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Hudson County Man Admits Getting Kids, Dad To Send Homemade Porn That He Shared On Social Hudson County Man Admits Getting Kids, Dad To Send Homemade Porn That He Shared On Social
Hudson County Man Admits Getting Kids, Dad To Send Homemade Porn That He Shared On Social A Union City man admitted getting two underage victims and a pedophile dad in the Dominican Republic to send him homemade child porn that he then shared on social media, federal authorities said. Posing as a teenage boy, Ramon Zelaya, 36, used an Instagram account to persuade a minor to send him a "revealing" photo, then used that to "entice, threaten, and coerce" the victim into sending him sexually explicit videos and other images, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Zelaya also conspired with an unidentified individual in the Dominican Republic on Facebook to sexually abuse that pers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report
DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report A 24-year-old Union City police officer was apparently DWI when he ran a red light and struck another car while off-duty in Hoboken last month, the Jersey Journal reports. Kevin Roldan allegedly ran the light on Paterson Avenue and struck the other driver heading south on Harrison Street around 3 a.m. on Oct. 16, the outlet said citing a redacted criminal complaint. Roldan told police that the light was yellow and that his vehicle was struck, the criminal complaint apparently says. An investigating officer smelled alcohol on Roldan's breath, and he subsequently failed a field sobriety …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Con Dog Walker Had Pound Of Cocaine, Assault Rifle, More In Turnpike Stop: Bergen Prosecutor Ex-Con Dog Walker Had Pound Of Cocaine, Assault Rifle, More In Turnpike Stop: Bergen Prosecutor
Ex-Con Dog Walker Had Pound Of Cocaine, Assault Rifle, More In Turnpike Stop: Bergen Prosecutor An ex-con dog walker from Hudson County had more than a pound of cocaine, an assault rifle and multiple high-capacity magazines in an electronically operated secret compartment of his SUV when he was stopped near the Meadowlands, authorities said. Detectives with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Narcotic Task Force stopped a 2009 Toyota Rav4 driven by Mervin Menier, 50, of Union City for speeding on the New Jersey Turnpike in Carlstadt this past Tuesday, Oct. 18. The investigators had been tipped off by the DEA that Menier was “transporting bulk shipments” of drugs and cash int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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7-Hour Weekend SWAT Standoff Involving 3 Kids, 4 Adults Ends In Woman's Arrest 7-Hour Weekend SWAT Standoff Involving 3 Kids, 4 Adults Ends In Woman's Arrest
7-Hour Weekend SWAT Standoff Involving 3 Kids, 4 Adults Ends In Woman's Arrest A seven-hour SWAT standoff ended with one woman in custody Sunday afternoon, authorities in Hudson County said. Sonia Alvarez, 59, of Union City, was charged with obstruction in violation and served a disorderly persons offense in connection with Sunday's incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Union City police responded to 1901 West St. on reports of an argument around 4 a.m.  Officers attempted to get inside to the apartment to make ensure the safety of all individuals when Alvarez became upset and wouldn't let police inside, Suarez said. Union City Emergency S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Lookout Admits Role In Union City Bank Robbery Jersey City Lookout Admits Role In Union City Bank Robbery
Jersey City Lookout Admits Role In Union City Bank Robbery A Jersey City man admitted Thursday that he served as the lookout while an ex-con robbed a Union City bank. Juan Rojas Hernandez, 21, told a federal judge via videoconference in Newark that he got a cut of the proceeds after William Tedeschi robbed the Valley National Bank branch on Bergenline Avenue of $10,200 in November 2019. Tedeschi, 48, also of Jersey City had been released from state prison after serving 20 months for impersonating a police officer in several Hudson County towns when he robbed the Valley National branch with Hernandez and co-defendant Faronk Lazizi. Taking a plea de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In NJ-Wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In NJ-Wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says
Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In Nj-wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says Two ex-cons in their 60s were part of a ring that stole more than 30 work vehicles from victims in seven North Jersey counties, authorities said. Their end came in a quick succession of arrests that followed an operation led by New Jersey State Police -- and involving dozens of local police departments -- that was dubbed “Operation Cat Burglar.” Crew members in January began snatching work vans and trucks from owners in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Union, Hudson, Morris, and Middlesex counties, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They stored the stolen vehicles in a lot in North Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Quickly Arrest Trio In $10K Union City Bank Heist Police Quickly Arrest Trio In $10K Union City Bank Heist
Police Quickly Arrest Trio In $10K Union City Bank Heist Three Jersey City men were arrested Tuesday shortly after police say they robbed a Union City bank.  A man entered Valley National Bank at 4405 Bergenline Ave. around 11 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding cash, according to police. He left with about $10,000.  Union City police from the patrol division and the detective bureau responded, obtaining still photos of the suspected getaway vehicle's license plate and a photo of the suspect. Using an intelligence database maintained by the Hoboken Police Department, the suspect was identified within an hour of the robbery.  …

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by Paul Milo