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Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE
Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE A Clifton detective broke his foot chasing a man who, it turned out, was wanted by ICE, authorities said. Investigators and uniformed officers who joined them found the man hiding in the rafters of a shed after a lengthy pursuit that began in the area of Hope and Highland avenues last Wednesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He’d bolted after the detectives tried to talk with him, then struggled while being taken into custody, Bracken said. Authorities released the man after processing him on charges of resisting arrest and minor drug possession. The detective, meanwhile, received tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Emerson PD: Officer Nabs iPhone Thief Who Signed For Package, ICE Issues Detainer Emerson PD: Officer Nabs iPhone Thief Who Signed For Package, ICE Issues Detainer
Emerson PD: Officer Nabs iPhone Thief Who Signed For Package, ICE Issues Detainer A package thief took a different approach when he used an Emerson woman's address to order two iPhones, then waited and signed for the delivery outside her house, authorities said. Responding quickly to a call from the Jordan Road resident, Officer Glenn Howard spotted and pulled over the thief's car -- bearing Ohio license plates -- on Forest Road, Capt. Michael McDermott said Tuesday. Howard "saw the shipping label torn off a package and two iPhones inside with a packing invoice addressed to the Emerson resident on Jordan Road," McDermott said. He took the driver, 31-year-old Dominican R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJPBA Prez: 'Salacious' Newspaper Report On Police Use Of Force Slanted, Selfish, Irresponsible NJPBA Prez: 'Salacious' Newspaper Report On Police Use Of Force Slanted, Selfish, Irresponsible
Njpba Prez: 'Salacious' Newspaper Report On Police Use Of Force Slanted, Selfish, Irresponsible A story from NJ Advance Media on law enforcement use of force will look to develop controversy and discontent by providing data with little context about the use of force officers are required to use.  Police officers face an unparalleled challenge of saving lives, restoring peace, and bringing criminals to justice.  The situations they face are dynamic and involve split-second decisions. They are not done within the safety and security of a newsroom. The actions they take can mean life or death.  In 2016 alone over 1,800 New Jersey Police Officers were assaulted while doing…

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by Patrick Colligan
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Grewal's New Rules: NJ Sheriffs Can No Longer Hold Immigrants Charged With Crimes For ICE Grewal's New Rules: NJ Sheriffs Can No Longer Hold Immigrants Charged With Crimes For ICE
Grewal's New Rules: NJ Sheriffs Can No Longer Hold Immigrants Charged With Crimes For ICE New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal on Thursday ordered county sheriffs to ignore ICE detainers if a local judge orders the release of a suspected illegal immigrant who’s been charged with a crime. Grewal also prohibited police and jail operators from holding a detainee arrested for a minor crime “past the time he or she would otherwise be released from custody simply because ICE has submitted an immigration detainer.” Not only that, he forbade them from even notifying ICE of their release. “With respect to detainees charged with violent or serious offenses – such as murder, rape,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Cliffside Park Laborer Had Sex With Two Pre-Teens, ICE Issues Deportation Detainer Prosecutor: Cliffside Park Laborer Had Sex With Two Pre-Teens, ICE Issues Deportation Detainer
Prosecutor: Cliffside Park Laborer Had Sex With Two Pre-Teens, ICE Issues Deportation Detainer Federal immigration authorities have placed a detainer for deportation hearings on a Cliffside Park laborer accused of having sex with two different children each under 13 years old. A judge in Hackensack ordered that Jairo N. Jocon, a 37-year-old Guatemalan national, remained held in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest last week on sexual assault and child endangerment charges, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A detention hearing was scheduled for this Wednesday in Hackensack. If a judge orders his release, new Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton told Daily Voic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Child Porn-Sharing NJ Retiree, 78, Headed To Prison For Four Years Child Porn-Sharing NJ Retiree, 78, Headed To Prison For Four Years
Child Porn-Sharing NJ Retiree, 78, Headed To Prison For Four Years A 78-year-old retiree from Central Jersey was sentenced to four years in state prison Monday for trafficking child pornography. Arnold Kay of Linden will be under parole supervision for life and must register as a sex offender once he’s released. Kay pleaded guilty to child porn distribution charges earlier this year in exchange for leniency. He was one of 28 people busted in 2014 during “Operation Predator Alert,” a multi-agency child pornography sweep. By sharing kiddie porn online, Kay “participated in a criminal network that promotes and perpetuates the brutal sexual exploitation of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Mexican Duo Nabbed With $3M In Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl, ICE Issues Detainers Prosecutor: Mexican Duo Nabbed With $3M In Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl, ICE Issues Detainers
Prosecutor: Mexican Duo Nabbed With $3M In Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl, ICE Issues Detainers Two brothers from Sinaloa, Mexico were caught in Hasbrouck Heights with dozens of pounds of heroin, crystal meth and fentanyl worth a combined $3 million on the street, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced Tuesday. Rumulo Chaidez Medrano, 46, and Arcenio Chaidez Medrano, 36, were carrying nearly 29 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, more than seven pounds of heroin, three pounds of raw fentanyl and 6,255 fentanyl tablets for sale when detectives from his office moved in and nabbed the pair, Calo said. ICE immediately issued detainers on both men, who remained held Tues…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen
ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen Federal authorities placed a detainer on a Mexican cook living in Hackensack who was charged with having sexual contact with an underage teenager. Felix Ortega-Antonio, 32, will remain in the Bergen County Jail until his case is completed or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes custody of him for a deportation hearing. Ortega-Antonio is charged with lesser-degree counts of criminal sexual contact and child endangerment involving a youngster between 13 and 16, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Authorities didn’t say whether texts or computer messaging was inv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside Park Police Find Nearly Kilo Of Heroin In Minivan, Arrest Venezuelan National, 61 Cliffside Park Police Find Nearly Kilo Of Heroin In Minivan, Arrest Venezuelan National, 61
Cliffside Park Police Find Nearly Kilo Of Heroin In Minivan, Arrest Venezuelan National, 61 A routine traffic stop by Cliffside Park police turned up nearly two pounds of heroin in a minivan driven by a 63-year-old Venezuelan national, authorities said. Jairo O. Lamk Alvarez of Caracos had only a passport as identification when Officer Roy Kesenci stopped the Dodge Caravan as it headed north on Anderson Avenue Friday night because he was talking on his cellphone, Lt. Vincent Capano said. Capano and Detective Daniel Murtagh joined Kesenci at the scene. After receiving Alvarez’s consent to search the vehicle, they found the drugs stashed inside a back seat, the lieutenant said. Al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver
Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver A 26-year-old Teaneck man led police on a chase from Westwood to Paramus -- exceeding 100 mph and one point and nearly ramming a police cruiser -- before he crashed and was taken into custody, authorities said. Westwood Police Chief Michael Pontillo said his department got a 911 call around 11:50 p.m. Saturday of someone trying door handles trying to get into a residence. David Corredor-Echeverry sped off, with Westwood police in pursuit, Pontillo said. His officers broke off the chase a short time later because of the risk to the public, and Paramus police picked it up, eventually stoppin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb
Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb UPDATE: Hours after a protestor climbed to the base of the Statue of Liberty -- insisting she wouldn't relent "until all of the children have been released" --- specially-trained police followed her up and took her into custody. As the hours passed, NBC4 New York showed police negotiating with the woman and very slowly inching their way toward her. The network then cut away for a few minutes only to return showing the officers seizing the protestor -- only a few hours before the Macy's 4th of July fireworks show was to begin. "She is telling police that she will not come dow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Park Painter Sexually Abused Teenage Boy, Authorities Charge Palisades Park Painter Sexually Abused Teenage Boy, Authorities Charge
Palisades Park Painter Sexually Abused Teenage Boy, Authorities Charge A Palisades Park painter sexually abused a 17-year-old boy, said authorities who arrested him. ICE issued a detainer holding Santos Ruiz-Teletor, a 37-year-old Guatemalan national, in the Bergen County Jail regardless of the outcome of a Thursday afternoon detention hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Ruiz-Teletor is charged with sexual assault through force or coercion and child endangerment through sexual contact. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Ruiz-Teletor was arrested following an investigation by members of his Special Victims Unit and Palisad…

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by Jerry DeMarco