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Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge
Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge A 20-year-old Kearny man already facing identity theft charges was caught by a North Arlington police officer with various fake driver’s licenses and credit cards, authorities said. Philip Biet was driving a Dodge Charger with no rear lights on Ridge Road when he failed to signal a turn and was stopped on Noel Drive over the weekend, Detective Lt. Michael Horton said. A warrant out of Hudson County turned up, Biet was arrested and the three fraudulent licenses and five credit cards that didn’t belong to him were found during an inventory search, the lieutenant said. Biet was charged in Oct…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ridgewood PD: Officers Capture Westchester, Bronx ID Thieves At Local Bank Ridgewood PD: Officers Capture Westchester, Bronx ID Thieves At Local Bank
Ridgewood PD: Officers Capture Westchester, Bronx ID Thieves At Local Bank Ridgewood police nabbed an accused ID thief from Westchester and two from the Bronx as they tried to steal money from the bank account of an identity theft victim, authorities said. Responding officers grabbed all three at the TD Bank branch on North Maple Avenue, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The thieves tried using a bogus identification and credit card, as well as the victim’s account number, to withdraw cash, the chief said. at the scene and transported to Ridgewood Police headquarters. Daniel Raymond, 40, of Larchmont, was charged with theft by deception, fraudulent use of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Rochelle Park President Spends $6,000 For Herself On PTA Card Police: Rochelle Park President Spends $6,000 For Herself On PTA Card
Police: Rochelle Park President Spends $6,000 For Herself On PTA Card A past Rochelle Park PTA president surrendered to borough police Monday after ringing up $6,000 in charges for herself with an association credit card, authorities said. Detectives zeroed in on Shawna Riordan, 33, of Saddle Brook after a Midland School #1 PTA member reported that "credit card, co-signed by her, had an outstanding balance and was currently in collections," Detective Sgt. James M. DePreta. The charges began in January 2017 and didn't end until April 2018, DePreta said. The co-signing PTA member "did not make the charges, nor authorize them," he said. "The PTA, currently nam…

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Paramus PD: Fair Lawn Package Thief Had Amazon Delivery Vest, Fake ID Paramus PD: Fair Lawn Package Thief Had Amazon Delivery Vest, Fake ID
Paramus PD: Fair Lawn Package Thief Had Amazon Delivery Vest, Fake ID A driver had an Amazon delivery vest and several packages stolen from Fair Lawn in his car, said Paramus police who arrested him after he presented a bogus driver’s license as identification, authorities said. It was another in an increasing series of package thefts in North Jersey, through which thieves steal residents' identities, then use the information to order merchandise such as iPhones and other pricey items. They then show up to accept delivery. Responding to a call of a suspicious vehicle on Spencer Place, Officer Diego Cruz and Officer Michael Mullay found two men parked in a bl…

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Defendant In $500,000 Federal Bank Fraud Case Caught Trying To Cash Bogus Checks In Bergenfield Defendant In $500,000 Federal Bank Fraud Case Caught Trying To Cash Bogus Checks In Bergenfield
Defendant In $500,000 Federal Bank Fraud Case Caught Trying To Cash Bogus Checks In Bergenfield Thanks to a quick-moving bank employee, a federal probationer accused last year of conning banks out of $500,000 was caught trying to cash $1,834 in bogus checks in  Bergenfield, authorities said Friday. Officers responding to the Chase Bank on North Washington Avenue Thursday afternoon arrested 21-year-old Yaseen Salih, who also tried to use a debit card in someone else’s name, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Borough police charged Salih with ID theft, forgery and fraudulent use of a credit card and sent him to the Bergen County Jail. U.S. Marshals placed a detainer on Salih under which…

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Hawthorne Postal Carrier Charged With Stealing Mail, IDs Hawthorne Postal Carrier Charged With Stealing Mail, IDs
Hawthorne Postal Carrier Charged With Stealing Mail, IDs HAWTHORNE, N.J. – A postal carrier in Hawthorne stole mail – and with it people’s identities – authorities charged. Deane Decosta, 30, of North Brunswick was arrested while on her route by postal inspectors and township police who accused her of “stealing mail that should have been delivered to several houses on her route,” Detective Joseph DiGeronimo said. Investigators learned that Decosta, who worked out of the Hawthorne branch, “was committing further acts of identity theft on her route with several other residences in Hawthorne,” as well, he said. Decosta was charged with 15 total cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco