Police: Two Men Caught Trying to Steal Car

Bloomfield police officers interrupted two East Orange men in the middle of an attempted car theft, police said. 

Officers responded to a report of two suspicious men sitting in a car near Berkeley Avenue and Fairview Place at 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, according to a report. 

The two men inside the car, Darrell Diggs, 29, and Davonte Mitchell, 20, reportedly fled the car when Bloomfield Officers Robert Kish and Godson Noel flashed the lights on their squad car.

Police say that after a brief foot chase and a short struggle, the men were taken into custody.

The car the men ran out of reportedly had a smashed window and a brick in the front seat. Police say the ignition appeared to have been tampered with.

Police contacted the vehicle’s owner to confirm the vehicle had been stolen.

Police charged Diggs and Mitchell with receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, burglary and possession of burglars’ tools.

Judge Vincent Pirone set bail for Diggs and Mitchell at $50,000. The men are scheduled for a March 15 court date.