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Mahwah PD: Officers Converge On Neighborhood, Capture Rockland Burglar Amid Crime Spree
A group of Mahwah police officers quickly converged on a neighborhood during a string of burglaries and captured a Rockland County man.
Jorge Lopez, 18, of Spring Valley lost his Nike slides breaking into a home and stole a pair of footwear to try and make his getaway, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said.
He was riding away on a stolen bicycle when township officers grabbed Lopez and found him carrying stolen jewelry and other items, the chief said.
Responding to several 911 calls, Officers Michael Cleary, Joe Alvarez, Martin Kilroy, Timothy Letavish, Chris Lupo, John Rodriguez and Sgt. Stacy …
Bergen Sheriff's Task Force Rounds Up 8 Defendants Who Skipped Court
A Fugitive Task Force assembled by Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton snatched up eight people wanted on warrants in one morning.
Tuesday morning’s operation “included participation from 18 different agencies and resulted in multiple leads,” Cureton said Wednesday.
All eight defendants taken into custody had skipped court appearances, he said.
Adrian Gierek, 24, Oakland: burglary;
Luz Lozada, 24, Lodi: accomplice liability;
Joseph Crawford, 32, Hawthorne: burglary;
Whelan Rapaikari, 26, Fort Lee: trespassing;
Darrell Davis,36, Hackensack: drug dealing;
Kristian Salmeron, 37, Garfield: …
Bloodied, Shirtless, Screaming Man Seized By Mahwah Police
Residents remained inside their homes as Mahwah police seized a bloodied, shirtless, shoeless man early Tuesday.
Marvin Corominal, 24, of Mahwah was pepper-sprayed after refusing to comply with officers' demands, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said.
Officers were called to a Catherine Avenue residence on a report of an out-of-control man around 8:40 a.m., a short time after children had left for school.
Additional calls came in of Corominal running down the street with no shirt or shoes, bloodied by some type of injury, the chief said.
Officer William Hunt found Corominal at the intersection …