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by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com Published 8pm CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Early Thursday morning, Cedar Grove Police arrested three adults and two juveniles for eluding police while in possession of stolen car. According to Cedar Grove Police Chief Richard Vanderstreet, the incident happened at 3:30am, after Cedar Grove Police Lieutenant Frank Pumphrey observed a 2014 Honda traveling north on Pompton Avenue with its high beam headlights on. "As the officer turned around It was at this point that mutual aid was called in and police officers from Verona, North Caldwell, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department were able to catch all of the suspects.
Cedar Grove Police determined that the Honda had been stolen while parked in Parsippany earlier in the evening and the owner was not even aware yet of the theft. The driver of the Honda, Rasheed F. Mells, 18, of Irvington, was charged with multiple motor driving offenses including:
The other adult passengers were Kasim A. Williams, 23, and Sharieff N. Copeland, 20, both of Newark. Both Williams and Copeland were charged with:
The juveniles - a 16-year-old East Orange resident who is being held at the Essex County Youth House, and a 16-year-old Newark resident who was released to the custody of a guardian - are both to be charged with the same offenses and have pending Juvenile Court proceedings. by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com Published 4:30pm CEDAR GROVE - Cedar Grove Police are conducting an investigation in response to an incident involving three Cedar Grove females, ages 15 and 16, who were reportedly physically assaulted and robbed last night at 11:15pm. The teens were walking on East Bradford Avenue near St. Catherine of Siena School when they were apparently accosted by three black males who had run up behind them.
One of the suspects is said to have demanded that the girls give him their phones and wallets. After getting the items, the teens reported that he knocked all three of them to the ground and stole Michael Kors purses from two of them. Police were contacted by an East Bradford Avenue resident who heard the girls screaming, saw the reported assault, and then saw the suspects running east on East Bradford towards Yorkshire Drive. Police arrived after the assault and observed scrapes and abrasions on two of the teens which were consistent with the reported assault. The Cedar Grove Ambulance and Rescue Squad provided first aid but none of the victims were hospitalized. Cedar Grove Police, along with Verona and Little Falls Police conducted an area search for the suspects with negative results. All three suspects were described as being 17 to 20 years of age and there is no information regarding any vehicle they may have been driving. Cedar Grove Police ask that anyone who may have observed suspicious activity in the area around the time of the assault contact detectives at 973-239- 4100.
Published 6:08pm
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Police are asking the public's assistance in identifying two suspects who are wanted in connection with stealing a purse yesterday in the township, and then using the owner's credit cards later on at multiple stores at Willowbrook Mall, in Wayne. The incident took place at about 5:21pm at Foodtown Supermarket, located on Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove. According to Chief Richard Vanderstreet, Foodtown's surveillance video shows a younger female taking a purse from a shopping cart when the victim had her back turned. She then is seen immediately leaving the store in the company of an older female carrying a toddler. Once she discovered the theft, the owner of the purse alerted authorities and then soon after contacted her credit card companies who informed her that the cards had just been used at three different locations at the mall. Officers responded to the mall area but were unable to locate the suspects. Vehicle Description Additionally, investigators determined that the pair left the Foodtown parking lot traveling in a large black Sport Utility Vehicle believed to Chevrolet. Click here to view the video in a larger format on youtube
CONTACT Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is asked to contact Cedar Grove Police Detective Michael Tower at 973-239-4100. |
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