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Facebook Marketplace Scammer ID'd As Ex-Con Linked To Similar Bergen County Fraud Cases: Cops Facebook Marketplace Scammer ID'd As Ex-Con Linked To Similar Bergen County Fraud Cases: Cops
Facebook Marketplace Scammer ID'd As Ex-Con Linked To Similar Bergen County Fraud Cases: Cops A 28-year-old man from Hawthorne was arrested after using counterfeit U.S. currency to scam a Facebook Marketplace seller out of an iPhone, authorities said. Hawthorne police launched an investigation after a victim reported being scammed during a Jan. 30, transaction, according to Hawthorne Police Detective Capt. Robert King. Detectives identified the suspect as Ashari Wilson, who was later linked to similar fraud cases in Glen Rock and Elmwood Park, police said. Wilson, who gave the victim $700 in bogus cash, was taken into custody on March 13, and charged with theft and forgery, King sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Counterfeit Cash Chase Shuts Down Route 4 In Paramus, Two Arrested: Police Counterfeit Cash Chase Shuts Down Route 4 In Paramus, Two Arrested: Police
Counterfeit Cash Chase Shuts Down Route 4 In Paramus, Two Arrested: Police A police chase that spilled onto Route 4 in Paramus brought traffic to a halt Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25 as officers pursued a suspect tied to a counterfeit cash scheme, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 4:30 p.m. when Paramus and River Edge police began pursuing men later identified as Corey Jones, 29, of Roosevelt, NY, and Isaiah Corbin, 46, of Queens, NY, in connection with fake U.S. currency being used at the Bergen Town Center, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The River Edge Police Department had alerted Paramus officers to a 2019 white Chrysler Pacifica suspecte…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops
Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops A 37-year-old New York fugitive was arrested last month in Sussex County and found with numerous stolen medication, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan 23, Luis Moure was pulled over by police in Franklin Borough after he was traveling at a high rate of speed and improperly passing vehicles on Route 23 South in Hamburg, Franklin Borough police said. A investigation revealed Moure had an outstanding extradition warrant from Virginia, police said. He was also found to be in possession of counterfeit currency and was sought by other New Jersey law enforcement agencies for using fake money and c…

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by Sam Barron
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Edgewater PD: Bronx Pair Nabbed After Hitting Several Stores In Town With Bogus $100 Bills Edgewater PD: Bronx Pair Nabbed After Hitting Several Stores In Town With Bogus $100 Bills
Edgewater PD: Bronx Pair Nabbed After Hitting Several Stores In Town With Bogus $100 Bills Edgewater police nabbed a pair of counterfeiters from the Bronx who hit several stores in town, authorities said. The manager of a River Road GNC called police Wednesday after the men used three bogus $100 bills to pay for low-priced items, receiving genuine cash as change, before fleeing in a white Mercedes Benz E350 Police Chief Donald Martin said. The car pulled into the parking lot of The Square shopping center when Officer Tyler Iafelice spotted it, Martin said. A search turned up $600 in bogus $100 bills and the same amount in real money, he said. Charged with forgery, money launder…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Seemed Real: Walmart Customer Caught With $3,660 In Counterfeit Bills, Saddle Brook PD Says Seemed Real: Walmart Customer Caught With $3,660 In Counterfeit Bills, Saddle Brook PD Says
Seemed Real: Walmart Customer Caught With $3,660 In Counterfeit Bills, Saddle Brook PD Says A Saddle Brook Walmart customer was caught with $3,660 in counterfeit bills after trying to check out with bogus fifties, authorities said. Sade Scruggs, 25, of East Orange gave the cashier $450 in bills Friday night that a cashier immediately detected were phony, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The cashier alerted security, who detained Scruggs. Saddle Brook Police Officer Christopher Verost responded and found her carrying more than a hundred more bogus $20 and $50 bills, Kugler said. Police charged Scruggs with forgery and released her pending a Jan. 11 first appearance in Central Jud…

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by Jerry DeMarco