Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: GPS Unit Stolen from Fire HQ
Armed robbery on Carteret Street where $100 is taken.
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY
May 12: In the 100 block of Davey Street, a person reported that an unknown suspect entered her apartment through an unlocked window and stole a computer and costume jewelry.
May 16: A person reported that someone had broken into her home in the 100 block of Lawrence Street between the hours of 11 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. and took a Sony television, a PlayStation 3 game system and video games.
STOLEN VEHICLES
May 9: A 2010, silver four-door Dodge Charger with the Florida plates 454 YSM was reported stolen from the 100 block of Dodd Street.
THEFT FROM VEHICLES
May 12: In the 200 block of North 16th Street, a vehicle was broken into and car stereo components were stolen.
May 13: A person reported that electronic equipment was stolen out of his vehicle parked at Dodd Street and John F. Kennedy Drive.
May 14: A person reported that his vehicle parked in the 100 block of Oakland Avenue was broken into and the registration, insurance card, and a gas card were stolen.
May 14: A person reported that someone had entered his vehicle parked at the Fire Department Headquarters and stole a Magellan GPS unit and an unknown amount of loose change.
May 15: A person reported that someone had broken into his vehicle parked at the 300 block of Franklin Street and stole a GPS unit.
May 15: In the same area as the above incident, the 300 block of Franklin Street, another person reported that someone had broke into his vehicle and stole two umbrellas and a CD case.
THEFT
May 9: A person reported that someone had stolen his bicycle in the 50 block of Franklin Street. The victim said he last saw his bicycle at 6:30 p.m. and it was gone at 8:30 p.m.
May 9: At the Radio Shack in the 100 block of Franklin Street, an unknown black male took an iPad that was on display.
May 9: The resident at the 200 block of North 17th Street told police that someone had taken four-solar powered lights from her front lawn.
May 13: In the area of the 500 block of Bloomfield Avenue, a woman, who was furniture shopping, told police that someone had taken her pocketbook after she set it down on a table.
May 15: In the 50 block of Franklin Street, a person told police that an unknown suspect stole items out of his bag while he was not looking.
ROBBERY
May 11: A woman told police that a black male pointed a handgun at her while she was out walking near 17 Carteret Street at 7:10 p.m. The robber took her purse, which contained $100 and credit cards, and fled south with another black male on Cleveland Terrace.
May 16: At a store in the 100 block of Bloomfield Avenue at 6 a.m., a shoplifting suspect fled on a bicycle after stealing an item and escaping the two store clerks.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
May 9: In the area of Lewis Street, a person reported that someone had smashed the rear, driver side window of his parked vehicle between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
May 14: In the 500 block of Broad Street, a person reported that an unknown person broke the rear windshield of her vehicle.
May 15: After a person reported that water was rushing out of the field house in Pulaski Park, police determined that someone had broken a water pipe causing the flood.
ARRESTS
May 9: William Dunn of Montclair was arrested for driving under the influence.
May 11: Duray Davis of Piscataway was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on police officers, obstruction, and false imprisonment.
May 14: Hector Miranda of Hillside was arrested for possession of a handgun, possession of a defaced firearm, driving while intoxicated, and numerous motor vehicle violations.
This report has been compiled from a weekly blotter provided by the Bloomfield Police Department. All persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
