This week in Montclair crime included shoplifting, table and chairs stolen from the Pat Gail Gallery and a burglary at a multi-family home where a boiler was removed. From Lt. Scott Buehler:

On 5/24/11 at approximately 6:45 AM, police responded to a multi-family residence on Washington Street on a report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, police checked the interior of the residence but did not locate any possible suspects. While searching the residence, police learned that a heating boiler had been stolen from the residence. It appeared that extensive damage had been done to the home’s heating system, with holes punched in the wall and ceiling to access the plumbing located inside the walls.

Police then spoke to the caller, who stated that he observed two males removing the boiler from the residence while another male stood in the backyard. The boiler was removed using a hand truck and loaded it into a white pickup truck. The three suspects then entered the truck and fled the scene westbound on Washington Street.

The first suspect is described as a black male in his mid-thirties, 5’9”-5’11”, approximately 200 lbs. and last seen wearing a black tee shirt and black pants. The second suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6’0”, weighing 160-170 lbs., and last seen wearing a black tee shirt. The witness stated that these two males were the ones who removed the boiler from the residence. The third male is described as an older black male, approximately 5’7”, 130 lbs., and last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a blue button-down shirt, and dark-colored pants. The witness stated that this male acted as a lookout and drove the vehicle from the scene. Continue Reading