wednesDAY, SEPT 30

🔺CALDWELL - TRANSFORMER BLOWN / WIRES DOWN / POWER OUTAGE

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3:20am
  • Central Avenue at Washington Avenue
  • Caldwell Police responded
  • PSEG notified

TUESDAY, SEPT 29

🔺FAIRFIELD - CAR INTO HOUSE

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1:20pm
  • Horseneck Road near Fairfield Road
  • Fairfield Police at scene

SUNDAY, SEPT 27

🔺ESSEX FELLS - CAR OFF ROADWAY

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:02pm
  • Between Fells Road and Forest Way
  • Essex Fells Police and Essex Fells Fire Department responding

🔺CALDWELL / WEST CALDWELL - ATTEMPTED CAR BREAK-IN, IN CEDARS

Sunday, Sept. 27, 3:30am
  • Leaycraft Lane
  • Car was seen driving towards Westville Avenue
  • Suspects: 2 persons wearing hoodies
  • The likely suspect car was also seen traveling at a high rate of speed on Westville going onto Passaic towards Roseland

thursDAY, SEPT 24

🔺CALDWELL: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK

Thur., Sept. 24, 8:24am
  • Elm Road at Mountain Avenue
  • Essex Fells and Caldwell Police on scene
  • Roseland First Aid responding

wednesDAY, SEPT 23

🔺FAIRFIELD - CAR INTO UTILITY POLE

Wed., Sept. 23, 12:08pm
  • Hollywood Avenue at Ralph Drive
  • Fairfield Police on scene
  • PSEG notified
  • possibly injury

TUESDAY, SEPT 22

🔺VERONA - ATTEMPTED CAR THEFT

Tues, Sept. 22, 11pm
  • Summit Road off Mt. Prospect Avenue
  • Verona Police investigating
  • Suspects: 2 black males in White SUV with Black Roof

🔺VERONA - BICYCLE THEFT

Tues, Sept. 22, 1:10pm

Verona Police are investigating the theft of a bicycle from the apartment complex at 435 Bloomfield Avenue within the last week:
If you have seen the person involved or can help identify the individual:

monDAY, SEPT 21

West Essex Pba Local #81 Awards Seven Seniors With Scholarships​
In the past ten years, the PBA Local 81 has donated over $100,000 to scholars who attend James Caldwell, West Essex and Cedar Grove High School. This year, seven students selected were selected to each receive a $1,500 scholarship award.

sunDAY, SEPT 20

🔺WEST CALDWELL - MERCEDES DEALERSHIP
GATE CRASHED

Sunday, Sept. 20, 12:25am
  • Mercedes Dealership surveillance company contacted West Caldwell police reporting their tape caught a black pickup crashing through the back gate

  • Police responded and confirmed the gate was damaged and are investigating the area near the service area 

12:30am
  • Police have located no one in the area; investigating to see if anyone may still be on premises

  • Fairfield Police assisting in monitoring the area for a dark damaged pickup truck
12:31am
  • Black Ram located at border of property near a bridge site
  • Driver in vehicle; police investigating to see if persons left vehicle
    ​
12:35am
  • West Caldwell Police have 1 male in custody

saturDAY, SEPT 19

🔺CALDWELL - RUPTURED GAS LINE

Saturday, Sept. 19, 12:40pm
  • Apartment on Bloomfield Avenue near Mountain Avenue

  • PSEG reported: Ruptured gas line behind a kitchen stove

  • Caldwell Police, Caldwell Fire Department, PSEG responding

thursDAY, SEPT 17

NORTH CALDWELL - SUSPICIOUS PERSONS

Thursday, Sept. 17, 11:50pm
  • Resident reported 2 persons approaching parked cars in the area of Cambridge Drive near Central Avenue

  • North Caldwell Police along with West Essex Police are searching the surrounding neighborhood for 2 persons believed to be on foot

  • ONLY description so far: 
    • 1 wearing a white sweatshirt

  • 12:04am: Verona Police have stopped a car on Bloomfield Avenue, near Linn Drive which could be involved; driver matches description; total of 4 persons in the car

  • 12:12am: 4 individuals in custody taken to NC headquarters for questioning
Cambridge Drive, North Caldwell:
Bloomfield Avenue, Verona

roseland - 2 suspicious carS

Thursday, Sept. 17, 1:40am
  • Dark sedan seen on video in area of Rall Court reported as suspicious to Roseland Police; they responded and investigated area
  • Roseland Police located car within minutes in Holmehill area and stopped it at Eagle Rock Avenue​
  • 1 suspect was brought to headquarters for investigation

Thursday, Sept. 17, 4:25am
  • Roseland Police again investigated a White Lexus; I believe that car was also stopped but I don't have any other information 

monDAY, SEPT 14

🔺 NORTH CALDWELL - ACCIDENT WITH OIL SPILL

Monday, Sept. 14, 3:25pm
  • Triangle: West Greenbrook at Grandview Avenue
  • North Caldwell Police, North Caldwell Fire responding

sunDAY, SEPT 13

🐻NORTH CALDWELL - BEAR SIGHTING 🐻

Sunday, Sept. 13, 5:40pm
  • in the area of The Crossing
  • Probably the same one seen around 3am in Roseland after it crossed Route 280 last night in Livingston
  • Possibly same bear seen this week in West Orange 
  • As always, when Bears are in our area the police monitor their location but don't interfere with them
The Crossing, North Caldwell:

🐻ROSELAND - BEAR SIGHTING 🐻

Sunday, Sept. 13, 3:15am
  • Possibly on Crestview Court
  • Seen going through garbage cans
  • A bear has also been seen yesterday and tonight on McCall Avenue and Hemlock in Livingston, going through garbage
  • A bear was also seen in West Orange on Garfield Avenue on Monday and McGuire Drive on Friday ​
  • As always, when Bears are in our area the police monitor their location but don't interfere with them

If this is the same bear, it made its way across Route 280 tonight.
McGuire Drive, West Orange:
Crestview Court, Roseland: 
McCall Avenue and Hemlock, Livingston: 

thursDAY, SEPT 10

🔺WEST CALDWELL -
​3 CAR ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES

Thurs, Sept. 10
  • Bloomfield Avenue at Passaic Avenue
  • West Caldwell Police at scene
  • West Essex First Aid and Roseland First Aid Squad both dispatched to scene
  • (Possibly: Dog struck by car that left scene as well) 

wednesDAY, SEPT 9

🔺WEST CALDWELL: BROKEN GAS LINE

Wednesday, Sept. 9
1:40pm
  • Area of Mitchell Avenue and Coolidge Avenue off Washington Avenue
  • West Caldwell Police and West Caldwell Fire Department at scene
  • PSEG responding

MONMOUTH COUNTY: 3.1 EARTHQUAKE

Wednesday, Sept. 9
  • 2am today, near East Freehold
  • United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed and reported by numerous individuals: Earthquake.USGS.gov
  • Blue dots show where the tremor was felt across the region

🔷 PAST EARTHQUAKE REPORTS
  • 2015: 2.8 near Bernardsville
  • 2014: 1.7 near Trenton
  • 2012: 2.0 near Ringwood 

THURSDAY, SEPT 3

🔺WEST CALDLWELL: TRANSFORMER
​FIRE / OUTAGES

  • Thursday, Sept. 3

8pm
  • Beechtree Road

9:10pm
  • PSEG has responded and is now cutting power to the surrounding streets​

VERONA / CEDAR GROVE
POLICE INVESTIGATION OF 3 SUBJECTS
​ON FOOT AFTER CRASH

Thursday, Sept. 3, Beginning 2:40am
  • In the area of St. Joseph's Nursing Home off of Route 23
  • Verona Police were originally involved in a car pursuit
  • Nissan was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed
  • 1 person is in custody; 3 are on foot
  • West Essex area Police are involved in the investigation and have created a perimeter around the area
  • One of the suspects: 
    • Black male, wearing all black last seen running north on Cedar Grove Road and through the woods
3:40am 
  • Little Falls Police are investigating the area of Passaic Valley High School, about 1 mile from the original crash area and at the end of Cedar Grove Road on East Main Street

  • One juvenile under arrest

4:05am 
  • Fairfield Police are at Union Boulevard near Route 46 investigating a male meeting the suspect's description

4:15am
  • A suspect taken into custody by Fairfield Police 
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