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Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri

Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School
Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School A sharp-eyed Lyndhurst special police officer nabbed a 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn who authorities said made a 911 call threatening to blow up the township high school. A Bergen County communications dispatcher told Lyndhurst police shortly after noon on Oct. 7 that an unknown caller using anonymizing technology claimed there was a bomb inside the high school, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The school was locked down and all 852 students, along with teachers and staff, were escorted out by Lyndhurst police. The Bergen County sheriff’s bomb and K-9 squads checked inside and out and d…
Impaired Pharmacist Had Bottles Of Unlabeled Pills, Front-End Damage, Lyndhurst Police Charge Impaired Pharmacist Had Bottles Of Unlabeled Pills, Front-End Damage, Lyndhurst Police Charge
Impaired Pharmacist Had Bottles Of Unlabeled Pills, Front-End Damage, Lyndhurst Police Charge A pharmacist from Passaic County whose luxury SUV had fresh front-end damage also was impaired and had several unlabeled bottles of prescription drugs in the vehicle when Lyndhurst police stopped him, authorities said. Paresh Gandhi, 51, of Totowa was trying to parallel park his Audi Q3 on Ridge Road when Summer Avenue when he was found by Officers Anthony Giaquinto and Michael Carrinoa as they responded to a call of a drunk driver around 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. They and Carrino, Giaquinto and Officer Matt Dudek discovered a half-dozen plastic bottles of p…
Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports
Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports Lyndhurst police found a local motorist blocking a resident's driveway asleep at the wheel with LSD and other drugs, authorities said. Responding to a resident’s 2 a.m. call over the Labor Day weekend, Officer Matt Dudek found the Chevy sedan still running with Kevin DeMuro, 28, in the driver’s seat, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Also found in the vehicle were eight tabs of LSD, five strips of Suboxone and one Ecstasy pill, he said. An exam by a drug recognition expert led to charges of driving under the influence, as well as various possession counts, Auteri said. DeMuro was charged…
Driver Charged With Trying To Lure Lyndhurst Girl Says He 'Did Nothing Wrong' Driver Charged With Trying To Lure Lyndhurst Girl Says He 'Did Nothing Wrong'
Driver Charged With Trying To Lure Lyndhurst Girl Says He 'Did Nothing Wrong' A 15-year-old Lyndhurst girl kept walking when a driver pulled up and asked if she wanted a ride to the park. Moments later, she said, he approached her on foot. Police were called, but the stranger had gone. Later that day, Officer Matt Giunta stopped a Toyota Camry on Ridge Road that matched the vehicle described by the frightened girl. Giunta and backup Detective Nick Abruscato arrested the driver, whom the teen later identified as her stalker, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. MD Sikder, 29, of Lyndhurst claimed he tried talking to the girl and “did nothing wrong,” Auteri said. He w…
AGAIN? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say AGAIN? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say
Again? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say Between bail reform and COVID-related limits on jail admissions, Lyndhurst police reluctantly released a borough woman who they said ripped off an elderly resident. Sure enough, she went out and did it again, they said. The first time, they said, Melissa Kaups befriended a 78-year-old woman who didn’t know that she had a drug-related criminal history stretching back more than 20 years. Police arrested Kaups last week after she stole two sterling silver necklaces from the victim’s bedroom dresser, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. She was processed and released on theft charges pending fur…
Police: Lyndhurst Senior, 78, Victimized By Con Artist Police: Lyndhurst Senior, 78, Victimized By Con Artist
Police: Lyndhurst Senior, 78, Victimized By Con Artist ELDER FRAUD: A Lyndhurst senior was befriended by a drug user whose intentions were no good, authorities said. The thief was caught, however, thanks to a real friend, they said. The 78-year-old victim didn’t know that Melissa Kaups, 39, of Lyndhurst has a drug-related criminal history stretching back more than 20 years, authorities said. The victim suddenly discovered Kaups in her home one day, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Kaups said she was “checking on her,” he said. The woman later found two sterling silver necklaces missing from her bedroom dresser and told a friend who called p…
BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts
Busted: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts GOTCHA! A Bloomfield ex-con wanted for shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Clifton supermarket was captured by Lyndhurst police as he tried to swipe nearly $450 worth of soap in their town, authorities said. A team of Lyndhurst detectives and uniformed officers converged on the Stop & Shop after a security officer at the Lewandowski Street supermarket recognized Quaire Wilson, 31, and called them, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Wilson’s picture had been sent to area Stop & Shop stores following a pair of thefts of more than $1,000 each from a Clifton loc…
HERO: Lyndhurst Police Officer Rescues Dog, Woman, 75, From Pit Bull Attack HERO: Lyndhurst Police Officer Rescues Dog, Woman, 75, From Pit Bull Attack
Hero: Lyndhurst Police Officer Rescues Dog, Woman, 75, From Pit Bull Attack A Lyndhurst police officer rescued a 75-year-old North Arlington resident and her dog from an attacking pit bull. Phyllis Goodman told police she was walking her mixed breed rescue on the North Arlington side of 3rd Street and Union Avenue around 8 a.m. Thursday when the pit bull attacked. The pit apparently had gotten out through an open gate before locking its jaw on the back of her dog’s neck, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Responding to a call of a stray dog, Officer Anthony Giaquinto found Goodman on her back frantically trying to fight off the attack while shouting for help, Aute…