Verona Police Blotter

The following reports were prepared by the Verona Police Department, and do not necessarily indicate convictions.

1/13/2012

6:05 PM Officer Page Parsels responded along with the Verona Rescue Squad to the Verona High School on a report of an injured wrestler.  After treatment by the rescue squad the subject was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital.

7:28 PM Officers Robert Shafer, Mike Barone and Page Parsels were dispatched to Hillcrest Farms on a report of suspicious persons on the property.  Upon arrival no subjects were located on the property but damage was observed to several greenhouses and vehicles that were parked on the property. Value of damage is unknown at this time.

1/14/2012

9:05 AM Officer Joel Martin took a report of criminal mischief to a utility box located at Fairview Ave and Sampson Drive. The utility company was notified of damage and that repairs were necessary.

5:42 PM Officer Tim Banta took a report of a suspicious phone call from a Woodland Avenue resident.  The caller was asking for information regarding the resident’s daughter.

1/16/2012

12:55 AM Lt. Chris Kiernan and Officer Erin McGarrity effected a motor vehicle stop on Pompton Avenue of a vehicle that was wanted by the New Jersey State Police for a leaving the scene of an accident in East Orange.  The operator of the vehicle, Sian Liebenberg of Cedar Grove was arrested for Driving while intoxicated after it was determined that she had an odor of alcohol on her breath.  Subject was processed and released to a family member. The vehicle was impounded under John’s Law.

10:52 AM Sgt. Stephen Depoe took a report of harassing phone calls that were being received by an employee at Hardbodyz Fitness.  Caller was advised of complaint procedures.

5:18 PM Officer Shafer took a report of a dog bite on Parkhurst Place.  The resident reported that his dog was bitten by a neighbor’s dog while in its own yard.  The Verona Health Department was notified.

1/17/2012

11:46 AM Officer Anthony O’Connor took a report of harassment from a Bloomfield Avenue resident.  The resident reports finding a bag of household goods and a note on her porch which she believes is from a former friend that she has been having an ongoing dispute.

1/18/2012

7:37 AM Officer Joseph Ballantyne took a report of Criminal Mischief at Forest Avenue School.  Unknown actor pulled a six foot metal railing from the ground in the rear of the school.

4:37 PM Officer Shafer took a report of Harassing Phone calls from a Westview Road resident. The calls were from an unknown male who was asking her to accept a package.

The resident was advised to contact her telephone provider for additional assistance.

5:22 PM Officer Barone took a report of a theft of jewelry at Annie Sez.  A customer had removed her ring to try on clothing and left it in the dressing room. Upon realizing she had forgotten the ring she returned to the store.  Employees had located the ring, smashed and minus the stone in the fitting room prior to the customers return.

7:11 PM Officer David Wardrope arrested William Mueller of Paterson on outstanding warrants from Union County and Newark Municipal courts.  Subject was processed and turned over to Union County Sheriff’s Department.

1/19/2012

3:43 PM Officer Parsels took a report from four juveniles who reported that a female from a Bloomfield Avenue residence had approached them and asked for assistance in carrying two boxes into her apartment.  The juveniles declined to assist and continued walking but felt uncomfortable with the request as the boxes were small and the female did not ask anyone else in the area for assistance. Attempts to contact the female at the residence were unsuccessful.

3:46 PM Officer Anthony Condorelli took a report from GNC in Pilgrim Plaza for a check that was given to them by a Montclair resident and was returned for insufficient funds.  The store owner was advised of complaint procedures.