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Commercial Burglaries

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Caldwell Restaurant Burglarized Over Weekend

Police investigating break-in at Divina Ristorante.

Police are investigating a burglary that took place in the early morning hours Saturday at a Bloomfield Avenue restaurant in Caldwell. A burglar entered Divina Ristorante, located at 461 Bloomfield Ave., through a locked back door and took an undetermined amount of cash, Caldwell Police Chief James Bongiorno said. The burglary took place sometime between midnight and noon Saturday, Bongiorno said. Police ask anyone who may have information regarding the burglary to contact the Caldwell Police Department Detective Bureau at (973) 226-2600.

gregory l. mitchell

2:29 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013

Correction:"The police do appreciate the help...................NOT "due". G.L.M.   more ›

Monday, December 3, 2012

Caldwell Burglar Linked to Crimes Around State

Police believe the same man is responsible for more than 150 commercial burglaries in the last two years.

A man suspected of burglarizing five Caldwell restaurants in March has been tied to more than 150 burglaries in northern New Jersey over the last two years, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.  The same man who walked off with more than $1,000 after breaking into a handful of Caldwell businesses on March 3 is believed to be responsible for burglaries all around Essex County, as well as Bergen, Passaic and Union counties, Caldwell Police Det. Brad Palatucci confirmed Friday.  The burglar's most recent hit is believed to be a Chinese Restaurant in West Orange on Nov. 18 at 4:30 a.m. A surveillance camera caught the suspect smashing the bottom of a glass door, entering through the opening and rummaging through the cash …

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Caldwell Police Release Images of Suspect

Recent commercial burglaries in Caldwell remain under investigation.

The Caldwell Police Department has released these video surviellance images of a suspect in five Caldwell restaurants burglaries that took place in the same night earlier this month.  According to police, a burglar broke through the glass front doors of five Caldwell restaurants during the early morning hours of Saturday, March 3. The burglar reportedly got away with about $1,100 in cash from four of the five establishments. The suspect is believed to be a black male, approximately six-feet tall, with a muscular build and a beard and mustache. He is described as wearing glasses or goggles and a gray hoodie, which was pulled over his head.  The burglaries remain under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incidents should …

J.R.S.

8:51 am on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

These people will never evolve.   more ›

Monday, March 5, 2012

Burglar Hits Five Restaurants in Caldwell

Walks away with cash from four establishments.

A burglar broke through the glass front doors of five Caldwell restaurants and walked away with about $1,100 in cash early Saturday morning, according to Caldwell Police.   The restaurants—located within blocks of one another—are Hong Kong Chinese Kitchen, Ocha Sushi, Nori Sushi and Genc's Pizza, all on Bloomfield Avenue, and Tony D's Pizzeria, on Hanford Place, Caldwell Det. Lt. Anthony Marta said Monday. Marta said the commercial burglaries are believed to have occurred between 4:30 and 5:15 a.m. Saturday. He said cash totaling about $1,100 was taken from four of the five restaurants' registers and/or cash boxes. "This guy knew what he was doing," Marta said. In addition to the money, a register valued at $400 was taken from Ocha, a …

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5:33 pm on Sunday, March 11, 2012

they were probably on Murry and Norton stop sign duty   more ›

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