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! Robber From Wallington Menaced 7-Eleven Workers At Two Stores With Knife: Prosecutor
An elite team of investigators captured a 23-year-old Wallington man who they said robbed two 7-Elevens on either side of the Passaic River by threatening workers with a large knife. Tymear Haskins grabbed an employee from behind as the victim took out the trash in back of the 7-Eleven on Main Avenue in Wallington shortly before 4 p.m. April 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. After making the employee convince a co-worker to open a locked side door, Haskins tied one of them with a cord and held the other prisoner in a back office while demanding the code to a safe, the prosecuto…
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Local Detectives Secretly Follow Porch Pirate On His 'Rounds,' Bust Him Selling Stolen Sneakers
A porch pirate from Passaic snatched a pair of Nikes from a home, then headed to a local thrift shop to sell them -- and was promptly busted by Wallington police detectives who'd been watching him the entire time, authorities said. 'Tis the season for package thefts, as well as for undercover police operations aimed at stopping them. In Wallington, detectives investigating an "uptick" in porch piracy identified a narrow time frame and area, along with a description of a suspect and the vehicle he was driving, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said Tuesday. Detectives Joseph Rock, Simon Popek and Brian …
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Bergen Boy, 8, Bitten By Kinkajou Gets Rabies Shots, Experts Warn Owners
The owner of a kinkajou who bit an 8-year-old boy in a Bergen County park apparently had all the necessary paperwork for his pet, authorities said, but that doesn’t ease the minds of the boy’s mother -- or wildlife experts. The mom said her son was fishing and feeding the turtles at Samuel Nelkin County Park last week when he and her sister spotted the owner and his pet. “They asked if it was friendly and the owner said yes,” she told Daily Voice. “My son gave the animal a quick pet and then my sister actually held the animal. “When the animal was given back to the owner it started crawli…
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Wallington Police Chief Gets In On Action Again, Helps Nab Wanted Garfield Ex-Con
Never one to be confined to a desk, Wallington Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia once again assisted his officers in capturing a wanted offender. The alert went out after ex-con Adam Jaworski of Garfield snatched two bottles of Johnnie Walker black from a local liquor store and fled on a bicycle during Monday’s snowstorm, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Imbruglia stopped Jaworski – who was wearing an orange winter hat and black jacket and face mask – across the street from police headquarters after hearing a description from Officer Szymon Popek, Kudlacik said. Jaworski, 28, suddenly bolted but w…
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Wallington Crash Outside MVC Sends Driver To Hospital
A 31-year-old Wallington driver was hospitalized after a pre-dawn single-vehicle crash Thursday outside the local MVC office on Main Avenue. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after crashing his 2004 Honda Accord around 4:15 a.m., Wallington Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia said. Responders said the victim initially was knocked out but regained consciousness. The cause wasn't immediately determined.
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Wallington Police Officer Nabs Bleeding Bicyclist In Car Burglary Spree
A bleeding bicyclist who caught the eye of a Wallington police officer turned out to be wanted for a recent rash of area car burglaries, authorities said. Officer Andy Kullaf spotted 28-year-old Ramon Cruz of Passaic riding the white and copper BMX near Stein and Pulaski avenues just before midnight Friday morning, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Armed with description from Passaic police of a suspect with three nautical star tattoos on his right inside forearm, Kullaf stopped Cruz, who told him a fall from the bicycle made him bleed, the captain said. The officer, who spotted the tattoos, was …
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She Thought She Wouldn't Win: North Jersey, Meet Your Favorite Fit Cop
The readers have spoken and the results are in. Congratulations to Wayne Police Officer Christie Ohlendorf, who was voted North Jersey's favorite "Fit Cop" in the Daily Voice competition. Ohlendorf, a CrossFit athlete -- was certain she wouldn't win but earned 27 percent of votes (out of the 10 total law enforcement officers). Paramus Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti took second place with 23 percent of votes. Third place was a tie between Bergenfield PO Ahmed Alagha and Wood-Ridge PO Timothy Janz with 10 percent of votes each. Fit & Blue will be donating apparel to Ohlendorf…
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: Wallington Police Seize Boy Who Brought BB Gun To School
WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Students and staff at Wallington Jr./Sr. High School were briefly sheltered in place Thursday while police seized a 13-year-old boy who'd shown off a plastic BB gun to classmates, authorities said. "It appears that [the] student was showing his plastic BB gun outside of school in the woods while on lunch break" just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said Friday morning. "Fortunately someone 'saw something and said something'," Kudlacik told Daily Voice. "School officials swiftly interceded and confiscated the orange-tipped plastic…
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Fit Cops: Bergen County SWAT Member Keeps Composure In Boxing Ring
Victor Urgiles had just gotten home from police training last May when the call came in. A New York City murder suspect had barricaded himself in a Hackensack home. Urgiles, a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team member, knew anything could happen at the scene. But he wasn't afraid. Moments like this is what Urgiles trains for. "Always stay ready so you don't have to get ready," said Urgiles, also a Wallington police officer. That's the mentality he adopted as a boxer at Hackensack's Savage Boxing & Fitness, and says work in the ring helps prepare him for his job in law enfor…
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Prosecutor: Wallington Parents Charged In Distressed Infant's Death
Two Wallington parents were charged with child endangerment and drug possession after their infant was found unresponsive last week, authorities said. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced that: Joseph Chmielewski, 40, an unemployed grocery clerk was charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child Juliann Garner-Chmielewski, 35, an unemployed logistics manager, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of drug paraphernalia and a disorderly persons offense On Feb. 9, a 9-1-1 call was placed from the couple's Strong Street home, reporting a…
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