Two burglaries were recently reported in Bloomfield, authorities say.
“There is no threat to public safety at this time,” authorities said.
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Two burglary suspects were arrested after a joint effort between police in Bloomfield, Edison, Glen Ridge and West Orange, authorities say.
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The car was left unlocked and running, police said.
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A Bloomfield resident left home for the holidays. When he returned, his PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch were gone, police said.
A car owner left his vehicle running near a barber shop. Another victim parked his car in the driveway – and found it missing the next day.
A resident noticed the padlock missing on his garage door and damage to the siding, Bloomfield police said.
Another burglary was recently reported at a storage business in town, Bloomfield police said.
The victim arrived at his storage unit and noticed that the roof had been peeled back, police said.
Someone stole a delivery worker’s bicycle on Halloween, police say.
Stolen items included printing press equipment and construction materials, police said.
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.
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The victim was told to give $35,000 in cash to a “representative from the Federal Trade Commission,” police said.
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The owner said he parked his motorcycle at 8:30 p.m. It was missing when he returned at 10 p.m., police said.
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.