Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say
Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say A potential tragedy was averted when a Wayne police officer grabbed an out-of-state driver as he reached toward a loaded gun on the floor of his car in the parking lot of a Route 46 hotel, authorities said. Patrol officers spotted the vehicle – its windows fogged and loud music coming from inside – parked in the Ramada Inn lot last Wednesday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They asked the driver, identified as Michael Walker, 25, of Baton Rouge, LA and his passenger to step out of the car after both admitted smoking pot, he said. Walker said that “he needed to put his shoes on first," Daly …
Police Seek Help Finding Paintball Gun Shooter After Boy Nearly Loses Eye At Willowbrook Mall Police Seek Help Finding Paintball Gun Shooter After Boy Nearly Loses Eye At Willowbrook Mall
Police Seek Help Finding Paintball Gun Shooter After Boy Nearly Loses Eye At Willowbrook Mall HELP SOUGHT: A 15-year-old boy suffered a serious eye injury when he was shot with a paintball gun at the Willowbrook Mall, said police who turned to the public for help finding those responsible. Four boys were walking on the sidewalk of the food court when a passenger in a sedan fired several shots at the group at close range around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly said. One of the shots struck the victim just under his eye, causing a serious injury that required medical attention at a local hospital, Daly said. Witnesses described one female and two male suspect…
PD: Driver In Wayne Stolen Car Pursuit Crashes, Bails On Route 46, Leaves Loaded Gun Behind PD: Driver In Wayne Stolen Car Pursuit Crashes, Bails On Route 46, Leaves Loaded Gun Behind
PD: Driver In Wayne Stolen Car Pursuit Crashes, Bails On Route 46, Leaves Loaded Gun Behind A car thief from Newark who was captured after he crashed his own car on Route 46 in Clifton during a police chase left a loaded gun behind, Wayne police said. Wayne police responding to a report of thieves in a BMW with a temporary license plate in the Point View Parkway area spotted the car heading south in tandem with a stolen Lexus on Valley Road around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. They tried stopping the vehicles, but both sped away, Daly said. A supervisor eventually called off the pursuit because of the excessive speed, the captain said. One of the vehicles s…
GOTCHA! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests GOTCHA! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests
Gotcha! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests An alert Wayne police officer nailed a pair of porch pirates with some help from home surveillance video, authorities said. The video from one victim’s home showed one of the thieves swiping several packages while a Honda Pilot cruised the neighborhood, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. An unidentified officer on patrol spotted the SUV in the parking lot of a local hotel and then found several delivery boxes shortly before 2 a.m., Daly said. That led to a second victim who hadn’t realized that a theft occurred, he said. Detectives nabbed Enid Gonzalez, 30, at the hotel and identified the oth…
SEEN HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall SEEN HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall
Seen HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall Wayne police turned to the public Wednesday for help finding a Newark fugitive who they said took an “upskirt” photo of a woman using a toilet in a Willowbrook Mall bathroom. Aware that authorities were searching for him, Mohammad Abass, 40, fled the area and was believed to be in upstate New York or Vermont, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. He may be driving a gray or silver 2004 Honda Accord with New Jersey license plates: A12LGM. The woman told police she was using the facilities at Macy’s on Aug. 14 when the man “reached under from the stall beside her while holding a cellphone from …
MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel
Manhunt: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel An ex-con from North Carolina wanted in an Essex County homicide was captured on the roof of a Route 46 hotel in Wayne before dawn Tuesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The search began after Derrick Anthony Younger, 28, ran from a Route 46 traffic stop near Route 23 around midnight. Wayne Police Officer Wayne Bush, who stopped Younger, chased him on foot to the Ramada Inn. A Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT unit was summoned in case of a possible standoff. Although authorities believed Younger was in Room 228, he'd actually gone to the roof. After a SWAT robot found t…
Not So Fast: NJ Police Chief Corrects School Board Member’s Claims About COVID Response Not So Fast: NJ Police Chief Corrects School Board Member’s Claims About COVID Response
Not So Fast: NJ Police Chief Corrects School Board Member’s Claims About COVID Response A local Board of Education trustee got more than she bargained for when she blasted her township police department's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dawn Kumar, saying that she was speaking as a private citizen, said during an online Wayne Township Council meeting earlier this month that she’d seen a police officer not wearing a face mask in Costco, as well as high school students ignoring social distancing by gathering on a local field. Kumar, 33, a self-described “teacher turned homemaker" who became a BOE member six months ago, said these were examples of Mayor Chris Vergano and t…
Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies
Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies The driver of one of two SUVs involved in a chain-reaction crash in Wayne died Friday, authorities said. A gray-colored Honda CRV driven by Antonio R. Cruz, 38, of Wayne, was headed east on Ratzer Road near Garside Avenue when it struck a utility pole around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Cruz was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Jenelle E. Cruz, also 38 years old of Wayne, and a juvenile both remained ho…
Driver In Wayne Crash Dies Driver In Wayne Crash Dies
Driver In Wayne Crash Dies The driver of one of two SUVs involved in a chain-reaction crash in Wayne died Friday, authorities said. A gray-colored Honda CRV driven by Antonio R. Cruz, 38, of Wayne, was headed east on Ratzer Road near Garside Avenue when it struck a utility pole around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Cruz was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Jenelle E. Cruz, also 38 years old of Wayne, and a juvenile both remained ho…
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash A 29-year-old Wayne woman was killed Thursday morning when her SUV rear-ended a disabled dump truck on northbound Route 23, authorities said. Ashley Miller was pronounced dead at the scene of the 9:40 a.m. crash near the Wayne Inn, they said. The 2000 Ford F650 truck operated by a 39-year-old Cliffside Park man became disabled and was struck soon after by Miller's 2018 Chevrolet Trax compact SUV crossover, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. The driver wasn't injured, they said. No charges were filed or summonse…
Wayne CPA, 83, Struck, Killed Wayne CPA, 83, Struck, Killed
Wayne CPA, 83, Struck, Killed An 83-year-old Wayne accountant was struck and killed as he crossed a township road Tuesday night, authorities confirmed. Stuart Kahlenberg, a practicing CPA, was struck around 6:40 p.m. while crossing Hamburg Turnpike near Mountain Ridge Drive, they said. Kahlenberg was hit by a  2013 Volvo S60 operated by a 56-year-old township man, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James McNiff said Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead at 9:02 p.m. at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, they said. The driver remained at the scene and presented a valid l…
Morris County Pedestrian Killed On Route 23 In Wayne Morris County Pedestrian Killed On Route 23 In Wayne
Morris County Pedestrian Killed On Route 23 In Wayne A Morris County man was struck and killed on Route 23 in Wayne Friday night, authorities said. Gavino Salazar, 27, of Pequannock was struck by the 2018 Honda Tucson near the Royal Car Wash on the northbound highway around 6:45 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson about 45 minutes later, responders said. No charges were immediately filed nor summonses issued to the driver, a 30-year-old Congers, NY woman, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. An investigation by …