Maplewood Police Blotter: Here’s what’s happening

Maplewood Police Blotter: Here's what's happening

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The town of Maplewood has been plagued these past few weeks with vehicle break-ins and stolen vehicles, according to the Maplewood Police Department. Between January 23rd and February 5th, there were 10 motor vehicle related crimes.

“The Maplewood Police Department works hard to protect the residents and their property. We are asking that you assist us in this effort by making sure all vehicles and homes are properly secured at all times,” the department said in a statement.

Here’s a list of those events:

January 23, 2022; Motor Vehicle Theft; A vehicle left running at 12:45am on Brown St was stolen.

January 26, 2022; Vehicle Rummage, During overnight hours an unsecured vehicle parked in a commercial parking lot on W Parker was rummaged through.

January 28, 2022; Vehicle Rummage; At 11:30 pm an individual was observed going through an unsecured vehicle on Mountain Ave.

January 31, 2022; Motor Vehicle Theft; At approx. 4 pm a vehicle left running at Wawa was stolen.

February 1, 2022; Attempted MV Theft; At approximately 2:30 pm an individual was driving out of Walgreens Parking lot when two juveniles began yelling to her that her tire was flat. When she exited the vehicle to check on the tire, one of the juveniles entered her vehicle and attempted to steal it. He was unsuccessful, located and taken into custody after fleeing on foot.

February 2, 2022; Motor vehicle Theft; At approx.. 9:15 pm a vehicle left running on Franklin Ave was entered and stolen.

February 3, 2022; Vehicle Rummage; At 6:45 a male was observed inside an unsecured vehicle on Winthrop Pl.

February 3, 2022; Motor Vehicle Theft; At 5:15 am a vehicle warming up in the driveway of a Collinwood Rd home was stolen.

February 5, 2022; Burglary; Between 2 and 8 pm a home on Berkley St was entered and money was stolen from a drawer.

There was also 1 shoplifting incident during this time frame.