During the past week, Livingston Police officers responded to multiple reports of vehicles that had been burglarized.
Burglary to Vehicles
This past Sunday at 6:26 a.m., a Stonewall Drive resident appeared at police headquarters to report that his 2023 BMW had been burglarized that morning. His surveillance camera captured two people running up to his vehicle and getting in. They were captured on camera stealing a briefcase and laptop from inside the vehicle before fleeing.
The Livingston Detective Bureau is investigating the matter.
Another Livingston resident reported a burglarized vehicle that Sunday. A Tilden Court resident contacted Police Headquarters to report his 2020Audi had been broken into. The resident’s security cameras captured a suspect approaching the unlocked Audi, stealing a pair of sunglasses from inside it, andfleeing the scene.
The Livingston Detective Bureau is also investigating this instance of burglary.
Shoplifting
At 5:08 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, officers responded to a report of a shoplifter in custody at Nordstrom Rack in Livingston. Upon arrival, they were met by the store’s loss prevention specialist, who had the suspect in custody. Oman Guzman, 32, of Lodi, was apprehended attempting to shoplift over $600 worth of merchandise.
Guzman was placed under arrest and transported to Police Headquarters, where he was charged with shoplifting and defiant trespassing.
His charges were placed on a warrant and he was transported to the Essex County Jail.
