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NOTABLE INCIDENTSMissing Person at 155 Bellevue AvenueOn March 5, 2010, the Department received a report from a woman who was concernedafter her thirty-two year old daughter had not returned home the previous evening andwanted to report that she was missing. Police spoke to multiple acquaintances, but no onewas able to give information regarding the whereabouts of the missing female.The investigation was assigned to detectives, who disseminated a photograph of thewoman to law enforcement agencies throughout the state via the TRAK system in hopesof another agency being familiar with the missing person or being able to provideinformation regarding her possible destination. Detectives attempted to develop a lead bydetermining if the woman’s credit cards had been used, but learned that the cards hadshown no usage since the time of her disappearance. Detectives were then able tocontact the woman’s cell phone provider and, after explaining the circumstances, wereable to procure an emergent GPS trace on the phone.This trace led investigators to a hotel in Totowa, New Jersey. Detectives spoke toemployees at the hotel, who had remembered seeing the woman around the hotel, daysprior to her disappearance, and confirmed that she was a guest of the hotel. Detectivesthen responded to the hotel room that the woman was said to be occupying and knockedseveral times on the door. Detectives attempted to gain entry to the room using a keyprovided by the hotel, but discovered that the door was dead-bolted from the inside,meaning that someone was still in the hotel room. Utilizing members of the Totowa FireDepartment, detectives were able to gain entry to the room by breaching the door.Upon searching the room, detectives located the missing woman in a semi-consciousand incoherent state. Further investigation revealed that the woman had ingested acombination of alcohol and other poisonous substances. A suicide note was also foundnearby. It was likely that the woman would have succumbed to her injuries had she notbeen located in a timely fashion. She was subsequently transported to a nearby hospitaland recovered.Charges Filed: Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, Possession of a Handgun for anUnlawful Purpose, Terroristic Threats, and Certain Person Not Authorized to Possessa Firearm.cHILD bIRTH AT 421 Valley RoadOn Friday, 12/03/2010, the department received areport of a female in labor. The caller, who was the motherof the woman in labor, called 9-1-1 and told adispatcher that her daughter was in labor and the baby'sscalp was becoming visible. As police dispatchersprovided pre-arrival instructions, Officer Erica Petersonwas dispatched to the scene.19
NOTABLE INCIDENTSChild Birth at 421 Valley Road (Continued)Upon arrival, Officer Peterson was met by Mrs. Williford who advised her that herdaughter, Rebecca Williford-Brock, was in labor in the Valley Road apartment’s backbedroom. The expectant mother had felt contractions when she got up that morning ataround 6:30 a.m., but believed them to be “false-labor”.Feeling back pain, she decided to lie down on her bed whenher water broke at about 8:15 a.m., and roughly 10 minuteslater, her 51-year-old mother called for help.Officer Peterson found the expectant mother lying on abed on her back. Knowing birth was imminent; Petersonalready had latex gloves on when she went into the bedroom.Rebecca advised Officer Peterson that she felt like she needed to push. Officer Petersonchecked to make sure the umbilical cord was not wrapped around the infant’s neck, andadvised Rebecca Williford that she could continue to push. Rebecca gave one more pushand the baby was completely delivered. After helping to deliver the child, Peterson clearedthe infant's airway and wrapped her up in towels to keep her warm. She then tended tothe newborn baby girl, later named “Olivia”, until members of the Montclair VolunteerAmbulance Unit and paramedics arrived.The mother and her child were then taken to Mountainside Hospital. Before they weredischarged on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, Peterson and her partner stopped by twice to checkon the mother and her baby girl, who were in good health.IN THE COMMUNITYSanta Gift DeliveryThe Montclair Police Benevolent Association PBA Local 53,in cooperation with The North Pole, volunteered to organizethe Montclair Police Department’s first annual Santa GiftDelivery. During the month of November Sergeant RobertRomito, along with other officers, collected gifts that were laterpersonally delivered by Santa to children throughout Montclair.The caravan of brightly decorated police vehicles made theirway through town spreading holiday cheer as they visited numerous residents.Escorted by the police, Santa delivered all of the gifts on December 15th and 16th. Santaand the officers spent a few moments at each household ensuring that the children couldrelay their Christmas lists to Santa personally. The officers involved received a doublereward for their efforts, as parents who requested Santa to visit their residence wererequired to donate gifts which were later donated to the Montclair Salvation Army. Boththe residents who participated and the members of the Police Department considered thisevent a great success and are looking forward to organizing the 2011 Santa Gift Delivery.To find out about the 2011 Santa Gift Delivery, please forward yourinquiries to montclairpba53santavisit@gmail.com.20
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