Apartment robbed in 15 minutes
Over $10,000 of personal property was stolen during a robbery of an apartment on Gregory Avenue which took place over the course of 15 minutes.
According to police, the resident stepped out into the backyard to take a phone call at approximately 11:30 a.m. and when she returned 15 minutes later she found her door opened and the locks appeared to have been pried.
Among the items taken were two laptops, a video camera, and jewelry.
Two arrested on drug and DWI charges
Vanessa Figuero, 26, of West New York, and Joseph Chicarelli, 42, of Secaucus were arrested on June 10 after the black Jaguar that Chicarelli was driving was pulled over for allegedly speeding down Park Avenue and running a red light.
According to a police report, when the officer pulled the car over, he discovered that Chicarelli was allegedly driving with a suspended license. The officer instructed all of the individuals in the car to exit the vehicle so it could be towed and at that point reportedly observed an open bottle of Corona and a bottle of Hennessy.
According to the report, the officer also noticed the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle and found marijuana in the pocket near the rear seat where Figuero had been seated.
Figuero was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Chicarelli was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. A third individual was issued a summons.
Savings bond, loose change stolen in apartment robbery
An apartment on 48th Street was robbed sometime in the early evening on June 13. According to a police report, an iPod, camera, savings bond, and even $60 in loose change was stolen during the robbery.
Police said there was evidence that the front door had been pried open.
Thief makes off with $90, and lunch
A customer got away with more than just a deal on a sandwich last week when he ordered a sandwich at Subway on Harbor Boulevard, according to police.
The suspect allegedly ordered two “$5 foot long” sandwiches and attempted to pay the cashier with a $100 bill.
He then walked out with both the $90 in change and the original $100 bill, according to a police report.
Car stolen while in California
Sometime between 3 p.m. on June 7 and approximately 1:30 a.m. on June 8, a 2008 BMW was stolen from where it had been parked at Rivers Edge in Port Imperial.
According to a police report, the person who reported the car stolen was not the owner of the car, but said he was a friend of the owner. According to the report, the owner had been allowing the man to use the car while he was away in California.
Radios stolen from two cars, attempted theft in another
A Sirius satellite radio was stolen from a Mitsubishi Outlander parked on Bellvue Avenue sometime between June 7 and June 8, according to a police report.
Police said that the drivers’ side window had been smashed.
In another incident which occurred between June 13 and June 14, a 2000 Honda Accord was ransacked and the AM/FM radio was stolen.
In that instance the drivers’ side door had been left open, police said.
And between June 16 and June 17, the passenger side window of a car parked on Columbia Terrace was smashed and someone attempted to remove the car radio.
GPS unit stolen from car in driveway
Around 11 p.m. on June 17, a GPS system was stolen from a 1998 Ford Explorer parked in a driveway on Palisade Avenue.
The father of the car’s owner called police after he noticed a man who was not his son standing around the vehicle. According to a police report, the alleged suspect was “without a shirt” or wearing a white t-shirt.
Mess might be hiding theft
According to a police report, the passenger side window of a car on Pershing Road was smashed on June 17.
The owner of the car told police that something may or may not have been stolen – it was too hard to tell because the car was messy to begin with, he said.
License plates stolen in two incidents
The front license plate of a 2011 Acura was reported stolen on June 9 near the monument on Hamilton Avenue.
On June 12, a resident reported that the front license plate of a 2007 Honda Accord parked on Hudson Avenue had also been stolen.
Truck, and goods inside, stolen
A 2005 Ford Econoline was stolen sometime between 5 p.m. on June 11 and 1 p.m. on June 13, according to a police report.
The car had been parked near 50th Street and contained a small tool box and Ikea furniture.
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“Reverse 911”
Weehawken Police are issuing a “reverse 911” to residents of the township and surrounding communities. According to Weehawken Public Safety Director, Jeff Welz, two elderly Weehawken residents were robbed last Monday in a scam which has also taken place five times in nearby towns over the past couple of weeks.
According to Welz, in the two Weehawken incidents, an unknown male came to the residents’ home claiming he was working on the house next door because it had water damage. He said he needed to check and see if the water was coming from their home. When the man left, the residents noticed items were missing.
Welz advises residents to not let anyone claiming to be a worker of any kind into your home if you are not expecting them. Additionally, if you are uncertain of the identity of anyone attempting to enter your home, call the police.