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Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo

SEEN HIM? Bergenfield Landscaper Sought In Bar Fight Stabbing Death SEEN HIM? Bergenfield Landscaper Sought In Bar Fight Stabbing Death
Seen HIM? Bergenfield Landscaper Sought In Bar Fight Stabbing Death Authorities sought the public's help finding a laborer who they said stabbed and killed another man during a fight that began in a Bergenfield bar. Jose D. Perez Vasquez, 50, is charged with murder and weapons possession in connection with the overnight stabbing death of 43-year-old Uvaldo de Gabriel Aguilar, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A passing police officer found the bleeding, unresponsive Aguilar on Portland Avenue, a few steps from Armando's Bar on South Washington Avenue -- where law enforcement sources said the fight broke out -- and less than a block from the…
26-Year Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges 26-Year Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges
26-Year Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges A longtime Bergen County senior environmental health specialist from Paramus was suspended without pay after authorities said they caught him with more than 1,000 files of child pornography. Nathan W. Glotzer, 66, was being held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before on charges of child endangerment by possessing child pornography. The files, found during a warranted search of Glotzer's home, “depicted nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The county hired Glotzer in September 1992, …
South Hackensack Handyman Charged With Molesting Pre-Teenage Girl South Hackensack Handyman Charged With Molesting Pre-Teenage Girl
South Hackensack Handyman Charged With Molesting Pre-Teenage Girl An undocumented 52-year-old handyman living in South Hackensack molested a pre-teenage girl over the course of a couple of years, authorities charged. ICE put a detainer on Segundo Calle-Calle, an Ecuadoran national who remained held in the Bergen County Jail following his April 1 arrest. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo Hackensack police contacted his Special Victims Unit after receiving a report that Calle-Calle “engaged in sexual acts with a juvenile under the age of thirteen in South Hackensack.” Detectives from the unit arrested Calle-Calle on charges of sexual assault by c…
Fairview Registered Sex Offender, 54, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Over Two Years Fairview Registered Sex Offender, 54, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Over Two Years
Fairview Registered Sex Offender, 54, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Over Two Years Thanks to Nutley police, authorities in Bergen County arrested a Fairview man accused of sexually assaulting a borough girl repeatedly nearly a decade ago, beginning when she was 10. Robert Moser, a 54-year-old registered sex offender, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before. Nutley police were investigating a separate case when they learned of the alleged assaults, which continued until the girl was 12, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. They contacted their colleagues in Fairview, who alerted Calo's Special Victims Unit. Moser is…
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow remained jailed pending a detention hearing on vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim in Glen Rock. The victim, Biagio Lembo, also 65, died late Wednesday at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. As Daily Voice reported on Thursday, Marina M. Lee -- who originally was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that caused injury -- surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office to face upgraded counts. Besides vehicular manslaughter, Lee is charged with…
Bergen Prosecutor: Teen Caught With 1,400 Child Porn Images, Some Young As 3 Years Old Bergen Prosecutor: Teen Caught With 1,400 Child Porn Images, Some Young As 3 Years Old
Bergen Prosecutor: Teen Caught With 1,400 Child Porn Images, Some Young As 3 Years Old A 17-year-old Bergen County boy was caught with 1,400 child pornography images featuring kids as young as 3, authorities said. Cyber Crimes Unit detectives executed a search warrant Friday at the teen’s house in connection with an Internet child pornography investigation, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The boy “used two different electronic devices to view and possess approximately 1,400 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children as young as approximately three-years-old,” the prosecutor said. Detectives took the boy into pr…
UPDATE: Former Mahwah EMT Captain Who Operates Day Care Center Freed After Child Porn Arrest UPDATE: Former Mahwah EMT Captain Who Operates Day Care Center Freed After Child Porn Arrest
Update: Former Mahwah EMT Captain Who Operates Day Care Center Freed After Child Porn Arrest UPDATE: A former EMT captain and Mahwah councilman who co-owns and operates a children's day care center with his mother has a March 13 first appearance date in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest on charges of possessing child pornography, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. "A months-long investigation revealed that Jandris used the Internet to view and possess digital files depicting nude and sexually explicit prepubescent children," Calo said. The investigation began last September, the prosecutor said, after members of his Cybe…
Female Pedestrian, 61, Killed In Fort Lee, Fleeing Driver Caught Female Pedestrian, 61, Killed In Fort Lee, Fleeing Driver Caught
Female Pedestrian, 61, Killed In Fort Lee, Fleeing Driver Caught Authorities took a fleeing driver into custody Wednesday night a short time after a 61-year-old woman was struck and killed in Fort Lee, authorities confirmed. ** UPDATE: A 70-year-old Fort Lee woman was charged in the hit-and-run death of a female pedestrian Wednesday ** The victim "was struck by a westbound box truck, then struck again by an eastbound Mercedes-Benz SUV" on Main Street near Jones Road just off Route 46, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. "The box truck remained on the scene, but the Mercedes-Benz fled the area." Detectives from Calo's Fatal Accident Investi…
Prosecutor: Franklin Lakes Ex-Con Had 1,160 Kiddie Porn Images, Chatted With Kids Online Prosecutor: Franklin Lakes Ex-Con Had 1,160 Kiddie Porn Images, Chatted With Kids Online
Prosecutor: Franklin Lakes Ex-Con Had 1,160 Kiddie Porn Images, Chatted With Kids Online A sales clerk from Franklin Lakes caught with 1,160 images of child pornography had been having sexually explicit chats with youngsters, said authorities who are trying to find more possible victims. Matthew K. McKim, 31, who was arrested following a raid on his Summit Avenue home on Friday, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail, records show. An investigation “revealed that McKim used the Internet to view and possess approximately 1,160 digital files depicting nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, accessed online social media applications using the sc…
Prosecutor: Cliffside Park Laborer Had Sex With Two Pre-Teens, ICE Issues Deportation Detainer Prosecutor: Cliffside Park Laborer Had Sex With Two Pre-Teens, ICE Issues Deportation Detainer
Prosecutor: Cliffside Park Laborer Had Sex With Two Pre-Teens, ICE Issues Deportation Detainer Federal immigration authorities have placed a detainer for deportation hearings on a Cliffside Park laborer accused of having sex with two different children each under 13 years old. A judge in Hackensack ordered that Jairo N. Jocon, a 37-year-old Guatemalan national, remained held in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest last week on sexual assault and child endangerment charges, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A detention hearing was scheduled for this Wednesday in Hackensack. If a judge orders his release, new Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton told Daily Voic…
ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen
ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen Federal authorities placed a detainer on a Mexican cook living in Hackensack who was charged with having sexual contact with an underage teenager. Felix Ortega-Antonio, 32, will remain in the Bergen County Jail until his case is completed or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes custody of him for a deportation hearing. Ortega-Antonio is charged with lesser-degree counts of criminal sexual contact and child endangerment involving a youngster between 13 and 16, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Authorities didn’t say whether texts or computer messaging was inv…
ICE Places Detainer On Hackensack Day Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Youngster ICE Places Detainer On Hackensack Day Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Youngster
ICE Places Detainer On Hackensack Day Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Youngster A day laborer living in Hackensack was charged with having sex with a young teen. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on Hugo Remache, a 41-year-old Ecuadoran national, prohibiting a judge from releasing him and calling his immigration status into question. Remache was taken into custody by Hackensack police on Friday following a call for assistance, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He “had engaged in sexual activity with a juvenile under the age of sixteen,” Calo said Tuesday, following an investigation by city police and his Special Victi…
Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Charged With Bergen Gas Station Burglary Spree Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Charged With Bergen Gas Station Burglary Spree
Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Charged With Bergen Gas Station Burglary Spree An ex-con with a rap sheet that stretches back more than a decade was charged with a series of gas station break-ins in Bergen County and elsewhere that began a little over a month after he was released from state prison. Yorghi Turkmany, 30, of Newark remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Thursday pending a detention hearing this Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. From July 21 to Aug. 18, Turkmany burglarized gas stations in Franklin Lakes, Montvale, New Milford, Oradell, Ramsey, Ridgewood and Washington Township, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo sai…
Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Bust Couple, Seize $300,000 From Fort Lee Cocaine Stash House Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Bust Couple, Seize $300,000 From Fort Lee Cocaine Stash House
Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Bust Couple, Seize $300,000 From Fort Lee Cocaine Stash House Authorities said they seized nearly $300,000 in drug proceeds from a Fort Lee couple who were using their home near the George Washington Bridge as a cocaine stash house, authorities said. They also found cocaine and packaging materials at The Point at Fort Lee, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Jean Pierre Rivera-Marrero, 27, and Glorianne Oyola-Betancourt, 28 were arrested after a months-long investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Bergen County, Calo said. Rivera-Marrero “was distributing kilograms of cocaine throughout New Jersey and N…
Prosecutor: Cresskill 'Girl Friday' Embezzles $1 Million-Plus From Employer Prosecutor: Cresskill 'Girl Friday' Embezzles $1 Million-Plus From Employer
Prosecutor: Cresskill 'Girl Friday' Embezzles $1 Million-Plus From Employer A now-former administrative assistant from Cresskill embezzled more than $1 million from her Bergen County employer by writing and cashing checks and then cooking the books, authorities said. Tina Madison, 56, took the money over the course of nearly eight years, forging signatures and endorsements and then either cashing or depositing the checks in her own account, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. “To conceal the theft, Madison altered the victim’s bank statements, which she would then file for record-keeping purposes,” Calo said. Madison, of Poplar street, was charged wi…
Fort Lee Handyman Charged With Sexually Abusing Girl Fort Lee Handyman Charged With Sexually Abusing Girl
Fort Lee Handyman Charged With Sexually Abusing Girl A married handyman from Fort Lee repeatedly molested a pre-teen, said authorities who arrested him. Mauricio Ortez, 57, remained held in the Bergen County Jail following a detention hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on Monday. He’s charged with sexual assault on a victim under 13 and child endangerment – both second-degree counts, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Fort Lee police were told on Thursday that the youngers “had been touched on her genital area and breasts on several occasions by Mauricio Ortez,” Calo said. An investigation by Calo’s Sp…
Authorities Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Englewood Skateboarder Authorities Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Englewood Skateboarder
Authorities Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Englewood Skateboarder SEE ANYTHING? Authorities on Tuesday released a photo of the type of vehicle that they said struck a local teen on his skateboard, severely injuring him, before the driver sped off. Officers found Cristian Valdez, a Dwight Morrow High School freshman, in the roadway of Knickerbocker Road near the intersection of Bilmar Place around 9:50 p.m. June 11. Cristian, 15, who'd been riding his skateboard when he was struck, was recently moved out of the Intensive Care Unit and into a room at Hackensack University Medical Center, friends said. His injuries reportedly include brain trauma, a collaps…
Franklin Lakes German Shepherd Owner Charged With 14 Animal Cruelty Counts Franklin Lakes German Shepherd Owner Charged With 14 Animal Cruelty Counts
Franklin Lakes German Shepherd Owner Charged With 14 Animal Cruelty Counts A 55-year-old Franklin Lakes woman with a history of similar trouble was served with a host of animal cruelty complaints after more than a dozen German Shepherds were removed from her home, authorities said. The 14 dog were in varying health and living conditions, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said, when animal control officers removed them from the Haddon Place home-turned-dog kennel of Danielle Weitz and her husband, Robert.  Borough officials also deemed the house uninhabitable. "I'm not interested in this call," Robert Weitz said Tuesday night before hanging up …
Garfield Landscaper Charged With Sexually Abusing Youngster Garfield Landscaper Charged With Sexually Abusing Youngster
Garfield Landscaper Charged With Sexually Abusing Youngster A landscaper from Garfield sexually assaulted a pre-teen several times over the past nine months, said authorities who took him into custody. Jose Silva, 45, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing Thursday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He’s charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment. Garfield police on Saturday “received a report that [Silva] sexually assaulted a juvenile victim in Garfield on multiple occasions within the past nine months,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Thursday. Calo’s Special Victi…