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NJ Computer Counterfeiters Admit Selling Cisco Networking Knockoffs
Three North Jersey business owners admitted importing and selling cheap knockoffs of Cisco Systems networking equipment after federal agents seized an unprecedented $14 million worth of the devices from their warehouse in Passaic County.
Musa Karaman, 35, of North Arlington, was the last of the trio to take a deal from the government, pleading guilty to trafficking counterfeit goods in U.S. District Court in Newark on Thursday, Aug. 24.
Accomplices Sadri Ozturan, 37, of Hawthorne, and Israfil "David" Demir, 38, of Secaucus both pleaded guilty to the same charges on Aug. 8, U.S. Attorney for…
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 …
Woman Stabbed In Stomach, Sisters From NY Seized In North Jersey
UPDATE: Two women remained in custody after another woman and a man were stabbed during a dispute in North Arlington, authorities confirmed.
Briana Bueso, 18, of Brooklyn, and Keyana Coates, 22, of Newark are both charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The dispute began among acquaintances at an apartment in a building that also houses an Asian restaurant at the corner of Ridge Road and the Belleville Turnpike shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, responders said.
It then "spilled into th…
Woman Stabbed In Stomach, Sisters From NY Seized In North Jersey
Two women were taken into custody after another woman and a man were stabbed during a dispute Wednesday morning in North Arlington, authorities confirmed.
Briana Bueso, 18, of Brooklyn, and Keyana Coates, 22, of Newark were both charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The dispute began among acquaintances at an apartment in a building that also houses an Asian restaurant at the corner of Ridge Road and the Belleville Turnpike shortly after 7:30 a.m., responders said.
It then "spilled in…
Father, Son Killed, Woman, 66, Critical In NJ House Fire
UPDATE: A father and son were killed and the mom rescued in a pre-dawn house fire in North Arlington, authorities said.
Furious CPR efforts on the 75-year-old father and his 44-year-old son on the front lawn of the 9th Street home were fruitless after the three-alarm fire trapped them shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, Police Chief Scott Hedenberg said.
Safwat F. Saad and his son, Maged Saad, were both pronounced dead at the scene, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The mother, Amal Z. Saad, 66, was taken to Clara Maas Medical Center in Belleville in critical condition after responders …
Heartless: NJ Resident, 92, Victimized By 'Gypsy' Scammers, Police Nab Two
A 92-year-old Lyndhurst man fell victim to a familiar "gypsy" scam, losing $4,000 to a pair of thieves who claimed that they'd repaired his driveway, authorities said.
Two Massachusetts men, David Standish of Haverhill and Thomas Stanley of Danvers, were arrested by Lyndhurst police with help from their colleagues in North Arlington, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said Saturday.
Known also as “travelers,” gypsy con artists move around the East Coast using scams and diversions to get into people’s pocketbooks.
Earlier this month, an elderly Glen Rock couple who came thisclose to losing $18,0…
