Multiple Thefts From Vehicles in West Newark

During the overnight hours of December 14 – 15, a number of vehicles were entered on the following streets in Newark:

• Briar Lane
• Old Oak Road
• Hullihen Drive
• Corbit Street
• West Main Street
• Dallam Road
• Cheltenham Road

Most of the vehicles were unlocked.  Some were rifled through with nothing taken while others had personal property removed from within the vehicles.

An entry to an unlocked vehicle on Briar Lane resulted in the theft of a handgun.  In another incident on West Main Street, a shotgun was removed from a vehicle.

Please help us to help you: Lock your doors when your vehicle is unattended.  We offer the following tips to avoid becoming the victim of a theft:

Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to contact us through our tips page, where reward information may be available.