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Youngster Stabbed Near School, Bergenfield Police Investigate Youngster Stabbed Near School, Bergenfield Police Investigate
Youngster Stabbed Near School, Bergenfield Police Investigate Bergenfield police were trying to sort out who stabbed a juvenile in broad daylight down the street from a borough school. It was shortly before 3:40 p.m. Monday, April 22, when officers responding to a call of a dispute  found the victim with several stab wounds near the corner of West Clinton Avenue and South Front Street, Police Capt. William Duran said. A large group of juveniles split when police showed up, the captain said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps with injuries that weren’t considered li…
GOTCHA! Teens Nabbed By Fair Lawn Police After Pursuit, Crash GOTCHA! Teens Nabbed By Fair Lawn Police After Pursuit, Crash
Gotcha! Teens Nabbed By Fair Lawn Police After Pursuit, Crash A suspicious vehicle call led to the arrests of two teens who led Fair Lawn police on a stolen SUV pursuit into Paterson. The 17-year-old driver hit the gas and sped west when the officers pulled up on the SUV on Yerger Road at Menow Street shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, April 21, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. They chased the Audi Q5 into the city before it crashed at Market and East 25th street, he said. Both occupants bailed, the sergeant said. The officers nabbed Ernie J. Fuentes, 19, on East 25th Street, Eleshewich said.  The juvenile was caught nearby trying t…
Teen Trio Caught With Gun After Crashing Stolen Car During Pursuit: Lyndhurst PD Teen Trio Caught With Gun After Crashing Stolen Car During Pursuit: Lyndhurst PD
Teen Trio Caught With Gun After Crashing Stolen Car During Pursuit: Lyndhurst PD Three young teenagers who ran after one of them crashed a stolen car into a tree during a Lyndhurst police pursuit left a handgun in the vehicle, authorities said. It was around 11 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, when Officer Michael Clifford spotted the Kia Soul in the area of Page Avenue and Lewandowski Street, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The subcompact had been reported stolen out of Clifton four days earlier, he said. Clifford tried to stop it but the 16-year-old driver from Passaic hit the gas and sped off on Page Avenue. The officer pursued the vehicle through Lyndhurst, along Schu…
Two Juveniles Arrested For Vehicle Theft: Nutley PD Two Juveniles Arrested For Vehicle Theft: Nutley PD
Two Juveniles Arrested For Vehicle Theft: Nutley PD Two juveniles have been apprehended after a car was stolen in Nutley last month, police said. On Wednesday, March 6 at 4:21 a.m., the two juveniles entered a home on Alexander Avenue through a rear door and stole the keys to a Land Rover parked in the driveway, Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said. The vehicle was recovered in East Orange a day later, police said. The juveniles have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and motor vehicle theft, police said.
Two Newark Teens Busted Trying To Break Into Vehicles: Nutley PD Two Newark Teens Busted Trying To Break Into Vehicles: Nutley PD
Two Newark Teens Busted Trying To Break Into Vehicles: Nutley PD Two 16-year-old Newark teenagers were arrested and charged for attempting to break into vehicles in Nutley on the evening of Thursday, March 28, authorities said. At 10:45 p.m., Belleville police notified Nutley police of two people wearing ski masks who were trying to enter homes in the township, Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo said. Nutley police searched the area and found the two teenagers trying to enter vehicles on Ohlson Avenue and Ridge Road, police said. The two teenagers were charged with attempted burglary, conspiracy and hindering…
Bomb Scare At Glen Rock Schools Traced To Franklin Lakes Boy, 13 Bomb Scare At Glen Rock Schools Traced To Franklin Lakes Boy, 13
Bomb Scare At Glen Rock Schools Traced To Franklin Lakes Boy, 13 A voicemail bomb threat left with the Glen Rock Board of Education was traced to a 13-year-old boy from Franklin Lakes, authorities said. The caller claimed there was a bomb in a school but didn’t say which one, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The message, which appeared to be from a child, was more than 12 hours old when discovered, and staff had observed nothing suspicious at any of the borough’s schools,” the chief said. “At no time was there any evidence to support the idea that any school facility could have been compromised,” he added. Police Sgt. Greg Carter and Detec…
Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police
Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police Four people have been charged, with one currently at large, in a series of car thefts and burglaries across North Jersey last summer, police announced Thursday, March 21. It all began on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 2:27 a.m., when Fairfield police responded to a crash at Route 280, the department said. The occupants of the vehicle had fled the scene prior to state troopers arriving on scene, police said. An investigation revealed the vehicle had just been stolen from a residence on Hollywood Avenue, police said. Personal belongings were also stolen from the residence, police said. The sam…
Englewood Police Chase Down Juveniles Carrying Stolen Gun, Knife Englewood Police Chase Down Juveniles Carrying Stolen Gun, Knife
Englewood Police Chase Down Juveniles Carrying Stolen Gun, Knife A group of Englewood police officers nabbed one juvenile with a stolen handgun and another with a knife after chasing both down, authorities said. The pair bolted when confronted by officers responding to a report of a robbery on Second Street at 10:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, Englewood Deputy Police Chief Matthew de la Rosa said. Two officers sustained minor injuries and were treated by EMS following a brief struggle after chasing the pair down. One of the teens was sent to the Bergen County Juvenile Detention Facility in Teterboro after police issued a delinquency complaint that charges hi…
Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD
Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD Seven people, three adults and four juveniles were arrested after committing two robberies and engaging police in a pursuit on Route 78 on Sunday, Feb. 3, authorities said.  At 8 a.m. police in Newark responded to Clifton Avenue and Treadwell Street after a woman was robbed at gunpoint by a group of Black men wearing dark clothing and ski masks, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The suspects fled in a gray 2019 Hyundai Sonata that been stolen out of the city earlier that day, Fragé said. Twenty minutes later, a group of Black men riding in the car&nbs…
Attempted Homicide: Juveniles Arrested In Hoboken Shooting, Police Say Attempted Homicide: Juveniles Arrested In Hoboken Shooting, Police Say
Attempted Homicide: Juveniles Arrested In Hoboken Shooting, Police Say Two juveniles were arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 25 for a November shooting in Hoboken, authorities said. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 11:58 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 300 block of Jackson Street and found three shell casings, Hoboken police said. Soon after, Jersey City police found four men matching the description of the suspects and arrested all four, including the two juveniles, on weapons charges, police said. After further investigation, the two juveniles were charged with attempted homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide and multiple weapons offen…
Juvenile Held In Crash That Gravely Injured Teaneck Mom Juvenile Held In Crash That Gravely Injured Teaneck Mom
Juvenile Held In Crash That Gravely Injured Teaneck Mom UPDATE: A high school student who ran after causing a crash that gravely injured a Teaneck mom near her home was seized by township police and will be prosecuted, authorities confirmed. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't in any way identify the underage teen driver because of state juvenile justice laws. However, local sources said he's a Bogota High School student who was with a classmate when the 2015 Ford Explorer he was driving slammed into a 2022 Nissan Rogue at the intersection of Palmer and Sherman avenues -- three blocks from the high school -- at 7:52 a.m. Thurs…
Juvenile Detained After Bomb Threat At High School: Roselle PD Juvenile Detained After Bomb Threat At High School: Roselle PD
Juvenile Detained After Bomb Threat At High School: Roselle PD A juvenile has been taken to custody after a bomb threat caused an evacuation at Abraham Clark High School in Roselle on Monday, Jan. 8, authorities said. At 11:23 a.m., law enforcement was dispatched to the high school and began a sweep of the premises, finding no presence of harmful devices, police said. The Union County Sheriff's K-9 Unit also searched the building, police said No charges have been filed against the juvenile suspect, police said. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Roselle Police Department Detective Bureau at 908-245-9200. 
18-Year-Old Shot In Head By Boy In Jersey City: Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Shot In Head By Boy In Jersey City: Prosecutor
18-Year-Old Shot In Head By Boy In Jersey City: Prosecutor A 17-year-old Jersey City boy was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 27 with fatally shooting an 18-year-old last week, authorities said. Angel Guzman, a Jersey City resident, arrived at Jersey City Medical Center in a private vehicle with a gunshot wound to the upper body around 2:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead shortly before 4 p.m., Suarez said.  An investigation revealed Guzman was shot in the head inside a residence on Ocean Avenue in Jersey City, Suarez said. The 17-year-old was charged as a juvenile with aggravated manslaug…
14-Year-Old Attempted To Carjack Vehicle By Force: Jersey City PD 14-Year-Old Attempted To Carjack Vehicle By Force: Jersey City PD
14-Year-Old Attempted To Carjack Vehicle By Force: Jersey City PD A 14-year-old Jersey City teenage boy was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 20 and charged with attempting to carjack a vehicle through force earlier this month, authorities said. At 6:25 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4, the teenager tried to gain control of a person's vehicle through physical force on Suydam Avenue, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The teenager was unsuccessful and fled on foot, Wallace-Scalfione said. The victim refused medical attention, Wallace-Scalfione said.  The 14-year-old was charged as a juvenile with attempted robbery, Wallace-Scalfion…
16-Year-Old Arrested For Stabbing 18-Year-Old In Jersey City: Prosecutors 16-Year-Old Arrested For Stabbing 18-Year-Old In Jersey City: Prosecutors
16-Year-Old Arrested For Stabbing 18-Year-Old In Jersey City: Prosecutors A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 20 and charged with stabbing an 18-year-old in Jersey City last week, prosecutors said. On Friday, Dec. 15 at 8:55 p.m., Jersey City Police responded to a stabbing at Duncan Avenue and Wilmont Street, where they found Naseer Munroe, with a stab wound to the torso, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Munroe was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead after 10 p.m., Suarez said.  The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile with murder and multiple weapons offenses, Suarez said. He was arrested at the …
UPDATE: Car Thieves In Fiery Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Are Both 15 UPDATE: Car Thieves In Fiery Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Are Both 15
Update: Car Thieves In Fiery Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Are Both 15 The driver and passenger in a stolen Range Rover that hit a utility pole, rolled over and ignited a cluster of fires during a pre-dawn police chase Friday on Route 17 are both 15-year-old juveniles from Newark, authorities said. The Range Rover and a silver Porsche Panamera were both stolen from the garage of a Carlton Road residence in Wyckoff after the thieves broke into the home and found the keys shortly before 4:30 a.m. Dec. 8, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Paramus police who heard an alert from their Wyckoff colleagues spotted both vehicles minutes later heading east on Route 4…
UPDATE: Stolen Car Crash Into Utility Pole Closes Route 17, Fleeing Juveniles Captured UPDATE: Stolen Car Crash Into Utility Pole Closes Route 17, Fleeing Juveniles Captured
Update: Stolen Car Crash Into Utility Pole Closes Route 17, Fleeing Juveniles Captured The driver and passenger in a stolen Range Rover that hit a utility pole, rolled over and ignited a cluster of flames during a pre-dawn police chase Friday on Route 17 are both 15-year-old juveniles from Newark, authorities said. The Range Rover and a silver Porsche Panamera were both stolen from the garage of a Carlton Road residence in Wyckoff after the thieves broke into the home and found the keys shortly before 4:30 a.m. Dec. 8, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Paramus police who heard an alert from their Wyckoff colleagues spotted both vehicles minutes later heading east on Route …
16-Year-Old Killed, Two Injured In Newark Crash: Authorities 16-Year-Old Killed, Two Injured In Newark Crash: Authorities
16-Year-Old Killed, Two Injured In Newark Crash: Authorities A 16-year-old teenage boy was killed and two others injured after their stolen car collided with a garbage truck in Newark on Friday, Nov. 10, authorities said. At 4:32 a.m., police responded to Central Avenue and 1st Street on a report of the crash, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The stolen car had four juveniles, one fled the scene and two were treated for injuries at University Hospital, Stephens and Fragé said. One was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. The driver of the truck was …
Englewood Resident Carjacked, Fleeing Juveniles Captured In Paterson Englewood Resident Carjacked, Fleeing Juveniles Captured In Paterson
Englewood Resident Carjacked, Fleeing Juveniles Captured In Paterson Two 17-year-olds who carjacked an Englewood resident at gunpoint overnight Wednesday were captured in Paterson a short time later by city police and New Jersey State Police troopers. The 52-year-old victim told police the two masked robbers took his Hyundai Elantra at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartment complex shortly after midnight Nov. 1, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. The victim wasn’t injured, Pulice said. Englewood detectives used the vehicle's tracking system to trace the car to Paterson and alerted police there, the lieutenant said. Paterson police pursued the vehicle before the pai…
Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (UPDATE): Police Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (UPDATE): Police
Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (Update): Police UPDATE: A 14-year-old boy was stabbed and slashed by a fellow Teaneck High School student in a Halloween clown mask, authorities confirmed. The 16-year-old assailant was still carrying the bloody knife when two Bogota police officers nabbed him following the apparently random Halloween night attack on Cedar Lane shortly before 9 p.m., Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. The victim was stabbed in the buttocks and also suffered a deep cut on his face in the attack on Garrison Avenue, around the corner from the Seasons Express kosher grocery on Cedar Lane, the chief said early Wednesday,…
Will Paterson Boy Accused Of Shooting Morris Man Dead, Wounding Two Others Be Charged As Adult? Will Paterson Boy Accused Of Shooting Morris Man Dead, Wounding Two Others Be Charged As Adult?
Will Paterson Boy Accused Of Shooting Morris Man Dead, Wounding Two Others Be Charged As Adult? Authorities haven't yet said whether they'll try to prosecute a 16-year-old Paterson boy as an adult for gunning down a Morris County man while wounding the murder victim's companion and a bus passenger who was struck by a stray bullet earlier this month. Jerrell Wright, 23, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's University Medical Center shortly after he was shot in a car in the area of Broadway and Rosa Parks Boulevard on Oct. 3. His passenger, Shaheem Clark, 19, from Elmwood Park, was wounded but survived the shooting, as did Charles Obee, 57, of Paterson who was riding a bus when a bu…
Teen Thieves In Stolen Car Bail Out On Garden State Parkway, Nabbed By Mahwah, Paramus Police Teen Thieves In Stolen Car Bail Out On Garden State Parkway, Nabbed By Mahwah, Paramus Police
Teen Thieves In Stolen Car Bail Out On Garden State Parkway, Nabbed By Mahwah, Paramus Police A trio of teenagers bailed out of a stolen car on the Garden State Parkway during an overnight chase and were quickly captured by police from Mahwah and Paramus. Mahwah Police Officer Brian Doolittle was on pro-active patrol in the township’s Scotch Hills area when he spotted the 2023 Honda Civic moving slowly along McIntosh Drive shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. An instant license plate check showed the Civic had been reported stolen out of Orange on Sept. 29, Bussinelli said. Doolittle called for backups and activated his vehicle’s overhead lights, the …
Three Teenagers Arrested After Shooting In Bayonne: Police Three Teenagers Arrested After Shooting In Bayonne: Police
Three Teenagers Arrested After Shooting In Bayonne: Police Three teenagers were arrested and charged for shooting at each other on Sunday, Aug. 20 Bayonne police said. At 1 a.m., officers responded to 21st St and Avenue E for a report of multiple shots fired, Captain Eric Amato said. Witnesses said Jancarlos Rivera, 18 and two 17-year-old teenagers were firing shots at each other, Amato said. No one was struck, though a parked vehicle and an area business sustained damage, Amato said As part of their investigation, police found the two juveniles were on board a Hudson Bergen Lightrail train arriving at the 22nd Street platform, Amato said. While ex…
Kids In Stolen Car Speed Wrong Way On Route 23, Two Nabbed After Intense Hunt Off Routes 80, 46 Kids In Stolen Car Speed Wrong Way On Route 23, Two Nabbed After Intense Hunt Off Routes 80, 46
Kids In Stolen Car Speed Wrong Way On Route 23, Two Nabbed After Intense Hunt Off Routes 80, 46 Two boys – one 16, the other 14 -- were captured following a stolen car pursuit in which the driver at one point perilously sped south on northbound Route 23, authorities said. Four masked thieves in all were pulling on vehicle door handles when police pulled up in response to a call on Oak Hill Drive in Wayne shortly before 5:30 a.m., Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The crew also tried to break into a home through the back, the captain said. Officer David Talerico spotted an occupied vehicle with a smashed backseat passenger window and no rear license plate on nearby Timberline Drive, Daly…
14-Year-Old Boy Rams Paramus Police Vehicle With SUV Stolen From Jersey Shore 14-Year-Old Boy Rams Paramus Police Vehicle With SUV Stolen From Jersey Shore
14-Year-Old Boy Rams Paramus Police Vehicle With SUV Stolen From Jersey Shore A 14-year-old boy rammed a Paramus police vehicle with an SUV stolen from the Jersey Shore before he and two companions were captured, authorities said. Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said the 2020 BMW X7 was reported stolen during a burglary more than 50 miles away in the affluent Monmouth County town of Marlboro. Officer Nicholas Perna and the driver spotted one another at the same moment shortly before 11:30 p.m. Monday, July 24, the chief said. At that point, the Newark juvenile hit the gas and headed right for the officer’s cruiser, he said. Perna quickly turned his wheel – an…
PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief
Pursuit: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, Njsp Detectives, Teen Thief UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…
Mother, Son Charged In Fatal Union City Car Crash: Prosecutors Mother, Son Charged In Fatal Union City Car Crash: Prosecutors
Mother, Son Charged In Fatal Union City Car Crash: Prosecutors A 37-year-old mother and her 16-year-old son, both Union City residents, were charged in connection with a fatal collision in Union City that killed a 73-year-old DPW employee on Monday, June 5, authorities said. Fortunato Rojas-Solis died after being struck by a Dodge Durango driven by the 16-year-old, who did not have a license, in the area of Palisade Avenue and 36th Street, while he was on the job, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision and causing death while driving unlicensed…
Three Teens Nabbed After Stealing Car, Fleeing From Officers: Secaucus PD Three Teens Nabbed After Stealing Car, Fleeing From Officers: Secaucus PD
Three Teens Nabbed After Stealing Car, Fleeing From Officers: Secaucus PD Three teenage boys were arrested and charged after they stole a car, hit a police vehicle and fled from officers in Secaucus on the early morning of Friday, June 9 authorities said.  At 5:03 a.m., a police officer observed a black Kia Forte with no lights on and occupied by four people wearing ski masks near Radio Avenue by Route 3 West, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police attempted to stop the vehicle at Paterson Park Road and Hops Lane, but the vehicle refused to stop, Miller said. The driver of the vehicle lost control and crashed into a police car, Miller said. Followi…
Six Kids Crashed Stolen Car While Fleeing From Officers: Fairfield Police Six Kids Crashed Stolen Car While Fleeing From Officers: Fairfield Police
Six Kids Crashed Stolen Car While Fleeing From Officers: Fairfield Police Six kids between the ages of 12 to 14 were arrested after they crashed a stolen car while fleeing from Fairfield Police on the early morning on Sunday, June 4, authorities said. Police said they initially received a call at 3 a.m., of a group of kids trying to break into a vehicle on Big Piece Road. They were then seen heading toward Horseneck Road driving a red sedan, police said. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle refused to stop and a pursuit ensued, police said. Due to the high speeds and concern for public safety, police said they terminated the pursuit. The red se…
Teen Jailed In Head-On That Injured Rutherford Officer Teen Jailed In Head-On That Injured Rutherford Officer
Teen Jailed In Head-On That Injured Rutherford Officer UPDATE: An 18-year-old thief from Newark who injured a Rutherford police officer when he rammed a stolen sedan head-on into a cruiser remained jailed on a host of offenses. Nyaad A. Johnson was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, as well as resisting arrest, burglary, receiving stolen property and employing a juvenile in a crime. Officer Stuart Madison, meanwhile, was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center before being released later in the day. Police from Rutherford and Lyndhurst were headed to an active burglary call on Riverside Terrace when the crash occurred…
GOT 'EM! Teens From Elizabeth Nabbed After Ransacking Vehicles At Clifton Condo Complex GOT 'EM! Teens From Elizabeth Nabbed After Ransacking Vehicles At Clifton Condo Complex
GOT 'EM! Teens From Elizabeth Nabbed After Ransacking Vehicles At Clifton Condo Complex A crew of late-morning teenage car burglars who infiltrated a Clifton condo development were caught in Passaic, authorities said. Officers responding to calls from Evergreen at Clifton at Main Avenue and Felton Boulevard began checking local streets shortly before noon Saturday, May 13, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Sure enough, they spotted all four black-hooded suspects in the area of Brook and Dakota streets in Passaic. The teens, all from Elizabeth, apparently were carrying valuables stolen from vehicles at Evergreen that had been left unlocked. Jayden Alzate, 19, and three j…