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Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor
Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor A band of brazen burglars who broke into homes and stole vehicles in Bergen County and elsewhere in the state – sometimes while the owners were home – was derailed by a group of crime fighters from various jurisdictions. The theft of a BMW SUV from an Alpine home last Christmas brought the crew to the attention of detectives in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The vehicle was used in other burglaries and attempts in Cresskill, Montville, and Rumson, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday, Aug.. 3. Three of them returned to Alpine on Dec. 27 and had broken into a home, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Home Invaders Pose As Amazon Workers, Rob And Pistol-Whip Bergen Homeowner Home Invaders Pose As Amazon Workers, Rob And Pistol-Whip Bergen Homeowner
Home Invaders Pose As Amazon Workers, Rob And Pistol-Whip Bergen Homeowner Three unemployed ex-cons posing as Amazon delivery workers pistol-whipped a Bergen County homeowner before fleeing with cash, sneakers and jewelry, authorities said. Newark native Jazmir Carter, 25, currently of Stroudsburg, PA, and Brick City residents Ameer Holcomb, 42, and Michael Carter, 26, forced their way into the North Arlington home after the victim opened the door around 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. North Arlington police notified his office, the prosecutor said, and a joint investigation led to raids by his detectives and members of the FBI Safe …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HOME INVASION: Seven Captured, Charged With Posing As NYPD To Tie Up And Rob Fair Lawn Resident HOME INVASION: Seven Captured, Charged With Posing As NYPD To Tie Up And Rob Fair Lawn Resident
Home Invasion: Seven Captured, Charged With Posing As Nypd To Tie Up And Rob Fair Lawn Resident UPDATE: Two men accused of posing as law enforcement officers to rob a Fair Lawn resident at gunpoint during a home invasion last fall have been brought to Bergen County after being arrested out of state. Whether local or federal authorities will be prosecuting them and four alleged accomplices -- three of whom have already been released -- remains an open question, at least publicly. All seven were arrested in New York State last month and charged in a Nov. 17, 2022 home invasion in which residents were zip-tied and an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry was stolen. The two main defend…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SWAT RAID: Bergen Auto Detailer Charged With 20 Guns, 15 Rifles, Grenade Launcher — All Stolen SWAT RAID: Bergen Auto Detailer Charged With 20 Guns, 15 Rifles, Grenade Launcher — All Stolen
SWAT Raid: Bergen Auto Detailer Charged With 20 Guns, 15 Rifles, Grenade Launcher — All Stolen A Moonachie auto detailer wanted by federal authorities was caught with 20 stolen handguns, 15 stolen rifles, a stolen grenade launcher – and sports memorabilia that wasn't his, either, authorities said. Abdel W. Shileh, a 35-year-old Palestinian national, faces a staggering 81 counts involving the possession of stolen weapons, armed burglary and other offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella's Narcotics Task Force watched late last week as Shileh met with a pair of gun buyers -- Michael Hayes, 31, of Jersey City and Turron Ward, 43, of Irvington – at h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Clifton PD: City Man Stole Another's Spray Paint, Vandalized His Car With It Clifton PD: City Man Stole Another's Spray Paint, Vandalized His Car With It
Clifton PD: City Man Stole Another's Spray Paint, Vandalized His Car With It A Clifton man sprayed graffiti on the inside windshield of another man’s vehicle before dawn Friday with cans of paint that he found in it, authorities said. Officers responding to a 2 a.m. call said they found both men fighting on Burgess Place near Paulison Avenue. The victim apparently had followed the other man there after seeing him rummaging through his vehicle and discovering the graffiti, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. The defendant, identified as 18-year-old Mauricio Mejia, also had been pulling on door handles of other vehicles nearby, the victim told police. When confronted, Mejia …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Police: Neighbor, Children, Officers Rescue Woman Repeatedly Stabbed By Ex-Boyfriend Englewood Police: Neighbor, Children, Officers Rescue Woman Repeatedly Stabbed By Ex-Boyfriend
Englewood Police: Neighbor, Children, Officers Rescue Woman Repeatedly Stabbed By Ex-Boyfriend Thanks to a neighbor, a few young children and Englewood police, a city woman was expected to survive after being stabbed several times Monday night by her ex-boyfriend, authorities said. The Good Samaritan who witnessed the attack "jumped on [the assailant], picked up the knife and chased him off with the help of children who were present," Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Two responding officers quickly administered first aid, while two colleagues found Ernesto Dominguez-Hortelano, 37, hiding in a shed attached to a garage on the block behind the victim's home. Dominguez-H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Prosecutor: 3 Arrested In Violent Oakland Home Invasion Prosecutor: 3 Arrested In Violent Oakland Home Invasion
Prosecutor: 3 Arrested In Violent Oakland Home Invasion Three men were arrested in connection with a violent Oakland home invasion in which a victim was held at gunpoint while the trio stole cash and other personal items, authorities said. Two armed suspects forced into a River Road home on the morning of March 24, holding the victim at gunpoint while ransacking the house, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. After a struggle with one of the suspects, the victim was able to flee and call the police, Musella said. Detectives on May 22 executed search warrants before arresting Kyle Weichelt, 28 of Bergenfield, Marcos Rodriguez, 32 of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing That Left Elmwood Park Woman's Boyfriend Critical Ex Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing That Left Elmwood Park Woman's Boyfriend Critical
Ex Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing That Left Elmwood Park Woman's Boyfriend Critical An Elmwood Park woman’s ex-boyfriend forced his way into her apartment and repeatedly stabbed her current boyfriend Sunday night, said authorities who charged him with attempted murder. Responding to the woman's frantic 911 call, officers found the 40-year-old victim unresponsive and bleeding profusely just before 10 p.m. Sunday, according to a police report. He’d been stabbed six times in the chest, back and side by Jason Gardner, 31, who'd forced his way into the 29-year-old Donor Avenue woman's apartment at knifepoint, the report says. While his colleagues tended to the victim, Officer …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton PD: Christmas Burglar Caught Carrying Two Loaded Guns Clifton PD: Christmas Burglar Caught Carrying Two Loaded Guns
Clifton PD: Christmas Burglar Caught Carrying Two Loaded Guns It wasn't Santa trying to make his way into a Clifton resident's apartment window just after midnight on Christmas: Police said they chased down and caught a burglar carrying not one but two loaded handguns. Responding to the attempted burglary call in the 200 block of Ackerman Avenue, Officers Christian Martinez and Kevin Berdnik spotted 31-year-old ex-con Juan Zenquis of Passaic, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Zenquis took off, but the officers chased him down as he tried to scale a nearby backyard fence, Bracken said. He "then resisted arrest by tucking both hands in his waistband a…

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by Jerry DeMarco