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Irish Traveler Posing As Repairman Tears Hole In Glen Rock Resident's Roof: Police Irish Traveler Posing As Repairman Tears Hole In Glen Rock Resident's Roof: Police
Irish Traveler Posing As Repairman Tears Hole In Glen Rock Resident's Roof: Police A con man contractor was charged by Glen Rock police after he and an accomplice ripped a hole in a resident’s roof, authorities said. Jimmy Jones, 42, and his partner knocked on the victim’s door, unsolicited, claiming to be contractors who could tend to what appeared to be necessary roof repairs, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim reviewed a handout, agreed to an estimate and then went inside, the chief said. Moments later, the resident heard banging on the roof and hustled outside to find the two on the roof, which suddenly had a hole in it, Ackermann said. The resident demand…
UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says
Update: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says A homicide victim whose body was found in a private home in Englewood over the weekend was identified by authorities as a Bronx resident who'd been shot multiple times. The search for his killer continues. Police asked residents in the Tributary Woods West development near Argonne Park to check their home surveillance cameras for the time period between 5 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Meanwhile, they combed the neighborhood, searching drains and other spots after a 911 call at 5:55 a.m. brought them to 6 Mevan Avenue, where they found the body of Jason Hidalgo, 35. He'd been sho…
SEE ANYTHING? Paramus Mom Returning Home Interrupts Burglars SEE ANYTHING? Paramus Mom Returning Home Interrupts Burglars
SEE Anything? Paramus Mom Returning Home Interrupts Burglars A Paramus mother who returned home after dropping off her children at school interrupted a pair of burglars, igniting an area manhunt. The intruders bolted after the homeowner, who lives off Pascack Road near the Cedar Park and Beth El cemeteries, showed up Thursday morning, Sept. 29, authorities said. Their getaway car was described as small and dark-colored, with no license plate. A Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit responded, along with police from surrounding towns and the sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. ANYONE who might have noticed something -- …
Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins
Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins Wayne detectives charged two brothers with lurking around homes, entering a resident’s garage and stealing keys to the house. Home surveillance video showed a burglar in a hoodie “lurking in residential driveways and pulling on car door handles” in the Pines Lake neighborhood earlier this month, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said Friday. A garage also was broken into and the keys to the home stolen, he said. Detectives identified a white Chevy Suburban that later was stopped by an alert patrol officer, Daly said. Based on that stop, detectives identified John Plaskon, 23, and his brother M…
THINK YOU KNOW HIM? Watch Fair Lawn Burglar Seek Unlocked Cars THINK YOU KNOW HIM? Watch Fair Lawn Burglar Seek Unlocked Cars
Think YOU Know HIM? Watch Fair Lawn Burglar Seek Unlocked Cars In the comments section of a Facebook-posted Ring video of a burglar taking valuables from unlocked vehicles in Fair Lawn, one owner described the intended target: Herself. “I got the kids and [everything] I’m grabbing out [of] the car,” she explained. “[S]ometimes life is busy… sometimes I forget too.” The burglar was recorded on surveillance cameras in Fair Lawn testing door handles between 1 and 4 a.m. over the weekend and into early Monday, police said.  He was successful in some instances -- and made off with valuables he found inside open vehicles -- and kept moving past those that …
River Vale PD: Security Cam Catches House Cleaner From Garfield Swiping $900 From Homeowner River Vale PD: Security Cam Catches House Cleaner From Garfield Swiping $900 From Homeowner
River Vale PD: Security Cam Catches House Cleaner From Garfield Swiping $900 From Homeowner Thanks to a home surveillance camera, River Vale police nabbed a longtime local house cleaner from Garfield as she walked out of a residence with $900 in her pocket, authorities said. The Holiday Farms homeowner “suspected cleaning personnel had been stealing money and installed a video camera,” Detective Sgt. Peter Martin said. He immediately called police after the camera caught 56-year-old Ana Mata in the act, Martin said. Approached by officers as she left the home, Mata pulled out the cash and handed it over, he said. The Holiday Court resident claims Mata took $2,500 since Septemb…
'BAD DREAM':  Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says 'BAD DREAM':  Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says
'BAD Dream': Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says Kimberly Fiorillo of Hopatcong heard the crash. But by the time she got outside, it was too late. The Lawrie Avenue resident saw a white Lexus SUV turning off of her street around 7:25 p.m. on Sept. 18 -- and then saw the front-end damage done to her brand new 2019 Toyota Camry.  Fiorillo checked her surveillance tapes and sure enough, the entire accident was recorded. "It was like a bad dream," said Fiorillo, who bought the car over the summer. Police are seeking the driver of the SUV, who Fiorillo says did more emotional damage to her kids than her brand new car. A Lexus SUV is s…
WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear
Watch: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear Riley is getting a steak dinner next time Mark Stinziano sees him. The West Milford dad's home surveillance camera captured his neighbor's black lab mix charge into his backyard and scare off a bear. "He is an awesome pup that comes to check on the kids from time to time," Stinziano said on Facebook. "Now he is keeping them safe!" Click video above to watch.
VIDEO: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay VIDEO: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay
Video: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay In an era of home surveillance cameras and social media, a boy knocking over an inflatable Easter duck on a Mahwah homeowner’s lawn in broad daylight was bound to end in a conviction. Jonathan Marcus posted a video of the boy who broke away from the group he was with, rushed the duck and flattened it around 6:15 p.m. Thursday. At least one of the boys was wearing a Don Bosco jacket, said Marcus, who lives at the corner of Forest Road and Brook Court – across from Wilkes Deli in the township’s Fardale section – and decorates his property for several holidays each year. “The one who destroy…