Crime & Safety
Police: Two New Providence Businesses Burglarized on Sunday
Plus, police find stolen vehicle from Newark after a license plate check.
Sometime in the overnight hours of July 1 at approximately 4 a.m., unknown actors entered two local businesses by smashing the glass front doors and taking money from the cash registers. The New Providence Detective bureau is investigating these burglaries and encourages anyone with any information to come forward.
On July 2 at 11:20 a.m., Patrolman Joseph DiParisi ran a license plate check on a vehicle that had tinted windows. This vehicle had been reported stolen on June 28 from the city of Newark. Patrolman Joseph DiParisi conducted a high-risk motor vehicle stop on Diamond Hill Road without incident. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Bryonna Wright, an 18-year-old from Newark. Her passenger was a 15-year-old who was taken into protective custody and released to a guardian. Bryonna Wright was charged and released on her own recognizance, awaiting a superior court hearing date.
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