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Teamwork Helps Lyndhurst Police Derail Overnight Car Burglary Spree Teamwork Helps Lyndhurst Police Derail Overnight Car Burglary Spree
Teamwork Helps Lyndhurst Police Derail Overnight Car Burglary Spree Lyndhurst police working together stopped an overnight car burglary spree on Thursday when they arrested a North Arlington man. Responding to a call from the 300 block of Kingsland Avenue just after midnight Nov. 16, Officer Michael Scalese found a witness who reported seeing the bandit gain entries to multiple vehicles before fleeing the area on foot, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Scalese immediately broadcasted a description to his colleagues.Sure enough, Officer Anthony Calabro spotted Angel Santos, 25, of North Arlington a few blocks away. Backup Sgt. Charles Giangeruso helped Cal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Moments From Getting Away, Shoplifting Newark Couple Nabbed By Lyndhurst Officer Moments From Getting Away, Shoplifting Newark Couple Nabbed By Lyndhurst Officer
Moments From Getting Away, Shoplifting Newark Couple Nabbed By Lyndhurst Officer A shoplifting couple from Newark might've thought they’d made a clean break before a Lyndhurst police officer spotted their getaway car, authorities said. Police were called after an employee saw the couple flee the Home Goods store on New York Avenue with several large bags, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Michael Clifford heard the alert and stopped an older model Lexus sedan moments later, Auteri said. Inside were several bags, the lieutenant said. Some were stuffed with clothing, most of which still had price tags and security devices on them, stolen from other area stores, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect
Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect A fugitive wanted for a pair of Jersey Shore burglaries was nabbed by a Lyndhurst police detective working another case, authorities said. Detective Chris Cuneo was on another investigation when he spotted a suspicious-looking Porsche Cayenne near a business on Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue this past Friday, Feb. 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Cuneo ran a random license plate check and learned of the warrants out of Middletown and Atlantic Highlands, both in Monmouth County. Officers Michael Clifford and Michael Scalese arrived and the vehicle was stopped. Police arrested the d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop
Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop Lyndhurst police nabbed a Newark couple for drugs and other offenses following a traffic stop. Brake lights that weren’t working drew the attention of Officers Michael Clifford and Nicollette Villani to an older model Nissan Altima with an expired registration near the corner of Riverside Avenue and Jauncey Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. That wasn’t all, he said. The driver, Raymond Dock, 30, didn’t have a license, the license plates on the Altima were bogus and the vehicle wasn’t insured, Auteri said. Dock was arrested after a computer check also showed that he was wanted on …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack
Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack A Lyndhurst police officer caught a local driver with more than 60 heroin folds, authorities said. Officer Michael Scalese spotted a Toyota Camry leaving the parking lot of a local business near the corner Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue in a “careless and erratic manner” shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The officer then noticed an equipment violation on the Camry, whose driver couldn’t maintain a lane on Rutherford Avenue and then failed to stop before making a right on red at Polito Avenue, he said. Assisted by Officer Steve Batista, Scalese found s…

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by Jerry DeMarco