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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Woman Pepper-Sprayed in Road Rage Attack, Cops Say

Bloomfield police say an 18-year-old township resident sprayed a woman in the face during incident near Liberty Street and JFK Drive.

A Bloomfield teen pepper-sprayed a woman during a road rage incident last week near the corner of Liberty Street and John F. Kennedy Drive, police said. Rajee Montgomery, 18, was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. According to Bloomfield Police, a 51-year-old female township resident reported on May 14 to Officer Mark Moskal at police headquarters that she was involved in a road rage incident earlier that morning at 8:45 a.m. She said a man driving a small white car cut her off, causing her to take evasive action, police said. The woman told Moskal that after getting cut off, she stopped at a traffic light, where the white car pulled up next to her, police …

Thursday, April 11, 2013

BPD Arrests Teens and Adult for String of Robberies

Three juveniles and one adult male were charged in connection with three township robberies.

The Bloomfield Police Department Detective Division and Youth Aid Bureau have made several arrests in connection with robberies that occurred in February and March. Police say the robberies include the March 8 street crime where four assailants jumped and robbed a 44-year-old Bloomfield man. Police say two of the suspects were allegedly involved in a failed robbery of a liquor store involving a fake gun. In addition, police believe the four suspects are also connected to a February robbery of a Mini-Mart store. Davonte Deans, 19, of Bloomfield was charged with robbery and held on a $100,000 bond for his alleged part in the Belleville Avenue robbery. He was transported to Essex County Jail to await a court appearance. The other suspects, …

Enzo DiCostanzo

9:07 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013

That's outstanding investigative work by the Detective Bureau! We recognize and appreciate the work involved in succeeding at something like this...there is nothing easy or simple about it....thank you   more ›

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Police: Drunk Driver Blew Through Red Light at 80 MPH

Young daughter was reportedly standing unsecured in back seat of the car; driver allegedly reached for baseball bat as police approached.

Police say that a Newark man reached for a baseball bat after being pulled over for violating motor vehicle laws while driving drunk with his young daughter in his car. According to a police report, Raul Campoverde, 25, sped past a Bloomfield police cruiser waiting at a red light. According to the officers in the car, Jennifer Horn and Caesar Mazzeo, Campoverde shot through the red light at about 80 MPH in a gray, four door, Honda Accord. The officers followed the Honda eastbound on Bloomfield Ave. and watched abruptly turned into a driveway and stop behind a building. Police say that as the officers approached the vehicle on foot, Mazzeo noticed a young child standing on the rear seat of the car, holding onto the front seat headrest. …

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Lori W.

11:01 am on Monday, March 18, 2013

Yes, this is news. This innocent child could have been killed. Does somebody have to die for it to be news??? It's good to hear a creep like this was taken off the street. He needs to get his life together if he really wants to be the kind of dad this little girl deserves!   more ›

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Police Blotter: Officers Investigate Two Robberies and Many Minor Thefts

The following arrest information was provided by Bloomfield police. It does not indicate a conviction.

Commercial and Residential Burglaries July 25 A business on the 160 block of Glenwood Avenue was broken into and sneakers, jeans, shoes and a change box was reported stolen. July 26 An apartment on the 50 block of Monroe Place was broken into and two computers, two backpacks, a wallet containing credit cards and passports were reported missing. July 23-26 A business on the 1400 block of Broad Street was broken into and three Dell laptops were reported stolen. Aug. 1 A home on the 200 block Jerome Place was broken into and a flat screen computer monitor and jewelry were reported stolen. Stolen Vehicles July 28 A 2004 Jeep Liberty was reported stolen between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 7:20 a.m. Thursday from the 200 block of North 16 Street. July …

Marc Santiago

2:43 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Blotter's formatting is screwed up today.   more ›

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