Police Blotter: Sat. Fire on Harding Drive Caused by Downed Power Lines

Saturday, May 1:

• A 2008 GMC Yukon parked in an Irving Avenue driveway was broken into overnight, and various forms of identification and credit cards were stolen from the glove compartment.

Monday, May 3:

• At around 2 a.m., police responded to a report of flames shooting from the top of a PSE&G gas vent pole near the intersection of Vose Ave. and Stewart Place. South Orange firefighters and PSE&G responded to put out the blaze.
• Someone rummaged through a 1998 Saab 9-3 parked in a Montrose Avenue driveway overnight, but nothing was reported missing.
• A Waverly Place resident reported that someone broke pieces of her vinyl fence between Saturday and Monday, causing $750 worth of damages.

Tuesday, May 4:

• Someone threw a rock through a porch window on Blanchard Road between Friday and Tuesday, but entry to the premises wasn't gained.

Friday, May 7:

• Someone threw a rock threw a first-floor front window of a South Stanley Road home between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 8:

• Shortly after 11:30 p.m., police responded to a brush fire caused by downed power lines on Harding Drive. South Orange and Maplewood firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, and PSE&G was on-hand to shut off power to the area and restore it once the scene was cleared.