A 54 year-old man walking on Springfield Avenue on May 11 at around 7 p.m. was approached by a 17-year-old girl who tried to take his phone and punched him, said Sgt. Christopher Black of the Maplewood Police Department. When she was unsuccessful in getting the phone, a group of three men, ages 16, 17 and 20, began running towards the man, who ran across the street and called the police, said Black.
Police patrols and detectives found the four suspects on 42nd St in Irvington, and they were positively identified. Police arrested the 20-year-old, Seyquan West and the three juveniles, all Newark residents, Black said. They were taken into custody and charged with attempted robbery and conspiracy.
Here is the rest of this week’s blotter:
May 15, 2015; Theft of Auto Parts; During the early morning hours, the side mirrors of a Honda Accord were stolen from a vehicle parked on Essex Ave.
May 17, 2015; Burglary; Sometime over a two day period a home on Cypress St was entered. Multiple pieces of jewelry and electronics were stolen from the home.
May 17, 2015; Theft from Auto; A resident Durand Rd reported that between 12 and 3 PM their unlocked vehicle had been rummaged through. Change and an old cell phone are believed to be missing.
