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…
Maywood PD: Traffic Stop Of Upstate NY Duo Turns Up Loaded Gun, Pot Maywood PD: Traffic Stop Of Upstate NY Duo Turns Up Loaded Gun, Pot
Maywood PD: Traffic Stop Of Upstate NY Duo Turns Up Loaded Gun, Pot A Maywood police officer found a New York State man carrying a loaded gun during a weekend traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Benjamin Singer stopped a rented 2020 Chevy Malibu for various violations on northbound Route 17 shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Singer smelled raw pot when he approached the vehicle, Kenny said. The officer arrested 21-year-old passenger Isaiah Sifontes of Rensselaer, NY after finding him with a .22-caliber revolver with a defaced serial number, the chief said. The driver, Kha-jahmel Gaddy, 24, of Albany, was released pending a …
Paterson Police Bust 3 Out-Of-State Men With Loaded Gun, Drugs Paterson Police Bust 3 Out-Of-State Men With Loaded Gun, Drugs
Paterson Police Bust 3 Out-Of-State Men With Loaded Gun, Drugs Paterson police detectives arrested three out-of-state men after they said they found one of them carrying a loaded gun. Detectives Mustafa Dombayci, Mohamad Bashir and Yamil Piminenta were in the area of Washington Avenue and Spring Street around 7:45 p.m. Saturday when the silver Nissan with Georgia license plates sped by, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They stopped the car in the 500 block of Main Street, he said. A patdown turned up a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun in the waistband of Shakeem Jones, 20, of Roanoke, Virginia, Speziale said. Jones was sent to the Passaic Count…
Little Ferry Police Stop Turns Up More Than Three Pounds Of Pot, Motel Packing Operation Little Ferry Police Stop Turns Up More Than Three Pounds Of Pot, Motel Packing Operation
Little Ferry Police Stop Turns Up More Than Three Pounds Of Pot, Motel Packing Operation A Little Ferry police sergeant turned up more than three pounds of pot after stopping a Paterson driver, authorities said. Sgt. John Andronaco stopped a 2002 Honda Civic driven by Jermal Hogan, 27, after he ignored a stop sign on Bergen Turnpike at Lakeview Avenue shortly before midnight Tuesday, Police Chief James Walters said. Adronaco -- who was joined by Officers Michael Lee and Joseph Convery -- noticed a strong odor of marijuana when he approached the car "despite the window only being partially open," Walters said. The odor got stronger when Hogan rolled the window down, he said. H…
Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say
Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say Paterson detectives seized nearly nine pounds of pot in various forms and almost $28,000 in alleged proceeds while arresting three people on drug charges, authorities said. The defendants were dealing out of a home on Wayne Avenue near the corner of Maple Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Speziale said Paterson Narcotics Division detectives found: 33 bags of marijuana; 204 tins of marijuana; 173 THC vape cartridges; 10 glass jars of marijuana; 13 pre-rolled marijuana cigars. They arrested and charged three people with drug offenses: Shakir Khan and Marzan Choudhury, bot…
Authorities: NJ State Trooper Seizes 2 Handguns, Drugs From Philly Pair On AC Expressway Authorities: NJ State Trooper Seizes 2 Handguns, Drugs From Philly Pair On AC Expressway
Authorities: NJ State Trooper Seizes 2 Handguns, Drugs From Philly Pair On AC Expressway State Police seized two guns along with some heroin and pot from two Philadelphia men and a Pennsylvania companion after a stop on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said Tuesday. Trooper John Fallon stopped their car for a traffic violation on the westbound expressway in Winslow Township on Saturday, State Police said in a release. Dante Johnson-Simmons, 25, was carrying a .380-caliber gun and marijuana, and Latal Turner, 19, had a .40-caliber handgun and heroin, they said. Johnson-Simmons and Turner, both of Philadelphia, were arrested on drug and weapons charges. A third man, Ca…
Clifton PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With Dozens Of Vials Of Crack, Synth Pot For Sale Clifton PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With Dozens Of Vials Of Crack, Synth Pot For Sale
Clifton PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With Dozens Of Vials Of Crack, Synth Pot For Sale A Clifton police officer nabbed two Paterson men with 58 vials of crack and several containers of both grown and synthetic pot all packaged for sale, authorities said. The officer stopped a 2005 Honda CRV driven by Eian Dawson, 37, for an unspecified traffic violation near the corner of Clifton and Lexington avenues before dawn Thursday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. A search turned up the drugs, which included several THC oil cartridges, Anderson said. Both Dawson and his passenger, 51-year-old Roy Ottino, were arrested and sent to the Passaic County Jail to await detention hearing…
Paterson Police Chase Down Accused Gunman In January Shooting Paterson Police Chase Down Accused Gunman In January Shooting
Paterson Police Chase Down Accused Gunman In January Shooting He gave them the slip a month ago, but this time Paterson detectives captured a 19-year-old resident wanted for a January shooting in one of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods. Leighmeir Singletary tried to run again after investigators spotted him Tuesday night on Godwin Avenue, authorities said. Detectives had obtained a warrant for Singletary’s arrest following an Jan. 11 shooting on nearby Summer Street. He got away the first time police chased him, on March 16, in the same neighborhood, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint …
SEEN HIM? Newark Man Escapes Police Custody At University Hospital SEEN HIM? Newark Man Escapes Police Custody At University Hospital
Seen HIM? Newark Man Escapes Police Custody At University Hospital Authorities in Newark are seeking a man who escaped police custody while being treated for an injury at University Hospital Sunday. Robert E. Goodwin, 57, was reportedly taken into custody after a domestic violence at his home. He complained of a previous injury and was taken to the hospital just before 11:30 a.m., authorities said. He was last seen in a blue shirt and light green cargo pants, headed west on 13th Avenue toward Littleton Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. He is 6 feet and three inches tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds with light…
Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs
Prosecutor: Morris County Man Who Shot At Police Conducting Welfare Check Had Firearms, Drugs A Washington Township (Morris County) man who shot at officers conducting a welfare check had an assault rifle, ammunition and drugs, authorities charged. Police were conducting a welfare check on a suicidal man at Rock Road home when Keith O'Connor, 49, fired a shotgun "at or in their direction" around 7 p.m. Monday, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Authorities subsequently found more weapons, including an assault firearm and large-capacity ammunition magazines, and unspecified drugs, Knapp said. O’Connor faces various weapons and drug charges and remains in police cus…
20 Tickets Plus Charges For Driver Who Fled With Passenger After Hawthorne Restaurant Crash 20 Tickets Plus Charges For Driver Who Fled With Passenger After Hawthorne Restaurant Crash
20 Tickets Plus Charges For Driver Who Fled With Passenger After Hawthorne Restaurant Crash UPDATE: A Paterson driver who fled with his passenger after his sedan slammed into the side of an Italian restaurant in Hawthorne received 20 traffic summonses to go with criminal drug and resisting counts for both, authorities said Wednesday. Hommy Colon, 40, also was charged with DWI, as well as aggravated assault by auto for injuries sustained in Tuesday’s crash by 42-year-old passenger Tywuan Lopez, 42, also of Paterson, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. The four-door 2005 Nissan Sentra crashed into the side of Bella Fig on Lincoln Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, taking d…