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Hackensack, NJ

Disgraced Judge’s Son Accused Of Collecting Child Porn Nabbed In Norwalk Disgraced Judge’s Son Accused Of Collecting Child Porn Nabbed In Norwalk
Disgraced Judge’s Son Accused Of Collecting Child Porn Nabbed In Norwalk BREAKING NEWS: The son of a former judge who was removed from the bench for misconduct was busted on child porn charges following a raid on the family home in Waldwick, authorities confirmed on Friday. George M. Silebi, 27, “used the Internet to view, download, and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Jan. 18. Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit raided the Sheridan Avenue home of former Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi exactly a week earlier. From there they traveled to N…
NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties
NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties A New Jersey instructor with a competitive Irish dance organization sexually assaulted three boys, a trio of lawsuits filed in Hackensack charge. A second teacher, who has since died, was also accused by one of the three with assaulting him three decades ago. The plantiffs allege the abuse occurred in Bergen, Rockland and Fairfield counties, as well as in Syracuse, Orlando and Ireland, IrishCentral.com reported. One boy alleges that an instructor identified in court papers as "D.T." sexually abused him during consecutive summers at a River Edge, NJ home beginning in 1986, the report says. …
Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding
Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding A quick-moving warm front is bringing a new round of showers and thunderstorms to the area with a noticeable increase in humidity. Showers, along with patchy fog, arrived early in the morning Tuesday, June 25.  A line of strong thunderstorms that could cause flooding is moving from west to east during the morning commute. (See first image above.) At around 7:30 a.m., radar indicated thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pearl River to near Atlantic Beach and are moving east at 35 miles per hour. Locations expected to be impacted are Jamaica, Yonke…
Man Faces Multiple Larceny, Forgery Charges After Wilton Resident's Report Of Stolen Checks Man Faces Multiple Larceny, Forgery Charges After Wilton Resident's Report Of Stolen Checks
Man Faces Multiple Larceny, Forgery Charges After Wilton Resident's Report Of Stolen Checks A 22-year-old man is facing larceny and forgery charges after police say a Wilton resident reported having their checks stolen. Wilton Police say Mekai Jones of Hackensack, New Jersey was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday, June 4. After a Wilton resident reported having their checks stolen in the mail in July 2018, an investigation was opened and police obtained a warrant for Jones’ arrest. Jones was charged with the following: Third-degree forgery Third-degree conspiracy to commit forgery First-degree larceny First-degree attempted larceny Jones is being held at Bergen County Correctiona…
Norwalk Trucker Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper Norwalk Trucker Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper
Norwalk Trucker Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper A trucker from Norwalk conspired with two accomplices to steal more than $150,000 worth of copper from a hardware manufacturer in New Jersey, authorities charged. Police arrested the trio after a manager at Elgen/Capital Hardware Inc. in the Bergen County town of Closter reported large quantities of copper missing from the business. Eliseo Adorno, 47, worked with Alvaro Baca, 27, of Roselle, New Jersey, who was the company's shipping manager, and trucker Dimitris M. Hatsis, also 27, of Norwalk, to steal the metal, authorities said. Baca “was able to manipulate the computer system to order …
CT Couple Charged With Burglarizing USS Ling After It Was Flooded CT Couple Charged With Burglarizing USS Ling After It Was Flooded
CT Couple Charged With Burglarizing USS Ling After It Was Flooded Hackensack police charged a Connecticut couple with stealing a lantern and shoulder lapel from the USS Ling submarine on the Hackensack River a short time after someone looted and flooded the landmark museum, authorities said. Jon P. Stevens of West Haven and Laura Palmese of Colchester, both 48, parked in the lot of the Heritage Diner and "swam through the Hackensack River to the submarine" on Aug. 11, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Damage had already been done to the submarine when the couple "removed a lantern and a Medical Corps lieutenant shoulder lapel," he said. Cit…
'Dream Big': Actor Who Graduated From UConn Aims To Inspire 'Dream Big': Actor Who Graduated From UConn Aims To Inspire
'Dream Big': Actor Who Graduated From UConn Aims To Inspire In front of the camera is where Juan Carlos "JC" Merino of Hackensack says he feels best. If you've seen his work, you might agree his grace is undeniable -- almost like he's been acting his whole life. But he hasn't.  Merino had just graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2008 with a degree in political science when he says he had a change of heart. More than a decade after completely flipping the trajectory of his life, Merino has been featured in independent films, television commercials and music videos -- most recently a promo for WNBC, airing imminently. In turn,…
Con Artist Scams Fairfield County Woman Of $9K, Police Say Con Artist Scams Fairfield County Woman Of $9K, Police Say
Con Artist Scams Fairfield County Woman Of $9K, Police Say A man was arrested for scamming a 90-year-old Stamford woman out of $9,000, Stamford Police said. Luis A. Hiraldo-Fernandez, 31, of Hackensack, was picked up by members of the Stamford Department Financial Crimes Unit on a warrant connected to the scam. Hiraldo-Fernandez is suspected in the participation of a phone scam against a 90-year-old female which defrauded her of $9,000 while posing as an acquaintance, police said. With the joint cooperation of the Fairlawn New Jersey Police Department, Hiraldo-Fernandez was extradited to and held on a $50,000 court set bond and given a court date …
Fairfield County Jets Fan Sues Team Over PSL Change Fairfield County Jets Fan Sues Team Over PSL Change
Fairfield County Jets Fan Sues Team Over PSL Change A group of New York Jets season ticket holders are suing the organization for no longer requiring licenses for buying seats in MetLife Stadium's mezzanine. The class-action suit was filed in Superior Court in Hackensack on Friday by an attorney for longtime Jets fans James T. Gengo of Trumbull, CT, who says he was required to pay $8,000 for personal seat licenses before he could buy two mid-level seats at the stadium before it opened in 2010. The Jets rendered that outlay for him and more than 1,000 fellow fans "entirely or substantially worthless" -- violating consumer-protection…