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Pickpocketing Family Steals $1,400 From Unsuspecting Victim At NJ Sneaker Expo: Police
A family of pickpocketers from Somerset County are facing charges after police allege they stole more than $1,400 from an unsuspecting victim in Hudson County. Anthony Curichumbe-Guilcapi, 21, Luis Cholota-Maldonado, Silvia Curichumbe-Guilcapi, 38, and Dolores Cholota-Curichumbe, 21, who live together in North Plainfield, conspired to steal the cash from the victim at Sneaker Expo on Plaza Drive in Secaucus on Aug. 22 around 9:30 a.m., Secaucus Police Deputy Chief Joseph Baccola said. "Anthony, Luis and Dolores bumped into the victim to distract the victim, while Silvia stole the cash …
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: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal
UPDATE: A Union City man who jumped into a frigid Meadowlands creek during a dramatic police chase is an ex-con with nearly 50 arrests in no fewer than five North Jersey counties over the past 35 years. Career criminal Gregory Calvo, 53, is the very embodiment of the phrase “known to police.” He's been convicted nearly two dozen times in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties since 1989 – for offenses that include robbery, theft, burglary, drug dealing, domestic violence and aggravated assault -- and has been in and out of state prison and county jails since that time only to be…
Police & Fire
Unresponsive Man At New Jersey LA Fitness Revived By Officers, Bystander: Police
A quick-thinking bystander and three Secaucus police officers helped save a life at LA Fitness on Saturday, Dec. 16, police said. At 10:03 a.m., police responded to LA Fitness at 485 Harmon Meadow Boulevard on a report of an unresponsive male, who was not breathing, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Juan Germosen, a bystander, began performing CPR, Miller said. Police officer Christopher Boyko took over CPR and was assisted by officer Jonathan Padron, Miller said. While performing CPR, officer Justin Pardo utilized a defibrillator and administered two shocks to the man, and a…
Police & Fire
Bad Parking Job Leads Officers To 1,800 Ecstasy Pills, Cocaine On NY Man In NJ: Cops
A 29-year-old New York resident was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 14 in Secaucus after a police dog sniffed out large quantities of ecstasy and cocaine on him, authorities said. At 8:23 p.m., police saw Noah Gregg improperly park his 2009 Acura TL, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The license plate affixed to his vehicle was not on file, Miller said. Gregg denied any knowledge of the vehicle despite being observed exiting it by police, Miller said. Police were suspicious and summoned Brix, the Secaucus Police K-9 to the scene, Miller said. Brix sniffed out that narcotics were in the ve…
Police & Fire
Kidnappers Owed Drug Money Kept Victim Tied In U-Haul For Hours In NJ: Police
A woman was arrested for kidnapping and two suspects remain at-large as Secaucus police continue their investigation into the sale of narcotics at motels in the town, authorities said. Police found one member of an illicit drug distribution ring was kidnapped at knifepoint in Jersey City in June 2023, since he owed Erica Festino, another member of the drug ring, money, police said. The victim was bound and driven around Hudson County in the back of a U-Haul truck for hours and robbed of cash and personal items, police said. He was eventually released, police said. Festino was ar…
Police & Fire
Suicidal Man Found At Secaucus Train Station Bathroom After Extensive Search: Police
A suicidal man was found unharmed in a train station bathroom after a search that placed Hudson County schools on lockdown Friday, Oct. 27, authorities said. Secaucus police received a call from the New Jersey State Police Sussex Station around 9:30 a.m., saying they had tracked the phone of a suicidal man to Penhorn Avenue, by Exit 15x on the New Jersey Turnpike, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Concerned family members believed the man may have been armed with a weapon and wished to harm himself, Miller said. The location of this male was narrowed to the marsh area n…
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Bergen Drug Dealer Found With Cocaine, Pills, Stolen Firearm At Secaucus Motel: PD
A drug dealer was found with prescription pills, a stolen handgun, and suspected drug money at the Red Roof Inn in Secaucus Thursday night, July 27, police said. Police initially saw Ridgefield's Anthony Cuccia sell a 24-year-old Maywood resident 10 Oxycodone Pills, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers investigated further and arrested 26-year-old Cuccia, after searching his room at the Red Roof Inn, Miller said. Cuccia had cocaine, 75 Xanax pills, 15 Oxycodone pills, 90 Adderall pills, Suboxone, Cyclobenzaprine, $1,400 in cash, and a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun stolen…
Police & Fire
Man Stabs Sex Worker At Meadowlands Hotel: Police
A 26-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with stabbing a sex worker at a hotel in Secaucus on Sunday, April 9, authorities said. After agreeing to engage in sexual activity in exchange for money, the worker asked Vineeth Ravuri to leave the room, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. That's when Ravuri pulled out a knife and demanded his money back, police said. The worker refused and, Ravuri lunged at her, slashing her in the finger and buttocks, police said. Ravuri attempted to prevent her from leaving from the room, but she escaped and was able to call officers for help…
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Masturbating Security Guard Does It Again 10 Days Later, Secaucus Police Say
A security guard arrested for masturbating in front of a co-worker did it again 10 days later, authorities said. Rideef Scruggs, 36, of East Orange, touched himself sexually in front of a coworker while working at 1000 Riverside Station Boulevard, and charged March 7 with lewdness and criminal sexual contact, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Scruggs did the exact same thing about 10 days later, and was slapped with the same charges on March 17, Miller said. He was issued his complaint summons and was released from police custody.
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Security Guard Masturbates In Front Of Coworker At Hudson County Apartment Complex: Police
An East Orange man was charged with lewdness and criminal sexual contact after masturbating in front of a co-worker while working a security job in Secaucus, police said. Rideef Scruggs, 36, was working at 1000 Riverside Station Boulevard, residential units across from the train station, on March 7, when she incident occurred, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Scruggs surrendered to authorities on the charges and was issued his complaint summons. He was released from police custody.
Police & Fire
Man Was Masturbating Around Kids In NJ Kohl's Store: Police
A 27-year-old New York man is facing charges after masturbating in a Hudson County Kohl's store, authorities said. Christopher Honnold, of Smithtown, NY, was walking around the Kohl's store on Millcreek Drive in Secaucus around 3:10 p.m. on March 2, "gratifying himself in view of the public were he could be observed by children under the age of thirteen," Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Honnold left the store after being approached by a loss prevention officer, but surrendered to Secaucus police on March 6, and was charged with sexual assault. He was lodged in the Hudson Coun…
Traffic
Dump Truck Takes Down Wires Closing Route 3 In Both Directions (
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A dump truck crash that took down wires closed Route 3 in both directions for hours Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Secaucus, authorities confirmed. The highway was expected to reopen at 2 p.m., following the morning rush hour incident, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Dump truck crash Route 3Secaucus Police Traffic backups along Route 3 in Secaucus.NDOT The wires were down at west of the NJ Turnpike Eastern Spur, with heavy backups were reported as of 10:55 a.m. Photos from the scene show wires laying across the end gate of the truck.
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Ex-Con Had Coke, Oxy, Loaded Gun Within Child's Reach In Hackensack Apartment: Authorities
An ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet had cocaine, oxycodone and a loaded gun within reach of his young child in one of gentrified Hackensack’s newest apartment buildings, authorities said. Hassan Akeem Coleman, 36, kept the drugs, weapon and ammo in a sliding drawer in the kitchen of his fifth-floor downtown apartment at the Woolworth Residences on Main Street, they said. That made the youngster an abused, neglected and endangered child – which were among 17 charges filed against Coleman by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Secaucus police following a joint operation. …
Police & Fire
Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says
A 33-year-old Long Island man was found with meth, ecstasy, heroin and a gun in the raid of a Hudson County hotel, authorities said. Sean McDermott, of Southampton, had been wanted out of Middlesex County, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. He was found with the following while at the Harmony Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive in Secaucus on Monday, Nov. 14 around 5:25 p.m., according to Miller: More than fifty (50) grams of suspected methamphetamine, More than thirty (30) pills of suspected ecstasy, Heroin Gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB), Several hundred dollars in suspected drug p…
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Unique Tattoo Makes ID’ing Suspect In Tri-County Crime Spree Simple, Police In North Jersey Say
When it comes to distinguishing marks, it's tough to beat an enormous butterfly-skull neck tattoo. It helped police identify an 18-year-old Newark man charged with breaking into homes or vehicles in no fewer than three North Jersey counties. Authorities in Rochelle Park became the latest to charge Zaire Gaskins, with police in even more towns possibly following. ROCHELLE PARK: Gaskins and two accomplices tried taking a BMW from a residence on West Oldis Street on Sept. 18, Police Lt. James DePreta said. When they couldn’t find the keys inside the vehicle, one of them unsuccessfully tried t…
Police & Fire
Florida Man Wanted On 2 Warrants Busted With Sword In Hudson Traffic Stop: Police
A Florida man wanted on two warrants was busted with a sword during a traffic stop in Hudson County, authorities said. Alain Diaz, 48, was stopped by Secaucus Police just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Diaz, of Hialeah, Florida, was found to have an outstanding NCIC warrant issued out of Hopatcong with no bail and an outstanding warrant out of Jersey City totaling $50, police said. Diaz was also charged with a weapons offense for being in possession of a sword, as well as three motor vehicle summonses, Miller said. Diaz was being held i…
Police & Fire
Assault Rifle Seized From Bergen Man In Hudson Armed Robbery
A rifle was seized from a Bergen man in an armed robbery in Hudson County, authorities said. Officers responding to the armed robbery report at the Shell Gas Station on Route 3 East on Saturday, April 30 saw similar circumstances to several other robberies in neighboring areas, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller. A follow-up investigation identified Jacob Abreu, 26, of Hackensack as the primary suspect, Miller said. A search of Abreu’s home on Thursday, May 5 led to the discovery of a Smith & Wesson 5.56mm assault rifle found to be stolen in a 2018 Pennsylvania home burglary, authorit…
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: Police Dismantle Heroin Ring Run Out Of Hudson County Home
Eighty folds of heroin and drug money were seized in the dismantling of a drug ring being run out of one family's home in Hudson County, authorities said. Kim Enders, 53, and Dave Enders, 52, along with their 26-year-old daughter, Samantha, were arrested on Saturday, April 9, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Also arrested was 52-year-old Jose Torres Amaro, he said. TorresSecaucus Police Police began investigating last month following a tip that heroin was being sold out of a house on the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue, the chief said. The youngest Enders and Torres-Amaro were cha…
Police & Fire
NJ Carjacker Steals Vehicle With Victim's GF, Baby Inside Day Before Home Burglary: Police
A New Jersey carjacker was arrested the morning after he took a sedan with a woman and baby inside, authorities said. The Route 3 Shell gas station victim told police he left his 2022 Nissan Altima running to go into the station's convenience store around 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When he came out, he saw a robber open the driver's side door and drive away with his girlfriend and their baby inside, the chief said. Quick to respond, the victim said he grabbed the driver's side door but fell off as Raymond Scott, 18, sped away, according…
Police & Fire
Men In Armed Robberies Nabbed In Routine NJ Traffic Stop With Guns, Magazines: Police
A pair of Brooklyn men were arrested during a traffic stop in Hudson County for several gunpoint robberies on Long Island, authorities said. Police stopped Seti Barnwell, 22, and Emmanuel Philostin, 20, after spotting their Dodge Charger with heavily tinted windows on the Meadowlands Parkway on Feb. 7, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A loaded Taurus G2C, 9mm semi-automatic handgun, and two .40 caliber 15-round magazines were recovered, Miller said. Both men were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm possession of a high capacity magazine, unlawful possession of hollo…
Police & Fire
New Tactic To Combat Vehicle Theft Pays In Hudson County
A Bronx man was arrested in Hudson County for driving a stolen car, authorities said. Brayan Donosoyanez, 27, was stopped at Columbia Avenue in North Bergen after police randomly checked the Texas Temporary Registration on the vehicle he was driving and determined it was stolen, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The arrest was part of a new strategy to combat vehicle theft in the region, the chief said. "I hold true to my previous statement: in response to an increase in motor vehicle thefts statewide, Secaucus Police Officers will remain vigilant and proactively patrol …
Police & Fire
NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police
Two car thieves from New York and Newark were busted following separate traffic stops in Hudson County, authorities said. Tariq Alqanawi, 37, of Newark was pulled over on Paterson Plank Road in a 2007 Hyundai Elantra found to be stolen out of East Rutherford on Nov. 18, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Alqanawi was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. Meanwhile, George Valerio, 40, was pulled over on County Avenue in a 2007 Chrysler Sebring found to be stolen out of New York City on Nov. 23, Miller said. The vehicle allegedly had a forged temporary registrat…
Police & Fire
Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus
Psilocybin mushrooms and a handgun loaded with hollow point bullets were seized from a 33-year-old Virginia driver in a routine North Jersey motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Timothy Williams was stopped by Secaucus police who noticed he had expired registration and a faulty brake light on the Meadowlands Parkway around 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers spotted a handgun on the driver side floorboard, which turned out to be a 9mm Glock 43 loaded with both hollow point and full metal jacket ammunition, with a round in the chamber, Mille…
News
Name Of Man Who Died In 9/11 Attacks Lives On Through New Secaucus Police K9
The name of a Secaucus resident who died in the 9/11 attacks will lives on through a newly-acquired Secaucus Police K-9 officer. The ten-month old German Shepherd, “Strobe," is named after Steven Strobert, a 33-year-old Cantor Fitzgerald broker who died in September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers. Strobe was purchased from Connecticut Canine Services. He and his handler, Secaucus Officer Vince DeFazio, have undergone 29 weeks of rigorous training at the Bergen County Sheriff’s Canine Academy, which culminated on May 10. “I truly hope Strobe may bring the Strobert family some …
Police & Fire
Drunk NJ Driver Found Behind Wheel Of SUV Missing Both Passenger Side Tires, Police Say
A 38-year-old woman was drunk when she was found trying to operate a vehicle missing two tires in Secaucus, authorities said. Officers responded to Riverside Court on a report of a suspicious vehicle on the road that was missing two tires around 10 p.m. May 7, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers were able to follow the gauge marks in the road left by the vehicle, tracking the 2014 Lexus SUV to Mallard Place, Miller said. The vehicle was missing both of its passenger-side tires, and it appeared that the driver -- Renu Chauhan, 38, of Secaucus -- had been driving only on …
Police & Fire
Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later
Two New York City women were arrested when police spotted them in the area of the same hotel where they had committed a carjacking nearly a week prior, authorities said. Lauren Allen, 33 of the Bronx, and Ebonee Hazelwood, 32 of Manhattan -- who both had warrants out of Essex County -- were taken into custody Thursday when authorities spotted them, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police responded to the Embassy Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive around 5:20 a.m. March 18, on reports that a 2017 Mercedes Benz was forcibly taken from the owner, Miller said. A responding officer …
Police & Fire
Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel
A 28-year-old Paterson man was busted with a loaded handgun in the parking lot of a Secaucus motel early Sunday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway on reports of a man with a gun found Damere Demarest, who matched the description, inside a vehicle in the parking lot around 7:05 a.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A loaded SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun was recovered from Demarest, who was subsequently arrested and charged with unlawful possession of handgun ammunition and unlawful possession of a firearm, the chief said. …
Police & Fire
Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke
Two women in the process of dumping cocaine into a hotel room sink drain were interrupted by police who found MDMA, heroin, suboxone and other drug paraphernalia, Secaucus police said. Police were conducting a "park and walk" in the Harmon Meadow area of Secaucus when someone notified them of possible nefarious activity inside one of the rooms on Feb. 16, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. After a week-long investigation, police went into the hotel room whree Ana Roman and Tracy Eayres were in the process of dumping cocaine into a sink drain, Miller said. A search of the room turned…
News
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…
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Teens Go On Car Burglary Spree, Lead NJ Pursuit In Sedan Stolen Out Of Philly, Police Say
Three teens were in police custody with another suspect at large after going on a car burglary spree then leading a police pursuit across Hudson County in a sedan stolen out of Philadelphia, authorities said. A Secaucus, NJ resident called police to report four individuals burglarized his family's car on Pandolfi Avenue around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The four suspects fled in a black Toyota Corolla, later found to be stolen out of Philadelphia on Jan. 13, Miller said. A responding police officer saw the stolen vehicle leaving near Centre Avenue, then…
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Secaucus PD: Fairview Woman, 21, Busted With Ecstasy In Motor Vehicle Stop
A Fairview driver had ecstasy and her teenage passenger had a warrant for his arrest when police in Secaucus stopped her on motor vehicle violations, authorities said. Vanessa Benavidez, 21, was charged with resisting arrested after being stopped on County Avenue around 12 a.m. on Aug. 11, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Her passenger, a 17-year-old boy from North Bergen, had a $100 warrant out of Jersey City, Miller said. The teen was able to post bail before authorities released him to a parent, according to Miller. Police issued Benavidez a complaint summons and four motor veh…
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