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AGAIN? Repeat Bergen Offender Busted Trafficking 28,000 Child Sex Images: Prosecutor AGAIN? Repeat Bergen Offender Busted Trafficking 28,000 Child Sex Images: Prosecutor
Again? Repeat Bergen Offender Busted Trafficking 28,000 Child Sex Images: Prosecutor A repeat offender from South Hackensack relapsed following his release from prison by amassing and sharing 28,000 images of child pornography, said authorities who arrested him on Thursday. Corey Barraclough, 33, was released from the Adult Diagnostic Treatment Center in Avenel last October after serving more than 5½ years behind bars. The first 17 months or so were spent in the Bergen County Jail beginning in and the rest in state custody, records show. That's because the Northvale native had been found with more than 2,400 illegal child-porn images -- and was caught chatting online with …
Career North Jersey Law Enforcer Patents Safety Device To Better Protect Kids In School Career North Jersey Law Enforcer Patents Safety Device To Better Protect Kids In School
Career North Jersey Law Enforcer Patents Safety Device To Better Protect Kids In School As challenges to school safety grow, so do the ideas to address them. Career law enforcer Robert Licamara has produced one that he hopes will make schools in North Jersey and beyond safer. The father of two from Wayne -- who became director of security for Fair Lawn's schools after more than two distinguished decades of police work -- has developed an electronically locked dropbox to replace open plastic bins that are often left in front of schools for parents and others to bring by students' items. Licamara, who spent much of his law enforcement career as an undercover detective, retired …
South Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Route 46 Motel South Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Route 46 Motel
South Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Route 46 Motel A parking lot attendant from South Jersey was charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a South Hackensack motel. Austin Walker, 22, of Pennsville, was taken into custody last week, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, Oct. 9. The prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit began investigating with township police following a complaint from a woman who said that Walker sexually assaulted her at the Horizon Inn on Route 46 on Aug. 1. Walker was booked into the Bergen County Jail on three counts of sexual assault through force or coercion on Oct. 5. Records show he was ordered rele…
UPDATE: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer UPDATE: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer
Update: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer A 25-year-old South Hackensack man was convicted of gunning down a convicted killer who’d only just been released from prison after serving his time. Rather than accept a plea deal, Naszhere Marquette Jones took his chances with a jury – and lost – in connection with the March 2021 shooting death of ex-con Jaquan Harrison, 35, in Paterson. Jurors in Paterson found Jones guilty of reckless manslaughter and weapons offenses following a day and a half of deliberations, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said on Friday, Sept. 29. Harrison had spent more than four years in state prison…
Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ
Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ South Hackensack police didn’t have far to bring a suspected drunk driver following a mid-afternoon rollover crash. Surveillance cameras outside their headquarters captured video of Linus P. Rodrigues, 48, of the Bronx swinging a 2009 Toyota RAV 4 onto Franklin Street at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The Toyota hit a parked 1998 Buick Century, then rolled onto its side and slid about 20 feet, the sergeant said. South Hackensack firefighters extricated Rodrigues and turned him over to the Little Ferry First Aid Corps, Donatello said. Rodrigues – who had n…
HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad
Hackensack Homicide: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad BREAKING NEWS:  A Hackensack teenager was arrested Monday and charged with participating in the calculated cold-blooded killing of a 28-year-old Maywood man outside a city barbershop late last year. Jaheim Robinson, an 18-year-old college student, “acted as an accomplice in the fatal hit on Vidal Nieves” in the area of Essex and Lehigh streets on Nov. 12, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Robinson was taken into custody on March 6 and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Musella said. He’s with charg…
DWI Suspected In Horrific Route 80 Crash In Bergen County DWI Suspected In Horrific Route 80 Crash In Bergen County
DWI Suspected In Horrific Route 80 Crash In Bergen County An intoxicated driver was believed responsible for a horrific crash predawn crash Monday involving an SUV and a garbage truck on westbound Route 80 in Bergen County. A Land Rover was allegedly going more than 100 miles an hour when it slammed into the Mack MR6 truck at the Huyler Street overpass at mile marker 66.2 in South Hackensack shortly after 4:30 a.m. Feb. 27, responders said. The SUV was demolished, and the garbage truck was knocked through a guard rail, a chain-link fence and clear off the highway, they said. The Land Rover driver was rushed in custody to the trauma unit at Hacke…
Police In North Jersey Reunite Missing PA Man, 85, With Wife, Daughter Police In North Jersey Reunite Missing PA Man, 85, With Wife, Daughter
Police In North Jersey Reunite Missing PA Man, 85, With Wife, Daughter An 85-year-old diabetic from Pennsylvania who was reported missing was rescued overnight by a South Hackensack police officer nearly 150 miles from home. Officer Ashley Lagrosa spotted the Reading, PA man's car parked on the side of Phillips Avenue between Routes 80 and 46 around 2:30 a.m. Jan. 27, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Lagrosa ran a check on the Pennsylvania plate and discovered that the driver/owner had been reported missing a few hours earlier, the sergeant said. The man told Lagrosa he didn't know where he was and had been driving since the previous morning. They called…
IN COLD BLOOD: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say IN COLD BLOOD: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say
IN Cold Blood: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say UPDATE: Two men stalked a dollar store clerk from Maywood before one of them is seen on video shooting the 28-year-old victim dead outside a Hackensack barber shop, authorities charged. Footage retrieved from several area surveillance cameras show Dior Alston and Malik Abel, both 21, following Vidal Nieves down Essex Street around 5 p.m. this past Saturday, Nov. 12, they said. Alston then hops out, chases the single dad down and shoots him outside the Minyety Barbershop near Lehigh Street, investigators allege. Video shows the shooter firing the bullets that killed Vidal Nieves, of Ma…
HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: Three Charged In Targeted Barbershop Shooting HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: Three Charged In Targeted Barbershop Shooting
Hackensack Homicide: Three Charged In Targeted Barbershop Shooting UPDATE: On the day when loved ones laid to rest a Maywood man who was gunned down outside a Hackensack barber shop last weekend, authorities announced the arrests of his alleged killer and two accomplices. A Catholic prayer service and burial were held on Thursday morning, Nov. 17, for Vidal Nieves, a 28-year-old single dad who worked at a dollar store in Passaic. At the same time, charges were being brought against: Dior Alston, a 21-year-old laborer from South Hackensack; Malik Abel, 21, an electrician from Maywood; Rayshawn Powel-Myhand, a 19-year-old cashier from Hackensack. Alston a…
HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: Barbershop Shooting Victim Was Single Dad Who Worked As Dollar Store Clerk HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: Barbershop Shooting Victim Was Single Dad Who Worked As Dollar Store Clerk
Hackensack Homicide: Barbershop Shooting Victim Was Single Dad Who Worked As Dollar Store Clerk UPDATE: On the day when loved ones laid to rest a Maywood man who was gunned down outside a Hackensack barber shop last weekend, authorities announced the arrests of his alleged killer and two accomplices. A Catholic prayer service and burial were held on Thursday morning, Nov. 17, for Vidal Nieves, a 28-year-old single dad who worked at a dollar store in Passaic. At the same time, charges were being brought against: Dior Alston, a 21-year-old laborer from South Hackensack; Malik Abel, 21, an electrician from Maywood; Rayshawn Powel-Myhand, a 19-year-old cashier from Hackensack. Alston a…
UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder
Update: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: On the day when loved ones laid to rest a Maywood man who was gunned down outside a Hackensack barber shop last weekend, authorities announced the arrests of his alleged killer and two accomplices. A Catholic prayer service and burial were held on Thursday morning, Nov. 17, for Vidal Nieves, a 28-year-old single dad who worked at a dollar store in Passaic. At the same time, charges were being brought against: Dior Alston, a 21-year-old laborer from South Hackensack; Malik Abel, 21, an electrician from Maywood; Rayshawn Powel-Myhand, a 19-year-old cashier from Hackensack. Alston a…
Ferocious Fire Destroys North Jersey Home Ferocious Fire Destroys North Jersey Home
Ferocious Fire Destroys North Jersey Home UPDATE: An overnight fire consumed a private home in Little Ferry. Everyone got out OK and no injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out in the 2½-story residence on Franklin Street, just off Redneck Avenue, shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Firefighters met heavy flames on the second floor and attic, quickly forcing them to work from the exterior. The fire on Franklin Avenue in Little Ferry broke out around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, and spread quickly.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE A short time later the roof and entire top floor collapsed. The roof and upper flo…
Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At North Jersey Motel Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At North Jersey Motel
Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At North Jersey Motel Police were looking for a troubled man whose father sustained minor stab wounds in an assault at a South Hackensack motel. Carlos Rodriguez, 27, fled after the 8:40 a.m. incident on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Knights Inn off Route 46, Police Chief Robert Chinchar said. Both had been living together there the past several years, he said. The victim sustained two small puncture wounds in the back of the neck from a steak knife for which he didn't require hospitalization, the chief said. South Hackensack police issued an alert to surrounding towns while searching for Rodriguez. He shouldn't be…
RAMPAGE: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack RAMPAGE: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack
Rampage: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack A Hackensack man who was captured after a home invasion stabbed two men hours earlier, authorities charged. The victims flagged down a Hackensack police officer after being stabbed near the corner of Beech Street and Overlook Avenue on July 25, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Detective John Papanikolaou ultimately identified the assailant as Thomas Samuels, 20, he said. “A search warrant was conducted on a vehicle, video surveillance was obtained, and additional evidence was recovered during the investigation process,” Antista said. Later that night, police in South Hackensack captu…
Police: North Jersey Home Invader Captured Thanks To Bike-Riding Neighbor Police: North Jersey Home Invader Captured Thanks To Bike-Riding Neighbor
Police: North Jersey Home Invader Captured Thanks To Bike-Riding Neighbor A knife-wielding intruder who broke into a South Hackensack home was captured moments later thanks to a Good Samaritan neighbor, authorities said. Thomas Samuels, 19, shouldered his way into the Hoffman Street home through sliding glass doors in the back, then ran out after being confronted by the homeowner, Deputy Police Chief Robert Chinchar said. A passing neighbor had spotted Samuels walking up the driveway with a COVID mask on and at first figured he was a landscaper, the deputy chief said. Then he saw Samuels break in, he said. The good Samaritan dialed 911 and began chasing Samuels…
TWO DEAD: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire TWO DEAD: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire
TWO Dead: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire A South Hackensack woman whose mother and fiancé were killed in an overnight house fire has reached out for help putting her life back together. "I hate asking for anything," Giuseppina Savino wrote. "Anything will help." The June 10 fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home on Agar Place shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Agar Place, South HackensackDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE Firefighters …
TWO DEAD: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire TWO DEAD: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire
TWO Dead: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire UPDATE: An elderly homeowner and her daughter's fiancé died in an overnight house fire in South Hackensack, authorities confirmed. The Agar Place fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door to the victims tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Firefighters had to beat back heavy flames and extreme heat, in fact, before finding 80-year-old homeowner Teresa Savino and Anton Pechal (Merkulov), 29. The…
Illegal U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple Illegal U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple
Illegal U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple A pair of convicted felons both wanted on warrants had crystal meth in the car and a loaded gun under the seat when a South Hackensack police officer stopped them for an illegal U-turn on Route 46, authorities said. The warrants turned up after Officer Steven Oliver stopped a Chevy Equinox with an expired temporary license plate driven by Dale Edwards, 45, who had an active warrant out of Montana, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. With him was Kelly M. Wilson, 40, who was wanted out of Falls Township, PA, the sergeant said. Edwards, of Montana, and Wilson, of California, currently have…
Would-Be Gas Station Robber Body-Slammed By NJ Attendant, Police Say Would-Be Gas Station Robber Body-Slammed By NJ Attendant, Police Say
Would-Be Gas Station Robber Body-Slammed By NJ Attendant, Police Say A self-described crackhead got a surprise when he tried robbing a Route 46 gas station with a sharpened mop handle and instead got body-slammed by the attendant, authorities said. Two Good Samaritans helped hold down Dwayne Fain, 53, after the attendant at the Enrite station on the highway's eastbound side at Liberty Street blew up his plans, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. Fain, an Ohio native who apparently had been staying at a nearby hotel in South Hackensack, spent eight days in the Bergen County Jail earlier this month following his arrest for a pair of armed burglaries…
NJ Grade School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully NJ Grade School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully
NJ Grade School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully A school was evacuated and a SWAT team responded after an emotionally troubled man barricaded himself in his South Hackensack apartment Wednesday. The standoff ended about 4½ hours after it began when members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT team entered the home and took the 43-year-old resident into custody. The landlord had called police around 9:30 a.m., saying he'd heard a lot of loud banging and water running for a couple of hours in the Dyer Avenue apartment off Route 80. The man refused to come to the door, so police checked with those who know him. They said they feared he mig…
CRACKDOWN: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel CRACKDOWN: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel
Crackdown: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel Eight people — all but one of them New Jersey residents — were hit with a slew of drug charges after an investigation into suspicious hotel activity hotel led to the discovery of heroin, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and various paraphernalia, police confirmed. Hanover Police officers were monitoring a hallway at the unnamed hotel upon the owner’s request following the ongoing reports of suspicious activity when possible drug paraphernalia was seen outside a room on Oct. 28, authorities said in a Tuesday release. The officers then heard an alarm going off and confirmed through th…
Accused Accomplice Charged In Shooting Outside Popular NJ Nightspot Accused Accomplice Charged In Shooting Outside Popular NJ Nightspot
Accused Accomplice Charged In Shooting Outside Popular NJ Nightspot A parolee accused of firing a gun at three people outside Mother’s Ale House in Wayne last month had help, authorities said. Ex-con Errol Heber, 36, of Passaic “was identified as an accomplice to the shooting,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a joint announcement Wednesday with Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff and East Rutherford Police Chief Dennis M. Rivelli. The trio didn’t elaborate on Heber’s alleged role. They did shed some light, however, on how the accused gunman, 33-year-old parolee Robert Jackson of South Hackensack, was charged. No one was struck when gunf…
Prosecutor: Owner, Husband, Employees Busted In Raid On Bergen Pot 'Dispensary' Prosecutor: Owner, Husband, Employees Busted In Raid On Bergen Pot 'Dispensary'
Prosecutor: Owner, Husband, Employees Busted In Raid On Bergen Pot 'Dispensary' Authorities raided a DIY storefront pot dispensary in Bergen County that they said was operated by a local couple who sold marijuana and THC products to the general public without a license. Jaime Costanzo, who was listed as the owner/operator, and her husband, Michael Delmoral, both 40 of Wallington, were busted after detectives posing as customers bought pot and other items at THC JARZ on River Road in Garfield, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday afternoon. Also arrested were two store cashiers, he said. Detectives from Musella’s Narcotic Task Force, along with police from…
Police: Parolee Who Killed Jersey Shore Ex's Son, 4, Jailed After Assaulting Bergen Woman Police: Parolee Who Killed Jersey Shore Ex's Son, 4, Jailed After Assaulting Bergen Woman
Police: Parolee Who Killed Jersey Shore Ex's Son, 4, Jailed After Assaulting Bergen Woman A parolee who served time for killing an ex-girlfriend's 3-year-old son remained jailed Monday after police charged him with assaulting a South Hackensack woman and posting nude photos of her on Instagram. Corey Fitzgerald, 39, had previously dated the victim, authorities said. She had gone to police seeking complaints for harassment and cyber harassment after Fitzgerald posted the photos on a bogus Instagram account, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The victim was completing a statement when she disclosed that he'd also choked her, the sergeant said. Complaints were sent to Hoboken p…
NJSP Nabs Fleeing Driver After Route 80 Rollover Crash Injures Four NJSP Nabs Fleeing Driver After Route 80 Rollover Crash Injures Four
Njsp Nabs Fleeing Driver After Route 80 Rollover Crash Injures Four A Carlstadt man who fled a crash on Route 80 that injured four people was charged with assault by auto, among other offenses, New Jersey State Police said. Israel Arroyo, 23, was driving one of three vehicles involved in the westbound crash near northbound Route 17 exit in South Hackensack shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. One of the vehicles overturned in the crash, which left three victims with injuries that were considered serious but not life-threatening, responders said. Four ambulances responded, they said. Troopers found passengers Alexis J. Hernandez-…
GOTCHA! Federal Marshals Nab South Hackensack Fugitive Wanted For Paterson Murder GOTCHA! Federal Marshals Nab South Hackensack Fugitive Wanted For Paterson Murder
Gotcha! Federal Marshals Nab South Hackensack Fugitive Wanted For Paterson Murder A fugitive from South Hackensack wanted for shooting and killing a Paterson ex-con earlier this year was carrying a gun with a high-capacity magazine when he was captured Friday morning in Middlesex County, authorities said. Jaquan Harrison had been out of prison barely six weeks after serving six years for manslaughter when he was gunned down by Naszhere M. Jones, 22, at the corner of North 6th and Clinton streets shortly after 1:30 p.m. March 3, they said. Harrison, 35, died of his wounds on March 7. Jones was identified as the shooter, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in…
THIS YOURS? Police Nab Route 46 Motel Guest With Stolen Safe, Plus Rifle Mags, Heroin Bags THIS YOURS? Police Nab Route 46 Motel Guest With Stolen Safe, Plus Rifle Mags, Heroin Bags
This Yours? Police Nab Route 46 Motel Guest With Stolen Safe, Plus Rifle Mags, Heroin Bags A man seen dumping a stolen safe into a trash bin at a Route 46 motel was caught with a trio of rifle magazines and various gun parts, South Hackensack police said. Edward Austeri, 36, recently of Lodi, also had 200 bags of heroin in his pocket when police stopped him Tuesday at the Stage Coach Motel, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Austeri -- who has an extensive, drug-related criminal history -- was staying at the Stage Coach with Michael Toney, 34, also recently of Lodi, Donatello said. Police responded to the motel after Austeri was spotted dropping a huge box into a Dumpster, Do…
UPDATE: Police Nab Stolen Car Driver Who Hit Fellow Patron Outside Route 46 Strip Club UPDATE: Police Nab Stolen Car Driver Who Hit Fellow Patron Outside Route 46 Strip Club
Update: Police Nab Stolen Car Driver Who Hit Fellow Patron Outside Route 46 Strip Club UPDATE: A manhunt ended when South Hackensack police arrested a Newark resident who they said stole a sedan outside a Route 46 strip club and struck another customer with it in the parking lot as he fled. Christian H. Quimis, 33, was being held in the Bergen County Jail after South Hackensack and Hackensack police arrested him arrest at his home on Monday. "Within 36 hours of the initial incident, our suspect was in custody thanks to fine investigative work of several agencies" Capt. Robert Chinchar said. Quimis had tried to break up a fight in the parking lot of Club Flamingo around 3 …
Quartet Of North Jersey Ex-Cons Caught In Dead Man’s Car Quartet Of North Jersey Ex-Cons Caught In Dead Man’s Car
Quartet Of North Jersey Ex-Cons Caught In Dead Man’s Car Two registered sex offenders, a convicted prostitute and a woman with a history of drug arrests in two states were caught by South Hackensack police in a car stolen from a dead man, authorities said. Officer Joseph Applegate spotted the 2018 Volkswagen sedan moving erratically on westbound Route 46 near the Stagecoach Motel shortly after midnight Thursday, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. A computer check showed the vehicle belonged to a 67-year-old Bogota man who'd recently died. Applegate summoned backup units while stopping the vehicle on Huyler Street, Donatello said. Officers imm…
BUSTED: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Hotel Room Drug Operation BUSTED: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Hotel Room Drug Operation
Busted: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Hotel Room Drug Operation Two women in the process of dumping cocaine into a hotel room sink drain were interrupted by police who found MDMA, heroin, suboxone and other drug paraphernalia, Secaucus police said. Police were conducting a "park and walk" in the Harmon Meadow area of Secaucus when someone notified them of possible nefarious activity inside one of the rooms on Feb. 16, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. After a week-long investigation, police went into the hotel room whree Ana Roman and Tracy Eayres were in the process of dumping cocaine into a sink drain, Miller said. A search of the room turned…