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Arrest, Release, Repeat: Career Petty Criminal Busted By Lyndhurst Police Arrest, Release, Repeat: Career Petty Criminal Busted By Lyndhurst Police
Arrest, Release, Repeat: Career Petty Criminal Busted By Lyndhurst Police A repeat offender with the proverbial arm's-length rap sheet spent all of three days in the Bergen County Jail before a judge released him on shoplifting charges out of Lyndhurst. Paul Spana, 58, Kearny, has spent a considerable portion of his adult life being arrested and then quickly released after he's jailed -- and sometimes before he's even brought to the lockup, records show. This time he ran through the parking lot after snatching $155 worth of laundry detergent from the Walgreens on Valley Brook Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Robert Litterio watched as Spana hid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD
Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD A repeat offender tried to outrace a Franklin Lakes police officer with a flat tire and his airbags deployed, authorities said. Needless to say, he didn't get far. Officer Kevin Shutrop spotted the crippled Toyota Camry at the traffic circle at Franklin Lake and High Mountain roads shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, Police Mark McCombs said. The officer tried pulling him over, but the driver -- identified as Wilkins Perdomo. 34, of Wayne -- tried to keep going, the captain said. Perdomo lost and then regained control of the sedan after it barreled off and then back onto southboun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Hackensack Police Detective Cracks Vehicle Burglary Spree Hackensack Police Detective Cracks Vehicle Burglary Spree
Hackensack Police Detective Cracks Vehicle Burglary Spree A Hackensack detective nailed a repeat offender who authorities said burglarized multiple vehicles within days of one another. Reggie Scott, 30, was arrested last week after Detective Massimo DiMartino linked him to three separate vehicle break-ins on Anderson Street from April 21 through April 26, thanks to area surveillance video, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Scott had only just been busted in March for burglary and other related offenses before Hackensack police sent him to the Bergen County Jail. A judge freed him within 24 hours, however. He also was in and out of the jail on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Repeat Jersey Shore Offender Admits Child Porn Possession: Feds Repeat Jersey Shore Offender Admits Child Porn Possession: Feds
Repeat Jersey Shore Offender Admits Child Porn Possession: Feds A 34-year-old repeat offender from the Jersey Shore has admitted to possessing thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, authorities said. Andrew Ramey, 34, of Brick, pleaded guilty on Tuesday by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to a possession of child pornography charge, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig.  According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, between March 13, 2020, and June 8, 2020, Ramey allegedly downloaded and shared material containing images of child sexual abuse,…

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by Jon Craig
News
Police: News Story About Stolen Car Crash Helps ID Bergen Costco Car Burglar Police: News Story About Stolen Car Crash Helps ID Bergen Costco Car Burglar
Police: News Story About Stolen Car Crash Helps ID Bergen Costco Car Burglar No sooner had a repeat offender been released from the Bergen County Jail after crashing a car stolen out of Teaneck than he was back behind bars again. This time, Moonachie police said they caught him trying to steal a car from the Costco parking lot off Routes 17 and 46. Joseph Murphy, 34, of Scranton, PA wasn't carrying ID, but police recognized him from a Daily Voice story published just hours earlier about the stolen car crash. Teaneck police busted Murphy earlier this week for stealing packages off porches. They released him, after which he was caught trespassing in an office buildin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Feds: Judge Orders Newark Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, 626 Heroin Folds Held Feds: Judge Orders Newark Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, 626 Heroin Folds Held
Feds: Judge Orders Newark Ex-Con Caught With Loaded Gun, 626 Heroin Folds Held A judge ordered that a Newark ex-con remain in federal custody after Essex County prosecutor’s detectives said they found a loaded gun in his pocket and 626 heroin folds in his apartment. Antoine Hawkins, a 31-year-old repeat offender with an extensive criminal record, also had three illegal ammunition magazines in his apartment, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Prosecutor’s detectives approached Hawkins earlier this week while investigating a shooting from last month, Carpenito said. As they spoke with him, they noticed “what appeared to be the imprint of a firearm on Hawkins’s jacket,…

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by Jerry DeMarco