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CEO In Bergen Sold $35M Worth Of Banned Chinese Surveillance Cams To Police, Others In NJ: Feds CEO In Bergen Sold $35M Worth Of Banned Chinese Surveillance Cams To Police, Others In NJ: Feds
CEO In Bergen Sold $35M Worth Of Banned Chinese Surveillance Cams To Police, Others In NJ: Feds A Jersey Shore businessman conned state and local law enforcement agencies and others into buying nearly $35 million worth of surveillance cameras that were made in China and then illegally rebranded for sale by his Bergen County company, federal authorities charged. Tamer Zakhary, 49, of Toms River, modified license-plate readers and other cameras, then removed the original company’s logo, an FBI complaint says. He then told the police departments, prosecutor's offices and other buyers throughout the state that they were compliant with the National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Atto…

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Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands
Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands Dozens of stolen deodorant sticks didn't provide long-lasting protection for a thief who crashed a hot car, bailed out and was later captured, authorities in Lyndhurst and Kearny said. Brian Sweeney, 31, of Bayonne had just fled a Stuyvesant Avenue pharmacy in Lyndhurst with 30 sticks of deodorant worth $167 when he crashed an older-model Chevy SUV with bogus license plates into a utility pole on the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny, Lyndhurst Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. An off-duty Jersey City police officer in uniform happened upon the scene and got out to help, Auteri said. Assuming…

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Motive Unclear After Gang Jumps Lyndhurst Resident, Flees Off-Duty Officer Motive Unclear After Gang Jumps Lyndhurst Resident, Flees Off-Duty Officer
Motive Unclear After Gang Jumps Lyndhurst Resident, Flees Off-Duty Officer An off-duty police officer rescued a Lyndhurst man who was jumped by a group of assailants as he and his wife left their apartment, authorities said. The attackers were "all wearing facial coverings" when they demanded entry into the victim's Stuyvesant Avenue home around 6 a.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The passing officer scared them off, however, he said. The officer tended to the victim before an EMS unit took him to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, the lieutenant said. A motive for the attack wasn't officially disclosed. The vic…

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Lyndhurst PD: Officer Finds Newark Man With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Coke In Back Seat Of Parked Car Lyndhurst PD: Officer Finds Newark Man With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Coke In Back Seat Of Parked Car
Lyndhurst PD: Officer Finds Newark Man With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Coke In Back Seat Of Parked Car A 22-year-old was carrying a loaded gun, heroin for sale and cocaine when a Lyndhurst police officer found him sitting alone in the back seat of a car in the business district, authorities said. Officer Michael Walker found Jaquan Beard after responding to a suspicious persons call on Stuyvesant Avenue near Valley Brook Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said Monday. Walker was joined by Officer Michael LeStrange, Lt. Richard Holicki and Detective Chris Cuneo. Together they recovered a loaded .380-caliber handgun, 34 heroin folds and a small amount of cocaine from Beard, Auteri said. Be…

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Lyndhurst PD: Dirt Bike Pursuit Leads To Arrest Of Speeding Out-Of-State Rider Lyndhurst PD: Dirt Bike Pursuit Leads To Arrest Of Speeding Out-Of-State Rider
Lyndhurst PD: Dirt Bike Pursuit Leads To Arrest Of Speeding Out-Of-State Rider An out-of-state dirt bike rider led Lyndhurst police on a chase around a borough block before he was taken into custody. Officer Michael Carrino was on Post Avenue approaching Riverside Avenue when he spotted the dirt bike speeding toward him Tuesday afternoon, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The bike had no visible registration and the rider, Omar Valentin 31, of Portage, MI, wasn’t wearing a helmet, Auteri said. Carrino chased Valentin, who turned right onto Fern Avenue, sped down the block and turned right onto Stuyvesant Avenue and then right again back to the original area on Post,…

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Child Porn Defendant Who Lives Across Street From Lyndhurst School Re-Arrested Child Porn Defendant Who Lives Across Street From Lyndhurst School Re-Arrested
Child Porn Defendant Who Lives Across Street From Lyndhurst School Re-Arrested UPDATE: A man who lives across the street from a Lyndhurst public school who was released after being charged earlier this month with trafficking child porn is back in jail. Paul S. An, 26, originally was arrested on Aug. 4 following a raid of his Stuyvesant Avenue home the week before.  He was charged with "using the Internet to view, download, and share approximately 110 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children” when he Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said at the time. An – who lives across from the K-12 Roosevelt School in Lyndhurst – w…

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Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn Lives Across Street From Bergen School Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn Lives Across Street From Bergen School
Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn Lives Across Street From Bergen School An IT analyst who lives across the street from a Lyndhurst public school was caught with more than 100 child porn images, authorities said. Paul S. An, 26, was arrested Wednesday following a raid of his Stuyvesant Avenue home on July 29, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. An investigation found that An – who lives across from the K-12 Roosevelt School – “used the Internet to view, download, and share approximately 110 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” the prosecutor said. Cyber Crimes Unit detectives charged him with three counts …

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IT Analyst Who Lives Across From Lyndhurst School Charged With Trafficking Child Porn IT Analyst Who Lives Across From Lyndhurst School Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
IT Analyst Who Lives Across From Lyndhurst School Charged With Trafficking Child Porn An IT analyst who lives across the street from a Lyndhurst public school was caught with more than 100 child porn images, authorities said. Paul S. An, 26, was arrested Wednesday following a raid of his Stuyvesant Avenue home on July 29, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. An investigation found that An – who lives across from the K-12 Roosevelt School – “used the Internet to view, download, and share approximately 110 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” the prosecutor said. Cyber Crimes Unit detectives charged him with three counts …

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Lyndhurst PD: Wood-Ridge Driver Kicked, Spit At Officers, Claimed He Had COVID Lyndhurst PD: Wood-Ridge Driver Kicked, Spit At Officers, Claimed He Had COVID
Lyndhurst PD: Wood-Ridge Driver Kicked, Spit At Officers, Claimed He Had COVID A drunk driver from Wood-Ridge kicked an off-duty Lyndhurst police lieutenant who stopped him for driving recklessly, then spit on the officer’s backups, claiming he had the coronavirus, authorities said. A recklessly-driven BMW driven by Joseph Marotta, 37, nearly hit Lt. Paul Haggerty’s car as he turned off Post Avenue onto Stuyvesant Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Haggerty alerted headquarters and followed the BMW as it headed back to Post Avenue, he said. Marotta pulled to the curb near the corner of Post and Willow as backup Officers Joseph White, …

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HEROES: Lyndhurst Police Save Another Cardiac Victim HEROES: Lyndhurst Police Save Another Cardiac Victim
Heroes: Lyndhurst Police Save Another Cardiac Victim A 62-year-old Lyndhurst man lay lifeless on his front lawn Thursday night when a township police officer arrived and immediately began administering CPR. Officer Thomas McSweeney was the first responder at the Stuyvesant Avenue home, where he was quickly joined by Detectives Geoff Rejent and William Kapp. “Together they continued lifesaving measures and administered a shock from a defibrillator,” Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said Friday. “As a result of their efforts they were able to resuscitate him.” Lyndhurst EMTs Charles Robert Pelle and Kenan Tepeli continued to render aid to the vict…

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Lyndhurst Pedestrian, 80, Struck By SUV Driven By Township Resident, 18 Lyndhurst Pedestrian, 80, Struck By SUV Driven By Township Resident, 18
Lyndhurst Pedestrian, 80, Struck By SUV Driven By Township Resident, 18 An 80-year-old Lyndhurst pedestrian was hospitalized with what was believed to be a broken left wrist after she was struck by an SUV Monday morning. The 18-year-old Toyota Sienna driver, also from town, was making a left turn from westbound Valley Brook Avenue onto Stuyvesant Avenue when her vehicle bumped the woman shortly before 9:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. She was injured in the fall and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. No summonses were immediately issued, Auteri said, adding that an investigation was continuing.

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Lyndhurst Streets Close For Netflix Filming Lyndhurst Streets Close For Netflix Filming
Lyndhurst Streets Close For Netflix Filming Several Lyndhurst streets will be closed Wednesday for Netflix filming. Shooting will be from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. near 305 Valley Brook Ave., and at intersection of Totine and Stuyvesant avenues, Lyndhurst police said. Drivers are urged to avoid the areas. The name of the show has not been released but police say it will feature Sharon Stone, who was recently cast in the upcoming Netflix show "Ratched." The American drama TV series is based on Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," by Ken Kesey, and will star Sarah Paulson as the titular Nurse Ratched. "The roadway will be open, ho…

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Driver Blows Stop Sign In Lyndhurst, Knocks Other Car Onto Its Side Driver Blows Stop Sign In Lyndhurst, Knocks Other Car Onto Its Side
Driver Blows Stop Sign In Lyndhurst, Knocks Other Car Onto Its Side A Geo Prism landed on its roof after it was struck by an SUV whose driver ran a stop sign in Lyndhurst early Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Ford Escape was headed west on Second Avenue when it blew past the stop sign and slammed into the Prism, which was headed south on Stuyvesant Avenue, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. The second vehicle struck an occupied Toyota Tacoma pickup truck and rolled onto its roof, he said. No one was seriously injured, Auteri said. The Prism driver had minor cuts and the Tacoma driver complained of chest pains, so both were hospitalized as a preca…

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Lyndhurst PD: Pedestrian From Wallington Struck After Stepping Out Between Cars Lyndhurst PD: Pedestrian From Wallington Struck After Stepping Out Between Cars
Lyndhurst PD: Pedestrian From Wallington Struck After Stepping Out Between Cars A Wallington woman was injured in Lyndhurst when she stepped out between two parked cars barely a dozen feet from a crosswalk and was sideswiped by a passing vehicle, authorities said. The 30-year-old pedestrian was taken to University Hospital in Newark with facial injuries after being clipped in front of a Stuyvesant Avenue beauty salon just after 1 p.m., Lyndhurst Police Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Police didn't issue any summonses to the North Arlington driver, who remained at the scene and wasn't at fault, he said.

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Driver, 77, Flips Car In Front Of Lyndhurst School While Kids Are In Class Driver, 77, Flips Car In Front Of Lyndhurst School While Kids Are In Class
Driver, 77, Flips Car In Front Of Lyndhurst School While Kids Are In Class Fortunately, a Lyndhurst grade school was in session when a 77-year-old motorist flipped her car in front of it on Friday, police said. The driver was headed south on Stuyvesant Avenue just after 1 p.m. Friday when her Volkswagen Jetta sideswiped a vehicle parked across from Franklin School, Detective Vincent Auteri said. The VW rolled on its roof and came to rest right in front of the school, Auteri said. The driver was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with a minor hand injury and chest pains, the detective said. She wasn’t speeding, wasn’t using her cellphone a…

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Lyndhurst Building In Danger Of Collapse After Pickup Slams Into Storefront Lyndhurst Building In Danger Of Collapse After Pickup Slams Into Storefront
Lyndhurst Building In Danger Of Collapse After Pickup Slams Into Storefront A Lyndhurst building was deemed in danger of collapse after a pickup truck slammed into a storefront Saturday night. "We're concerned about a possible collapse," Police Chief James O'Connor told Daily Voice.  "The building was evacuated of all tenants, all utilities have been cut and the road has been closed until a structural engineer can inspect it," the chief said. The 43-year-old Lyndhurst driver told police he looked down at a piece of paper for a moment as he headed south on Stuyvesant Avenue around 9:40 p.m., O'Connor said. The pickup crossed over, mounted the c…

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Everything Old Is New Again: Home Furnishings Shop Opens In Lyndhurst Everything Old Is New Again: Home Furnishings Shop Opens In Lyndhurst
Everything Old Is New Again: Home Furnishings Shop Opens In Lyndhurst Believing that a simple gesture can make a huge difference, Lyndhurst’s Lauren DiGioia Kapp aims to revive the downtown home furnishings business. Away from the cluttered, oversized highway discounters, Kapp will christen her Butterfly Effect Furnishings shop on Stuyvesant Avenue in Lyndhurst with an Oct. 27 grand opening. “I’ve had a passion for repurposing home decor, being creative and doing things on a budget,” the 36-year-old North Arlington native said. “I grew up learning how to make something old and beat up relevant to your own style. “My parents both loved turning something unlov…

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