Same-Day Robberies At Residence, Store In New Rochelle Under Investigation
Authorities in a Westchester County city are searching for suspects involved in two robberies that happened on the same evening at a residence and storefront.
The incidents both happened in New Rochelle on Saturday evening, Oct. 5, the city's police department announced on Monday, Oct. 7.
The first of the robberies happened around 9:30 p.m., when an Edgewood Park resident was assaulted and robbed while working on his car in his Lockwood Avenue driveway.
According to police, the suspect, an unknown man wearing a black hoodie, approached the victim from behind, hit him, and…
Trio Stole $100K+ In Business Checks From Wall Township Mailboxes, Police Say
Two men and a woman from North Jersey were accused of stealing more than $100,000 in business checks from Wall Township mailboxes, authorities said.
James Miller, 37, of Passaic; Kaleik Easton, 29, of Bloomfield; and Asia Harrell, 31, also from Bloomfield; were arrested, the Wall Township Police Department said in a news release.
Investigators said businesses were defrauded out of more than $100,000 after checks were taken from their mailboxes. Police executed two search warrants at the suspects' homes and they were taken into custody on Wednesday, Sept. 19.
Detectives …
Man Riding Scooter Broke Into Newark Dunkin': Police
A man riding a scooter is at large after he broke into a Dunkin in Newark on Saturday, Sept. 7, authorities said.
At 3:23 a.m., the man arrived at Dunkin at 794 Franklin Ave. on a scooter, and then used an object to break in, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.
Once inside, the suspect also used an object to break into an office where he stole approximately $3,500.00 in cash before fleeing on the scooter heading northbound on North 6th Street, Fragé said. The suspect later entered Stephen Crane Village, where he entered a white Kia, Fragé said.
The suspect…
