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Life In Prison For BF Who Beat, Stabbed GF Dead In Bergen County Home: Prosecutor
A Bergen County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of the 2021 murder of his girlfriend, who he stabbed and beat in her home, prosecutors said.
Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 6, following his conviction for the 2021 murder of 51-year-old Mary E. Huber, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
The crime occurred on Oct. 24, 2021, when police responded to a 911 call at a private residence in Washington Township shortly after midnight. Officers found Camilli lying on top of Huber, with a k…
Hit-Run Driver, 35, Charged In Deadly Bergen County Crash: Police
The girlfriend of a Teaneck man is partially to thank for his arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 70-year-old woman lat month, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice.
Jevon M. Bryant, of Teaneck, is accused of hitting Bernardita Garcia, 70, of Englewood, just before 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
Teaneck police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Cedar Lane near Lincoln Place. There, officers found Garcia, who was taken to Holy Name Hospital, whe…
Juvenile Sexually Assaulted By Bergen County Man Repeatedly, Prosecutor Says
A 32-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested and charged with the sexual assault of a juvenile, authorities said.
Wilmer Hernandez-Barrera, of Cliffside Park, is believed to have carried out the assault on Friday, Oct. 11 in Fairview, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Further investigation found that Hernandez-Barrera assaulted the juvenile, who was under 16, multiple times, Musella said.
Hernandez-Barrera was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 26 and charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was reman…
31,100+ Prepubescent Child Porn Items Found On Former Ridgewood Parking Enforcement Agent: PD
A 23-year-old Bergen County man was arrested after authorities found him with more than 31,100 child pornography items.
Benjamin P. Ritter, of Washington Township, became the center of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit in mid-September, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation, which involved a court-authorized search of Ritter's electronic device, revealed that he viewed, saved, downloaded, and/or possessed 31,110 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, the prosecutor said.
Ritter was sworn in as a…
Two Juveniles Sexually Assaulted By Bergen County Man, 25, Multiple Times: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Bergen County man is facing charges for sexually assaulting two children, authorities said.
Andrew Salamone, of Moonachie, became the center of an investigation on Thursday, Nov. 21, when the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit got a tip that he'd sexually assaulted two children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Moonachie Police Department revealed that Salamone had sexually assaulted the children, on multiple occasions, when they were under the age of 16 in Moonachie, Mus…
Burglar Tied To Bergen County Spree Arrested: Prosecutor
An Elizabeth man has been charged in connection to a series of residential burglaries across Bergen County, authorities said Monday, Nov. 25.
Jonnathan Diaz-Gomez, 42, was arrested following a months-long investigation led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Paramus Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation began on April 27, 2024, when Paramus police interrupted an attempted burglary in progress on Ehret Street, Musella said. Responding officers found a car idling near the scene, allegedly occupied by multiple suspects. As officers arrived, t…
Mugshots Released: SWAT Raid Uncovers 28K Fentanyl Pills, Meth, Ghost Guns In Bergen County
A major drug bust in Bergen County led to the seizure of tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, along with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and untraceable firearms, authorities said in announcing the arrests of the three men behind it.
Ramon Morillo, 39, of Fort Lee; Brandon Morillo, 31, of Lodi; and Joseph Diaz, 34, of Fort Lee, were arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7, following a months-long investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation began in July 2024, when detectives identified Mo…
Home Invaders Posed As Police Officers, Restrained Children In Bergen County House: Prosecutor
A New York trio has been arrested in connection with a home invasion earlier this month in Bergen County, authorities said.
Diogenes A. Rosario, 49, of New York, NY; Leonel Perez, 38, of New York, NY; and Misael Diaz, 38, of Yonkers, broke into a multi-family home on Crescent Lane in Cliffside Park around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
All three were wearing dark-colored clothing and facemasks, and were outwardly displaying imitation police-style badges, portraying themselves as police officers, Musella said.
Once inside, the suspects fo…
Breaking: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody
A nationwide search for the men who held up a Maywood jewelry store at gunpoint and fled on moped-style motorcycles has come to an end, with all four in custody, police said.
Beiker A Aguilera Areyan, 19, of East Elmhurst, NY, Daniel A Rivas Alvarado, 23, of New York, NY, Yeison Amarante Bolivar,25, of Miami, FL, and Jhon C Requena Yerena, 26, of the Bronx, NY, are each facing charges in connection with the incident on April 23 at the West Pleasant Avenue jewelry store, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation found that two of the men broke into t…
Secret Accomplice Laborer Played Along In Gunman's Sick Bergen County Scheme: Prosecutor
A Virginia gunman and his secret accomplice, a laborer hired to help the true victim move, have both been indicted in an armed robbery last March in a Bergen County storage unit, authorities said.
Eduardo L. Villegas Valera, 30, of Elmhurst, NY had been hired to help someone move items in Englewood Cliffs on Monday, March 11, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Once at the commercial property on Sylvan Avenue, Villegas Valera alerted Gliderman Cienfuego Castro, 37, confirming the existence of the true victim's watch, the prosecutor said.
Just before 4 p.m., Cienfuego Castro, o…
NY Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted, Threatened To Kill Victim In Bergen County: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old Queens, NY man has been arrested on accusations he kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and threatened to kill an adult in Bergen County.
Miguel A. Chimbo-Orellana first kidnapped and sexually assaulted the adult victim in Englewood, in August 2024, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation found that he kidnapped and sexually assaulted the victim multiple times in Englewood and Queens, NY on multiple occasions, and threatened to kill the victim.
On Monday, Oct. 21, Chimbo-Orellana was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree sexual assault, secon…
Bergen County Man, 22, Arrested On Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor
A 22-year-old River Edge man was arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child pornography on Friday, Oct. 18, authorities said.
A search warrant was executed at the home of Andrew Baker as part of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation revealed Baker used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, Musella said.
Baker was charged with distributing and possessing chi…
New Milford Man Sexually Assaults, Smokes Marijuana With Teen: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old Bergen County man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager, authorities announced.
Shaboo Williams, of New Milford, made the child perform sex acts and smoke marijuana with the child, who was between ages 13 and 16, last August, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice.
Williams was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact after an investigation that began on Oct. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 12 and lodged in the county jail.
