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364 Days In Jail For Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Severely Injured Female Pedestrian 364 Days In Jail For Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Severely Injured Female Pedestrian
364 Days In Jail For Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Severely Injured Female Pedestrian A 28-year-old Paterson man was sentenced to a plea-bargained 364 days in prison for fleeing a crash that seriously injured a city woman. Joshua Dumeng, 28, doesn’t have to begin serving his sentence at the Passaic County Jail until May 7, under a deal with Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s office. He’ll be on probation for five years after his release and will have his driver’s license suspended for two years under the terms of the deal. Dumeng was driving a 2004 Acura TL when he struck the 62-year-old victim on Mill Street last Dec. 9, Valdes said. He sped off, leaving the s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Morris Plains Officer Who Stole Thousands From PBA Gets 5 Years Probation Morris Plains Officer Who Stole Thousands From PBA Gets 5 Years Probation
Morris Plains Officer Who Stole Thousands From PBA Gets 5 Years Probation A Morris Plains police officer charged with stealing more than $86,000 from his department's PBA while serving as its treasurer was sentenced to five years probation and monthly restitution payments, authorities said Friday. Adam Klymko, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of theft by unlawful taking on Sept. 15, 2020, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph K. Kimker, and Morris Plains Police Chief Michael M. Koroski announced. Klymko was serving as the treasurer of the Morris Plains PBA Local 254 -- the department's operating and f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend
Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend A 25-year-old Morris County man was sentenced to nearly a year in jail for a drunken boating accident that killed his friend in 2019, authorities said. Nicholas Zarantonello was sentenced to three years probation conditioned on 364 days in Morris County Jail and 200 hours of community service, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Zarantonello also can not operate a boat for one year or drive for three months, Carroll said in a joint release with Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Continued Stalking Terrified Bergen Woman After Arrests Gets Probation Man Who Continued Stalking Terrified Bergen Woman After Arrests Gets Probation
Man Who Continued Stalking Terrified Bergen Woman After Arrests Gets Probation A man who continued to stalk the same Bergen County woman despite repeated arrests took a plea deal and walked away with probation. Superior Court Judge Keith Bachmann also repeated previous orders that Timothy Conti, 44, not have any contact with the victim, who was forced to move from her Rutherford apartment. The woman told police she’d never been with or talked with Conti, who allegedly told police that he “really really” liked her and hoped to marry her someday, claiming they had a “special bond.” This, of course, terrified her. Neighbors told the woman that Conti initially got into…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Judge Releases Monmouth University Baseball Player After Home Burglary Judge Releases Monmouth University Baseball Player After Home Burglary
Judge Releases Monmouth University Baseball Player After Home Burglary A New Jersey homeowner was able to detain a burglar later identified as a 19-year-old Monmouth University varsity baseball player in an overnight break-in, police said. Surveillance tapes show Marlboro's Anthony Brienza entering the Old Farm Road home in Ocean Township through an unlocked door, then disabling the home security system around 4:50 a.m., Sept. 13, Detective Sgt. Paul Flammia said. Brienza was confronted by the homeowner while taking several items from the master bedroom, Flammia said. A brief struggle ensued when Brienza tried fleeing, police said. Brienza was arrested …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Former Ridgewood Neo-Nazi Leader Gets 5 Years In NY State Gas Station Arson Former Ridgewood Neo-Nazi Leader Gets 5 Years In NY State Gas Station Arson
Former Ridgewood Neo-Nazi Leader Gets 5 Years In NY State Gas Station Arson A former neo-Nazi leader and Holocaust denier who ignited virtual firestorms when he lived in Ridgewood was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in prison for torching a service station in New York State. A Sullivan County court judge in Monticello required Friday that Jacques Pluss, 66, also remain under supervision for five years after his release from state prison on the arson conviction. Pluss, who lives in Kenoza Lake, NY, admitted in November that he cut a propane line and started a fire at an area service station in Jeffersonville while people -- including his wife -- were inside…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Man Who Illegally Dumped Piles Under Three NJ Highways Gets Probation, Community Service Newark Man Who Illegally Dumped Piles Under Three NJ Highways Gets Probation, Community Service
Newark Man Who Illegally Dumped Piles Under Three NJ Highways Gets Probation, Community Service A Newark man was sentenced to probation and 300 hours of community service Monday for illegally dumping construction material, medical waste, lead paint and other items from his rubbish removal business beneath a trio of highways. Superior Court Judge Mayra V. Tarantino declined the state Attorney General’s Office request that Abdullah S. Bryant, 41, spend 364 days in the county jail for his guilty plea to criminal mischief and opted for three years of probation and the community service. Bryant -- who did business under various names, including International Rubbish Removal – admitted last…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Property Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Elderly Tenant, Now Deceased Elizabeth Property Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Elderly Tenant, Now Deceased
Elizabeth Property Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Elderly Tenant, Now Deceased An Elizabeth property manager was ordered to serve five years of probation and pay $75,000 in restitution to the estate of the 89-year-old victim whom she stole thousands from, authorities said. Natalia Calderon-Diaz, 33, admitted to siphoning tens of thousands of dollars from the tenant's bank account over the course of about a year and a half, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The victim, who lived alone in Linden Arms apartments on Linden Avenue, died several weeks ago and left behind no immediate family. She will be laid to rest next to her…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer
Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer Mahwah police spoiled the 4th of July party for two out-of-towners – one a parolee, the other a probationer – after catching them with an assortment of fireworks during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Christopher Fasulo stopped their New York-registered commercial van for a violation on MacArthur Boulevard, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. The driver, 40-year-old Joshua Requena of Equinunk, PA, told the officer they were “working at a job site in Pennsylvania for a cleaning company,” the chief said. Fasulo quickly spotted what turned out to be “an extensive assortment of illeg…

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by Jerry DeMarco