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On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, detectives from the Teaneck Police Department’s Anti-Crime Unit approached a vehicle displaying a fictitious registration and illegally parked on Sussex Road.
Inside, they found Gene M. Wigfall, 48, who was wanted on outstanding arrest warrants out of Hackensack and Lincoln Park Municipal Courts.
A search of the vehicle turned up a black Umarex XBG 4.5mm BB gun, a switchblade knife, a ski mask, prescription pills, and drug paraphernalia associated with crack cocaine use, police said.
Wigfall now faces multiple charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of prescription legend drugs.
He was remanded to the Bergen County Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, and police are investigating potential connections between Wigfall and other area crimes, authorities said.
Court records show this is far from Wigfall's first run-in with the law: In the last year alone, here’s been charged with shoplifting and simple assault. In 2023, he racked up a litany of traffic offenses in Teaneck including careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage, driving without a license, and more.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Teaneck Police Department at 201-837-2600 or anonymously through Bergen Crime Stoppers at 844-466-6789.
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