Montclair residents, businesses suffer fallout after checks stolen from USPS mailboxes
Some have struggled to pay employees or their rent, and found hassles dealing with compromised accounts.
Crime
In brief: Gift card, internet scams on the rise
Law enforcement warns that the holiday season is when consumers should be on high alert for scams.
Police arrest five after high-speed chase that ends on parkway
Montclair police apprehended five Elizabeth and Newark residents who allegedly attempted burglarizing a car parked behind Grove Street Liquors, then fled, resulting in a high speed police chase ending on the Garden State Parkway, on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Charges filed in Lackawanna clock heist, but questions remain
A Monroe, N.Y., man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of the historic clock at Lackawanna Plaza, but the details of the incident remain a mystery.
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Robber at CVS claimed to have a gun, Montclair police say
By Erin Roll
roll@montclairlocal.news
Police are investigating an early morning robbery that occurred Wednesday at the CVS pharmacy on Claremont Avenue in Montclair.
At 1:51 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, a man approached the counter seemingly to check out a number of items...
Montclair man arrested in connection with slashing incident
By Jaimie Julia Winters
winters@montclairlocal.news
A 22-year-old Montclair man has been arrested for assault after he allegedly slashed a young woman's thigh with a razor blade on Sunday.
Jacob Raia of Montclair was arrested in connection with the altercation soon after the alleged assault that occurred on Sunday, Jan. 20,...
Mayor wants safety concerns at apartment complex addressed
By Kelly Nicholaides
for Montclair Local
Union Gardens at 50 Greenwood Ave. has been the site of 30 police responses in 2017 and 22 in 2018 — the latter including the township’s third homicide of 2018. As a result, the mayor and council asked the Montclair Police Department, the township’s Section 8 administrator and the management company of the 87-unit affordable housing complex to address safet
Montclair Police looking for Saturday night’s shooting suspect
By Jaimie Julia Winters
winters@montclairlocal.news
Police are looking for the public's help in locating a Montclair man who police said shot and wounded a man Saturday night on Bloomfield Avenue and Mission Street.
Police have named 28-year-old Rueben Moore, of Montclair, as the suspect in the shooting...