Police Blotter: Stolen Cash, Shoplifting, Teen Charged with Drug Possession
Information provided by the West Orange Police Department
- Police said $150 was allegedly taken out of a teacher's purse at Hazel Elementary School by a former student. According to the incident report, the alleged suspect was identified through security camera footage. Authorities said she is a former Hazel student who now attends Roosevelt Middle School. The student apparently entered the second floor teacher's lounge around 3:30 p.m., took the money and left.
- A Hazel student found a hollow point round in the lower lot of the school Monday morning, police said. Police said they searched the school but did not find additional ammunition.
- Authorities responded to a burglarly alarm on Central Avenue in West Orange Saturday night. Police found broken glass inside the building and two damaged windows on the roof. Entry to the building was not gained, according to the report. An Orange officer said he saw a white man, about 220 pounds, wearing a green hooded jacket standing in front the building earlier.
- The tire of a 2005 Ford car was allegedly slashed last week while parked in the CVS parking lot on Main Street. Police said the owner of the car left the car parked overnight and returned to find her tire had been slashed. No other cars in the area had any damage, police said.
- A Montclair woman was arrested after allegedly attempting to steal more than $700 in merchandise from ShopRite in West Orange, police said. Charade Jenkins, 47, was charged with shoplifting.
- A West Orange student was charged with drug possession last Wednesday, police said. The 17-year-old student handed over a bag containing marijuana after the high school security officer detected a smell of marijuana in the bathroom and identified the student through the security cameras. The teen was charged with a juvenile complaint and released to his father.
- Another student was allegedly found with drug paraphernalia last week, police said. The security officer detected a strong smell of marijuana coming from an open locker and found a small, clear ziplock bag with marijuana residue, according to the police report. The high school administration located the student who was later released to his mother.
wohopeful
4:00 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
The crime in WO continues to grow at an alarming rate due to the firing of our police personnel by Mayor Parisi. But what is even more alarming is the incidents in our schools: Robberies, guns, drugs, assaults...when wil the WOBOE and adminsitration take action to secure the safety of our children in the public schools?
Gary Englert
4:02 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
Repeating inaccurate, alarmist nonsense will not make it so.