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Man Critically Injured In Lodi Apartment Fire: Officials Man Critically Injured In Lodi Apartment Fire: Officials
Man Critically Injured In Lodi Apartment Fire: Officials A man is in critical condition after suffering extensive burns in a fire at a Lodi apartment complex, authorities announced on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. Lodi police responded to a 911 call about a medical emergency on Union Street at approximately 7:59 a.m., according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers found the victim with severe burns upon arrival. He was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition, authorities said. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Lodi Police Department are investigating the inci…

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by Jillian Pikora
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HORRIFYING: Convicted Sex Offender Lured Foreign Woman To NJ To Abuse Her Kids, Feds Say HORRIFYING: Convicted Sex Offender Lured Foreign Woman To NJ To Abuse Her Kids, Feds Say
Horrifying: Convicted Sex Offender Lured Foreign Woman To NJ To Abuse Her Kids, Feds Say WARNING: The allegations described in this report are horrific in the extreme. A registered sex offender from Bergen County lured a woman from the other side of the world to the United States so he could sexually abuse her two young children, federal authorities charged. Corey Hipscher, 52, of Lodi first got the woman's 11-year-old daughter to take naked selfies and send them to him after connecting directly with the youngster on social media, the FBI said. Among the horrific images, federal authorities said, is a video of the youngster self-penetrating with the top of a bowling pin. Soon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Armed Ex-Con Who Spent Nearly 5 Years In Prison Busted After Chase, Crash: Saddle Brook PD Armed Ex-Con Who Spent Nearly 5 Years In Prison Busted After Chase, Crash: Saddle Brook PD
Armed Ex-Con Who Spent Nearly 5 Years In Prison Busted After Chase, Crash: Saddle Brook PD An ex-con who sped from a Saddle Brook police stop crashed his vehicle into four parked cars in Lodi, then tossed a stolen gun as he tried to run, authorities said. Officer Marco Torres tried to stop Terrence Kelley, 40, of Paterson for an unspecified violation on eastbound Route 46 near Westminster Place around noon Sunday, Nov. 13, Capt. John A. Zotollo Jr. said. Kelley had only just been released from state prison in February after serving 4½ years for drug and weapons convictions out of Passaic County, records show. Instead of stopping for Torres, Kelly hit the gas, said Zotollo, the o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies 'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies
'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies No matter the situation, Bobby Salerno could always make you laugh, usually with a dry -- and at times sarcastic -- humor that longtime police officers develop. Things got serious earlier this year, however. Over the past several months, when you asked how he was doing, Salerno said he was "taking it one day a time." Still, he kept up his sense of humor -- and kept working as long as he was able. Those who knew Lodi Police Capt. Robert J. Salerno roundly praised the 32-year law enforcement veteran's dedication to public service after learning that he died on Sunday. Salerno, 55, of Hasbr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Man Busted With Cocaine, Handgun In Hudson, Prosecutor Says Bergen Man Busted With Cocaine, Handgun In Hudson, Prosecutor Says
Bergen Man Busted With Cocaine, Handgun In Hudson, Prosecutor Says A Bergen County man was nabbed with nearly half a pound of cocaine and a handgun following a three-week investigation, authorities in Hudson County said. Detectives initiated an investigative stop of George Suarez, 36, of Lodi, near 29th Street and Summit Avenue in Union City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Suarez was found in possession of nearly 60 grams of cocaine at the time, she said. A subsequent search of his home in Lodi resulted in the seizure of approximately 200 additional grams of cocaine and a .380 caliber handgun, the prosecutor said. Suarez was arrested on sev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn A restaurant manager from Lodi was charged with trafficking child porn, authorities said. A months-long Internet child pornography investigation found that Michael Caruso, 31, “used the Internet to view, download, possess and distribute digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Musella didn’t say how many files were seized, nor where Caruso works. Caruso, who lives in the Gardens at Westmont Station Apartments, was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hacken…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids PHOTOS: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids
Photos: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids Assisted by members of Pink Heals and police and firefighters from several Bergen County towns, an inspiring 2-year-old boy with cancer delivered toys collected during a "hero's parade" for him to other ailing youngsters at Tomorrow’s Children Hospital in Hackensack. The parade for Declan Hagerty two weeks ago brought firefighters and other responders in more than 100 emergency vehicles from across New Jersey to Lebanon, where he and his family live. No sooner had it ended than preparations began for shipping toys collected during the event some 55 or so miles in a U-Haul from Hunterdon Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Lodi Truck Driver, 21, Gathered, Shared Child Porn Prosecutor: Lodi Truck Driver, 21, Gathered, Shared Child Porn
Prosecutor: Lodi Truck Driver, 21, Gathered, Shared Child Porn A tow truck driver from Lodi trafficked child pornography, said authorities who arrested him. Cody T. Wurttemberger, 21, collected, viewed and shared images “depicting nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Thursday. Wurttemberger was arrested during a raid of his Main Street home on Wednesday and charged with possession of child pornography, Calo said. He remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing Thursday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. The prosecutor thanked Lodi polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lodi Software Engineer Sexually Assaulted Child For Several Years: Prosecutor Lodi Software Engineer Sexually Assaulted Child For Several Years: Prosecutor
Lodi Software Engineer Sexually Assaulted Child For Several Years: Prosecutor A 46-year-old software engineer from Lodi was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child over an extended period of time, authorities announced. Gibson Santa was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.  Members of the Lodi Police Department and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit received a tip last Friday that Santa had been sexually assaulting a child in Lodi over the course of several years, Calo announced. Santa's arrest ear…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lodi MVC Clerk Admits Selling Illegal Licenses, Permits Lodi MVC Clerk Admits Selling Illegal Licenses, Permits
Lodi MVC Clerk Admits Selling Illegal Licenses, Permits LODI, N.J. – A former Lodi motor vehicle agency clerk will be sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting Monday that he collected thousands in dollars in bribes operating a ring that allowed 220 motorists -- including school bus drivers -- to obtain permit and licenses without having to take any tests. Rodman Lora, 39, of Queens was among 70 people charged in a wide-ranging investigation. He admitted that he got an average of $700 per license or permit from 2014 to 2016.  Also pleading guilty Monday were: Luis Tiburcio, 46, of Passaic, who admitted that he was paid to work as a “r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Armed Trio Robs Hoodie Buyers In Vacant Lodi Apartment SEE ANYTHING? Armed Trio Robs Hoodie Buyers In Vacant Lodi Apartment
SEE Anything? Armed Trio Robs Hoodie Buyers In Vacant Lodi Apartment LODI, N.J. – Two online hoodie buyers were forced into the bedroom of a vacant Lodi apartment by three men and robbed at gunpoint of jewelry, cash, cellphone and car keys, authorities said. One of the robbers had a “distinguishing deformity to his eye,” Deputy Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said Tuesday. After meeting online, the victims arranged a meeting around 7:45 p.m. Monday at a residential building near the corner of Westervelt and Home places in Lodi, Scorzetti said. They were then forced into a bedroom of a vacant apartment at gunpoint and robbed, he said. Besides the deformed ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Lodi Bakery/Restaurant Worker Tackles Would-Be Robber SEE ANYTHING? Lodi Bakery/Restaurant Worker Tackles Would-Be Robber
SEE Anything? Lodi Bakery/Restaurant Worker Tackles Would-Be Robber LODI, N.J. – A Lodi bakery/restaurant employee tackled a would-be robber, who fled empty-handed Monday morning, police said. El Machetico Columbiano at 153 S. Main Street had opened barely 20 minutes earlier when the bandit walked in around 6:20 a.m. wearing a mask and a grey shirt, “with one hand in his shirt for the appearance of a weapon [hand gun], demanding money from the register,” Deputy Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said. The victim tackled the would-be robber, who got up and ran out the door, heading south on South Main Street, he said. The victim was OK, other than having two g…

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by Jerry DeMarco