Officers found the front window and inside door glass of the jewelry store shattered – as well as several display cases.
An attempted burglary was reported at an apartment in Bloomfield, authorities say.
ALSO: A car left running outside a local restaurant was stolen on the same day, police say.
The victim was told to give $35,000 in cash to a “representative from the Federal Trade Commission,” police said.
Here are the town’s violent crime numbers dating back to 1986 – and how it looks on a chart, as per the FBI.
The owner said he parked his motorcycle at 8:30 p.m. It was missing when he returned at 10 p.m., police said.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
An Irvington man fatally shot an East Orange resident inside a Bloomfield store. Two other victims were wounded by gunfire.
One resident yelled at the suspect, sending him fleeing. Another burglary was interrupted when a dog began barking, police said.
A Bloomfield resident scared off two men who tried to steal a vehicle out of his driveway, authorities say.
Cooperation between Glen Ridge and Bloomfield police helped to apprehend three juvenile package theft suspects, one of whom had a gun.
The items inside were valued at $7,700, Bloomfield police said.
Crime is down in Bloomfield, police say.
A group of teens robbed a juvenile in Bloomfield and stole a pair of expensive headphones, police say.
An Irvington man was convicted of murder and other charges after he fatally shot an East Orange resident in Bloomfield, prosecutors said.
A missing 12-year-old was inside a supermarket with her father when she suddenly ran out of the store, police said.
Bloomfield saw its second major house fire in as many days on Wednesday.
Bloomfield firefighters got help from their peers in Belleville, Nutley, East Orange, Montclair and Clifton.
The incident unfolded during the early afternoon hours at the county-run park, which is located in Montclair and Bloomfield.
A Bloomfield resident woke up to his residential alarm going off – then noticed his front window was forcibly opened, police said.
Bloomfield police said the juvenile changed out of her pajamas and walked out of her home, adding that she may have gone to Newark.
Nobody was injured in the blaze, the Bloomfield Fire Department said.
The vehicle was in the shop for repairs, police said.
They entered the homes through windows and rear doors, Bloomfield police said.
The man admitted he was carrying a gun without a permit. Police also found a set of brass knuckles in a car, authorities said.
A Bloomfield resident saw that her neighbor’s front door was open – but knew they were on vacation, police said.
Bloomfield police arrested a man who is accused of nine separate package thefts.
Two cars were stolen and another vehicle was burglarized last week in Bloomfield, authorities say.
Bloomfield police responded to three stolen vehicle incidents in a two-day span last week, authorities said.
An underground electric fire with minor explosions caused a temporary evacuation of some nearby buildings, officials said.
Bloomfield police made an arrest in a stolen vehicle case. Two other recent vehicle thefts were reported.
A car chase that crossed from Bloomfield to East Orange involved a stolen vehicle – which was used in a robbery in Belleville, police said.
Two thefts involving expensive tools stolen from vehicles were recently reported in Bloomfield.
Several witnesses came to the crossing guard’s aid and called 9-1-1, police said.
The suspect tried to flee after the home’s resident confronted him, but he didn’t escape police, authorities said.
Police from Newark were pursuing the carjacked vehicle, which crashed into a utility pole in Bloomfield, authorities said.
A man pulled out a large, bladed weapon during the robbery, Bloomfield police said.
A police officer from Paterson has been accused of having a lewd encounter involving a child in Bloomfield, a report says.