Newark Police report the arrest of Joseph R. Hernandez, 51, of Newark, who is a suspect in five business burglaries that occurred between December 3, 2021, and January 14, 2022
According to police, at approximately 3:15 a.m., on December 3, police responded to Vinny’s Restaurant and Pizzeria, located at 22 Ferry Street, on a call of a burglary.
Police state that a male suspect used an object to shatter the store’s front window and removed $300.00 from the cash register before fleeing, heading westbound on Ferry Street.
According to police officials, also, on December 3, police responded to La Guayaca, a bakery, and restaurant located at 74 Monroe Street, on a call of a burglary that occurred between the hours of 8:40 p.m. and 8 a.m. the following day.
Police said that a suspect shattered a window, entered the business, and stole the cash register containing over $2,000.00.
The business was burglarized twice more on December 13 and on January 14. In both incidents, the front window was shattered, according to police.
Police officials said that on January 12, police responded to Vando Pastel, a bakery located at 109 Wilson Avenue, on a call of a burglary.
According to police, at approximately 3 a.m., a suspect broke the store’s front door, entered and stole $1,350.00 from the register before fleeing, heading east on Wilson Avenue.
Detectives investigating these burglaries identified Hernandez as a suspect.
He was arrested yesterday at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Emmet Street in Newark. He faces charges of burglary, theft and criminal mischief.