More than $5K in Tools Stolen from Work Vans in Nutley

Thousands of dollars worth of tools were stolen from two work vans parked in Nutley, police said. 

On April 22, a PSE&G employee told police that a company work truck parked near Chadwick Drive had been burglarized over the weekend. The worker said that the van was locked when it was parked, but when he arrived to work that day he noticed the van’s side and back doors were open.

After further inspection, the worker noticed some tools missing, with a value of over $1,000, according to police. None of the locks were damaged or seemed broken.

That same day, a Beech Street resident told police that his work van had been burglarized. Police said the victim stated that his work van was broken into overnight and tools were stolen from it. The lock on the sliding door of the van was damaged and it was noted that tools were taken from inside the van.  

The tools, valued at approximately $4,000, belonged to the victim and the company he worked for, and were labeled accordingly, police said.