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Perth Amboy PD
Tuesday April 19th, 2011 :: 08:13 a.m. EDT

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Attempted Burglary
On Saturday 04/16/2011 9:01 pm police were dispatched to 301 Sutton St on a report of a burglary.
Victim stated that she left her residence at approximately 9:00 am and returned at 9:00 pm. Victim reported that she then walked into the laundry room and saw that the window near the sink on the eastside of the 1st floor was opened and shattered.

Damage to window approximately $200.00 dollars

Suspects: No description of possible suspects at this time.

Burglary
On Saturday 04/16/2011 at 10:14 am police were dispatched to 12 Harbor Terrace on a burglary report. Victim reported that someone entered her apartment and took a personal check made out to her that was on top of the bedroom dresser of her studio apartment. The victim states on 04/15/2011 at about 12:00 noon she had left her apartment returning on the same day at about 6:00 pm in the morning she noticed that the one check was missing from the top of her dresser. No other items were reported missing at this time.

Robbery
On Friday, 04/15/2011 at 10:22 pm, police were dispatched to 264 New Brunswick Avenue the Woroco Gas Station on a report of an assault.

Victim reported that while in the gas station kiosk, the suspect approached him, pulled out a machete, pointed it and demanded money from him. Victim stated he then ran out of the Kiosk and into the middle of the street to get away from the suspect. The suspect then ran west onto New Brunswick Avenue and possibly jumped over a fence that led into the Hidden Village complex. No proceeds were taken. Victim was not injured during incident.

Suspect info: Hispanic male approximately 6'2 wearing sunglasses, a black du-rag, Eskimo style hat, with dark baggy jeans and black jacket.

Burglary
On Thursday 04/14/2011 at 12:57 pm police were dispatched to 259 Neville St. on a reported burglary. Victim reported that she left her home around 9:50 am and when she returned she found that he home was ransacked. There were large amounts of jewelry, in her bedroom, thrown on the bed and floor. It appears that the suspect(s) forced open a front window, which is accessible from the porch. While forcing the window the suspect(s) broke the outer pane of glass and the interior lock.

Burglary
On Thursday 04/14/2011 at 8:02 am police officer Richard Zaleski was dispatched to 519 Convery Blvd, Subway, suspect smashed a window at approximately 5:19 am and removed cash from under the cash register drawer. Suspect is described as a White male, mid 40's, brown hair, 5'-06", 170lbs, black coat, blue jeans and tan work boots.
Anyone with information about this incident can contact the Perth Amboy Police Department at 732-442-4400 or if you wish to remain anonymous you can call our Police Tip Hotline at 732-324-3828.

Address/Location
Perth Amboy PD
365 New Brunswick Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-442-4400

Capt Luis G Guzman
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[email protected]
732-442-4400

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