Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: A Spree of Burglaries and Thefts in June

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The West Orange Police Department has released the following report of incidents to which its officers responded to during the previous weeks. All persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

Burglary and/or theft

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• Washington St., June 6, 4:43 p.m. -- A woman from Orange never returned a rental car which was supposed to be brought back on April 11, according to reports. 

• South Valley Road, June 7, 6:09 a.m. -- More than 85 newspapers were stolen from the front of a store, according to reports. 

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• South Valley Road, June 7, 6:54 a.m. -- Eighteen newspapers were stolen from a store, but the circulars were left behind, according to reports. 

• Walker Road, June 7, 9:18 a.m. --  A 2010 Jeep was broken into and ransacked. Nothing was reported missing, according to reports. 

• Burnett Terrace, June 7, 11:50 a.m. -- A car was broken into and ransacked. An iPhone and a set of keys were taken.  A white male with a skateboard, about 15 to 20 years old, was seen peering into car windows on Burnett Terrace the previous day, according to reports. 

• Walker Road, June 7, 4:28 p.m. -- A Nissan Altima was broken into and ransacked. A Garmin GPS unit was taken. The owner of the car said the doors were left unlocked, according to reports. 

• Prospect Ave., June 8, 6:23 a.m. -- A 2011 Ford F350 was broken into and ransacked. The driver-side door was pried open. A Tom Tom GPS unit and five plastic welding sheets were taken, according to reports. 

• Columbia St., June 8, 6:39 a.m. -- A window was found broken and forced open. Someone entered the business, but nothing was reported missing. The business was previously burglarized on June 4 or 5. Police have one suspect who recently lived in the area, according to reports. 

• Prospect Ave., June 8, 10:56 a.m. -- A 2012 Audi G6 was broken into and ransacked. An Apple iTouch was taken, according to reports. 

• Walker Road, June 8, 12:38 p.m. -- A 2005 GMC Envoy was broken into and ransacked. A Garmin Nuvi GPS unit, a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses and $50 in cash were taken, according to reports. 

• Standish Avenue, June 8, 1:34 a.m. -- A 2006 Acura RSX was broken into by a black male and stolen from a driveway. The black male was seen getting out of a grey Acura NSX which was being driven by another black male, according to reports. 

• Prospect Ave., June 8, 4 p.m. -- Someone tried to break into a 2007 Land Rover Range Rover. The car had pry marks on a door and a window was partially shattered, according to reports. 

• Prospect Ave., June 8, 8 p.m. -- An Apple iPhone was taken out of a conference room, according to reports. 

• Birch Street, June 9, 9:05 a.m. -- A 2009 Cadillac CTS was broken into. A pair of prescription sunglasses were taken, according to reports. 

• Hillside Ave., June 9, 9:07 a.m. -- A 2010 Honda Ridgeline was broken into. The car’s registration and insurance cards, and manual were taken, according to reports. 

• Mitchell St., June 10, 8:29 a.m. -- A 1998 Dodge Intrepid was stolen, according to reports. 

• Dartmouth Road, June 10, 7:36 a.m. -- A 2005 Lincoln SUV was broken into and ransacked. The car’s registration and insurance cards were taken, according to reports. 

• Rollinson Street, June 11, 1:33 p.m. -- A 1992 Honda Civic was stolen, according to reports. 

Criminal mischief

• Nance Road, June 8, 4:13 a.m. -- Tires were slashed on three different vehicles parked in a driveway, according to reports.  

• Lindsley Avenue, June 9, 7:17 a.m. -- Scratch marks were found along the side of a 2002 Lexus RX300, according to reports. 

DWI arrest

• Gregory Avenue, June 10, 7:33 p.m. -- Crystal Monique Lapeyrolerie, 48, of Montclair, was arrested for driving drunk after she was involved in a three-car accident in which her vehicle was struck from behind. Lapeyrolerie also resisted arrest, according to reports.

Public fighting 

• Cary Street, June 9, 1:48 a.m. -- While more than 150 people were leaving the Heritage Bar after it closed, a man was found lying on the ground and a 25-year-old West Orange man was running from the scene. Police caught the West Orange man, but the may lying on the street had left. The West Orange man was released, according to reports.  

Shoplifting

• CVS Pharmacy, 659 Eagle Rock Ave., June 6, 1:23 a.m. -- A 15-year-old from West Orange stole a bag a sunflower seeds from CVS Pharmacy. Police transported the 15-year-old to headquarters where the minor was eventually picked up by a parent, according to reports. 

• K-mart, 7 West Orange Plaza, June 10, 6:27 p.m. -- Nikole Chantelle Gellineau, 41, of Manhattan, N.Y., tried to take more than $245 worth of clothing, jewelry, and electronics from K-mart, according to reports. 


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