Handgun, Shotgun Stolen From Vehicles In Newark

During the overnight hours of December 14 – 15, a number of vehicles were entered on the following streets in Newark:

Briar Lane
Old Oak Road
Hullihen Drive
Corbit Street
West Main Street
Dallam Road
Cheltenham Road

Most of the vehicles were unlocked. Some were rifled through with nothing taken while others had personal property removed from within the vehicles.

An entry to an unlocked vehicle on Briar Lane resulted in the theft of a handgun. In another incident on West Main Street, a shotgun was removed from a vehicle.

Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to contact the Newark Police Department

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