Wallet stolen at Little Gym, suspicious activity near Carey’s Woods and bike theft and threats at Diamond Cycle.

Theft

On 6/22/11 at approximately 6:50 PM, police received a report of a theft that occurred at The Little Gym on Greenwood Avenue. The victim stated that she was watching her children at that location on the 22nd when she placed her pocketbook in a storage hole at approximately 5:45 PM. When she returned to retrieve pocketbook approximately forty-five minutes later, she found that the pocketbook was unzipped and her wallet, which had been inside the pocketbook, was missing. The wallet, valued at $20, contained various identification cards. There are no suspects at this time.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detective Joseph Anderson at 973-509-4706.

Drinking in Public

On 6/22/11 at approximately 7:25 PM, police responded to Park Street and found a male with an open container of vodka. A 49-year-old Montclair man was issued a summons for violating a township ordinance prohibiting the consumption of an alcoholic beverage in public.

Suspicious Activity

On 6/22/11 at approximately 10:15 PM, police were patrolling the area of Harrison Avenue near Nishuane Park when they observed to be a juvenile male walking north on Harrison Avenue while concealing an unknown item under his shirt. Police attempted to detain the male, but the suspect fled east through the park when he saw police approaching with their vehicles. The individual fled into Carey’s Woods, where police lost sight of him. The suspect is described as a black male, sixteen to eighteen years old, and approximately 5’10”. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball cap.

Theft

On 6/22/11 at approximately 12:55 PM, police responded to Diamond Cycle on Bloomfield Avenue on a report of a theft. Upon arrival, police spoke to an employee, who stated that a bicycle had been stolen from the store on 6/20/11 from an outdoor bicycle rack. The employee said that surveillance video showed that the bicycle was stolen by a black male while a Hispanic male served as a lookout on the 20th at approximately 2:40 PM. The bicycle, described as a red-colored BMX-style Mosh Lux valued at $350, had not been locked to the rack at the time of the incident. Both suspects are described as being ten to thirteen years old.

The victim then stated that on 6/21/11 at approximately 8:00 PM, three juvenile males entered Diamond Cycle and were advised that the store was closed. The juveniles became upset and began yelling and making sarcastic remarks directed at the employee. The three males then exited the rear of the store, and the employee noticed that the same bicycle that had been stolen the previous day was hidden in between two vehicles in the parking lot. The employee attempted to retrieve the bicycle, but one of the group, described as a black male between fifteen and seventeen years old, got onto the bicycle and rode it away. The employee chased after the juvenile on the bicycle and the suspect proceeded to drop the bicycle and flee on foot.

The employee stated that he returned to the store with the recovered bicycle, but the three juveniles returned and yelled, I’m gonna smash you out in front of your b*****!” and called him a “stupid white motherf*****.” The juveniles then told the employee that they would return later to smash the windows and threatened that he had better “watch his back.” The juveniles were again chased from the area by the employee.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact the Juvenile Aid Bureau at 973-509-4733.