Full Notification

On 08/09/4, at 0909 hours Officers of the Newark Police Department were dispatched to Lincoln Elementary School located at 36111 Bettencourt St. after receiving a 911 call regarding a suspicious person. The caller, an NPD civilian employee spotted a White Male Adult 18-20 years old, acting suspicious on the school’s campus. As officers arrived, they found several different work crews on the campus doing summer repairs and improvements. After speaking to two different foremen it was determined none of the work crews were working inside of the classrooms.

As officers searched the campus they found the door to classroom #23 open. As officers entered the classroom, they spotted the suspect rummaging through the teacher’s desk. The suspect was detained and later admitted to breaking into the classroom.

Officers searched the suspect’s vehicle and found two stolen computers, two monitors, two keyboards, a laptop computer, and several other stolen items valued at approximately $3,595.00. All of the stolen items were returned to the Newark Unified School District. The suspect 18 year old Maxx Moran of Newark was arrested and booked on burglary charges.

This is a perfect example of when the community and the Police Department work together. The Newark Police Department encourages community members to report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.

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