One Arrest After Another: Montclair Police Have Busy Few Days

            On Saturday at about 3:45 a.m., police responded to a report of a disturbance on Pine Street. When they arrived, police were told by a woman that she wanted Richard Beckett, 25, of Newark, to leave her property. Then, Beckett and Marion Clarke, 25, of Montclair, both were told to leave the person's property. As Beckett and Clarke walked away, they became belligerent and yelled at the police officers. They then began yelling at tenants on a nearby balcony and began to loiter in the area. Again,, they were told to leave the area after Beckett continued to yell and curse in the street.

            Both began walking south on Pine Street, but again turned around and began to return to the incident location. Both Beckett and Clarke were placed under arrest. While being handcuffed, Beckett told one of the officers, "If I see you on the street, I'm going to f... you up." Police charged Beckett with disorderly conduct and terroristic threats. He was also found to have warrants out of Montclair, with bail set at $1000, Newark (with bail set at $1000), and Passaic (with bail set at $750). Clarke was charged with disorderly conduct and later released.

In yet another arrest...

         On Friday, August 13 at about 6:55 p.m., police stopped a Nissan Altima in the area of Pine Street and Bloomfield Avenue after observing that the driver failed to signal a turn and was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver, Ashley Johnson, 19, of East Orange, was placed under arrest after it was learned that she had warrants out of Montclair totaling $850, a warrant out of East Orange with bail set at $750, a warrant out of Little Falls with bail set at $508, and a warrant out of Orange with bail set at $500. She was also issued motor vehicle summonses for failure to use turn signal and failure to wear a seatbelt.

And in yet another arrest...

        On Friday, August 14 at about 6:35 p.m., police stopped a Pontiac in the area of Grove Street and Wildwood Avenue after noticing that the car displayed a fraudulent inspection sticker. The driver, Jashen Miranda, was arrested after it was discovered that he had warrants out of Newark totaling $1,030. He was also issued motor vehicle summonses for fraudulently obtaining a certificate of inspection and failure to inspect vehicle.

Also, just in from Lt. Scott Buehler of the Montclair Police Department:

Burglary

        On Saturday, August 14 at about 7:50 p.m., police were sent to Oakwood Avenue on a report of a burglary to a garage. The complainant said that sometime between 9 p.m. on Friday and 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, someone had stolen her daughter's bicycle and bike helmet from the detached garage. There were no signs of forced entry. The bicycle is described as a lavender and silver Schwinn Midi Frontier valued at $375. The bicycle helmet was valued at $25. There are no suspects at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Christopher Barnes at 973-509-4731.

Theft from a Motor Vehicle

       On Sunday, August 15 at about 8:25 a.m., police were sent to Fulton Street on a report of a theft from a car. The victim said that he parked his GMC Yukon on the street on Saturday at about 10 p.m. When he returned to the vehicle on Sunday at about 7 a.m., it was discovered that the driver's side door lock had been punched out and about $20 in tools had been stolen. There are no suspects at this time.

Vandalism

      On Sunday, August 15 at about 11:10 a.m., police responded to Nishuane School on a report of a vandalism. An employee said that sometime between 2 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday, someone had written graffiti on two walls outside the school. The writings, which were done in white, yellow, and blue paint, were illegible. There are no suspects at this time.