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Police & Fire
Security Guard Posing As Cop Pulls Gun Outside Bergen County Bar: Police
A 28-year-old man working security at a Bergen County bar was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun during a dispute and falsely identifying himself as a police officer, authorities said. Garfield police responded to Jojo’s Bar & Grill on Monroe Street around 12:49 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, for a report of a crash that escalated into a verbal confrontation, according to Capt. Mario Pozo. Dispatchers advised responding officers that a man involved in the dispute may have brandished a handgun. Officers identified the man as Omar Y. Khalil of West Milford, who told police his park…
Police & Fire
Student Took Guard’s Gun Home From Paramus Tech School Amid Lockdown: Police
A tech school student is facing charges after taking home a security guard’s handgun home after it was accidentally left in a bathroom stall at Lincoln Technical Institute in Paramus, authorities said. Paramus police responded to the Bergen Town Center campus around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, after receiving a report that a security guard had left a firearm unattended and could not find it, according to Police Chief Robert Guidetti. The campus was briefly placed on lockdown while officers investigated and secured the area. The lockdown was lifted shortly afterward, and “at no time was th…
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Speeding Driver Kills Woman, 40, Walking Dog In Newark: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Newark woman was fatally struck by a vehicle that witnesses say was speeding and driving in the wrong direction while she was walking her dog on Friday, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 10 p.m., Stefanie Munoz was walking her dog when she was struck by a 2023 gray Ford Explorer in front of 347 Clifton Ave, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Munoz was crossing the street, mid-block, when she was struck by the vehicle, authorities said. Her dog was unharmed, authorities said. Munoz was taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The strik…
Police & Fire
Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police
A security guard from Hackensack has been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred early Monday morning, Nov. 25, police said. Hudhaifa Johnson, 25, of Hackensack, implied he had a weapon before robbing a 24-year-old man from Monroe Township near Fair and Lodi Streets around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2024, according to Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista. Johnson demanded the victim's jewelry and belongings before fleeing the scene on a moped. Later that evening, Patrol Officers Roselys Salas and Angelo Vicale located Johnson on Essex Street around 8 p.m. and …
Politics
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse One Year After NJ Defamation Case
The father of a Pennsylvania woman who was accused of stealing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was convicted of sexually abusing a girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 — just two days after the trial began, according to court documents and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office. Rickey Williams, 55, — a security guard from Dauphin County — touched the girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 18. Judge William T. presided over the trial. She came forward about the abuse within two weeks after police allegedly caught him soliciting a video of a 14-ye…
Police & Fire
Security Guard Charged In Deadly Assault At Elizabeth Lounge: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Elizabeth resident was arrested and charged on Friday, July 12, with a deadly assault in 2023, authorities said. In July 2023, Elizabeth police found Jose Lopez suffering from a head injury at the El Monsignor Lounge, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Lopez was taken to a rehabilitation facility where he died in March, authorities said. Regis Pelegrino Motas was identified as Lopez's assailant, and had been working as a security guard at the lounge at the time of the inciden…
News
Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall
A homeless man was hospitalized after he fell a dozen or so feet from a railing at a mall in Paramus over the weekend, responders said. The victim apparently tried to sit on the railing near the California Pizza Kitchen at the Garden State Plaza when he lost his balance and fell backward before flipping and landing on his feet, then his side, shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, they said. The dazed man then got up and began walking away when a security guard, concerned for his safety, convinced him to wait for EMS, responders said. He was alert and conscious when taken to Hackensac…
Police & Fire
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police
Newark police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who they say broke a store security guard's nose during a shoplifting incident last week. The guard was working at the Gap Outlet in the 100 block of Market Street on July 27 when a woman walked into the store around 1:15 p.m. and grabbed a bag with items from the storage area, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara When the guard went after the woman, the Black male suspect walked into the store and shoved him to the ground, authorities said. The suspects left the store, but the guard confronted…
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