Police Investigate Two Downtown Apartment Burglaries

Also, police investigate three thefts at the Mall at Short Hills.

Two burglaries were reported in a Millburn Avenue apartment building last Friday, and police are seeking information from the public. Police responded to an apartment in the downtown building at 291 Millburn Ave. and found the door had been pried open and the bedroom was ransacked. Police said missing items included jewelry, but a full list was not available at the time of the report. Police believe the incident happened between 10 a.m. and the time of the report at 3:40 p.m. Police said officers located pry marks on a second door while canvassing the building and found the apartment also was burglarized. Police said the bedroom had been ransacked, and the resident reported the theft of a video game system and games with a combined value …

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Police: Incidents Not Related to Wyoming, South Mountain Burglaries

Also, a safe was stolen from Calico Corners on Morris Turnpike.

While several burglaries were reported in the last week throughout Millburn-Short Hills, police are saying they are not necessarily related to those previously reported. Police Capt. James Miller, public information officer, said the incidents either were not located in the Wyoming and South Mountain sections or did not follow the method used in those incidents. A string of burglaries to both homes and cars have been reported in recent weeks in those two neighborhoods. In the case of the car burglaries, police report the cars were unlocked at the time of the incident. Those with information are asked to contact police at 973-564-7017. On Saturday evening, police investigated a burglary at a Mechanic Street apartment. Two collectors' …

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Police Ask Residents to Be Vigilant for Burglaries

Several home and car burglaries have been reported in the Wyoming and South Mountain sections of town.

Millburn police are reminding residents to lock their cars and set their alarms due to a number of home and car burglaries reported in the South Mountain and Wyoming sections in the last few weeks. Police have already arrested two men in connection to three car burglaries on Myrtle Avenue first reported in September, and they're seeking a third suspect for the burglaries, according to Capt. James Miller, police public information officer. But the other crimes have not been connected to those three burglaries, he said. There are extra police patrolling the area, he said, but it's also important for residents in those areas of town to be vigilant. People should lock their car, lock the garage, keep the windows and doors at home locked and …

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Two Wyoming Area Burglaries Reported

Plus there was a vehicle burglary on Spring Street.

Millburn police are investigating a burglary of a car parked in the Washington section and two homes in the Wyoming section. On Friday, a Spring Street resident reported someone took a GPS unit and a hands free telephone device from his vehicle. There were no signs of forced entry, police said. Police believe the incident happened between 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and 7:50 a.m. on Friday. On Thursday, a Wyoming Avenue resident on the 400 block reported a burglary. Police said they had left the home at 2:30 p.m. that day and returned at 9 p.m. when they noticed several items in the home were moved. They later found drawers that had been opened and a missing iPad. There was no sign of forced entry, according to police. On Oct. 18, a Rosedale …

Police Investigate Golf Course Clubhouse, Restaurant Burglary

Police say cash was taken from the East Orange Golf Course and the nearby Johnny's on the Green restaurant.

Police are investigating a burglary at the East Orange Golf Course clubhouse and the nearby Johnny's on the Green Restaurant. Police said was taken from both locations in the burglary reported on Thursday morning. Police first responded to the clubhouse at the golf course, which is located at 440 Parsonage Hill Road, and found someone entered the clubhouse by prying open the rear door. Police believe the burglary happened between 6:46 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. on Thursday. Cash was taken, police said. While conducting a check on the property, officers found glass was broken out of the back door to Johnny's on the Green at the same address. The office had been broken into, and an undetermined amount of cash was stolen, police said. …

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Burglars Use Construction Site to Break Into to Un De Find

Police believe burglars broke a hole in a wall between Schultz Furs and Un De Find to burglarize the downtown clothing store.

Police believe burglars used a construction site to enter a downtown business and steal over $10,000 worth of merchandise. The owner of Un De Find boutique on Millburn Avenue reported the burglary on Sunday afternoon. Construction workers next door at Schultz Exclusive Furs doing renovations discovered the burglary, police said. Police believe the suspect entered the construction site and broke a hole through an adjoining wall to Un De Find and entered the store. Clothing and jewelry in excess of $10,000 was reported stolen from Un De Find, but nothing was reported missing from the construction site, police said. Police believe the incident happened between 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday. Anyone who may have information on the …

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Hartshorn Drive Burglary Remains Unsolved; Public's Help Sought

Millburn police are seeing an unidentified witness to contact them about the July 2009 burglary that left the house ransacked.

Millburn police detectives are again seeking the public's assistance to help solve a burglary that left a Hartshorn Drive home ransacked in July 2009. The burglary was reported at the residence at 176 Hartshorn Drive, which is at the corner of Mohawk Road. The house has since been demolished. Police for the first time on Wednesday provided a photo of the home to remind people of what it looked like before the demolition. The burglary was reported on July 11, 2009 at just before 7:30 p.m. A witness, who police have not been able to contact since, reported seeing juveniles around the home and hearing the sound of breaking glass. The responding officer found the garage door up and saw numerous windows smashed on the ground and second floors. …

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Burglary Reported on Old Short Hills Road

Also, Union teens were arrested for bicycle thefts.

Police are investigating a burglary on Old Short Hills that was reported July 13. The resident of the home on the 300 block of the road returned home to find a rear sliding glass door open. Officers found the door had been pried open. Reported missing at the time of the report were two notebook computers valued at $600 each and an undetermined amount of jewelry. Police believe the burglary happened between 8:30 a.m. and the time of the report at about 12:30 p.m. Union Teens Arrested for Bike Thefts Teens were arrested in two separate bicycle theft incidents on Sunday. At about 8:45 p.m., a Southern Slope resident reported the theft of two Trek bicycles valued at $400 each. The bicycles were stolen from the porch between 7:30-8:30 p.m. The …

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Police Arrest Newark Man for Short Hills Burglary

James Clark already faces other burglary charges in Millburn.

Millburn police made an arrest in connection to a Taylor Road South burglary that was reported on June 20. The suspect was arrested a year ago for other burglaries in the township. James Clark, 39, of Newark, was charged with credit card theft, fraudulent use of credit cards, burglary, theft of moveable property and criminal mischief. Bail was set at $60,000.00, and Clark is currently being held at the Millburn Police Department pending transfer to the Essex County Jail. Clark was arrested Monday at the Essex County Courthouse on the Millburn warrants. Police said he took a television, laptop computer and cash from the Taylor Road South residence. Police said Clark on June 20 used the credit card that had been reported stolen from the home…

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Police Investigate Burglaries, Ask Public To Be Vigilant

Burglaries have been reported on Forest Drive South, South Terrace and Taylor Road South.

Millburn police are asking for the public to be extra vigilant on the report of several burglaries in an area of Short Hills. Millburn police reported two burglaries in the last week to add on to a burglary they reported on June 14. On Sunday, a Taylor Road South resident reported a burglary at just after midnight. Upon returning home, the homeowner found the back sliding glass door and a rear window open, police said. Stolen items includes a 40-inch flat screen television, a laptop computer and jewelry. Police believe the burglary happened between 8 p.m. and midnight on Saturday. On June 15, a Forest Drive South resident reported a burglary at just after 8 a.m. The resident found several doors, including the garage door, open. A laptop …

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