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Police & Fire
Increase Of Residential Burglaries, Vehicle Thefts In Rahway: Police
Rahway police are on high alert after a recent increase residential burglaries and vehicle thefts in the city. Police said burglars are forcibly entering residences to steal key fobs for luxury vehicles like BMWs (X5, X6, X7, M3). A homeowner recently called police after hearing a disturbance outside their home, which officers believe was likely an attempted vehicle theft. Though no one entered the home, surveillance video captured several people exiting a vehicle and approaching a residence before leaving at a high rate of speed, police said. Rahway police said residents shoul…
Police & Fire
Cat Burglars Flee With Dumont Resident's Wallet After Failing To Find Vehicle Key Fob
Burglars snatched a wallet from a sleeping Dumont resident in the middle of the night Saturday after apparently failing to find a vehicle key fob, authorities said. The Margaret Court resident awoke shortly before 2:30 a.m. March 2 to find a window open, Dumont Police Chief Brian Joyce said. Security video showed one burglar entering the home while another waited outside a little more than 10 minutes earlier, the chief said. After failing to also get into the resident’s vehicle, the two took off with his wallet, Joyce said. Joyce said the intruder was dressed in a black hooded jacket with…
Police & Fire
Baby Blue Bike Wheels Helps Cops Catch Truck Thief: Fairfield PD
A 48-year-old Paterson resident was arrested for stealing a truck after police spotting him riding a bicycle in Fairfield on Friday, Feb. 20, authorities said. At 1:30 p.m., police in Fairfield received a call from a victim of a vehicle theft in Totowa, officers said. The victim said their red Ford F-250 was missing from their yard and using GPS they tracked it to a Red Roof Inn in Fairfield, police said. Police went to the area and found the vehicle in the parking lot of the Adult Emporium, officers said. Video obtained from a nearby business showed Giovanni Nieves, driving the vehicl…
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Newark Boy Carjacked Victim In Cranford: Police
A 13-year-old Newark boy was recently arrested for a carjacking in Cranford that occurred last fall, authorities said. On Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9:26 p.m., police responded to a business on the 300 block of East North Avenue following a report of a motor vehicle theft, Detective Lieutenant Spencer Durkin of the Cranford Police Department, said. The victim said a person entered the passenger side of their car and tried to drive off while they were putting air in the tires, Durkin said. The two got into a physical altercation, during which a second suspect arrived and threatened th…
Police & Fire
Somewhere In The Swamps Of East Rutherford: Garfield Vehicle Thief Crashes, Bails
The driver of a vehicle stolen out of Garfield crashed the car on an East Rutherford service road, bailed out and vanished into the swamps after being chased by the owner, authorities said. No injuries were reported. East Rutherford police had help establishing a perimeter after the thief was last seen near the Hilton off the eastbound Route 3 service road around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. Among those responding were fellow officers from Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, as well as New Jersey State Police. A sheriff's K-9 …
Police & Fire
Ho-Ho-Hold It: Police In Northwest Bergen Nab Holiday Package, Lawn Decoration Thieves
Police in many towns this past week have calculated what they collected this Christmas season – as in: plenty of holiday-related arrests. Multiple residents have reported the theft of package thefts from homes during the Holiday Season. A suspect driving a white Ford Transit van was observed in surveillance videos provided to us by the victims. Midland Park police who’d been called by a resident nabbed two Bronx men as they fled a home where they’d swiped multiple packages in a white Ford transit van. Their Wyckoff colleagues did some investigating and charged the driver, Downiel Sanchez…
Police & Fire
Brooklyn Man Busted After Maplewood Car Thefts: Police
A 29-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested in Maplewood on Sunday, Nov. 26 for stealing multiple vehicles, authorities said. Maplewood police initially responded to Springfield Avenue after a 2019 Subaru WRX was stolen, officers said. The vehicle was left unlocked with the keys still inside, police said. The vehicle was recovered and police issued a warrant for the arrest of Nika Khatiashvii. Later that day, police responded to Hillcrest Road and Peachtree Road on a report of a man checking residential door handles, officers said. Police spotted Khatiashvii sitting inside a silver 2016 Volkswa…
Police & Fire
Residents Home When Back-Door Burglars Steal Wallets, Fobs, New BMWs: Glen Rock PD
Residents were home when burglars broke in through a back window, snatched their key fobs and wallets and sped off with two new SUVs, police in Glen Rock said. The fobs were hanging on hooks near the front door and the wallets were found nearby, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said of the 6 a.m. break-in on Greenway Road. The burglars drove the 2024 BMW X5 and 2023 BMW X1 taken from the driveway towards Lincoln Avenue and were tracked on southbound Route 20 into Newark, the chief said. Moments later, they tried to use the resident’s credit card at a gas station on McCarter Boulevard, he said. …
Police & Fire
Car Burglar Trying To Hotfoot It Tackled After Assaulting Officer: Clifton PD
One of a group of sophisticated car thieves assaulted a Clifton police officer before being subdued following an overnight foot chase, authorities said. Francis Jose-Suarez, 20, of the Bronx was among a group trying to get into vehicles in the area of East 8th Street and Trenton Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, Lt. Robert Anderson said. Alerted by a resident, responding officers spotted an unoccupied Dodge Charger with the motor running, the lieutenant said. Turns out it had been stolen out of Saddle Brook earlier that night, he said. A neighbor pointed police toward…
Police & Fire
Two Arrested For Stealing Vehicle After Break-In: Verona Police
Two people were arrested on Thursday, Oct. 26 for stealing a vehicle after breaking into a Verona home, police said. At 5:45 a.m., a person entered a home in the Wayland neighborhood by pushing open a first-floor window, police said. A key fob was taken from the kitchen area and the suspect was able to flee the scene with the homeowner's vehicle, police said. A resident heard them as they were exiting the home and contacted police, officers said. Verona police contacted the state Auto Theft Task Force and two men in the vehicle were arrested in Irvington at 9:25 a.m., officers said. An inve…
Police & Fire
'76 Corvette Recovered: Edgewater, West New York Police Seize City Man, 66
Edgewater and West New York police teamed up to nab a 66-year-old repeat offender who they said snatched a classic Corvette. Surveillance video shows a thief stealing the ‘76 Chevy from Edgewater Motors and heading south on River Road shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, Edgewater Police Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. West New York police notified their Edgewater colleagues that they’d recovered the vehicle at the intersection of 52nd Street and Broadway just before lunchtime Monday, the lieutenant said. Tibus and Detective Sgt. Timothy Farrell met West New York Detectives Mario Cadena…
Police & Fire
Seen
IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner
A tow truck stolen from a shop in Michigan in the middle of the night was spotted in New Jersey, its owner said. The 2020 Kenworth T880 Century 1150 has a side puller and Super Mario theme wrap, said P.J. Daly, who has owned and operated P.J.'s Towing in Lansing for nearly 15 years. "If the wrap is removed, it’s a forest green and light green underneath," Daly said. Surveillance video shows two thieves swiping the rig just past midnight on Sunday, Sept. 10, he said. One person was dressed in a black hoodie and sweatpants with brown shoes with green camouflage on top. The other was in a w…
Police & Fire
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…
Police & Fire
SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago Out Of CT Recovered By Police In Small NJ Town
The owner of a luxury SUV that was stolen from a train station in Fairfield County, CT in 2016 likely thought he'd never see it again. Fate intervened, however -- or, rather, the Saddle River Police Department. Officers Greg Bulick and Det. Michael Cooper stopped the 2015 Land Rover on northbound Route 17 for having tinted windows, among other violations, Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. They quickly noticed some inconsistencies, he said. The vehicle had a temporary Georgia license plate for a 2019 Range Rover, for one thing, the chief said Wednesday, Aug. 30. The VIN numbers didn't m…
Police & Fire
Kids In Stolen Car Speed Wrong Way On Route 23, Two Nabbed After Intense Hunt Off Routes 80, 46
Two boys – one 16, the other 14 -- were captured following a stolen car pursuit in which the driver at one point perilously sped south on northbound Route 23, authorities said. Four masked thieves in all were pulling on vehicle door handles when police pulled up in response to a call on Oak Hill Drive in Wayne shortly before 5:30 a.m., Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The crew also tried to break into a home through the back, the captain said. Officer David Talerico spotted an occupied vehicle with a smashed backseat passenger window and no rear license plate on nearby Timberline Drive, Daly…
Police & Fire
Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse
A 50-year-old vehicle thief crashed an SUV in the parking lot of the Bergen County Courthouse while trying to elude a South Hackensack police officer, authorities said. Officer Damian Colon was on patrol when he spotted a 2016 Honda SUV reported stolen out of Newark heading down Green Street at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Sean Bannon said. Colon tried to pull the driver over, the detective said. but he hit the gas instead. A short time later, the SUV careened across the sidewalk and crashed into a handicapped parking sign at 1 Bergen Plaza, Bannon said. The driver -- Angel…
Police & Fire
26 Catalytic Converters Stolen Overnight In Teaneck: One Caught, One Sought
Two men were part of a quick-strike crew who stole 26 catalytic converters combined over two early mornings in Teaneck, said authorities who arrested one and are searching for the other. The crew, which is responsible for countless recent catalytic converter thefts throughout New Jersey, swiped nine of the devices in the northeast section of Teaneck on Jan. 21, followed by 17 more ten days later, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. The thieves trolled the area during the early morning hours in a stolen SUV bearing a bogus temporary registration tag, the chief said. Thieves have been …
Police & Fire
Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Pick Off Stolen Out-Of-State Pickup
Passaic County sheriff's detectives working a drug case found a North Jersey man driving a pickup truck stolen out of St. Louis, authorities said. Bureau of Narcotics members stopped the super-duty 2020 Ford F-350 in Wayne and discovered that a bogus VIN number had replaced the original to make the truck appear legit, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. They arrested the driver, Beau Richard Gunset, 28, of Oak Ridge and charged him with receiving stolen property and having possession of a vehicle with altered/fictitious parts, the sheriff said. Gunset was released pending court…
Police & Fire
Man Intentionally Hit By Car Twice At Controversial TikTok Motel: North Bergen PD
A 42-year-old man was arrested after striking a man with his car twice, trying to do it a third time and also breaking into their vehicle at a North Bergen motel with a devoted TikTok following but that police say is a frequent habitat for riff raff on the morning of Wednesday, May 24, police said. Ariam Ante, a West New York resident, got into an argument with someone at the Lincoln Tunnel Motel, police said. When the person exited their vehicle, Ante drove his car directly at them, striking their legs and almost pinning them against another parked car, police said. Ante again drove at the …
Police & Fire
Burglar's Dozen: Repeat Offender Tied To 13 New Milford Vehicle Break-Ins
There's a reason they call it a crime of opportunity. More than a dozen vehicles that were left unlocked at the south end of New Milford had laptops, credit cards, IDs and other personal belongings stolen by a local repeat offender, authorities said. All of the 13 thefts occurred overnight on May 2, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Detectives identified Lashawn Ray, 26, conducted a warranted search of his home in town and arrested him on Thursday, May 11, after finding some of the stolen goods, the captain said. They charged Ray with nine counts of burglary and six counts of theft and …
Police & Fire
Update
: Fleeing Teen Driver Tries To Ram Police During Multi-Town Northwest Bergen Pursuit
UPDATE: A fleeing teen driver tried to ram a Mahwah police vehicle during a wild early-morning chase Wednesday through several towns that became the fourth area police pursuit in just 12 hours. It all began in Franklin Lakes with a report of thieves trying to enter vehicles parked in the area of Greenridge Road and Old Mill Road around 6 a.m. May 3, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. Officers spotted the suspects, who hopped into a pair of vehicles and sped off in different directions, the captain said. One was a red 2022 KIA SPO that had been reported stolen out of Paramus, McCombs said. T…
Police & Fire
Car Crash Setup Leads To Gunpoint Robbery: Hillside PD
A 34-year-old Chatham man was robbed of $50 at gunpoint after robbers planned a car crash while he was driving his Volkswagen in Hillside on the evening of Sunday, April 30, police said. At the intersection of Schley Street and Winans Ave, a silver BMW SUV stopped in the middle of the intersection, police said. As the driver of the Volkswagen attempted to avoid crashing into the BMW, a white Audi stopped behind the BMW, causing the Volkswagen to crash into it, police said. The driver of the BMW made a U-turn and pulled behind the Volkswagen, police said. He went up to the driver of the Volk…
Police & Fire
Suspect In Bludgeoning Deaths Of Roselle Mom, Daughter Captured In MD
A 44-year-old man who police say had been wanted for bludgeoning a mother and her 9-year-old daughter to death in Roselle was arrested in Maryland. Everoy Morrison was captured when authorities spotted the 2019 silver BMW 750 with New Jersey tags, that had been reported stolen, on Wednesday, April 19, Maryland State Police said. roselle murderKyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice While Morrison was being charged with vehicle theft, Maryland State Police were notified of a Roselle homicide in which Keisha Morrison and her 9-year-old daughter had killed, according to state police. Morrison…
News
Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (
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UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two innocent civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. A passing vehicle was T-boned by the fleeing SUV at the corner of Century a…
News
Stolen SUV Owner Admits Leaving Keys As North Jersey Thefts, Burglaries, Police Pursuits Rise
A Wyckoff resident whose SUV was stolen from his driveway admitted leaving the keys in a jacket pocket hanging in his unlocked garage overnight, authorities said. The report comes as police in North Jersey continue to urge vehicle owners to stop making it so easy for thieves. Officers who investigated the Wyckoff theft on Timberline Drive found the jacket missing along with the owner’s 2022 Ford Expedition, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. A 2021 BMW was also entered and $50 taken from the glove compartment, the lieutenant said. Newark police found the Expedition abandoned in the city a short…
News
Garfield Man, 21, Convicted Of Armed Paterson Street Robbery Spree Faces At Least 10 Years
UPDATE: A 21-year-old Garfield man who rejected a plea offer was convicted of robbing four different victims during an early-morning armed street holdup spree in Paterson. Jurors in Paterson didn’t need long to find Jimmy German guilty of four counts of robbery along with possession of a handgun and the unlawful taking of a vehicle. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai then ordered that German remain held in the Bergen County Jail while awaiting a March 31 sentencing. He's looking at a sentence of at least 10 years, 8½ of which must be served under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act. …
Lifestyle
Thieves Steal Teresa Giudice's Car Day New Season Of '
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"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice had her vehicle stolen from her driveway on Tuesday, Feb. 7 — the day that the 13th season of the show premiered on Bravo, police confirm. The police department got a report from Giudice that her vehicle had been stolen from her Montville property, Police Chief Andrew Caggiano said. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident say Clifton police chased the Mercedes S580 4MATIC into Newark, but terminated the pursuit. The vehicle had been gifted by husband Luis Ruelas. The case is under investigation and all leads are being foll…
Police & Fire
Newark Ex-Con Busted Again For Morris Pursuit In Stolen Mercedes — This Time Ramming Cop Car
A Newark man with a laundry list of prior charges involving eluding and burglary yet again tried — and failed — to get away from police after breaking into a home twice, stealing a Mercedes, and ramming a police cruiser, authorities said on Friday, Jan. 13. Tysean Ware, 20, was charged theft, burglary, conspiracy to commit theft and burglary, eluding, and other offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll announced. Ware was allegedly seen on video surveillance breaking into a Morris Township home where a child was present and stealing a 2021 Mercedes SL500 Maybach around 3 p.…
Police & Fire
Driver Left Man For Dead In NJ Roadway Then Reported Car As Stolen: Police
Just hours after hitting a man with her car and leaving him for dead in the streets of New Jersey, the driver who police say was at fault registered her vehicle as stolen and spent months hiding from police. Chayla McCray, 22, of Avenel, was arrested and charged in the Aug. 29, 2022 death of 63-year-old Jose Bonilla on Dec. 29, police in Rahway said. McCray was behind the wheel of a dark-colored Nissan Altima when she struck Bonilla on St. George's and West Inman avenues around 3 a.m. Aug. 29, Rahway Police Director Jonathan Parham said. Bonilla was pronounced dead at the scene and, later …
News
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? Man Jumps On Hood Of Car Driven By Estranged Wife Outside Route 17 Starbucks
Talk about an ugly separation: Anyone watching what became a bizarre mid-morning scene outside a Route 17 Starbucks had to be shaking their heads. As police told it: A man jumped on the hood of his sedan in an effort to stop his estranged wife and their son from stealing it as countless java junkies and bemused motorists looked on. The vehicle in question: A Ford Fusion. Joanne Schielzo, 55, of Garfield was "unsatisfied" with her husband getting the $25,000 sedan in their impending divorce, Rochelle Park Police Lt. James M. DePreta said. So she "concocted a plan to regain possession," th…
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21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD
GOTCHA! Clifton police recovered 21 catalytic converters while arresting four men who they said stole them. Officers responding to a theft in progress on East 4th Street stopped a fleeing Kia in Paterson and arrested the lone occupant, Pedro Mirben-Feliz, 26, of Brooklyn around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. A second vehicle, an Acura TL, crashed on Route 3 in Secaucus, where police arrested three occupants -- driver Juan Ortegalazala, 29, of the Bronx and passengers Yheremy Santana, 22, and Angel Batista, 18, both of Jersey City, the lieutenant said. Betw…
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