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Repeat Offender Caught Burglarizing Cars Tries FleeingOn Getaway Bike: Haledon PD Repeat Offender Caught Burglarizing Cars Tries FleeingOn Getaway Bike: Haledon PD
Repeat Offender Caught Burglarizing Cars Tries FleeingOn Getaway Bike: Haledon PD A repeat offender caught trying to break into cars overnight tried pedaling away on a bicycle but was quickly nabbed by Haledon police, authorities said. Responding to a call of a bicyclist dressed in dark clothing pulling on car door handles, Officer Nasir Mora spotted Michael Scalici, 35, of Nutley yanking a door handle on Roe Street near East Barbour Street, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman Jr. said. Scalici tried to flee and was seized by Mora and Corporal Andrea Boos, the deputy chief said. They found him carrying a large dagger, 20 Clonazepam pills, loose change, a credit card under…

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Malnourished Dog Left In Freezing Cold Rescued By Haledon Police, Couple Charged With Cruelty Malnourished Dog Left In Freezing Cold Rescued By Haledon Police, Couple Charged With Cruelty
Malnourished Dog Left In Freezing Cold Rescued By Haledon Police, Couple Charged With Cruelty A call from a concerned citizen brought a trio of Haledon police officers to a heartbreaking scene. Outside a home on Southside Avenue, they found "a young gray pit bull collapsed on the ground, severely emaciated and exhibiting signs of frostbite and hypothermia," Deputy Police Chief George Guzman, Jr. said.Her name is Elsa. Officers Nasir Mora and Antonio Parisi and Corporal Andrea Boos provided emergency care and rushed Elsa to a local animal hospital, the deputy chief said. The borough's human law enforcement officer, Corporal April Latona, then led an investigation assisted …

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Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks
Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks Police in Haledon went undercover to bust an alleged prostitute. Responding to a tip from the 400 block of Belmont Avenue, Haledon Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg and Detective Jeffrey Welsh identified Christine Mcalister, a 48-year-old borough resident, as their suspect, Capt. George Guzman, Jr. said. Mcalister, who lists her occupation online as self-employed, was arrested after soliciting an undercover officer, the captain said. She was charged with promoting prostitution and maintaining a nuisance before being released pending a Municipal Court appearance, he said.

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Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops
Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops A pair of Haledon police officers seized guns in separate traffic stops as part of a year-long law enforcement initiative that authorities say has been a huge success. One of the stops involved an ex-con with a suspended license who wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was drinking tequila when police said they stopped him for failing to signal a turn and found a loaded revolver and hollow-nose bullets in his SUV. Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Officer Kris Duci made that stop this past week and another a week earlier as part of a Quality of Life Division that has been "vital in keeping Haledon a safe…

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Haledon PD: Taxi Traffic Stop Leads To Capture Of Wanted Man With Loaded Gun Haledon PD: Taxi Traffic Stop Leads To Capture Of Wanted Man With Loaded Gun
Haledon PD: Taxi Traffic Stop Leads To Capture Of Wanted Man With Loaded Gun A passenger in a taxi cab stopped for a traffic violation wasn't only wanted out of Pennsylvania -- he was also carrying a loaded gun, police in Haledon said. Officer Jeffrey Welsh and Kris Duci stopped the Paterson cab after the driver failed to signal a turn at the intersection of West Broadway and Chamberlain Avenue shortly after noon Wednesday, Sept. 21, Capt. George Guzman Jr. said. The officers immediately noticed that the rear-seat passenger -- identified in records as Miguel Ortiz, a 23-year-old Dominican national from Paterson -- wasn't wearing a seatbelt, the captain said. The of…

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Haledon PD: Paterson Fugitive, Companion Nabbed With Stolen Gun Haledon PD: Paterson Fugitive, Companion Nabbed With Stolen Gun
Haledon PD: Paterson Fugitive, Companion Nabbed With Stolen Gun Haledon police captured a fugitive carrying a stolen gun, authorities said. Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Kris Duci were on a quality-of-life detail when they stopped a 2020 Honda Accord with heavily tinted windows whose driver failed to signal a turn onto West Broadway, Capt. George Guzman Jr. said. A computer check showed that the passenger, Yahzier Hudson, 18, of Paterson was wanted for gun possession out of Passaic County, the captain said. The officers were joined by Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg, Officer John Bonilla and Class II Special Officer Antonio Parisi. Hudson, who wasn't wea…

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'I'll Kill You!' Robber Captured After Threatening Pharmacy Clerk In Haledon Holdup 'I'll Kill You!' Robber Captured After Threatening Pharmacy Clerk In Haledon Holdup
'I'll Kill You!' Robber Captured After Threatening Pharmacy Clerk In Haledon Holdup A robber was nabbed by Haledon police moments after he fled a Rite Aid with a fistful of twenties by pretending to be armed, authorities said. Dwayne Hayes, 49, of Paterson was wearing a black coat, a black hat and a black surgical mask when he approached the clerk at the Haledon Avenue store with his hand stuffed into his jacket pocket shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 2, Capt. George Guzman, Jr. said. “Do not make sudden movements. I have a gun in my right pocket. I'll kill you!” Guzman said Hayes told the clerk. The victim reported handing Hayes some cash that he snatched before run…

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Haledon PD: Clifton Driver Busted With Oxy, Xanax, More Haledon PD: Clifton Driver Busted With Oxy, Xanax, More
Haledon PD: Clifton Driver Busted With Oxy, Xanax, More Haledon police caught a Clifton driver with a mobile drug store of sorts when they stopped him for delaying traffic, authorities said. Ala Mustafa, 38, "abruptly exited" his 2018 Dodge Durango when Officers Nasir Mora and Jonathan Velez conducted a stop in a marked unit on Legion Place, Capt. George Guzman Jr. said. Patting him down, they found 104 Oxycodone pills in the left pocket of his cargo pants, Guzman said. They arrested Mustafa, then searched the vehicle and found 174 amphetamine pills, 66 Xanax pills and some Ecstasy, the captain said. An envelope containing cocaine was found on…

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by Jerry DeMarco