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Worker With Record Caught Stealing From Popular NJ Ice Cream Shop: Cops
An employee at a popular ice cream shop in North Jersey was charged with theft following a months-long investigation, police announced Thursday, April 2.
Officers responded to a report on Friday, March 13, involving suspected theft at Sparta Dairy, Sparta Police Capt. Tom Snyder said.
The reporting parties provided documentation and video surveillance showing “potential irregularities involving financial transactions over an extended period of time,” Snyder said.
As a result of the investigation, Maria Rizzo, 36, of Branchville, was taken into custody and charged with theft of movable prop…
Woman, 37, Beats Ex Mother-In-Law, Steals $5K Gold Bar In Bergen County: Police
A 37-year-old woman was arrested after police say she assaulted her ex mother-in-law and stole a gold bar worth more than $5,000 in Bergen County.
Officers responded to 291 Liberty St., Apt. 52 on Monday, March 16 for a reported assault and learned the victim had been attacked by her ex daughter-in-law, Jieon Ha, who fled the scene before police arrived, according to Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters.
The victim suffered severe bruising and swelling to her face, hands, and neck, along with bleeding from her mouth, and was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center’s trauma un…
Uninsured NJ Woman Who Just Started New Job Stuck In Virginia After Deadly I-495 Attack
Timing is everything.
A New Jersey woman who was brutally assaulted hundreds of miles from home during a deadly road rage attack on I-495 in Virginia is facing a mounting debt as she continues to recover.
Bernardsville native Mary Flood, 37, was one of four people who were stabbed by Jared Llamado on the Beltway earlier this month when she and friends pulled over to assist another driver on Sunday, March 1.
Flood, Dana Bonnell, 36, and Heather Miller, 40, were all seriously injured in the assault. Their driver, Michelle Adams, 39, was killed.
The attack unfolded around 1:2…
FL Man Kills Brother-In-Law, NJ Bagel Shop Owner In Christmas Assault: Prosecutor
US Marshals agents arrested a Florida man on manslaughter charges in Philadelphia following a Christmas assault in New Jersey that led to the death of his brother-in-law, a popular bagel shop owner, authorities said.
John E. Meyers, 69, of Port St. Lucie, FL, was charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Frank Vincent Vitrano Jr., 72, of Buena, who records show owns Bellevue Bagel Cafe in Hammonton, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Stratford Police Chief Ronald Morello.
Authorities were notified on Saturday, Dec. 27, of an assault tha…
Hackensack Man Assaulted Child Months After Prior Charge, Prosecutor Says
A Hackensack man already facing child endangerment charges has been arrested again — this time accused of assaulting a juvenile, authorities said.
Elijah E. Holder, 34, of Hackensack, was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 22, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Hackensack Police Department, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella,
The investigation began Tuesday, Oct. 21, after the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the prosecutor’s office about an alleged assault.
Investigators determined that Ho…
Wayne Home Health Aide Assaulted Elderly Patient Then Lied About It: Cops
A home health aide is accused of shoving an elderly woman in her Wayne home, causing her to hit her head, then lying about the cause of the injury to police, authorities said.
Officers responded to a residence around 8:03 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, after receiving a report of an assault, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said.
Two adult sisters told officers their mother’s aide, identified as Helen Pitman, 64, of Mount Vernon, NY, had called to report that their mother had fallen, Daly said. The sisters said they checked a home security camera and saw Pitman “shoved their mother backwards forcefully whi…
Tire-Slasher Swings At Detective During Dumont Traffic Stop: Chief
A Dumont man accused in a tire-slashing spree took a swing at a detective before being arrested, authorities said.
Police Chief Luke Totten told Daily Voice that officers stopped Reese Donohue, 28, on Pine Street Thursday, Sept. 11, after Detective Brandon Torrazzi identified him using camera footage, Totten said.
Detective Sgt. Matt Gloeckler, Detective Sam Schlamowitz, Detective James Fitzsimmons, Officer Dylan Lafront, and Officer Dylan Van Riper located him on Pine Street, where Donohue "took a swing" at Detective Schlamowitz, according to Totten.
No injuries were reported an…
Rideshare Trip Ends In Assault, Spitting, Arrest In Bergen County, Cops Say
An Englewood man has been charged in connection with an assault on a rideshare driver in Teaneck, authorities said.
On Monday, Aug. 18, at approximately 11:30 a.m., a rideshare driver called 9-1-1 to report being assaulted by a man and woman near Teaneck Road and West Englewood Avenue, according to Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr.
The victim told police he had picked up an adult female passenger in Paramus for a scheduled drop-off in Teaneck. During the trip, the passenger became agitated and exited the vehicle at the destination. Moments later, a man — identified as Malik Bell, 51, of E…
Man Sucker Punches Stranger At Bergen County 7-Eleven For 'Picking On Woman,' Cops Say
A Bergen County man is accused of assaulting a stranger and stealing his phone outside a 7-Eleven, authorities said.
On Sunday, Aug. 31, at approximately 10:57 p.m., Wallington Police Officers Peter Wojcik and Robert Ventura responded to the 7-Eleven at 358 Main Ave., in Wallington, for a report of an assault, Detective Szymon Popek said in a release.
A 36-year-old male victim told police that while waiting by the exit after buying coffee, another man — later identified as Derek Allen, 36 — punched him in the face with a closed fist, pushed him out the door, and threw him against a trash bi…
Driver Followed, Beaten, Hair Ripped Out In NJ Road Rage Attack: Police
A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with a violent road rage assault that left another driver bloodied and missing portions of his hair, authorities said.
Christian Estupinan, 28, of Secaucus, was taken into custody at Secaucus Police Headquarters on Paterson Plank Road on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for aggravated assault, Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
The charges stem from an incident on Wednesday, Aug. 6, near the intersection of Plaza Center and the Route 3 East service road. The victim told police another vehicle cut him off before pulling into the parking lot behind Bagel Buffet. Whe…
Uber Driver Knocks Biotech CEO Unconscious Over Service Dog, Lawsuit Claims (Video)
A biotechnology executive is reportedly suing Uber after a video showed one of its drivers punching him in the face while he was holding his service dog.
Bryan Kobel, CEO of United Kingdom-based TC BioPharm, filed the lawsuit on Monday, Aug. 18, according to The Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina.
The suit claims that Kobel was knocked unconscious while waiting for a ride with his girlfriend outside Maison, a French restaurant on Upper King Street in Charleston, on Thursday, April 24.
According to the lawsuit, the driver, identified as 42-year-old Vadim Nik…
