Thursday, September 20, 2012
Break-ins occurred during religious holidays, police say.
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- Noah Cohen
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Police have stepped up patrols and are asking residents to report anything suspicious after an increase in burglaries over Rosh Hashanah and other religious holidays, Chief Robert Wilson said Thursday. The break-ins have been centered in the township's western section, Wilson said. Houses were mostly hit during the early evening hours when residents were not home. Four burglaries were reported from Sunday to Tuesday, Wilson said. While patrols have been increased and detectives are following leads, the chief urged the public to immediately call police if they spot anything suspicious. "If you are not sure, please err on the side of caution and call us at 911," he said. One sharp-eyed neighbor has already provided useful information to …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Police say they are investigating links to similar break-ins in the area.
Five smash and grab commercial burglaries occurred in Leonia early Sunday morning, authorities said. According to Lt. Thomas Rowe of the Leonia Police Department, "The subject gained entry into all five stores by breaking the glass on the front door." The businesses did not have activated alarms, authorities said. As the investigation continues, police hope to get video footage from the various banks on Broad Avenue, he said. "The Leonia Police are investigating all these incidents in cooperation with County and other local police agencies as similar crimes were in other jurisdictions," Leonia authorities said in a statement. Teaneck, New Milford and Bergenfield have also seen commercial smash and grab burglaries since late December. …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Teaneck officers catch two alleged burglars near the scene of another break-in, police say.
A man and a woman stopped by officers near the scene of a burglary on Phelps Road Friday night were charged with breaking into a Walnut Street house last week, Teaneck police said Monday. The Phelps Road resident called police around 8:30 p.m., reporting she had just confronted an intruder in her house, Detective Lt. Andrew McGurr said. The woman heard someone ring her doorbell, but saw no one. Minutes later, police said, she heard noises downstairs and went to investigate before finding the burglar, who then took off. As Teaneck police responded, Officer Spence Osaigbovo noticed a man and woman leaving the area in a van, McGurr said. Osaigbovo thought the pair looked nervous when seeing police and stopped the van, with backup from Officer…
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Burglar also faces weapons charges, police said
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- Noah Cohen
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Police arrested two men in connection with a pair of burglaries in Teaneck Wednesday, leading investigators to recover stolen goods and three handguns, authorities said. Teaneck officers were called to a house on Hanover Street for a burglar alarm going off around 6 p.m., police said. Officers discovered a glass patio door had been smashed, and assorted jewelry stolen, Police Chief Robert Wilson said in a news release. While at the scene, officers learned another nearby house on the same street had been burglarized and found the bedroom ransacked. Township police immediately set up surveillance on the Cranford Place home of a man they said was suspected in a string of burglaries. Investigators saw the man, identified as 37-year-old Kali …
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