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4 Charged In Theft, Trespassing At Rahway Firehouse 4 Charged In Theft, Trespassing At Rahway Firehouse
4 Charged In Theft, Trespassing At Rahway Firehouse The four men police said were captured on video rummaging through Rahway fire department headquarters while firefighters were out on a call early Friday have all been located and charged.  On Friday afternoon, police released images on social media of the men inside the firehouse and asked for the public's help identifying them. "Tips from all over the state" soon helped police to "quickly identify" the men.  Before being identified, two of them went back to the fire department in an attempt to return the items and were later arrested, police said. The other two suspects eventuall…

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by Paul Milo
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Woman Accused Of Entering Zoo Lion Exhibit Appears In Kearny Court: Reports Woman Accused Of Entering Zoo Lion Exhibit Appears In Kearny Court: Reports
Woman Accused Of Entering Zoo Lion Exhibit Appears In Kearny Court: Reports A woman who is being sought by New York City police for allegedly entering the lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo several weeks ago appeared in court in Kearny on a shoplifting charge, according to published reports.  Myah Autry, 32, gave an unusual interview to reporters outside the Kearny courthouse Thursday when asked if she was concerned about getting injured by the lion.  “I am the lion now. Can’t you tell? Have you ever heard of reincarnation?” she responded, before complimenting the reporter on his looks.  "I like your eyes, I like your smile," she said on camera.  V…

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by Paul Milo
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SEEN HIM? Upper Saddle River Police Chase Down Montvale Serial Masturbator, Seek Any Victims SEEN HIM? Upper Saddle River Police Chase Down Montvale Serial Masturbator, Seek Any Victims
Seen HIM? Upper Saddle River Police Chase Down Montvale Serial Masturbator, Seek Any Victims A convicted serial public masturbator was chased and arrested by Upper Saddle River police who said they caught him trespassing Friday on school property where he’d once been arrested for indecent exposure. Officers Colin Gurney and Michael Riedel pursued Marty Napoleon, 38, of Montvale into the woods near the Emil A. Cavallini Middle School after spotting him just after 1 p.m. on a mountain bike in Lyons Park, Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Napoleon spit at one officer and attempted to head butt another after they caught him, he said. He was carrying pot, hash, and drug paraphernalia…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns
Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns Charges continued to mount against a former Bergen businessman who authorities say has been letting himself into pricey homes when their owners aren’t around. In the span of only a few weeks, Peter McElkenney was caught after breaking into homes in Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff, local authorities said. He then skipped his court appearance in Wyckoff but went to court in Oakland – where borough police promptly arrested him on an outstanding warrant. They turned McElkenney, 43, over to their Wyckoff colleagues, who sent him to the Bergen County Jail last Thursday. A judge ordered McEl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Oakland Businessman 'Set Up House' In Franklin Township Resident's Home Police: Oakland Businessman 'Set Up House' In Franklin Township Resident's Home
Police: Oakland Businessman 'Set Up House' In Franklin Township Resident's Home A Franklin Lakes resident returned home in the middle of the night to find an apparently homeless businessman from Oakland staying there, said authorities who arrested the alleged intruder. The Scioto Drive resident called police after pulling up around 1:40 a.m. Sunday and finding an unknown car parked in his driveway, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Responding officers found Peter McElkenny, 43, hiding inside, the captain said. Once a respected businessman, McElkenny apparently had been squatting in an unrented house on Lakeshore Drive in Oakland for several months before the landlord became a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Arrested At Westfield School Had Gun, Large Cache Of Ammo: Prosecutor Man Arrested At Westfield School Had Gun, Large Cache Of Ammo: Prosecutor
Man Arrested At Westfield School Had Gun, Large Cache Of Ammo: Prosecutor The man arrested while in possession of a gun and ammunition at a Westfield grade school is a 46-year-old Delaware resident, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday. Thomas J. Wilkie, of Bear, was arrested by Westfield police shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of Tamaques Elementary School. Westfield police received a tip from police in New Castle County in Delaware that Wilkie might be armed and headed to the school, authorities said. Students were in the building taking part in an after-school program when police apprehended Wilkie, who was found sitting in the fr…

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by Paul Milo
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Hasbrouck Heights Professor Found Unfit To Be Tried In Attempted St. Patrick's Arson Hasbrouck Heights Professor Found Unfit To Be Tried In Attempted St. Patrick's Arson
Hasbrouck Heights Professor Found Unfit To Be Tried In Attempted St. Patrick's Arson UPDATE: A philosophy professor from Hasbrouck Heights who authorities said planned to burn down St. Patricks' Cathedral was found unfit to stand trial, Manhattan's district attorney announced Tuesday. Marc Lamparello, a 37-year-old East Rutherford native who'd been staying at a hotel in the city, was carrying a one-way ticket to Rome when he was caught entering the famed cathedral with four gallons of gasoline, two cans of lighter fluid and lighters on April 17, authorities said. He was charged with attempted arson and reckless endangerment. Earlier that same week, Essex County s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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#JusticeForJenny: Caged 10-Week-Old Golden Was Drowned In West Milford Lake, Rescue Group Says #JusticeForJenny: Caged 10-Week-Old Golden Was Drowned In West Milford Lake, Rescue Group Says
#JusticeForJenny: Caged 10-Week-Old Golden Was Drowned In West Milford Lake, Rescue Group Says UPDATE: A 10-week-old Golden Retriever puppy was alive when she was dumped into a West Milford lake, a local rescue group said after a Morris County woman was charged with killing her. Tonya Fea, 47, of Jefferson Township "reportedly confessed," The Last Resort Animal Rescue reported. "But, much to our horror, our worst fears were confirmed: The official [necropsy] report confirms that drowning was the cause of death," officials with the non-profit organization wrote. The dog "was intentionally drowned," they said. The Last Resort, which named the dog Jenny, had posted a reward that quic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYPD: Hasbrouck Heights Professor Charged With Attempted Arson, Endangerment At St. Patrick's NYPD: Hasbrouck Heights Professor Charged With Attempted Arson, Endangerment At St. Patrick's
Nypd: Hasbrouck Heights Professor Charged With Attempted Arson, Endangerment At St. Patrick's UPDATE: A philosophy professor from Hasbrouck Heights was charged with attempted arson and reckless endangerment for trying to enter St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan with four gallons of gasoline, two cans of lighter fluid and lighters Wednesday night, the NYPD said Thursday. Marc Lamparello, a 37-year-old East Rutherford native who'd been staying at a hotel in the city, was carrying a one-way ticket to Rome when he was arrested, police said. He remained held at the NYPD's Midtown North Precinct on Thursday as reports emerged that he'd also been arrested by Essex County sherif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PIP Police: Rockland Man Beat Uber Driver, Tried To Choke Him With Seat Belt PIP Police: Rockland Man Beat Uber Driver, Tried To Choke Him With Seat Belt
PIP Police: Rockland Man Beat Uber Driver, Tried To Choke Him With Seat Belt A Rockland man beat and tried to choke an Uber driver, said Palisades Interstate Parkway police who arrested him. The 21-year-old driver from Haverstraw pulled over and alerted an officer who’d stopped another vehicle on the southbound PIP in Englewood Cliffs Friday night that he’d just been assaulted, Officer-in-Charge Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. Joseph P. Coyle, 44, of Stony Point had beaten him and tried to choke him with a seatbelt, the driver told the officer. Coyle was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a weapon, two counts of resisting arrest and tresp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Coke-Carrying Career Criminal Subdued After Fighting With Bogota Police, Authorities Charge Coke-Carrying Career Criminal Subdued After Fighting With Bogota Police, Authorities Charge
Coke-Carrying Career Criminal Subdued After Fighting With Bogota Police, Authorities Charge A Bogota career criminal who’s been in and out of jail much of the past 25 years was back behind bars after fighting with police who caught him with cocaine, authorities said. Police responding to a weekend call of men drinking and using drugs on the CSX railroad tracks off Fort Lee Road found John Wesley Goins, 49, with fellow ex-convict Tracy Kraus, 60, Bogota Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Kraus was taken into custody after he interfered with the arrest of Goins, who fought off police and ran, Cole said. The sergeant said he chased Goins, who “continued to resist and fight” after he ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged
Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged A 31-year-old upstate New York woman who drove her car across two runways at Teterboro Airport on Tuesday was hospitalized for a psychological evaluation, authorities said Thursday. Ciara Schultz, of Ballston Spa, NY was sent to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after being processed by Port Authority police on trespassing, obstruction and improper behavior charges, they said. Schultz -- formerly of North Carolina -- got into the airport off Industrial Avenue just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, drove across the runways, then bailed out of her car, authorities said. The security breach brought…

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by Jerry DeMarco