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Police Blotter

April 20, 2024

CHATHAM, NJ -- At 1:25 a.m. (Saturday) suspects entered an open garage on Chandler Road to steal the vehicles inside. When the suspects were unable to find the keys in the vehicles, they attempted to enter the residence to retrieve the keys. Fortunately, the door from the garage to the interior of ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Thursday, March 28, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am, a 79-year-old Murray Hill resident was struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Fairmount Avenue. The vehicle was making a left turn onto Main Street from Fairmount Avenue at the time of the collision.

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 8:44 p.m., a 51-year-old Chatham Borough resident was struck by a vehicle on Main Street near Fairmount Avenue. The vehicle was making a left turn onto Main Street from Fairmount Avenue at the time of the collision. Police responded ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- CBPD patrols responded to a burglary alarm on Chestnut Street Saturday night. The residents were not home at the time.  A screen was found to have been forced off a basement window and entry was gained to the residence through that window.  It is unknown at this time if the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Monday, Jan. 15 at approximately 6:44 p.m., an unoccupied Chandler Road home was burglarized. The suspects forced entry through the rear glass door. The suspects were observed fleeing through the front door after several minutes as the home burglar alarm sounded. The Chatham ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- During the early morning hours on Sunday, Jan. 14 an occupied home on upper Fairmount Avenue was burglarized, resulting in the theft of two vehicles from the driveway. The suspects gained access to the residence by forcing entry through a first-floor window and subsequently took the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Early (Sunday) morning, four unidentified suspects wearing masks attempted to gain access to a home on Holly Drive. This was the third attempt this week in various neighborhoods in the Township. These attempts were made in the early morning hours after 2:00 a.m. and all the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Today (Friday), during the early morning hours, an occupied Vine Street home was burglarized, and their vehicle was stolen from the driveway. The suspects entered the residence through an unlocked rear window and stole the vehicle keys from inside the home.  With keys in hand, the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Early this morning (Friday), four unidentified suspects wearing masks attempted to gain access to a home on Holly Drive. This was the third attempt this week in various neighborhoods in the Township. These attempts were made in the early morning hours after 2:00 a.m. and all the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at approximately 2:25 am, an occupied Walnut Street home was burglarized, and their motor vehicle was stolen from the driveway. The suspect(s) forced entry to the residence through a window on the first floor and retrieved the vehicle keys from inside ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Oct. 4, 2023, at 2:27 p.m., Chatham Township Police Officers responded to a residence on  Runnymede Road for a reported theft of a FedEx Package. The resident reported that an unknown suspect stole a package from his front porch containing several iPhones that had been delivered ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Oct. 6, 2023, at approximately 2:50 a.m., Madison Police attempted to stop a dark-colored Lexus traveling at a high rate of speed east on Kings Road into Chatham Borough. The vehicle disregarded the stop sign at Kings Road and Lafayette Avenue, entering the TD Bank Parking lot.

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Sept.11, 2023 at 8:09 p.m., Chatham Township Officers responded to the 200 block of Southern Boulevard for the report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Amarra Awan, 30 years old of Montville, and her 16-year-old passenger were ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- At approximately 2:45 a.m. (Monday) morning, an occupied residence on Broadview Terrace in Chatham Borough was burglarized. The individual or individuals entered the home through an unlocked sliding door. The occupants of the home never encountered the suspect or suspects, ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, shortly after 11 pm, two suspects attempted to burglarize an occupied Chandler Road home for the second time in a little over two months, in what appears to be an attempt to steal two motor vehicles from their driveway.  The suspects attempted to enter ...

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Theft Arrest  On December 12th, 2022, Chatham Township Police Department officers took a report of a theft  from a local charitable organization. The report alleged that a former member of the  organization, 34-year-old former resident Natalie DaCosta, had collected money on behalf of the  ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On December 7th at 3:30 a.m. Officer James Lattoz stopped to check on a suspicious vehicle parked on Rolling Hill Drive. After a brief investigation, Officer Lattoz determined that the driver of the vehicle, George Caldwell, 46 of Irvington, NJ was driving with a suspended driver’s ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On November 11, 2022, Officers responded to a Township business located at 641 Shunpike  Road for a reported Burglary to a Motor Vehicle and the Theft and Fraudulent use of a Credit Card. A brief follow-up investigation was conducted by Detective Ronald Anderson. After reviewing ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On November 2, 2022, at 10:49 a.m. Sergeant Anthony Lo Porto conducted a motor vehicle stop on a vehicle traveling north on Southern Boulevard. A brief roadside investigation revealed that the registered owner of the vehicle, Zahkiea Herring, 23 of Newark, NJ, had outstanding ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- On Monday September 26, 2022, at 7:53 pm, a 63-year-old Chatham Borough resident was struck by a pick-up truck while crossing Main Street at Railroad Plaza North. Chatham Borough Police responded along with members of the Chatham Emergency Squad and the Morris County Sheriff’s ...

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