Last Month in Crime: The Numbers from Orange Police

At Wednesday's Board of Police Commissioners meeting, Chief Robert Gagne released statistics for crime across Orange in October.

Vehicle thefts and shoplifting/larcenies were slightly down from September, according to a comparison with last month's reports, while burglaries were slightly up.

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The full statistics, provided by Chief Gagne and Assistant Chief Anthony Cuozzo:

• 2550 Calls for Service
• 1 Robbery
  Two men approached a man and stole an iPhone in the parking lot of Burlington Coat Factory, said Gagne.
• 6 Burglaries (4 Residential, 2 Commercial)
  An attempted barn burglary was foiled by a homeowner on Oct. 3.
  A man allegedly broke into Orange Ale House and grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash on Oct. 10.
• 175 Activated Burglar Alarms
• 32 Criminal Arrests
• 27 Shoplifting / Larcenies
• 17 Fights / Disturbances
• 7 Arrests for DWI
• 175 Traffic Accidents
• 222 Motor Vehicle Citations Issued
• 120 Medical Emergencies

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