Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Milton Place Burglary

Locked cars are broken into in the SOPAC lot, but nothing is taken.

Wednesday, Jan. 6:

  • A Milton Place home was burglarized during the day. The burglar gained entry by pushing in an air conditioner that was mounted in a window.

Saturday, Jan. 9:

  • A green 2004 Lexus, a silver 2004 Lexus and a gray 2009 Infinity parked in the NJ Transit lot next to SOPAC were rummaged through, but nothing was reported missing. The driver-side doors and door locks of the vehicles were damaged.
  • A home on Charlton Avenue was egged some time between 3:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 10:

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  • Damage was done to the door locks of a 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan parked in a Coudert Place driveway, but nothing was reported missing.

Monday, Jan. 11:

  • The manager of Rite Aid observed a man putting merchandise into a shopping bag at about 5:30 p.m. He then took the bag and asked the man whether he had a receipt, causing hi t fled the store and turned west on South Orange Avenue.

Tuesday, Jan. 12:

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  • Police responded to a Vose Avenue home at about 3:30 a.m. on a report of an activated car alarm. There was damage to the rear driver-side door window of a 2006 Lexus GX, but entry wasn't gained.


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