West Caldwell Cops Charge Bloomfield Teen In Burglary, Theft

West Caldwell Police arrested a Bloomfield man for allegedly breaking into a resident's home during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, police said.  

Darren Clarke, 19, was placed under arrest by police on Sunday for allegedly breaking into a home on Howland Circle and taking jewelry and electronic items, police said. 

Around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, West Caldwell police officers received a call about the burglary to the Howland Circle home, located on a secluded road off of Passaic Avenue. The burglary occurred sometime during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, police said. 

During the investigation, police received a call from another resident about a "suspicious vehicle seen in the area earlier that afternoon," police said. 

That suspicious vehicle was discovered to be a Toyota Rav4 which was stolen out of Nutley on Nov. 20, police said. 

Further investigation led West Caldwell police to arrest Clarke, police said. He was charged with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief, police said. 

Clarke's bail was set at $50,000 by Hon. Bridget Stecher of the West Caldwell Municipal Court, police said. Clarke is currently being held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark.