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Rochelle Park PD: Machete, Crack, Stolen Plates Found, Three Arrested In Stolen Car
A Rochelle Park police officer stopped what turned out to be a stolen car and found a trio carrying a machete, crack and stolen license plates, authorities said.
Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the silver Toyota Corolla, which was missing a front license plate, on Essex Street early Saturday, Lt. James DePreta said.
He immediately spotted a machete sticking out of the rear seat, DePreta said.
Sgt. Jared Shatkin and Officer Todd Starling and Jorge Orihuela joined Kiszka soon after.
The rear license plate didn’t match the vehicle registration number on the Corolla, which has reportedly stolen …
Teresa Giudice, New Bergen County Beau Buy $3.35M Morris County Mansion
Teresa Giudice and her new boyfriend Luis Ruelas, of Allendale, have purchased a Morris County mansion together -- though they might not be the ones living in it, TMZ reports.
The $3.35 million Montville home is reportedly one of Ruelas' latest real estate investments, and located at 16 Pond View, reports say.
The 7,7728-square-foot mansion is located on the same street as the house Giudice's brother and sister-in-law -- Joe and Melissa Gorga -- recently sold.
The name of the home is "Clarence Manor," and it was modeled after the Thomas Kinkade painting, "Beyond Summer Gate," according t…
Njsp: CT Man Points Gun At Troopers During Route 287 Chase, Four Firearms Recovered
A Connecticut passenger pointed a handgun at a New Jersey State Police trooper during a pursuit on Route 287, authorities said Monday.
The pursuit, which began in Boonton, ended in a Mahwah park with the gunman and driver in custody and four weapons seized, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said.
A trooper tried to stop the Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation on northbound Route 287 in Boonton Township shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Marchan said.
The driver, identified as ex-con Theron Brown, 22, of Bridgeport, CT, hit the gas instead and sped off, he said.
At one point during the subsequent …
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties
A Morris County motorcyclist had been drinking when he led officers on a pursuit through three different towns, authorities said.
Lincoln Park Police responded to the area of Valley Road on reports of of an erratic motorcycle driver May 1 around 10:30 p.m., authorities said.
The motorcyclist -- later identified as Elliot Montalvo, 28, of Towaco -- was located on Pinebrook Road, where police said he ran a stop sign, prompting them to pull him over.
The man didn't stop, though, and officers pursued him through Lincoln Park to Montville, back to Lincoln Park and finally to Wayne.
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