Bloomfield Police Blotter

March 6

George Attys of Orange was arrested for contempt.

Larry Amons of Newark was arrested for contempt.

March 5

A large metal safe was stolen from the bedroom closet of a residence on the 300 block of Broughton Ave.  The safe contained cash and documents.

Rims and tires were stolen off of a vehicle parked at a residence on Walnut St.

A Garmin GPS unit and an I-Phone charger were stolen from a vehicle on Van Winkle St.

Carl Furguson of Bloomfield was arrested for assault.

Donelle Bellot of Bloomfield was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

James Rouse of Newark was arrested for outstanding warrants.

March 4

A 2007 Toyota parked on Donald St. that was possibly left unlocked, was reported with a laptop computer missing from it.

Another vehicle, this one a 2011 Ford was also possibly left unlocked on John St. A Coleman flashlight and $5 in change were reported missing.

Spray paint markings were found on the rear cellar door of a residence on the 200 block of Broughton Ave.

An attempted theft of a 2003 Audi was reported on the 200 block of Berkeley Ave.

March 3

John Plaza of Montclair was arrested for robbery, conspiracy, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. His bail was set at $250,000.

Jordan Hooks of Orange was arrested for robbery and conspiracy. His bail was set at $100,000.

Jose Echievarria-Ortiz of Paterson was arrested for aggravated assault.

A residence on the 300 block of Broughton Ave. was burglarized with no apparent signs of forced entry evident. A 42-inch LCD television was found missing.

A 2010 Chrysler with N.J. plates was stolen from the 900 block of Broad St.

A Honda Civic with N.J. plates was stolen from the 200 block of North 17th St.

March 2

Two men approached a woman as she exited her vehicle on the 100 block of Thomas St. When one of the men pointed a silver handgun at the woman and demanded her wallet, the victim started screaming for help. Startled by the woman’s reaction, the would-be holdup men fled the scene.  With the assistance of Montclair Police Officer Steven Iberer, a suspect was located and Bloomfield Police Officers Mike Moleski and David Lehman were able to get a positive identification that led to his arrest. Further investigation resulted in the arrest of his alleged accomplice.

A first-floor residence on Edison St. had one of its basement window forced open. Various types of jewelry were found missing at the home.

A second-floor residence at the same Edison St. location had its front door forced open. Missing were an Apple laptop computer, a Canon digital camera, and various types of jewelry.

A rear window was broken at a residence on the 300 block of Broughton Ave.  An I-Pad and jewelry items were reported missing.

A 2005 Toyota had two sets of fog lamps removed from it on Birch St.

A 2001 Ford pick-up was found with damage to its driver’s side door and ignition on the 100 block of Washington St. Work tools were missing from the vehicle.

March 1

Two men approached a man on the 100 block of North15th St. After pointing a handgun at the man, the duo relieved him of two cellular telephones and darted off in a white Cadillac. The vehicle was later recovered in Newark. Police are investigating.

February 29

A 1999 Honda Accord with N.J. registration was stolen at Bloomfield Ave. and N. 16th St.

On Carteret St., a shop owner reported the theft of bundles of newspapers.

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