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Dual Threat: NJ Twins Sexually Harass Same Woman, Tangle With Police, Authorities Report
Twin brothers from Wayne sexually harassed a local mom repeatedly, then tangled with police who arrested them both, authorities said.
The woman told police that she was walking in her neighborhood with her young child on Aug. 29 when Ryan Kayal, 33, rode up on a bicycle and “threatened to force himself on her sexually,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said.
Kayal was “evasive and uncooperative,” then walked away and refused to stop when they found him on the bicycle a short time later, the captain said.
They’d taken Kayal into custody when his twin, Daniel, emerged from their home and tried to fr…
Brazen 'Geezer' Burglar, 67, Subdued By North Jersey Resident, Police Say
Amid multiple warnings of how senior citizens can protect themselves from break-ins, a younger Bergen County resident found himself face-to-face with a burglar well past his prime, authorities said.
The Christie Lane resident was home alone when he heard what he thought might be a returning family member around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said.
He found Jose Velez, 67, of West 31st Street in Manhattan, instead, the chief said.
It wasn't all that tough for the resident to restrain the elderly intruder until police arrived.
They charged Velez with burglary, …
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust
Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 11,450 heroin folds, more than five ounces combined of unpackaged heroin and cocaine and a loaded gun from a convicted felon from Woodland Park, authorities said.
Jemell Carter, 39, was stopped by the investigators on Summer and Fulton streets in Paterson following a drug deal on Jackson Avenue in Woodland Park on Tuesday, April 19, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
In his car, Berdnik said, they found:
the 9mm Hi-Point handgun;
700 heroin folds;
the unpackaged drugs;
illegally obtained pot;
$2,522 in drug cash.
With Carter's consent, …
