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Homeless Intruder Mops Floors Naked In Private NJ School: Police Homeless Intruder Mops Floors Naked In Private NJ School: Police
Homeless Intruder Mops Floors Naked In Private NJ School: Police A homeless man with a criminal history was recorded on video entering a private school in Rochelle Park at night, stripping and then mopping the floors naked, authorities said. Chayson Ortiz, 30, is accused of trespassing at the Sage Day School both on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Ortiz "proceeded to de-robe and began cleaning and mopping the hallway floors while naked," Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta said. He also rummaged through lost and found boxes, took a break in a teacher's lounge and washed his clothes in the mop bucket, the captain said. Detectives Sgt. Jared Shatkin qu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught On Video GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught On Video
Gone IN 60 Seconds: Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught On Video WATCH: Two thieves needed barely a minute to swipe a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in a Bergen County resident's driveway, home security video shows. It begins when an Infiniti sedan pulls up to a home on East Passaic Street in Rochelle Park. Two passengers emerge wearing ski masks, hoodies and gloves. One of them has on a Reebok top and striped pants. The other carries what looks like a reciprocating saw with a light on the end. As his companion keeps a lookout, the tool wielder climbs under the front of the parked SUV, then reaches beneath the side. He emerges with the part…

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SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From NJ Flood Rescue Boat SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From NJ Flood Rescue Boat
SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From NJ Flood Rescue Boat How low can someone go? Rochelle Park firefighters found out when a Clifton man tried to snatch police life jackets and safety ropes from their rescue boat Thursday night, authorities said. The rescuers had left the boat on West Passaic Street, just beyond the floodwaters, after saving several victims and shuttling police to headquarters flooded by Tropical Storm Ida. Dispatcher Mike Colombini rushed out and kept Omar Omar, 49, from leaving before officers arrived around 7 p.m., Police Lt. James DePreta said. Omar was arrested, charged with theft and released pending a court hearing. Poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Combative' Woman Charged With Knifepoint Robbery Of NJ 7-Eleven 'Combative' Woman Charged With Knifepoint Robbery Of NJ 7-Eleven
'Combative' Woman Charged With Knifepoint Robbery Of NJ 7-Eleven MUGSHOT OF THE YEAR: Police were searching for a woman who'd just robbed a Rochelle Park 7-Eleven at knifepoint when they said she tried holding up a Dairy Queen. Those employees resisted, however, and she ran off before a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit tracked her down. Maha Khurs, 29, fought with -- and spit -- on police who charged her with several offenses, Lt. James DePreta said Wednesday. Khurs, who lives on Staten Island and has a residence in Rochelle Park, pulled a 5-inch folding knife on employees at the Rochelle Avenue 7-Eleven and demanded cigarettes around 10:30 p.m. Tue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam
Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam A Rochelle Park police officer rescued a man who was kidnapped from a local motel by two Passaic County men after an accomplice fled with their money in a scam gone wrong, authorities said. Amady Kourouma, 31, of New York and a partner convinced the two Passaic County men that they could earn $60,000 by purchasing “dirty” money from them that had been dyed to avoid detection by authorities, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. “Black money washing” is a popular scam. Victims are less likely to report it given their participation in an apparent crime, authorities say. In this case, Jairo Mende…

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by Jerry DeMarco