Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop Palisades Interstate Parkway police nabbed a pair of New York City men with more than 400 Ecstasy pills, authorities said. Officers responding to a tipster's call at the Mobil service area in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday found an illegally parked Honda CRV, Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The driver, Sali-Hali Muhammad, 30, of the Bronx failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for DWI by Sgt. Martin Clancy, Walter said. Meanwhile, Officers Scott Billotti and Thomas Carlson searched the vehicle, found the Ecstasy and arrested passenger Danny Heredia, 34, of…
Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion
Driver Nabbed By Elmwood Park PD Was Wanted For Accidentally Shooting Companion A man who was carrying a stolen gun loaded with hollow-point bullets when he was arrested by Elmwood Park police was wanted for an accidental shooting in Paterson earlier this year. Brandon Diaz, 21, of Paterson was sitting in a parked car with the 21-year-old victim near the corner of 20th Avenue and Jackson Street when a gun he was holding went off, authorities said Wednesday. The victim arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson via private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Investigators identified Diaz …
Paterson PD: Nutley Driver Caught With Gun, Coke Paterson PD: Nutley Driver Caught With Gun, Coke
Paterson PD: Nutley Driver Caught With Gun, Coke Paterson detectives caught a Nutley driver carrying a gun and cocaine during a traffic stop, authorities said. Detectives Suquan Gary, Brian Culmone, and Luis Roca stopped a white Jeep Cherokee on Rosa Parks Boulevard and Harrison Street around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They arrested Orlando Cruz, 35, after finding a .45-caliber Glock semi-automatic handgun and four bags of coke, Speziale said. Cruz was sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance on drug and weapons charges in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson. The g…
Fair Lawn PD: Hudson County Trio Found With Heroin, PCP, Cocaine In Route 4 Traffic Stop Fair Lawn PD: Hudson County Trio Found With Heroin, PCP, Cocaine In Route 4 Traffic Stop
Fair Lawn PD: Hudson County Trio Found With Heroin, PCP, Cocaine In Route 4 Traffic Stop A Hudson County trio was found with heroin, PCP and cocaine during a routine traffic stop on Route 4 in Fair Lawn, local police said. Farrah Sanchez, 43, of Union City, was stopped by at Paramus Road last Friday just before 9:40 p.m., Fair Lawn Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Sanchez and her two passengers -- Jason Flores, 34, of Guttenberg, and Dennis Oyold, 40, of Union City -- were taken to police headquarters for processing after officers found heroin and PCP in the car, Metzler said. While they were being processed, police found crack cocaine on the floor of the car, Metzler said. All three…
Hoboken PD: Owner Finds $10K Worth Of Meth In Towed Car He Rented Out Hoboken PD: Owner Finds $10K Worth Of Meth In Towed Car He Rented Out
Hoboken PD: Owner Finds $10K Worth Of Meth In Towed Car He Rented Out A 31-year-old New York City man was in custody after the owner of the car he had been renting found $10,000 worth of methamphetamine in the vehicle after it had been towed to Hudson County, authorities said. Police were called with meet with a man who rents his car out through an app called Getaround on Jan. 20 around 9 p.m., after the vehicle had been towed to New Jersey when Getaround suspected it had been abandoned, Hoboken Police Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. Once in New Jersey, the owner inspected the car and found methamphetamine with a street value of nearly $10,000, approximate…
Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop
Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop Lyndhurst police nabbed a Newark couple for drugs and other offenses following a traffic stop. Brake lights that weren’t working drew the attention of Officers Michael Clifford and Nicollette Villani to an older model Nissan Altima with an expired registration near the corner of Riverside Avenue and Jauncey Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. That wasn’t all, he said. The driver, Raymond Dock, 30, didn’t have a license, the license plates on the Altima were bogus and the vehicle wasn’t insured, Auteri said. Dock was arrested after a computer check also showed that he was wanted on …
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say A fleeing drug dealer hit a DEA agent with his car and tossed a bag filled with 7,500 heroin folds out the window during what became a high-speed chase from Pennsylvania to Mercer County, authorities said. Law enforcement officers from various agencies followed ex-con Daevon Bell, 26, of Hamilton Township from Trenton to an apartment complex in Morrisville, PA, on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Bell retrieved a bag from his trunk and went into one of the apartments there, then emerged carrying another bag, Carpenito said. When members of the law enforcement posse approached h…
Shots Fired Report Produces Paterson Gun Arrest, North Haledon Man Charged Shots Fired Report Produces Paterson Gun Arrest, North Haledon Man Charged
Shots Fired Report Produces Paterson Gun Arrest, North Haledon Man Charged Paterson detectives investigating a shots-fired report nabbed a North Haledon man with a loaded handgun and 30 heroin folds, authorities said. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci and Yamil Pimienta spotted Julio Rivera, 36, “maneuvering an object in his front waistband several times” as he approached a double-parked vehicle near the corner of Union Avenue and Jasper Street around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They seized Rivera and found him carrying a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and the heroin, Speziale said. Rivera remained held on drug and weapons charges…
Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest
Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest An Elizabeth driver caught with a gun following a traffic stop told Little Ferry police it was because he’d been to Philadelphia and was “worried about what was currently happening there,” authorities said. Amsell Osorio-Fuentes, 23, remained held in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges shortly after 2:30 a.m. Thursday, records show. It began when Sgt. John Andronaco spotted a 2012 Ford Focus with heavily tinted windows and an expired temporary registration in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at the corner of Main and Liberty streets, Police Chief James Wal…
Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam
Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam A Rochelle Park police officer rescued a man who was kidnapped from a local motel by two Passaic County men after an accomplice fled with their money in a scam gone wrong, authorities said. Amady Kourouma, 31, of New York and a partner convinced the two Passaic County men that they could earn $60,000 by purchasing “dirty” money from them that had been dyed to avoid detection by authorities, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. “Black money washing” is a popular scam. Victims are less likely to report it given their participation in an apparent crime, authorities say. In this case, Jairo Mende…
GOTCHA! Saddle River Patrol Officer Nabs Wanted Rockland Sex Offender From Washington Township GOTCHA! Saddle River Patrol Officer Nabs Wanted Rockland Sex Offender From Washington Township
Gotcha! Saddle River Patrol Officer Nabs Wanted Rockland Sex Offender From Washington Township A Saddle River patrol officer on the lookout for car thieves caught a fugitive sex offender wanted out of Rockland County sleeping in his car, authorities said. Michael Rosen, 32, of Washington Township, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending extradition proceedings on a fugitive warrant issued by a judge in New City. Saddle River Police Officer Diana Golonek was on patrol when she spotted a 2009 Audi sedan parked with its high beams on and temporary license tags on Chestnut Ridge Road around 5 a.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. It being a prime time of day …
Prosecutor: Five Morris County Officers Admit Cocaine Possession, Used Database To Find Sellers Prosecutor: Five Morris County Officers Admit Cocaine Possession, Used Database To Find Sellers
Prosecutor: Five Morris County Officers Admit Cocaine Possession, Used Database To Find Sellers Five Morris County Corrections officers admitted using and sharing drugs including cocaine -- keeping them from ever getting a job in public employment ever again. Corrections officers Dominick Andico, 33, Albert Wyman IV, 36, Robert Busold, 27, Brian T. Rzucidlo, 35, and Sheriff's Officer Nicholas Ricciotti, 31, plead guilty to various drug charges for buying, distributing and being in possession of cocaine starting in January 2018, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release. All five were forced to resign and will undergo mandatory drug treatment after pleading guil…