat screen TV was removed from a wall and some miscellaneous items were taken.
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The Detective Bureau is investigating the incident.
Theft from Vehicle
A Centre Street resident said sometime overnight on March 6, someone entered his unlocked vehicle and took some change. There was no damage to the vehicle.
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Burglary to Dwelling
Police are investigating a burglary to a Meadowbrook Lane home that occurred sometime between 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. March 5.
The homeowners said someone entered her home through an unlocked rear door and took several articles of jewelry from a second-floor bedroom.
The Detective Bureau is investigating the incident.
DWI/Arrest
Police arrested a 21-year-old Maplewood resident on March 5 for DWI. Hakeem Ezzouhairy was arrested after crashing a car into a tree on Garfield Place.
Suspicious Person/Warrant Arrest
Police reported the arrest of a 35-year-old Elizabeth resident after alert residents called police.
Tavaris Payne was arrested on March 8 on Marion Avenue after police responded to a call of a suspicious individual going in and out of a vehicle which was left running.
Police also discovered several outstanding warrants issued for his arrest.
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