Bicycle Theft Foiled, Suspects Apprehended

It was a relatively quiet week in Cranford, at least compared to last week. Still, some things never change and the Cranford police department will always have a job to do.

Friday, May 7

Officer Spencer Durkin stopped a vehicle at the intersection of Raritan Rd. and Centennial Ave. for failure to display its license plate and became suspicious when he smelled marijuana. He searched the vehicle and arrested the car's passenger, Orlando Cruz, 31, of Newark, for possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of paraphernalia, specifically bags. The driver, a 28-year-old Newark woman, received a summons for failure to display a license plate and was released from the scene.

Saturday, May 8

A Mohawk Drive resident surprised three juvenile would-be burglars who had entered an open garage and were in the process of making off with two bicycles. The thieves fled on foot into Mohawk Park until Officers Spencer Durkin and Thomas Stiansen caught up with them. The Roselle youths, one of whom was 12 and the others 14, were ordered to appear in juvenile court and released to their parents. The bicycles were undamaged.