Roseland, NJ

Roseland, NJ: In Two Weeks, Repeated Attempted Car Thefts in Same Neighborhood

Carolyne Volpe Curley / West Essex Now

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Attempted car thefts in the area of Schweinberg Drive, Roseland, NJGoogle Maps

Monday, Sept. 13, 2021

Roseland Police are investigating attempted car break-ins which residents believe took place in broad daylight yesterday afternoon, Sunday, Sept. 12. This is the second time in 2 weeks that this same Schweinberg Drive neighborhood has been targeted for car theft .

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 11

  • Two males were seen touching car door handles at several houses on Schweinberg Drive at about 2:05pm in the afternoon.
  • Roseland Police responded to the incident and detectives were called for further investigation.
  • Because the car doors were locked; no entry was made into the vehicles and no items were reported stolen

Suspects
Police reviewed home security footage and determined:

  • 1 male was wearing grey pants, a black hoodie and black mask.
  • 1 male was wearing black pants, a black hoodie and black mask.
  • The two males left the scene in the vehicle they arrived in; a white 4-door sedan which could possibly have been an Audi or BMW.

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SUNDAY, AUG. 29

  • Just two weeks ago, in the same Schweinberg Drive neighborhood
  • Two males were attempting to break into cars at about 5:40pm.

Suspects:
Police reviewed home security footage and determined:

  • 4 black males, no other description
  • The driver was wearing a red jacket
  • The males left the scene in a grey vehicle

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Alert Police

Anyone who has information regarding either incident is asked to call the Roseland Police Detective Bureau:

  • 973-226-8700

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For further information:

Roseland Police Department
Richard Costello, Officer in Charge
15 Harrison Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068
973-226-8700
“The Roseland Police Department is a community-oriented police organization comprised of commissioned officers. We provide around the clock services in the Borough of Roseland to our 5,000+ residents.”

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Carolyne Volpe Curley, a Certified New Jersey Press Journalist since 2012, has appeared on nationally televised productions and interviewed by the international press. Volpe Curley publishes West Essex NOW, a hyperlocal news site covering Essex County, NJ. Volpe Curley graduated from Lafayette College in 1986, with a BA in both English and Government, and a minor in Women Studies and Religion.

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