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'Let Me Get Your Snapchat': Montclair Police Probe Attempted Luring 'Let Me Get Your Snapchat': Montclair Police Probe Attempted Luring
'Let Me Get Your Snapchat': Montclair Police Probe Attempted Luring Montclair police are investigating reports of an attempted luring. The alleged victim said she was walking on South Park Street when she was approached by an unknown man in a car on May 27, Montclair Police Sgt. Terence Turner said. The driver said, “Hey come over to my car. Let me get your Snapchat," according to police. The victim refused, but the male then said, "Hey get in my car," Turner said. The victim again refused and the vehicle fled north on Orange Road towards Hillside Avenue, police said.  The suspect was described as a black male, in his early 20's, slender build with …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Officer Who Saved Infant In Train Station Recognizes Man Who Bound Teen Girl In Home Invasion Officer Who Saved Infant In Train Station Recognizes Man Who Bound Teen Girl In Home Invasion
Officer Who Saved Infant In Train Station Recognizes Man Who Bound Teen Girl In Home Invasion The same New Jersey Transit police officer who helped saved an infant over the summer in Newark Penn Station is credited with spotting a man wanted for tying a teen girl up and putting her in a closet last month in a violent Montclair home invasion, authorities said Monday. Police Officer Bryan Richards was on patrol Monday, Nov. 9, when he recognized Newark's Anthony L. Harper, who was in Newark Penn Station, NJ Transit officials said. The officer recognized Harper's face from bulletin issued by the Montclair police, NJ Transit officials said. Harper, 30, had been wanted for brea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arrest Made In Assault Of Teen Girl During Violent Montclair Home Invasion Arrest Made In Assault Of Teen Girl During Violent Montclair Home Invasion
Arrest Made In Assault Of Teen Girl During Violent Montclair Home Invasion A Newark man was charged with assaulting a teen girl in a violent Montclair home invasion last month, authorities said Tuesday. Anthony L. Harper, 30, is accused of breaking into a Hillside Avenue apartment through an unlocked window and demanding money from a 17-year-old girl shortly before 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19, police said. When the teen told Harper that she didn’t have any money, he assaulted her to the point of unconsciousness before tying her up with bedsheets, shoving her into a closet and fleeing with various electronics and jewelry, police said. The victim later untied herself, escape…

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by Valerie Musson
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SEEN HIM? Police Seek Man Accused Of Assaulting Teen Girl In Montclair Burglary SEEN HIM? Police Seek Man Accused Of Assaulting Teen Girl In Montclair Burglary
Seen HIM? Police Seek Man Accused Of Assaulting Teen Girl In Montclair Burglary A man accused of assaulting a 17-year-old girl during a Montclair burglary is being sought by police. The man demanded money from the girl at a home on Hillside Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Montclair police said. When she didn't agree, he assaulted her, then fled with a laptop and cell phone, according to authorities. The girl was taken to the hospital by a family member. She described the man as being around 6 feet tall with a very thin and bony build, police said. He had large hands, big eyes and a gap between his two front teeth. He was dressed in all black "raggedy and dirty" cloth…

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by Cecilia Levine