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Three Paterson Residents Committed Check Fraud: Denville PD
A trio from Paterson were arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 10 with passing bad checks in Morris County, police said.
Officers investigated a report of check fraud at a local bank, Denvile police said in a release. The investigation led to the arrest of Oliver Hall, 51, Ramon Olivo-Olivia, 46 and Marilyn Morel-Diaz, police said.
They were charged with bad checks, conspiracy and unlawful taking of moveable property, police said. Morel-Diaz was also charged with possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Morel-Diaz and Olivio-Olivia were released pe…
Bi-state Bust: Bergen Man, Westchester Woman Had 20 Pounds Of Fentanyl, 2½ Pounds Of Coke: Feds
A Bergen County man and a woman from Westchester were busted with 20 pounds of deadly fentanyl and 2½ pounds of cocaine for sale, federal authorities said.
Plinio Junior Pineda Lopez, 33, of Oakland and Lorendy Diaz Beltre De Inoa, 27, of Yonkers were arrested with 1.5 kilos of fentanyl in Wallington, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said Wednesday.
Nearly eight more kilos of hidden fentanyl were found during a court-approved search on Tuesday, July 11, of Lopez’s Hillside Avenue home just off West Oakland Avenue and down the street from an entrance/exit for Route 287, inve…
Ex-Eagle Patrick Chung Tweets 'Best Day Of My Life,' Charged With Assault, Battery
Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Patrick Chung was charged Monday with assault and battery on a family member, multiple news reports say.
The 34-year-old athlete, who also played for the New England Patriots, was released on $10,000 bail Tuesday following the incident outside of a Milton, Mass. home Monday, CBS4 reports.
Chung on Monday posted the following tweet:
Best day of my life — Patrick Chung (@PatrickChung23) October 25, 2021
A police report obtained by the news outlet says Chung pushed a woman, causing her to fall the ground, and hit her in her face with an open hand.
Chung…
Bergenfield PD: Cellphone-Using DWI Motorist Involved In Crash Assaults, Threatens Officers
A Bergenfield motorist who crashed her car while drunk and on her cellphone assaulted a borough police officer and threatened to kill him and his colleagues, authorities said.
Devlynn Kujawa, a 30-year-old bartender, was taken into custody following the late-night Nov. 9 crash on Ralph Street, Detective Lt. William Duran said.
During the booking process at headquarters, police found her carrying cocaine, Duran said.
Kujawa, previously of Englewood and the Jersey Shore, then struck Officer John Hwang in the chest while threatening to kill him and the other officers there, the lieutenant sai…
Authorities: On-The-Spot Paramus Police Officers Nab ID Thief Fleeing With Victim's $3,500
Paramus police nabbed an identity thief as she tried to flee a Route 17 bank with $3,500 that she'd just pulled from a victim’s account, authorities said.
Responding to a call, Officers Michael Boccher, Gregg Hooper and Officer David Polanco seized Chelsea D. Colson, 29, outside the Citibank branch Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Wednesday.
She was carrying a small amount of cocaine, Ehrenberg said.
The officers learned that Colson withdrew $3,500 from a Brooklyn resident’s account using stolen identification.
Colson, who's had recent addresses in New York and Florida, is awaiting t…
