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Bergen County 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.
Erratic Porsche Driver Found With Loaded Rifle, Hollow-Point Bullets In Bergen County, Cops Say
A 47-year-old Porsche driver was found with military-style ammunition and a loaded AR-style rifle during a routine traffic stop in Bergen County this week, police said.
New Milford Police Officer Dennis Calacione was called to Madison Avenue for an erratic Porsche Cayenne driver Monday, Sept. 23 around 10:40 a.m., Police Chief Brian Clancy said.
The officer found the grey vehicle in the parking lot of New Milford Liquors, where he made contact with the driver, Christopher J. Swift, of Dumont, Clancy said.
While speaking to Swift, Calacione saw a large weapon case and "military-style" ammun…
Fast-Moving Storm Knocks Power To Thousands Across North Jersey
A fast-moving round of thunderstorm knocked power to thousands of New Jersey residents Thursday morning, May 23.
PSEG was reporting approximately 2,000 outages in Bergen County (1,156 in New Milford, 398 in Paramus); 2,341 in Essex County (983 in Caldwell, 448 in West Caldwell); 1,230 in Gloucester County (1,206 in Woodbury City).
JCP&L was reporting approximately 1,300 in Franklin Township, where a downed tree closed Route 57.
JCP&L also said 1,000 residents in Lebanon were in the dark, as were 1,000 in Bethlehem. Knowlton, Hope, Liberty, and Independence …
Arrest Made In $55G New Milford Burglary Involving Cash, Jewelry, Safes, Assault Rifle
New Milford police nabbed a member of a burglary crew who broke into a local home and stole $55,000 in cash, jewelry, two safes and an assault rifle, authorities said.
Jhon A. Torres Galindo, a 31-year-old Colombian national living in Brooklyn, was arrested by New Milford Police Lt. Nelson Perez and Detective Samuel Gerais following an intensive investigation, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said.
Interviews, surveillance video and warrants all contributed to identifying and finding him, the captain said.
The empty safes and rifle were also recovered by the NYPD in Forest Park, Queens, a…
Fired Bank Employee Steals $35,250 From Vault On His Way Out: Closter PD
A bank employee who'd just been fired bid goodbye to his co-workers, then walked into the vault and walked out with $35,250, Closter police said.
Video cameras captured Marvin Herrera, 25, of New Milford gathering up the cash and stuffing it under his coat before leaving the PNC Bank branch in Closter Plaza last Wednesday, March 27, Capt. Vincent Aiello said.
Police were called when the money was found missing, the captain said.
They’d been searching for Herrera when he surrendered on Tuesday, April 2, Aiello said.
He was issued a summons charging him with theft and was released pending a…
'Entertainer' Who's Worked With Kids Charged With Sex Crimes In Bergen, Rockland
A deejay from Rockland County who’s worked with children in a number of Bergen County towns is facing sex assault charges in both states, Daily Voice has learned.
Andrew Villafuerte – aka “Droovy” – 33, of Airmont, NY, is charged with three separate instances of aggravated criminal sexual contact, as well as child endangerment, out of New Milford, NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Friday, March 1.
Musella, who described the defendant as an entertainer, said an investigation by his Special Victims Unit and New Milford police found that Villafuerte "had sexually assaulted a ch…
