West Branch Civic Association

West Branch Crime Incidents

As of 10/1/08 West Branch has been very fortunate that we have not had what appears to be an increase of criminal incidents.  Other neighborhoods of the city have seen an increase in crime in their neighborhoods.

We were informed by the Newark Police Department that the incident that occurred 2/3/09 - 2/6/09 appears to be a theft and not a burglary.  The items were discovered missing after a contractor had been working at the home.

This page was started to track the incidents of crimes (vandalism, burglary, etc.) in West Branch to monitor for indications of an increase that would require us to contact the city police department to request information and steps to be taken to prevent the increase.

If you are unfortunate and have any criminal activities at your home, please be sure to notify the Newark Police Department and also please drop us a note westbranchca@comcast.net or give us a call at 292-0642 , to give us the information pertaining to the incident so that we can update or log and keep other West Branch residents informed.

Date	Time	Location	Incident
10/10/08	Overnight	72 W Mill Station	Cars parked in driveway were burglarized and several items were taken.
10/11/08	Overnight	27 E Mill Station	Mailbox damaged.
10/15/08	Afternoon 3-4 PM	Boundary Rd entrance	Street sign was pulled out of the ground.
10/24/08	2:25 PM	Nutter's Market - 1219 Nottingham Rd.	A man with a handgun demanded cash at about 2:25 p.m. from a clerk at Nutter's Store, 1219 Nottingham Road (Del. 273), near Newark.
11/10/08	Overnight	125 W Mill Station	Car parked in driveway was burglarized and several items were taken.  Some of the items taken were discarded in the shrubs at 135 W Mill Station.
11/14/08	Unknown	Casho Mill + Delrem	Stop Sign bent over to the ground.
12/08/08	Overnight	112 W Mill Station	Resident accidentally left the garage door open and someone came into the garage and broke into the car.  The car was ram sacked and an item was taken.
12/08/08	Around 2:00 AM	6 Point Ave	Cars parked in driveway were burglarized, several items taken.  In the process of the burglary the garage doors were open by the burglers.
12/27/08	Overnight	135 W Mill Station	On Saturday night Dec 27 our mailbox was destroyed by vandals . The post was broken below ground so I will have to dg it up and replace everything.
2/3/09 to 2/6/09	Some time during this period	Clear Springs Ln,	Someone stole a diamond wedding ring and engagement rings, collectively valued at $4,000, from a home.  This item is being classified a theft and not a burglary.  The items were discovered missing after a contractor had been working at the home.