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Irate Smoke Shop Customer Impersonates Detective, Had Airsoft Guns, Crystal Meth: Mahwah PD Irate Smoke Shop Customer Impersonates Detective, Had Airsoft Guns, Crystal Meth: Mahwah PD
Irate Smoke Shop Customer Impersonates Detective, Had Airsoft Guns, Crystal Meth: Mahwah PD A Mahwah smoke shop customer had two airsoft guns in his car, a holster in his waistband and some crystal meth on him when he claimed to be a police detective during a dispute with the owner, authorities said. Officers who responded to the Hypnotic Smoke Shop on Franklin Turnpike around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, spoke with the owner and the irate customer, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Gustavo Gonzalez Jr., 24, of Monroe, NY, apparently had tried to pay for merchandise with credit card numbers and not an actual card, the captain said. The owner said he told Gonzalez that wasn’t allowed, aft…

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OOPS! Driver Who Tried To Pass Holland Tunnel Jam With Illegal Lights, Siren On Gets Surprised OOPS! Driver Who Tried To Pass Holland Tunnel Jam With Illegal Lights, Siren On Gets Surprised
Oops! Driver Who Tried To Pass Holland Tunnel Jam With Illegal Lights, Siren On Gets Surprised A motorist who tried bypassing a huge Holland Tunnel traffic jam by driving on the shoulder with illegal lights and sirens on his car hadn't counted on who might be in front of him. Port Authority Police Chief of Operations Emilio Gonzalez was on his way to work Thursday morning when the vehicle came up behind him on the Route 78 approach to the tunnel, the department's Lenis Valens said. Gonzalez began talking with the driver, identified as Jose Ramos Navarro, 30, of Jersey City, she said. Navarro at first claimed to be an officer with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, then changed his …

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Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida
Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida The son of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco was arrested on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer on Route 95 in Florida, authorities said. James J. Tedesco IV, 43, of Nanuet had an NYPD jacket and DEA hat with him, as well as two AR-15 rifles, 1,139 rounds of ammo and a bag loaded with gas mask equipment and suits, when he was stopped on the southbound interstate in Vero Beach shortly after 4:30 p.m. Monday, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. He was arrested, processed and sent to the county jail about 2½ hours later, records show. Tedesco posted a $26,000 b…

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Feds: Unregistered Firearms, Fake FBI, DEA Badges Found In Raid Of Rockland Deputy Mayor's Home Feds: Unregistered Firearms, Fake FBI, DEA Badges Found In Raid Of Rockland Deputy Mayor's Home
Feds: Unregistered Firearms, Fake FBI, DEA Badges Found In Raid Of Rockland Deputy Mayor's Home The deputy mayor of a Rockland County village who's already facing state charges for a trove of unregistered guns found at his home was charged by federal authorities with having a collection of phony badges and ID cards that identify him as working for the FBI, DEA and other law enforcement agencies, records show. Investigators reported a startling discovery when they showed up with a search warrant last week at the home of Brian Downey, a 47-year-old Republican who was elected deputy mayor of the village of Airmont in 2019. Downey was taken into custody after no fewer than 16 unregistere…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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‘HELP ME!’ Clifton PD Rescues Couple Kidnapped By Violent Sex Offender Posing As Police Officer ‘HELP ME!’ Clifton PD Rescues Couple Kidnapped By Violent Sex Offender Posing As Police Officer
‘Help ME!’ Clifton PD Rescues Couple Kidnapped By Violent Sex Offender Posing As Police Officer “HELP ME!” a Morris County woman mouthed to a stranger in the parking lot of a Clifton bank after she and a companion were kidnapped by a violent registered sex offender. That brought Clifton police, who captured both the abductor and an accomplice, authorities said. The 28-year-old woman and her companion, a 32-year-old West Milford man, told police that they were parked near the corner of Main and Vreeland avenues around 10:45 p.m. Friday when there was a tap on the driver’s side window. Travis Mann, 39, of Hewitt identified himself as a police officer and said they were breaking the law…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Upper Saddle River PD: Driver Impersonating Officer On Route 17 Had Gun, Police Gear Upper Saddle River PD: Driver Impersonating Officer On Route 17 Had Gun, Police Gear
Upper Saddle River PD: Driver Impersonating Officer On Route 17 Had Gun, Police Gear A Florida driver caught smoking a joint with a woman parked in a lot on Route 17 in Upper Saddle River was carrying a loaded gun and a bag that contained handcuffs, a police duty belt, an expandable baton, two switchblades and other police equipment, authorities said. Robert Mitchell, 58, of Hollywood, FL has no law enforcement affiliation, Detective Lt. Edward Kane said Tuesday. Officer Kevin McWilliams approached the couple on Friday, then spotted a magazine that turned out to contain hollow-point bullets, the lieutenant said. A search turned up the semi-automatic handgun and the “tactic…

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by Jerry DeMarco