Crime & Safety
Police Caution Long Valley Residents To Lock Cars, Take Keys
A currently unidentified man broke into an unlocked car on Ryan Court and the Washington Township Police Department is investigating.
LONG VALLEY, NJ — The Washington Township Police Department is asking anyone with information related to a man entering an unlocked car in town this past Wednesday, to please contact them.
According to a news release from the police department, a person who the department described as “an unknown black male wearing black clothing and a black mask,” was captured on surveillance just before noon on Ryan Court getting into someone’s car in their driveway.
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Lt. Mark Niemynski, a spokesperson for the department, said the BMW was unlocked and after the man departed the car, he left in what appeared on camera to be a white Chrysler 300.
The police department is urging that residents keep their cars locked up and to take out any valuables, as well as keys or key fobs.
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Residents should call the police department, Niemynski added, if they witness suspicious activity of any type in town or with information on the Nov. 3 incident, at 908-876-3232.
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