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Mahwah Detectives, Patrol Nab Paterson Pair In 23 Car Burglaries, 11 Attempts In Single Night Mahwah Detectives, Patrol Nab Paterson Pair In 23 Car Burglaries, 11 Attempts In Single Night
Mahwah Detectives, Patrol Nab Paterson Pair In 23 Car Burglaries, 11 Attempts In Single Night Two dozen or so car burglaries and nearly a dozen other attempts in a single overnight were solved by Mahwah detectives with the arrests of two Paterson men, authorities said. Calls flooded the dispatch center in the early morning hours of Sept. 23rd, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Detective Lt. Kevin Hebert quickly collected surveillance video from several victims, as well as from a local business where Bussinelli said the pair had used credit cards that they’d stolen from residents’ vehicles. “Once suspects were identified, members of the Mahwah Police Department's investigation and patrol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
Update: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tipster Leads Mahwah PD To Meth, GHB Operation Tipster Leads Mahwah PD To Meth, GHB Operation
Tipster Leads Mahwah PD To Meth, GHB Operation An anonymous tip led to the arrest of a Mahwah man and the seizure of meth, the date-rape drug GHB and packaging materials from his condo, authorities said. Detectives confirmed the information, established probable cause and obtained a warrant executed with members of the department's Patrol Services Unit at the Indian Ridge condo off Hilltop Road early Friday afternoon following a months-long investigation, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Douglas Panessa, 46, who lives there alone, was arrested and charged with several drug possession counts, in addition to possession of drug parapherna…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah PD: Rockland Dealer, Hotel Companion Busted With Meth, More Thanks To Dangled SUV Mirror Mahwah PD: Rockland Dealer, Hotel Companion Busted With Meth, More Thanks To Dangled SUV Mirror
Mahwah PD: Rockland Dealer, Hotel Companion Busted With Meth, More Thanks To Dangled SUV Mirror A rear-view mirror hanging off a new SUV drew the attention of a Mahwah police detective who ended up busting a Rockland dealer and a companion with meth and an assortment of other drugs for sale at a local hotel, authorities said. Before they were done, police had seized meth, cocaine, methadone, clonazepam, hypodermic needles and packaging materials, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Detective Christopher Fasulo had gone to the hotel near the New York State border Monday night to check out a report of a stolen vehicle, Jaffe said. Fasulo noticed the rearview mirror hanging off the housing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah PD: ID Thieves Caught With Stolen Credit Cards, Personal Info, Gun Near Rockland Border Mahwah PD: ID Thieves Caught With Stolen Credit Cards, Personal Info, Gun Near Rockland Border
Mahwah PD: ID Thieves Caught With Stolen Credit Cards, Personal Info, Gun Near Rockland Border Mahwah police nailed a New York quartet who they said had a loaded gun, several stolen credit cards and a large amount of personal identification information in their SUV when the driver made an illegal turn off Route 17 near the state line. Detective Eric Larsen and Officer Christopher Lupo stopped a 2019 Honda CRV after Devin Fraser, 30, of Manhattan, drove it out of the BP station on the southbound, over the concrete divider and north onto Route 202 Friday afternoon, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Larsen and Lupo ordered Fraser and his three passengers out after smelling raw pot and sp…

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by Jerry DeMarco