June 20. A physical education teacher at the community school on Teaneck Road reported that he was assaulted by a 15-year-old male student. The victim said he was leaning against a wall after graduation when the student approached him, made some remarks and punched him on the left side of his face, knocking off his glasses. The teacher said told the student that he would call police and the student told him to go ahead.

June 21. A Martense Avenue resident reported that two solar powered lawn ornaments valued at $20 and $40 were missing from his front lawn. An aluminum leader drain that had been attached to his garage was also missing.

June 22. Hackensack Police recovered a 1998 Nissan that was reported stolen by a Gale Court resident. The vehicle was found the vehicle, which was in drivable condition, in the parking lot of Bowler City at the Mid-town Bridge Approach.

June 23. A New York State resident reported that his 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser was stolen during the night from the driveway of his parents’ home on Oakdene Avenue. The only set of keys was in his possession, and there was no sign of broken glass in the driveway. Later the same day, Elizabeth Police reported they had recovered the vehicle. Its condition was unavailable.

June 24. A Voorhees Street resident reported that on June 9 her 16-year-old son was playing basketball in Brooks Park when a female juvenile asked to see his cell phone. The girl ran off with the phone while the boy continued to play basketball. The girl was located and said she had turned the phone over to an unknown male. The mother said that since the theft, she had received numerous text messages from the phone. The phone is valued at $400.

June 24. A resident of a Willow Street apartment reported that when he arrived home at 4 p.m. he noticed that his front door was slightly ajar. As he entered the apartment, he saw a dark figure run past him toward he front door. The resident yelled. The intruder yelled back that he was checking a clog in the sink, and fled out the door. Police later observed pry marks on the doorjamb. Jewelry items valued at approximately $10,000 were missing from the apartment. The building’s video surveillance system provided a clear view of the suspect, and the videotape was broadcast on various television outlets. Police received numerous calls identifying the suspect as Avery Drew, 42, of Newark. As of June 30, Drew remained at large.

June 24. A Tuxedo Square resident reported that her 8-year-old son’s bicycle valued at $95 was stolen while he was in the 7-Eleven store on Teaneck Road. The juvenile left the bike in the store lot while he went inside with an 11-year-old friend. When they returned, the bicycle was gone. While police were taking the report, the 11-year-old arrived on the stolen bicycle. He said he had observed other juveniles with the bike in Mackel Park. When he approached them, the juvenile who had the bike said he had received it from another juvenile. He gave the bike to the 11-year-old and told him to return it to its owner.

June 25. A Shepard Avenue resident reported that he parked his $750 mountain bicycle in the foyer of CVS store on Queen Anne Road before entering the store. When he returned 20 minutes later, the bike was gone. The store’s video surveillance showed a female taking it.

June 29. A Ramapo Road resident reported that her 9-year-old daughter left her bicycle in the Lowell School playground while she visited a friend nearby. When she returned to the bike, she discovered that the front wheel had been stolen. The bike was valued at $299. The value of the wheel was unknown.

June 20. DPW employees discovered silver spray painted graffiti on the jungle gym at Bernard Brooks Park and a plastic mirror broken.

June 20. An administrator at Thomas Jefferson Middle School reported graffiti on the Fyke Lane entrance door. The word "love" was written with a black magic marker and various symbols were painted on the door jamb and were visible only when the door was open.

June 20. A River Road resident reported that when she arrived home at 4:15 p.m. she discovered that the mesh on her screen door had been ripped and the doorframe damaged. The screen door had been left unlocked.

June 20. A Grayson Place resident reported that six unauthorized charges to a 900 number totaling $279.66 were on his Verizon bill. He said that two neighbors had a similar problem with Verizon.

June 21. A Grayson Place resident reported that he had received a bill from MCI charging him $340 for five calls made to a 900 number. The resident said he had never made the calls and that he uses Verizon, not MCI, as his long distance carrier. He said that several days after the fraudulent calls were made he received a letter from MCI advising him about unusual activity on his account. The victim said he had spoken to five neighbors who have had a similar problem during the same time period.

June 23. A Grayson Place resident reported that she had received a bill from MCI for $226.28 for four calls to a 900 number that she had not made. The victim said she does not use MCI and was at work when the calls were made. She researched the number and determined that it belonged to Champion Communications in Florida.

June 23. A Grayson Place resident reported that he had been billed $596.66 by Verizon for several calls to a 900 number that he did not make.

June 23. A Fairview Avenue resident reported that an unknown person opened a First Premier Credit Card account using her personal information and made several purchases totaling $214.05.