Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors.
Smith was arrested by L…
Storms Topple Trees, Wires Across NJ, Closing Lanes On Major Roads
Downed trees, wires and flooding caused a series of road closures across New Jersey on Friday evening, Aug. 7, as storms moved through the region.
In Bergen County, stretches of Route 208 were closed due to flooding, with rescue boats being deployed in Glen Rock and Fair Lawn to save stranded drivers.
All lanes of Route 63 southbound were closed north of Edgewater Road in Ridgefield due to downed wires as of 6:31 p.m., 511NJ said.
Flooding shut all lanes of Route 17 southbound at Route 46 in Hasbrouck Heights as of 6:35 p.m., according to 511NJ.
By 7:04 p.m., flooding had also closed all l…
Raid Turns Up Child Porn At Lodi Home, Prosecutor Says
A 20-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said.
On Thursday, Aug. 6, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant at the Lodi home of Jesus Arellano, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation revealed that Arellano used the Internet to view, download, and possess 191 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, according to Musella.
Arellano, who has an otherwise clean criminal record, was arrested and ch…
Fugitive Leaves Live Wires, Crashed Pickup Behind Before Stealing Another In Oakland: PD
A Florida man accused of damaging vehicles at an Oakland apartment complex fled police, crashed into a utility pole, disappeared overnight, then resurfaced behind the wheel of a stolen pickup Thursday, Aug. 6, authorities said.
Oakland police responded to an apartment complex on West Oakland Avenue around 11:18 p.m., on a report of a man damaging multiple vehicles in the parking lot, Acting Capt. Michael Griffin said.
An officer spotted a black Dodge pickup leaving the area and tried to stop it, according to Griffin. The driver, identified as Dylan D. Keirs, 34, of Okeechobee, FL, refu…
'Officer, You Did Your Job': Attempted Murder Fugitive's Story Unravels On Route 4 In Paramus
A passenger's story began to unravel during a Route 4 traffic stop in Paramus, ultimately leading police to a fugitive wanted for attempted murder for more than two decades, authorities said.
Yancy Haywood, 52, of Paterson, was arrested after Officer Nicholas Perna stopped a 2009 gray Kia on Route 4 west at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.
Perna stopped the vehicle after noticing its Florida license plate was obscured by a heavily tinted cover, Guidetti said. The driver identified his passenger as his brother, "James Haywood," according to Guidett…
