Friday, September 21, 2012
The luxury cars were both stolen around 7:45 a.m.
Two separate customers at a mini-mart in Livingston left their keys in the ignition with the engine running when they dashed inside around 7:45 a.m. But when they came out, they found that both of their cars - both Mercedes Benz - had been stolen. Livingston Police Det. Sgt. Anthony Dippold confirmed that the two luxury cars were taken at the same time from the parking lot of the Livingston Mart on South Livingston Avenue. Dippold said both cars were left running with the keys in the ignition. A 54 year-old Livingston resident came out of the store to find his black 2011 Mercedes E350 missing and a 28-year-old resident suffered the same fate when he discovered his 2010 white Mercedes C300 was also gone. Security tapes showed that three men…
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Recent string of car break-ins are a result of unlocked vehicles.
A surprising amount of car break-ins were reported in Livingston recently. Most noticeable among the reports was that unlocked cars were broken in to the most. Car break-ins aren't anything new to Livingston residents. In the past, Livingston Police have warned residents about the danger of keeping their cars unlocked. So this raises the question, do residents lock their cars at night? Some may feel safe enough to leave their cars unlocked. Some may not want to risk it. Also, what do residents leave in their car that could be of value? Vote below and leave a comment.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Both burglaries occurred when the homeowner wasn't home.
Livingston police are looking for help in solving two home burglaries that happened in the township last week. On August 7, a Mount Pleasant Parkway resident's house was burglarized while she was out during the day. The front door was broken open and two rooms on the upstairs floor were ransacked. The resident reported that jewelry and a laptop were stolen. On August 9, another resident arrived home to find that a dining room window in his Crown Court residence had been pried open. In the house, his bedroom closet was ransacked and jewelry was reported missing. Police are investigating the burglaries. Residents who may have seen anything or have information can contact the Detective Bureau at 973-992-3000. All calls will be kept …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Car thieves were on a roll in Livingston as the town has been hit with a dozen automobile-related thefts since Thursday.
Livingston residents are being urged to lock their cars following a string of thefts involving automobiles last week. On Aug. 9, a Congressional Parkway resident told Livingston Police her car, parked outside her residence, had been burglarized. She found her unlocked 2010 Infinity G37 with the passenger door ajar and the contents in her glove compartment had been thrown around. However, the only thing stolen from her car was an owner's manual and a set of keys that operated her mother's white Mercedes Benz. Later that day, the Mercedes was reported stolen from her mother's East Hanover residence. Later that day, a South Orange resident was shopping at the Livingston Mall. When she was ready to drive home, she realized her 1997 Jeep …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Livingston Police celebrates crime prevention with the town's residents.
Have photos from the event? Add them to our collection by clicking the upload button. Hundreds of residents came to the Oval on Tuesday night to join multiple anti-crime agencies in celebrating National Night Out. National Night out is an annual event that is meant for community police to raise awareness about crime. It has been held annually since 1984. The night kicked-off with a ceremony to recognize all local law enforcement agents. Brittany Dippold sang the National Anthem and awards were given to residents Heather Shulman and Robert Clark. Shulman restarted the Livingston Neighborhood Watch program. Clark, a Lieutenant in the Livingston Police Department, helped thwart a burglary attempt in February while he was off-duty. Both…
Saturday, July 28, 2012
The theme of this year's National Night Out is “What does a Safe Neighborhood Look Like to You?”
To help kick off the 2012 National Night Out, the Livingston Police Department is inviting the township's youngest residents to design a National Night Out poster. The theme of this year's National Night Out is “What does a Safe Neighborhood Look Like to You?” The poster can be made with any drawing or painting materials or combination thereof (crayon, paint, pencil, etc.) on paper. Collages of magazines or newsprint are not permitted. Posters may be submitted on paper no larger than 12”x18”. The entrant’s name, age, address and phone number must be on the back of the poster. Prizes will be awarded for the best poster in each of the following categories: ages 5-7, ages 8-10, ages 11-13 and ages 14-16. All posters will be displayed at…
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The following information was obtained directly from the Chatham Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Livingston man was charged with driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning, police said. Chatham Township Police Officer Kelly Sretenovic charged Brandin C. Bright, 20, with driving while intoxicated, failure to keep right and careless driving. Sretenovic stopped a vehicle on River Road after observing it driving erratically shortly before 2 a.m., according to police. After Sretenovic spoke with the driver, identified as Bright, and conducted a brief roadside investigation, she placed Bright under arrest for driving while intoxicated, police said. Bright, who was initially transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital for treatment, was later transferred to the Chatham Township Police Headquarters for processing, according to police. …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tyrone Gadsden said he was there to fix a "problem with the water" then bound woman with duct tape before punching her in the face.
The West Orange Police Department provided some new details into the Livingston home invasion that occurred on Monday morning where Tyrone Gadsden, of Roselle, attack a woman and robbed a house. Gadsden, 48, was wearing an orange vest and white hard hat as he went to the house on North Hillside Avenue in Livingston. Once inside, he took capture of a worker in the residence and ransacked the house before leading police on a car chase throughout Livingston. Once Gadsden eluded the Livingston Police Department, the West Orange counterparts pulled Gadsden over around 10 minutes later. “Livingston broadcasted a crime alert from their jurisdiction regarding a home invasion in their town," West Orange Capt. John Buoye told Patch on Tuesday. "…
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Man said he was there to fix a "problem with the water" then bound woman with duct tape before punching her in the face.
A woman working at a Livingston home was punched in the face and bound with duct tape after a man wearing a hard hat and vest pushed his way into the house in an apparent home invasion, according to Livingston Detective Sgt. Anthony Dippold. The woman, whose identity was not released, was working in a home on North Hillside Avenue when a man rang the doorbell around 11:30 am and said he was there to fix a “problem with the water.” When the woman refused to let him in, Livingston Police say he pushed his way in and tackled the woman, whose age was given as 45. Once the woman’s arms and legs were bound with duct tape, the man demanded to know where the master bedroom was. He threw her on the bed and ransacked the drawers and closets in the …
Livingston Officer David Naylor thought this was going to be a typical day at work...
Livingston Police Officer David Naylor has been through it all in his twelve years on the force. Or so he thought… A little after 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Naylor was dispatched to a house on Vista Terrace for a routine assignment. A woman’s water broke and she was going into labor. Typically, an officer waits on scene for an ambulance to arrive to bring the mother to the hospital. “I walked into the front door and it was pure chaos,” Naylor said. According to Naylor, the family was freaking out due to the labor. The soon-to-be-parents were screaming, a two-year-old was running around and the baby wasn’t waiting around to be born. As Naylor started calming everyone down, the mother, Rita Rak, realized that she wasn’t going to be …
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4:07 am on Sunday, September 23, 2012
Yhave you seen the police reports? Multiple cars stolen from Livingston weekly. All of he cars were in driveways, with the keys in them, unlocked. How lazy can you be? more ›