Burglars Knock Over Wine Bottle, Tip Off Montclair Homeowners: Police

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Three home burglary suspects tried to steal a car in Montclair last weekend, tipping the owners off when they knocked over a wine bottle, authorities say.

According to the Montclair Police Department, officers responded to a home on Union Street around 6 a.m. on Saturday after getting a call about a burglary in progress.

The homeowners said they learned about the burglary when they heard a large wine bottle get knocked over.

The burglars appear to have entered the home through an unsecured rear window, police said.

Surveillance footage shows three suspects wearing masks and gloves enter the home. One of them had a crowbar in their possession, police said.

Once inside, the suspects located and stole the key fobs for a 2019 Mercedes Benz GLC. The would-be thieves were unable to access the Mercedes as it was secured in the garage and blocked in by another vehicle, authorities said.

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