Feb. 14: A 26-year-old was arrested outside of the Diva Lounge on Bloomfield Avenue for urinating in public. The man was arrested for public annoyance and a summons for urinating in public.
Feb. 9: A mother reported that her 17-year-old son was assaulted at 5 p.m. while walking home from school at the intersection of Park Street and Chestnut Street. The boy said two black males wearing black clothing attacked him. They were approximately 5’9-5’11 and were wearing masks.
The two males called to the boy “come here” and then punched him in the back of his head. The boy then turned around and fought back. He said they never said anything else or tried to take anything from him. He was able to fight them off and ran to the Montclair Public Library. The boy had blood clots visible in his eyes and swelling on the right side of his jaw. He was unable to identify the suspects at that time.
Feb. 8: A Nintendo Wii game console was stolen from a Forest Street apartment between 11 p.m.- 3 a.m. There was no apparent damage to the residence. When the resident returned home he reported he noticed the Wii was missing from his living room. No other items were missing or out of places. Police responded and found no damage to windows or doors that would show forced entry and the doors were locked when the resident returned home.
Feb. 6: Four people were arrested leaving the South Park Bar and Grill near closing time. Officers patrolling the area noticed a large group gathered in the area of the parking lot on Church Street. In the middle of the group two females (19 and 20 years old) were on the ground punching and kicking each other. The officer called for backup and tried to separate the two females, but they continued to fight.
The 19-year-old was handcuffed and appeared to be intoxicated. As officers were trying to arrest the 21-year-old, a 27-year-old male grabbed her and said “I got this” and “She ain’t gettin’ locked up, she’s with me.” Officers said to release the female so they could put her in their car. Both individuals appeared to be intoxicated.
The 27-year-old male then turned toward the officers in an aggressive manner, screaming and cursing, and continued to move closer to them. After the officers told him to step back, he continued screaming and began flaring his arms. The officers then told him he was under arrest but the male refused to be handcuffed and began to tense up and make his body rigid when they tried to handcuff him.
An officer then put the male in a compliance hold and applied a take down maneuver to bring him to the ground. As two officers held him to the ground he still continued to yell and make his body rigid but they were finally able to handcuff him and place him in the police car.
At the same time another large group of people became unruly in the area of S. Park Street and Church Street also leaving the South Park Bar and Grill. The group was told to leave, but a 21-year-old female stayed behind, refusing to leave. She began to curse and scream at the officers and appeared to be intoxicated. She was arrested and all parties were transported to headquarters without further incident. All four were charged with disorderly conduct, with the addition of resisting arrest for the male.
There were six counts of DWI between 2/4 and 2/10. Four of them were on Bloomfield Avenue and the rest were on High Street and Pompton Avenue.
After the officers told him to step back, he continued screaming and began flaring his arms.
Watch out! He’s a freakin X-Man!
“17-year-old son was assaulted at 5 p.m. while walking home from school at the intersection of Park Street and Chestnut Street. The boy said two black males wearing black clothing attacked him. They were approximately 5’9-5’11 and were wearing masks.
The two males called to the boy “come here” and then punched him in the back of his head. The boy then turned around and fought back. He said they never said anything else or tried to take anything from him. He was able to fight them off and ran to the Montclair Public Library.”
He ran from Park and Chestnut all the way to the library? Thats pretty darn far.
He ran from Park and Chestnut all the way to the library? Thats pretty darn far.
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Jimmy, you took the words right out of my post. That is a long way.
Not really, about a mile.
Slightly further than the police station…
The officers showed a lot of restraint when arresting that 27-year old male.
Every other line I thought “and here comes the Taser”, but no.
Good for them.
GNM,
Tasers are legal in the other 49 states, but they are illegal in NJ. Late last year the AG proposed allowing them for a very few officers in very limited circumstances, but AFAIK, that’s as far as it got.
Carl,
That’s interesting to know.
I guess from now on I’ll think “pepper spray” instead of “Taser.”
The man was arrested for public annoyance and a summons for urinating in public.
Now, I’m not a lawyer, so help me out here. Is it possible to urinate in public in a way that isn’t also an annoyance?
I think so. If you’re urinating on a fire, I’d say you’re actually doing a public service rather than being a public annoyance. Plus you’re saving the Fire Dept money, so maybe we wouldn’t have to lay anyone off…
Certainly wouldn’t make it any classier though…
At five in the afternoon, this kid was chased by two guys in masks for a mile through the busiest part of downtown, passing how many cars, homes and businesses, and nobody saw it or tried to do anything? And I wonder what made him choose the LIBRARY?
On long bike rides I have a couple of favorite ‘rest break’ spots if I’m not near Presby or Brookdale.
They are public, ‘secret’ locations and will never be revealed. If, however, you were to stop for a break of your own and see a shit load of empty ‘jell paks’ on the ground then you will have found one of my spots, so please don’t reveal this location to anyone!
Reminds me of the old story of a little boy, much like cro must have been 120 years ago, growing up in Ireland. When bullies were chasing him, he’d run through the church and dart past the altar. The boys following him would have to stop and genuflect, buying poor cro more time.
Perhaps the kid knew his assailants had overdue library books.
As long as you don’t start urinating in public, Mellon, your secret is safe.
Only 90 years ago, ‘roo. Just after the Big War.
And the lads chasing me would invariably be Proddies, so running into the RC Church would have been a very canny move on my part, as they were forbidden on pain of hell (and a beating from their das) to enter any den of Papist iniquity.
Soon thereafter, when electricity, running water, and automobiles were introduced into our squalid little backwater, life got easier.
Cro, where have you been? No, don’t answer that — we said no questions. Well, at any rate, I’m glad you’re back, rested and relaxed I hope.