"Forced entry into the houses was gained mostly through windows that were pried open."

What were the other ways? As a resident in the area described in the article, I would like to know so I can help secure my property.

This is a step in the right direction regarding reporting burglaries in Wayne. As a member of the Concerned Citizens of Wayne, I am happy to see that our crime prevention forum illustrated the need for better communication with the community. I live in this neighborhood too and will now be even more vigilant about using my alarm and watching for suspicious vehicles. Thank you Wayne PD.

I live in this neighborhood as well and I find it very unsettling that I have to worry about my safety and my children. These burglaries are out of control ! Something needs to be done...the same thing happend this time last yr. And now here we go again. I do see police patrolling the area during the day but it only seems to happen when something goes wrong. I feel the police need to step it up. Be out there and more present during the day as well as night especially since this is when the robberies are occurring. I really hope our crime rate slows down and quickly because it is getting scary to live here.

After they think one has occured ? Why don't you wait until he breaks in and ask him if he is a robber!! If you SEE SOMETHING,SAY SOMETHING!! Called the police the other night while walking the dog.A car was parked down the street I did not NOSE, was a neighbors girlfriend I did never see before with the lights out inside the car.WATCH!!

These reports are just that: REPORTS. From the news article, there have been no apprehensions, no arrests and most importantly, no return of the stolen items. When someone takes something that belongs to you, it is a violation of the deepest kind. It is a mental RAPE of the most heinous kind. Your life is never the same. You no longer feel safe and secure. You are always looking over your shoulder. The worst part, is that you don't know who did it and when it will happen again. You don't know where your dead father's prized purple star went, or your grandmother's engagement ring, or your original birth certificate that can't be replaced because it is from a foreign country which no longer exists. These items cannot be replaced. No amount of insurance money (if there is even full coverage) will bring these items back. Your world is now broken, lost and you will never, ever be the same.

Clarke said they used some form of digital communications? What the heck does that mean? Car descriptions,height,clothes? PEOPLE!! If you SEE SOMETHING,CALL THE POLICE RIGHT AWAY!!!! Hope they find them before anybody else has this happen to them.

The police can't be everywhere. When they put their lives on the line, the courts let the perps out the next day. People, it's time to get redneck "old school". Keep your dogs hungry and lock & load. Happy hunting !

Eyes, Maybe as a deterrant,Instead of an ADT sign,everyone should have a sign that reads "IF THE DOG DOESN'T GET YOU, THE 45 WILL" That would deter me!! Not running around the neighborhood,just protecting my life and property.

Eyes, WHEN was the last time you heard of a DUNKIN DONUTS being robbed?? Never see a POLICE CAR in my neighborhood,but guess where I see four or five parked almost EVERYNIGHT?

While this is unsettling news, I am glad to see that our Wayne P.D. is bringing this news out in the open. It naturally raises our consciousness to this situation, and heightens our ability to deter it. I have confidence in our police dept. that they will do whatever is necessary, to stop this from occurring.

Eyes,27 square miles.Look at the streets where the robbery occured. These were all over town. Dark SUV,Clothing ,How about getting the plate on the car.People need to be more aware of their surroundings.

Nose.....the best deterrent to crime is ourselves. The police dept can only do so much. Can they do better? I don't think I'mcapable enough to answer that. I certainly hope our Chief is pondering that question.I'm sure he is.If we had 100 more police officers than we had now,I'm sure there would still be crime in Wayne. You're certainly not going to eliminate it completely. The best we could hope for is to keep it at a minimum. I think I'll go load my 9mm.

Al, Put a sign out front "Dont mind the dog,WATCH OUT FOR THE 9MM!!

Al, Should put the sign up anyway. It would deter me.

Lean,I wonder if they stole the bus parts while they were having their DD in the parking lot? Interesting?

Someone is casing our neighborhoods and they are dark because the town is trying to save money on keeping our streets lit. Rolling up the sidewalks is a bad idea in suburbia. Then there is the noise ordinance which adds to the target. Actually, if I was a thief, Wayne is a great target, no one ever gets caught. Press 1 for English, 2 for heavy accent, 3 for light accent, 0 for your lawyer.

Suppose everyone stop congratulating the Police dept for their abject miserable failure in stopping these wholsale burglaries through this entire year! The Police did not alert the community in a real time manner since April until Patch stumbled over the reports. Mayor Vergano's gag order on staff speaking to the press is wrong! Patrol officers making 120-k pr year and this is the net result? People commenting about gun play?

And of course any ad hoc attempt to organize and inform the coomunity @ large will meet bulk resistance and crticism from the council lead by right wing zealot scularri decrying any effort as partisan while the rest of council remains absolutely silent on the dais, as the community falls victim to so many robberies?

I am absolutely serious when I yet advocate for the dissolution of this Police department to be replaced with the Sheriffs department instead more than ever! If this mayor, this council,led by scularri can't handle the fiscal,civil, and criminal emergencies' then be rid of them one and all and get others in here to put an end to the ineptitude!

These burglars don't seem to be too worried abot the Wayne Police nor the citizens alertness nor their combined ability to detect, report, aprehend, and prosecute. They run through this community at will, any time day or night, and this town is ineffective to stop it from all accounts so it would appear.

Imagine as this story reports a homeowner(s) discovers an intruder calls 911 and the area is not reported to have been ever cordoned off with the deployment of every available ground asset including helicopters with search lamps and infrared scopes, in concert with K-9 threshing out every bush with Police impact teams going door to door?

The real crime is the power the police unions have locally in diverting an unfair share of taxpayers' money to the Wayne Police. We are greatly underfunded for the Fire Department and overfunded for the Police. Take a look at the audit and balance sheet for Wayne Township. The Police Department needs to be more proactive in preventing home burglaries. They spend an inordinate amount of time at Willowbrook.

Warren, The Fire Department is VOLUNTEER. the town only buys the trucks and some equipment.Willowbrook,what else do they need,DUNKIN DONUTS and FOOD COURT!!

Lean, That was their MORNING break,working up to their lunchtime. THE TRUTH-They were sitting there so NOSE one steals the train for scrap metal!!

Like I said, if I was a thief, Wayne is fertile ground. No apprehension, no arrest, lots and lots of cash, jewelry and other items that can be easily fenced. Withing the time that it takes for anyone to contact law enforcement, I would have already gotten rid of the loot and paid off anyone involved. What a life!!! Tax Free, just like the 1%, tax free, no risk investments paying out top dollar.

Justice, This is nice quiet comphy Wayne Township. Nothing ever happens here. Look at the Wayne Today police blotter.NOTHING!! Maybe a drunk or drug bust, BUT NEVER any house robberies unless the news people find out about it from going thru public records!! What is the big secret? Don't want to SCARE our taxpayers?

The only people that get caught in Wayne. Are the ones that turn themselves in. lmao

Lean,And when was the last time that happened? When the cows come home? Oh, I forgot,we don't have them in town anymore..

Sorry Lean, I forgot about Farmsview, Just there last week. Had a moment.We have a herd of bulls on Valley Road ,But they are a different BREED!!

Nose, are you saying that we are at risk for one of those famous spanish bull runs?

What a bunch of cynical haters. I only pray you don't need the police. If I were them I wouldn't help one of you! Judge lest ye be judged!

Michele, Most of people who post on these BBs complain about everything. Never seen anything like it. They must have absolutely nothing else to do.

and to top it off, they all think they are comedians.

Michelle and WR; not sure to whom you direct your comments here, I for one am not joking one bit. Yes, I do have the time and inclination to scan at the speed of light including call in an unkhown person on this block today. And the PD took the call just as seriously.

Let me see, are we talking about how the WWII Veteran, who fought for you and I to have the freedom to speak our minds, but was found dead in his home after 1 year while the township mowed his lawn (charging back an exorbitant amount) because of whiny complaining neighbors and then sold his house for an unpaid water bill that was about $100.00? Are we talking about the manner in which law enforcement helped him both before and after his death? Yes, let's not judge or we shall be judged. That's right. Which war did you fight in and for what country?

The Wayne Police now and have always done a great job here in Town. This Township is huge. Be grateful for them..

Fein you seem to want it both ways, when you bemoan the towns size, do you mean to sauy it is too big a job for thr PD? When you say the PD do a great job dop you mean to say the crime spree is acceptable? And finally when patrol officers make 120-k upwards We The People should be grtaful? I think there are those who might sugges otherwise.

I believe that it is time to call in the assistance of the Passaic County Sheriff's Department and the State Police. For whatever reason, the Wayne Police Department are overwhelmed and unable to contain this situation. It has nothing to do with lack of gratitude or worship.

WR, Why should Justice move? Doesn't that person have a right to live in this or any town? I am truly concerned about those individuals who would rather move and expect others to move rather than stay and fix things. The example of the World War II Veteran is not off, it is very relevant to the priorities and lack of compassion that some of the residents of Wayne exhibit.

Fein, did you just change your name to water goddess? Very telling.

WR, I disagree with you. I have seen many changes as a result of the complaints on a BB. Someone is reading these comments. Time, like money is a commodity. Everyone has the choice of how their commodities are to be used. Stating "People with too much time on their hands" is also a ridiculous comment. Do you mean to state that they have more time than you and I?

Resmer: Crime is never acceptable
The Township is something like 26 -28 square miles; that never changes but the population grew plus lots more stores , resturants etc. which brings in outsiders.The burgulars also have easy access to the Highways. That's unfortunate for us. It's become more of a City was. Wayne is a good Town with lots to offer.

Wayne Resident. YOU MOVE. Your type is always pushing people out when you can't control them. Get this: I cannot be controlled, nor do I want to control anyone. I believe that God gave me a Free Will and the US Constitution also provided me with freedoms and I will not be subjugated by any man or anyone who disagrees with me.

Wayne PD are a bunch of hero wannabes who need to step their game up monumentally. I took my dog for a walk in my neighborhood, in which I was alarmed to read Louisa Ct had a break in, near my home, and I saw an officer shooting the sh** on a residents front porch. That is unacceptable and unprofessional. I drive all hours of the day and night around Wayne and see these punks sitting together lines up two or three at a time so they can run plates or pull someone over for a tail light. I knew there was some problems involving robberies but this is out of control.

Justice,so tell us how you really feel toward Wayne Resident? HEY WAYNE, How long have you lived in WAYNE? You seem to ASSUME alot of things.And we all NOSE what happens when we ASSUME!!

Avey,How do you know he was not on a call ? Checking on a possible break in ? Punks? Your house gets broken into at 2:30 in the morning,Who you gonna call ? Ghostbusters?

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.
Thanks wayne patch for letting me vent.