Saturday, June 1, 2013
The 24-year veteran of the West Orange Police Department suspended without pay.
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Saturday, June 1
A complaint filed by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office alleges that longtime West Orange police Lt. Richard Levens falsified nearly $3,000 in overtime over the course of four months. The complaint claims Levens submitted documents claming to work overtime hours knowing he did not work those hours or had only worked a portion of those hours, according to a report from NJ.com, citing the May 22 complaint. The alleged theft, a third-degree crime, is believed to have taken place from Nov. 28, 2012 to March 19, 2013. Levens was suspended without pay that day the complaint was signed. The 45-year-old is expected to appear in court on June 19.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Richard Levens, of Randolph, has been suspended from the department.
A 24-year veteran West Orange police officer was charged Thursday with theft and has been suspended from the department, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Richard Levens, of Randolph, has been charged with third-degree theft and was suspended by township police department, according to Thomas Fennelly, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office. Levens, 45, has an annual salary of $123,156, according to NJ.com. It is unknown whether Levens was suspended with or without pay. The prosecutor's office deferred further information about Leven's charge and suspension to the West Orange police department. The township spokeswoman, Jessica Glicker, said the department had no immediate comment on the charge. Levens' lawyer, Charles …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Car’s owner identified one of the thieves after vehicle crashed in West Orange, according to police.
An East Orange man was arrested Monday night in connection with a Bloomfield carjacking that led to a multi-town police chase before ending in West Orange. Waquint L Crawford, 18, of East Orange, was charged with carjacking, eluding and resisting arrest. A 20-year-old female Bloomfield resident was carjacked at gunpoint shortly before 11 p.m. Monday on Ampere Parkway, according to a Bloomfield police report. While responding to the call, Bloomfield Police Officer Sang Yoon spotted the victim’s red 2011, four-door Honda traveling north on Ampere Parkway, police said. Officer Yoon and Officer Robert Kish chased the vehicle to Main Street and Park Avenue in West Orange, where it struck a wall and was disabled, according to a Bloomfield police…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Daniel Delosantos, 32, is wanted in connection with alleged aggravated assault.
West Orange police are searching for a 32-year-old West Orange man who allegedly assaulted a 24-year-old township resident on Ridge Avenue this past weekend, officials said. The unidentified man told police Daniel Delosantos approached him before allegedly pushing him and punching him at about 5 p.m. on April 5 on Ridge Avenue between Watson and Whittlesey avenues. According to police, when the man fell to the ground, Delosantos allegedly jumped on top of him and punched him a few times before fleeing. The injured man was taken to University Hospital in Newark for treatment of a broken nose and several cuts and bruises, police said. Delosantos is wanted on an aggravated assault warrant with $15,000 bail.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
West Orange police arrested pair allegedly involved with an assault outside a bar on Valley Road.
A 25-year-old Orange man was hospitalized on Sunday, March 17 after allegedly being attacked with a glass bottle outside a Valley Road bar in West Orange, police said. Patricio Paucar, 29, of Orange, and Luis Morocho, 32, of West Orange, were arrested after allegedly attacking the man on March 17, officials said. According to the report, West Orange police saw three men pushing each other in the parking lot of Las Palmeras, located at 364 Valley Road, at about 1:50 p.m. The officer pulled into the parking lot after seeing the 25-year-old man's hand was bleeding. The man told police Paucar and Morocho attacked him outside the bar and claimed Paucar attacked him with a glass bottle. Officials transported the injured man, whom they did not …
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Scene of alleged St. Patrick's Day assault
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Raymar Lecky's friends speak out against two West Orange officers while mother demands they be fired.
About a dozen of Raymar Lecky's friends and family attended Tuesday evening's Township Council meeting in reaction to the West Orange cops who allegedly made light of Lecky's killing on Facebook. West Orange police officers, Sgt. William Mango and Officer Karen Roach, allegedly commented that Lecky was a gang member and a drug dealer, which violated the township's social media policy. Two of Lecky's friends spoke out against the two cops involved while Lecky's mother, Jean Lecky, demanded the firing of the officers at the meeting. “These two officers are still [on duty] with this [unfortunate] mentality,” said Arron Tucker, a friend of the Lecky’s. “I lived in Newark… and it’s no joke what’s going on there. I’ve been a bystander to [more…
Monday, January 28, 2013
Nicholas Williams, 34, and Haneef Brook, 33, arrested after allegedly attempting to break into residences in neighborhood near Eagle Rock Avenue and Pleasant Valley Way.
West Orange police arrested two men who allegedly attempted to break into Shrump Place and Marmon Terrace residences on Jan. 15, officials said. According to police, an Oak Terrace resident reported two suspicious men walking up her driveway and into her neighbor’s backyards. Police arrived and saw one of the men, Nicholas Williams, 34, of West Orange, walking on a Marmon Terrace driveway. During questioning, Williams told police he parked his silver BMW on Oak Terrace and was walking to a friend's house. William's, however, couldn't provide a name or address of his friend. Police said the other man, Haneef Brook, 33, of Orange, had no reason for being on Marmon Terrace. When officers arrived, the resident told police she watched one …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Bijit Menon, 35, of Flanders, arrested Jan. 15 around 8 p.m.
A 35-year-old Flanders man was arrested Jan. 15 on Route 280 for alleged possession and distribution of heroin and crack cocaine, West Orange Police said. According to the report, Bijit Menon was stopped at around 8 p.m. while traveling west on the highway near Mount Pleasant Avenue. Menon was asked to exit his Ford pickup and appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, officials said. Police searched Menon's truck and found what they believed to be heroin, bags of crack cocaine, a pipe with marijuana residue and a straw with powdery substance. Menon was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of crack cocaine and heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled-dangerous substance in a motor …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Academy is from June 25 through June 29
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
The West Orange Police Department is now accepting applications for the 12th Annual West Orange Junior Police Academy, which will run from June 25 through June 29. The application packet, which is attached to this report, can be dropped off at the West Orange Police and Justice Building at 60 Main Street, or mailed to the following: West Orange Police Department Juvenile Aid Bureau 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 In order to qualify for participation, kids must meet the following criteria: The child must be a resident of West Orange. Must be between the ages of 11 and 14. Must have at least a “C” grade average in school. Exceptions will be made. No conduct or disciplinary issues. For an application packet or for any questions…
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Information provided by the West Orange Police Department
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
A 17-year-old student was allegedly found with an airsoft handgun while at Mt. Carmel School in West Orange, police said. According to the incident report, school officials searched the teen's backpack when they overheard him offering another student marijuana last Thursday. The airsoft gun was found inside his backpack wrapped in a towel, police said. The teen was taken into custody. Police arrested a man for allegedly smashing a car's rear window on Columbia Street in West Orange shortly after midnight Sunday. Irving Erazo was charged with criminal mischief and released on his own recognizance. According to the incident report, a Columbia Street resident called the police to complain about a loud group fighting on her street. She then …
Tom
7:12 am on Thursday, June 13, 2013
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