Unbelieveable! At this point..what else can you say....its sickening!

I noticed that quite a few street lights are out. Who do we call for that?

Let's see, window left open,ladder against the house. Why don't you just leave the front door open so they don't have to strain themselves with the ladder. And this happened during the day ? SEE SOMETHING ,SAY SOMETHING, WAKE UP PEOPLE!!

Justice, Call PSE&G Electric or JCP&L Give them the location and a POLE NUMBER (metal tag on pole about 6 or 7 feet up from the ground) Usally fixed within a couple days.If not, call them again.

Hey bogus,alarms are as only as good as the people who forget to set them or not cover the entire house with one.

Why on gods earth did the resident not call 911!!!! SPEAK UP!!!! WPD could if had a good chance of catching them!!! This is getting our of control and as Liz said SICKENING!!!!

Yesterday there was a suspicious vehicle in my neighbor hood ,parked by an unoccupied house.I got his plate number and called police .Right before the police showed up he took off.Could he hear the police radio to the patrol car?Neighbors seen the car, their excuse for not calling was, " There looking for a silver bmw not a white trailblazer! " there driving different cars it doesn't have to be out of state plates either .Just call if you see any car that doesn't belong!

Would have,Could have,Didn't have. Nose what the last one didn't have ?

Don't call the Wayne Police during their coffee breaks, lunch and dinner hours. In other words, don't call them.

Nellis Drive has no street lights - along with pretty much that entire neighborhood from French Hill to Valley to Nellis. I called 911 the other night because I saw a light colored SUV back into my neighbors house, and a couple of people got out (it was 11PM and raining - I was hanging out my window on the phone - ready to grab good ol' Smith and Wesson, but I didn't want to take my eyes off what was going on)...then the people walked toward the front door - I was shaking and freaking out (I knew there was nobody home)....then I realized it was the family of the woman whose house it was...they walked into the front door (the path and doorway were not lit - hence, the flashlights) and turned on the living rooms lights and the front porch lights. I told the 911 operator that it was probably a false alarm, but I live right off Valley in the 'hot zone' - definitely not taking chances anymore. (an officer was supposed to drive by to check it out, but unless he 'crept' by silently, as of midnight, I didn't hear or see anybody drive by)....but I do see them patrolling our neighborhood at dusk, so I'll give them credit for that. But, just be warned - until the 5-0 arrive, I'll be sitting with shotgun in hand, anxiously awaiting the police to get there! Neighborhood watch people!!!

(I forgot the part about them walking up the path to the front door with flashlights in hand)...

@Linda- this was day time between church and alps area.police arrived quickly ,I think may be he knew I was suspicious of him because I stayed outside in the front watching him that's why he drove off.police said they were going to look for him. They have his plate number. I'm getting so angry with these criminals and I want them caught so bad that when I was trying to see his plate number ( I need glasses) I had to walk right up to his vehicle I told him to roll down his window.I asked him ," are you looking for an address are you lost?" he gave me a lame excuse " I work for a equipment rental company ,he was working on a lap top in his car also. told police all this!
have his plate number

*(police)have his plate number

@ Linda- thanks - you too good job.Be careful! Today I went on my bicycle for the first time in a year around the neighborhood to look around for anything suspicious .this poor man walking I didn't recognize him he was carrying a med size bag.I started to question him ,are you from this neighbor hood? I made sure he went where he said he lived.he's probably saying to himself, " lady let me go for my relaxing walk in peace!" you got to do what you got to do!

Unfortunately this is what it has come too. Every person/vehicle you cross paths with is suspicious. FYI def look out for out of town plates. I've seen a lot of South Carolina plates in town lately. One was on my street last week and had WPD check it out but it was nothing. Basically you have to be suspicious of every person/vehicle that comes on your block that you can't identify as your neighbor.

Wild, Until this crime wave stops, people need to be aware of their surroundings. This latest wave of crime has caused panic in this town just by what I have been reading in these posts.

Surprised NOSEbody been shot yet ? Just a matter of time.

Barely any streets in this town have street lights... something that should be changed!!!

My opinion-this isn't public enough! I can't even tell you how many neighbors and friends have no idea of what is going on! Today was the first time I saw something in the Wayne Today, unless I overlooked in past weeks. When I talk about this with friends from other towns, the told me their town sent out a reverse 911 call-is these other towns are doing that to notify the public, I have no idea why a town like Wayne hasn't!

C6- your right not that many people know about the burglaries.But what's even more concerning is the ones that do know ,don't seem to give a sh_ _! When I mention that there was a suspiscious car parked next door they look at me like I have 10 heads and tell me ," you need to calm down!" NO you need to lower your dose of xanax and look alive !Step out of your fortress and start to care about your neighbors and stop being more concerned that someone else is making their house bigger and better than yours that's the only thing you take notice of !!

Lorri,Let their house get robbed and they will be the first one at the town council meeting asking where were the police and why didn't they stop this from happening.

On a somewhat positive note, in the 2 hours I was doing some yardwork in the front of my house, I saw 4 patrol cars drive through the neighborhood ... and every single car that past, got a loooong look from me - I don't really care what my neighbors think - ain't nobody getting into my house or messing with my 'hood! (d@mmit!!)

Linda,What were you wearing (just kidding) You must live on a main road that goes to police headquarters. Four cars in two hours ?

Did you ever see the show bait car? They should set up a bait house.maybe a house that they been getting calls of suspicious vehicles around .Ask the homeowners if there willing to be put up in a hotel ( or send them to the Bahamas) or set it up in a foreclosed home!

These pieces of cr@p are moving to daylight hours - make sure you lock up when you leave in the AM!!!

Nellis Drive, isn't it right next to the police station?
Wayne people watch out. They are desperate for money?
Why after more that 40 robberies police still did not notify ALL Wayne residence about what is going on? My neighbors had no idea until I told them.
Also, when you see some suspicious car on your neighbor's driveway block it with your car and then call the police.

I've seen two cop cars in my neighborhood in the past two years. One was a patrol about 1 year ago at dusk. The other is the guy who lives in my neighborhood who seems to be home a lot when he's on duty...either that or the police have a program where you can take the cruiser home until your next shift.

This situation is an insult to this community, and specifically an insult to the police who are supposed to be protecting this community.The thieves seem to be organized and informed. Worse yet they are brazen in the face of police activity,alarms ,dogs and helicopters.Thank God no one has been hurt yet but it is a matter of time until someone is hurt. I believe this community deserves an explanation and a plan from the Mayor and council.

Dr. Irwin Rosentover, I totally agree with you. If it wasn't for the WaynePatch nobody would know anything about the crime activity. It's just hidden from the public.
Radio 1010WINS gives you more information about crime in Wayne than local government here. You're right, it just a matter of time when someone would get hurt.
Also, by making a successful robbery just under the nose of police headquarters it proves that someone is playing games here.

Maybe that's the end game of these people. They do enough damage to the area with the burglaries to get people to pull up stakes and the home prices plummet to what these sneaky b@stards can afford with their government checks. Then before you know it Wayne is over run with 'we buy gold' shops and 'checks cashed' places on every corner.

WPD code 3 red lights and sirens down Alps rd towards rt 23 now.

wiki says its a life threat response.

michelle, i believe a code 3 is a code for immediate backup or quick response.

whatever it means, it can't be good for the town.

Go to your bank and get a safe deposit box NOW

so does anyone know what stewart was talking about? any update stewart?

they probably realized that dunkin donuts was at having a half priced day

nope except to say two 'other' unmarked cars were south bound rt 23 to black oak and were gone

Thanks stewart. The more stuff i hear about the bigger the town seems and the smaller the WPD seems.

Being a police officer in this town can be trying at times. This is one of those times and I for one appreciate past answers to calls for help. I simply would like to see that they get all the help and support they need to end these break ins. I believe all of you want the same. Maybe Patch should convey our concerns to all our elected leaders to seek more help from other state agencies to augment our police efforts?

ALL,They had another robbery today. Two people were caught breaking into a home in Hoffman Grove that is located off Meadow Road that is just before Alps Road. Information I got was they were from Wanaque.More to follow!!!!

Stewart, That was your CODE 3 today on Alps Road (step it up,lights and sirens)

If it wasn't for Patch I wouldn't know JACK !

Does anyone know who the person is to contact to complain that a great majority of people are unaware of the break ins and to suggest to send out a massive reverse 911 call. Just like we receive a phone call on our house phone, cell phone and all the emergency contacts that are listed on our childrens emergency cards at school when school is delayed or cancelled for bad weather, we should be getting phone calls to make more people aware of the SEVERITY of this ongoing crime spree! People do know that breakins are happening, but many don't realize the severity!!!! Thank you Wayne Patch for helping people become aware!!!!

I heard that residents in Woodland Park received a reverse 911 call about a bear a few weeks ago. They can get information to make them aware of a bear but Wayne residents can't be notified that ongoing crimes are being committed!!!!!

anymore updates on yesterdays break in?????

@lilwayne....something tells me the wpd officers who do go there are there because of the hours and a need for coffee to stay awake and sharp. Must be easy to insult from behind a keyboard. Wpd does a great job. 119 officers for over 30 sq miles and 60,000 residents alone. If 20 are on the road at once that leaves 1 officer for every 1.5 sq miles. Try covering every inch of 1.5 and catching a burglar without violating everyone's rights and having them complain. This doesn't even consider that they are on police jobs most of the time, I checked the numbers, they are really busy. Maybe they need more cops ASAP. They have a hard job, everyone seems to forget about the one who got shot or all the other ones who have been hurt helping us. I think they are under-staffed because of the economy and people are stealing like crazy everywhere not just wayne.

mrs wayne, i am not bashing the wpd. i am just pointing out the obvious. if the wpd was doing a great job then there wouldnt be so many break ins! maybe the sheriffs should help out more for our "under staffed" force.

Mrs Wayne, your points are well taken, the problem with everything that you write is, that the WPD pays patrol officers 120-k plus benefits, add to that reitrement benefits and you soon see we have quite a bill to pay for their service and as it goes, we have a reasonable expectaion for the WPD to do that which they are paid to do.
And as of late the WPD is not looking too good not just because they seem to be unable to stop these burglaries, but also because the public at large is being kept in the dark about what is going on.
I know some would call that delving in to the past, but its not its still happening daily and from some reports homeowners are being confronted in the night.
All this as the mayor and council have put a gag order on city staff from speaking to the press.

Mrs. Wayne, Wayne is 27 Square miles and has over 55,000 people. Sounds like your a policemans wife or relative.Yes it is a hard job and you have deal with all kinds of people in this town. But they are paid very well and make alot of money doing side jobs. Security,road work to name a few.There are only 10 police officers per shift, not counting traffic,detectives,and park ranger which works thru the police department. I do NOSE that extra patrols have been added and sheriff and prosecutors office officers have had patrols ongoing in wayne since this latest rash of burgularies. Yes, there was two females from wanaque who were caught and arrested for breaking into a house in the hoffman grove section, but were caught stealing copper from the house..

once again, im sure we wont formally hear about the robbery in the hoffman grove section unless wayne patch reveals it!! thankss dan and wayne patch!!!

@ MrsWayne, I hope your kidding? The WPD is over paidand under worked. Drive on Rt23 during the day and you'll see 3 patrol cars parked at the far end by the woods shooting the breeze. Then drive on Mt.Blvd. And on the railroad crossing by the quick check You'll see two patrol cars sitting side by side shooting the breeze. The Mt.View train Station all the way at the end on a Sun. Morning 2 patrol cars sitting sise by side shooting the breeze for over 45 min. That's not counting the ones that are outside of DD and Blimpies. You got the budget report in the mail this week. Just look at how much the WPD is costing us? For that kind of money do we expect better from them? YES So over the last 25 years 2 police officers got shot. One by his own gun. See what a soldier is getting paid? And there being shot at everyday in combat. If you have friends in the WPD? Please tell them to get off there a** and do there job.

Lil Wayne, Only informally by someone who NOSE. Lean, Let's ask our Patch People how many times during their travel in Wayne, HOW MANY AND HOW LONG you see police cars sitting in parking lots,churches,firehouses,dunkin donuts and lean,let us not forget ,behind the first aid squad on taylor drive(saw FIVE POLICE CARS there on one sunday morning) It's hunting season for robbers and there is plenty of game out there.

nose wayne, i have seen many police cars sitting in public lots! it seems that mrs wayne is the only one on this site that states the wpd is working up to standards...

Must be related to one!!

A empty house in my neighborhood was broke into on Friday or Saturaday. Not sure what was taken.

in what area sandy?

In the Riverview Community off of Black Oak Ridge Rd

Forget the highways - patrol the streets.

Sandy, They NOSE what they are doing,driving around the neighborhoods during the day to see what easy pickings they can find. Funny you said a empty house, They NOSE that area was flooded and are looking for empty houses, real easy pickings!!

anything new on the hoffman grove break in that was mentioned here?

We just had our three vehicles broken into on monday night. We live on black oak ridge road, thinking it happened around 2 AM when I heard a car racing off. Hard to tell though because black oak is basically treated as a speedway at night. This is getting crazy - lights on outside of my house and the neighbors. These guys have big balls and I can't wait to see them try it again...you will know I caught them when u see see their heads on a stick on my front lawn!! Rumaged through THREE cars took everything they could and left a mess. Time to have the police thinking about robberies and not freaking seat belt tickets and stop sign violations! I am pissed off.

face it NS.... the wpd is not doing anything about it and probably never will

Wayne is on an easy hit list, It is going to get worse. Someone realized the police are very relaxed.

i wouldnt mind paying alittle more in taxes to beef up patrols if it meant you can sleep better at night without worrying about crooks roaming the streets.

Lean,did you drive by the spot I said you can find them just about any day or time ?