By: Tracie Carter

Newark police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man believed to be responsible for a package theft in the city’s North Ward earlier this week.

According to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr., the incident occurred on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., in the 100 block of Ellery Street.

A package had just been delivered to a residence when the suspect allegedly arrived on a bicycle and took the item from the front steps.

Investigators say the victim obtained surveillance footage from a neighboring residence, which shows a male suspect riding into the driveway on a bicycle before dismounting, walking up to the home, and removing the delivered package.

The suspect is described as a Black male with a thin build. A

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