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KIDNAPPING: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized KIDNAPPING: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized
Kidnapping: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized An 11-year-old New Jersey girl was returned home safely after she was kidnapped in Wayne and taken to Delaware, authorities said. Darius Matylewich, 27, of Bear, DE. was captured on Sept. 10 after he took the girl earlier in the day from an undisclosed location near the confluence of Routes 46, 80 and 23 without her parents’ knowledge, they said. Certain specific details are being withheld to protect the identity of the child, whom authorities said Matylewich met while playing an online video game. Some information was provided in a joint release from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. V…
Former Officer Charged With Tapping Police Database To Stalk Passaic County Victim Former Officer Charged With Tapping Police Database To Stalk Passaic County Victim
Former Officer Charged With Tapping Police Database To Stalk Passaic County Victim A now-former Palisades Interstate Parkway police officer used information from a law enforcement database to stalk an individual in Passaic County, authorities charged. Amir Sikder, 22, of Paterson was able to find the victim in Wayne after tapping into the database, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff and Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Chief Steven Shallop said in a joint announcement on Friday, Oct. 6. Sikder was arrested in Totowa on Thursday by members of Valdes’s Public Integrity Unit following a probe with detectives from McNiff’s Criminal…
Remains Found In North Jersey Woods Believed To Be Of Missing Local Woman, 63 Remains Found In North Jersey Woods Believed To Be Of Missing Local Woman, 63
Remains Found In North Jersey Woods Believed To Be Of Missing Local Woman, 63 Remains found in a wooded area in Wayne are believed to be those of a 63-year-old woman who went missing a week ago, the township’s police chief said on Friday. An intense search for Maria Ferrigno of Pompton Lakes began after her car was found abandoned on Farmingdale Road, next to a wooded area along the Pompton River, on Monday, July 17, Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said. A concerned resident told police the vehicle had been there for several days without being moved, McNiff said Friday in a detailed first public announcement about Ferrigno's disappearance and the subseq…
WILD CHASE: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles In North Jersey WILD CHASE: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles In North Jersey
Wild Chase: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles In North Jersey Three carjackers were captured following a wild chase in which they rammed a Wayne police cruiser and several civilian vehicles on Route 46, authorities said. It began shortly after Montville police issued an alert for two vehicles, one of which had just been taken by thieves in ski masks, shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. A short time later, the masked bandits approached a Porsche at the Starbucks on Route 23 just south of the "spaghetti bowl" intersection in Wayne near Willowbrook Mall, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They abandoned their attempt after discovering it occupied,…
Human Fetus Found In North Jersey Homeowner's Basement: Prosecutor Human Fetus Found In North Jersey Homeowner's Basement: Prosecutor
Human Fetus Found In North Jersey Homeowner's Basement: Prosecutor North Jersey homeowners found a human fetus in a storage container in their basement Mother's Day, authorities said. Wayne police officers were called to the local home around 5:45 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said. The Medical Examiner’s Office took custody of the remains, and an autopsy will be conducted as part of the investigation. The investigation is active and ongoing. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tip…
CAPTURED: Violent Jersey City Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Busted For Shoplifting In Wayne CAPTURED: Violent Jersey City Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Busted For Shoplifting In Wayne
Captured: Violent Jersey City Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Busted For Shoplifting In Wayne A violent fugitive from Jersey City who's wanted in Maryland remained held in the Passaic County Jail after he was busted for shoplifting, authorities said. Authorities in Anne Arundel County, MD are seeking the extradition of Jonathan D. Peralta, 37, to answer a theft charge there, Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Officers also discovered outstanding warrants out of Hoboken, Paramus, East Brunswick and Lawrence Township after security at Macy’s in the Willowbrook Mall seized him, Daly said. Peralta has an extensive criminal history that includes an arrest for a gunpoint robber…
Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver
Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver UPDATE: A Staten Island man died after his minivan veered off the road, bounced off one utility pole and slammed into another in Wayne, authorities confirmed. Jorge Jaimez Romero, 28, was pronounced dead at the intersection of Valley and Ratzer roads following the 8:11 p.m. crash on Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. An autopsy will be necessary to determine the cause of death, Valdes and Romero said. Responders said Romero was in traumatic arrest when they arrived. No other vehicles were involved, they said.…
GOTCHA! PD: Man Caught On Video Admits Tearing Down NJ Church's Pride Flag GOTCHA! PD: Man Caught On Video Admits Tearing Down NJ Church's Pride Flag
Gotcha! PD: Man Caught On Video Admits Tearing Down NJ Church's Pride Flag GOTCHA! The search for a man caught on video tearing down a pride flag at a Wayne church ended with an arrest after a keen-eyed traffic officer spotted his distinctive set of wheels going by, authorities said. Police released video and other images of the vandal who struck at Grace United Presbyterian Church on Preakness Avenue shortly after 9:30 a.m. Oct 31. Also shown was a black Audi A4 with tinted windows, silver spoked rims and a front license plate offset to the right side of the bumper. Officer Corey Stevens was working a traffic detail on Wednesday when the Audi rolled past him, D…
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…
Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel
Police: Prostitute, Accomplices Nabbed After Robbing John With Shotgun, Bat At Wayne Hotel A would-be customer who thought he was patronizing a prostitute at a Wayne motel got robbed, instead, after the hooker let in a pair of armed companions – all of whom were later caught, authorities said. The victim told police he’d met a woman at the Days Inn on Route 23 “for the purpose of paying her for sex,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said Tuesday. Soon after she arrived, there was a knock at the door, he said. The woman opened the door and let in another woman, who was carrying a bag, and a man who was carrying a guitar case, the victim told police. Both were wearing hoods and masks, he…
Authorities: Sitter, 33, Fondles Child During Private Booze, Pot Party Authorities: Sitter, 33, Fondles Child During Private Booze, Pot Party
Authorities: Sitter, 33, Fondles Child During Private Booze, Pot Party A 33-year-old Paterson man babysitting on New Year’s Eve gave booze and pot to a 13-year-old Wayne youngster before fondling the underage teen, authorities charged. Joseph Montgomery was arrested last Wednesday, but Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff didn’t announce it until Monday. In a joint release, Valdes and McNiff said Wayne police responded to the home on Jan. 2 on a report of the child being “inappropriately touched” by Montgomery. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Wayne Police Department spoke with the alleged vic…
Husband Of Popular Jersey Shore Food Truck Owner, Haledon Man Killed In Head-On Wayne Crash Husband Of Popular Jersey Shore Food Truck Owner, Haledon Man Killed In Head-On Wayne Crash
Husband Of Popular Jersey Shore Food Truck Owner, Haledon Man Killed In Head-On Wayne Crash UPDATE: The husband of a popular Jersey Shore food truck owner and a driver from Passaic County both died in a head-on crash in North Jersey on Monday, authorities said in identifying them on Tuesday. Jason Montecalvo, 45, of Colts Neck was driving a Cadillac CTS that collided with a Lexus GS300 driven by David Pohl, 58, of Haledon on Hamburg Turnpike near the intersection of Armstrong Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, they said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. Montecalvo…
Tense Moment: NJ Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun Tense Moment: NJ Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun
Tense Moment: NJ Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun A potential tragedy was averted when a Wayne police officer grabbed an out-of-state driver as he reached toward a loaded gun on the floor of his car in the parking lot of a Route 46 hotel, authorities said. Patrol officers spotted the vehicle – its windows fogged and loud music coming from inside – parked in the Ramada Inn lot last Wednesday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They asked the driver, identified as Michael Walker, 25, of Baton Rouge, LA and his passenger to step out of the car after both admitted smoking pot, he said. Walker said that “he needed to put his shoes on first," Daly …
Police Seek Help Finding Paintball Gun Shooter After Boy Nearly Loses Eye At Willowbrook Mall Police Seek Help Finding Paintball Gun Shooter After Boy Nearly Loses Eye At Willowbrook Mall
Police Seek Help Finding Paintball Gun Shooter After Boy Nearly Loses Eye At Willowbrook Mall HELP SOUGHT: A 15-year-old boy suffered a serious eye injury when he was shot with a paintball gun at the Willowbrook Mall, said police who turned to the public for help finding those responsible. Four boys were walking on the sidewalk of the food court when a passenger in a sedan fired several shots at the group at close range around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly said. One of the shots struck the victim just under his eye, causing a serious injury that required medical attention at a local hospital, Daly said. Witnesses described one female and two male suspect…
SEEN HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall SEEN HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall
Seen HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall Wayne police turned to the public Wednesday for help finding a Newark fugitive who they said took an “upskirt” photo of a woman using a toilet in a Willowbrook Mall bathroom. Aware that authorities were searching for him, Mohammad Abass, 40, fled the area and was believed to be in upstate New York or Vermont, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. He may be driving a gray or silver 2004 Honda Accord with New Jersey license plates: A12LGM. The woman told police she was using the facilities at Macy’s on Aug. 14 when the man “reached under from the stall beside her while holding a cellphone from …
Not So Fast: NJ Police Chief Corrects School Board Member’s Claims About COVID Response Not So Fast: NJ Police Chief Corrects School Board Member’s Claims About COVID Response
Not So Fast: NJ Police Chief Corrects School Board Member’s Claims About COVID Response A local Board of Education trustee got more than she bargained for when she blasted her township police department's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dawn Kumar, saying that she was speaking as a private citizen, said during an online Wayne Township Council meeting earlier this month that she’d seen a police officer not wearing a face mask in Costco, as well as high school students ignoring social distancing by gathering on a local field. Kumar, 33, a self-described “teacher turned homemaker" who became a BOE member six months ago, said these were examples of Mayor Chris Vergano and t…
Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies
Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies The driver of one of two SUVs involved in a chain-reaction crash in Wayne died Friday, authorities said. A gray-colored Honda CRV driven by Antonio R. Cruz, 38, of Wayne, was headed east on Ratzer Road near Garside Avenue when it struck a utility pole around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Cruz was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Jenelle E. Cruz, also 38 years old of Wayne, and a juvenile both remained ho…
Driver In Wayne Crash Dies Driver In Wayne Crash Dies
Driver In Wayne Crash Dies The driver of one of two SUVs involved in a chain-reaction crash in Wayne died Friday, authorities said. A gray-colored Honda CRV driven by Antonio R. Cruz, 38, of Wayne, was headed east on Ratzer Road near Garside Avenue when it struck a utility pole around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Cruz was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Jenelle E. Cruz, also 38 years old of Wayne, and a juvenile both remained ho…
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash A 29-year-old Wayne woman was killed Thursday morning when her SUV rear-ended a disabled dump truck on northbound Route 23, authorities said. Ashley Miller was pronounced dead at the scene of the 9:40 a.m. crash near the Wayne Inn, they said. The 2000 Ford F650 truck operated by a 39-year-old Cliffside Park man became disabled and was struck soon after by Miller's 2018 Chevrolet Trax compact SUV crossover, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. The driver wasn't injured, they said. No charges were filed or summonse…