Lysol Spray And Gloves Stolen In Summit Amid Coronavirus

SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department passed along information this week from various reports taken in March and April. Among them, it appears that the spread of coronavirus has influenced at least one theft in a medical office.

Police say that on March 12, at 12:27 p.m., they talked to an individual at a medical office on Overlook Road. The person reported a theft of items from a secure medical closet: 12 containers of purple wipes, three large cans of Lysol disinfectant spray, and four boxes of medium sized latex gloves.

The total value of the stolen items was not known, police said.

Here are some other crimes reported to Summit police in March and April:

• Seven different people reported items stolen from their unlocked cars, ranging from a wallet with ID to a computer to loose change. In terms of value, the biggest theft was on March 12, in which $500 in items were stolen from an unsecured motor vehicle parked in the driveway to an Ashwood Avenue residence. An HP laptop, mouse, and bag were swiped, according to the victim. Two other incidents took place at Blackburn Place, two at Russel Place, and one each at Morris Court, Baltusrol Road, Lenox Road, and Eggers Court.
• A driver told police on March 28 that someone had made forced entry into their secured motor vehicle in a lot on Broad Street. Police said, "The vehicle’s door lock had sustained damage to the locking mechanisms consistent with what a drill would cause." Nothing was taken.
• On April 14, someone was able to get into an unsecured motor vehicle on Hillcrest Avenue. Then they used the garage door opener to get into the garage. But nothing was taken.
• For an unrelated incident, police arrested, on March 12, Shaquille Z. Crawford, 24, of East Orange. He was charged with burglary, theft by unlawful taking, eluding, and receiving stolen property. Crawford was processed and subsequently transported to the Union County Jail.
• The same day, Izaisah L. Robinson, 20, of Newark was arrested and charged with burglary, multiple counts of receiving stolen property and eluding. Robinson was processed and subsequently transported to the Union County Jail.

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