Top 10 Stories for April on West Orange Patch

West Orange police are searching for three men who allegedly robbed a 46-year-old resident of his car and wallet at gunpoint late afternoon on March 31 in the ShopRite parking lot of the Essex Green Shopping Center, police said.

Police: Strong-Armed Robbery at Jerry's Artist Outlet

West Orange police have arrested a suspect believed to be involved in a strong-armed robbery at Jerry's Artist Outlet in Essex Green Shopping Center on April 3, officials said.

Former Teacher Gets Parole After Admitting to Sex with Student

Former West Orange High School teacher, Erica DePalo, 33, of Montclair, was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence of parole with no jail time Monday afternoon, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

Police: Bathroom Graffiti Warns of Bomb Threat at High School

Graffiti found on a bathroom wall of West Orange High School on April 24 warned of a bomb threat by the end of the month, West Orange police said.

West Orange police are searching for two men who allegedly assaulted an employee, tied up a customer and the employees and then robbed the Krauszer's on Central Avenue at gunpoint on April 24, officials said. 

Various public retirees in the area are part of the so-called "$100K" club, receiving more than $100,000 in pension from the state of New Jersey — four of which are from West Orange. 

High School Teacher Arrested for Alleged Cocaine Possession

A West Orange resident and a physics teacher at New Providence High School was arrested for alleged possession of cocaine in April while on Spring break in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Following a brief surveillance, West Orange police broke up an alleged drug deal between a 41-year-old township man and an Orange man and recovered more than a dozen folds of heroin and prescription pills, officials said. 

Police: Woman Robbed of Cell Phone on Valley Road

Police are searching for a man who allegedly mugged a West Orange woman and her young daughter on Valley Road, officials said. 

Local police and the FBI are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Caldwell just one hour after he attempted to rob a West Orange bank late afternoon on April 18, officials announced Friday.