Police in Newark arrested Mr. Troy Leake, 21, of Orange, and Ms. Diana Goulbourne, 21, of West Orange, for the alleged theft of Amazon delivery van packages on Sunday, December 17tb.
Police said just before 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Dickerson and North 5th streets on a call of a robbery.
According to police, Ms. Diana Goulbourne, Amazon delivery van driver, said that following a brief conversation with two unknown males, she was forced by one of the men, who displayed a handgun, to drive him around in the delivery van.
Ms. Diana Goulbourne further stated that the man then exited the vehicle at Sanford Avenue and Cliff Hill Place, after taking the packages from inside the van.
Detectives were able to determine that Goulborne was involved in the theft of the van’s contents and fabricated the entire story about being robbed.
Police arrested Leake on Monday, December 18th without incident and charged him with Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Theft.
Police charged Ms. Goulbourne with Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Theft, Filing a False Police Report and False Swearing after they arrested her today.
These charges are merely accusations.
Each suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.