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Rutherford Resident Accused Of Brandishing Gun
A tax consultant from Rutherford was arrested for pointing a loaded gun during a dispute, authorities said.
Gerard Losardo, 35, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Monday, March 13, records show.
He was seized at his home without incident on Friday after allegedly brandishing a legally registered .40-caliber handgun that night, Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Sean Farrell said.
The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Losardo is charged with aggravated assault, criminal restraint, simple assault, making terroristic threats and a weapons offense.
Raid At New Teaneck Apartment Complex Yields Arrests Of Couple, NYC Murder Suspect From PA
A Teaneck couple was arrested along with a Pennsylvania ex-con wanted in connection with a New York City homicide during a raid of the pair’s swanky apartment, authorities said.
Rickey D. Richardson, 56, and Taisha Tamika Bramwell, 39, were seized following the SWAT-led operation late last week at the recently opened One500 luxury complex on Teaneck Road, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
They were later released pending court action, records show.
Also arrested following the Feb. 23 raid was the target of the raid, Ron Reeder, 54, of Windber, PA, who’s being held in the Bergen C…
Florida Man Wanted On 2 Warrants Busted With Sword In Hudson Traffic Stop: Police
A Florida man wanted on two warrants was busted with a sword during a traffic stop in Hudson County, authorities said.
Alain Diaz, 48, was stopped by Secaucus Police just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Diaz, of Hialeah, Florida, was found to have an outstanding NCIC warrant issued out of Hopatcong with no bail and an outstanding warrant out of Jersey City totaling $50, police said.
Diaz was also charged with a weapons offense for being in possession of a sword, as well as three motor vehicle summonses, Miller said.
Diaz was being held i…
Newark Sees Uptick In Illegal Firearms
Authorities in Newark recovered 491 firearms in the last year.
As of Aug. 8, the city saw a 33 percent increase from the 366 guns recovered during the same period last year, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.
The below individuals were recently arrested for weapons offenses:
Andrea Motley, 34. Charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and criminal mischief.
Jihad L. Jones, 24. Charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of prohibited weapons , obstruction of the administration of the law, and res…
Guilty: Pair Convicted Of Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting After Covid-delayed Case Resumes
Two Passaic men were convicted of murder, among other charges, for the drive-by shooting death of a 23-year-old city resident after a previous attempt at prosecuting them was derailed by COVID.
Jurors in Paterson found Nelson Vargas, 29, and Christopher Reynoso, 22, guilty of attempted murder, as well, for the wounding of another man in the shooting. Both Vargas and Reynoso were also convicted of conspiracy and weapons offenses.
Hansel Castillo was gunned down outside a home on Federal Street on May 15, 2017.
Both he and Bryan Cabrera, 20, of Woodland Park, who was wounded in the shooting…
Tense Standoff: Machete-Wielding Man Captured By Englewood Police
A tense standoff ended with Englewood police disarming an irate, drunken man who repeatedly refused to drop a machete, authorities said.
ICE agents took custody of Salvadoran national Carlos Sanchez Rivera, 26, almost immediately after he was booked into the Bergen County Jail, records show.
Rivera was drunk when a security guard denied him entry to Vida Garden, a restaurant and lounge on Armor Street, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Police Lt. Fred Pulice said.
There had been issues with Rivera before, management told police.
This time, Pulice said, Rivera returned with a machete and threat…
Trenton Man Ran Over, Killed GF In North Jersey: Prosecutor
A Trenton man was arrested for running over his girlfriend, killing her, last month in Union County, authorities said.
Daaim J. Boykins, 40, is charged with first-degree murder a weapons offense in connection with the death of Schwnaire Jones, 36 of Willingboro, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Hillside Police Chief Vincent Ricciardi said.
Hillside police responded to 41 King St., where Jones was found suffering critical injuries laying on the sidewalk around 9:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Ricciardi and Daniel said.
She was subsequently pronounced dead, according to Union County Assis…
Robbers Pistol-Whip Clifton Motorist With Fake Gun, Police Nab Two
Clifton police charged two men with pistol-whipping another during a street robbery.
His assailants rushed the 26-year-old victim as he got out of his car on Sheridan Avenue around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken
They fled with jewelry, a designer bag, and other valuables after hitting him with what turned out to be a fake gun, Bracken said.
Responding officers converged on the scene and captured Modino Garcia, 19, of Clifton, the lieutenant said.
The weapon and procceds were found in nearby yards, he added.
Police identified a second suspected -- Devon Soto, 24, of Welling…
Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In Passenger's Pocket, Rochelle Park PD Says
A passenger wanted on a warrant was carrying a loaded gun in his pocket when an Rochelle Park police officer stopped the sedan he was in, authorities said.
Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the 2004 Toyota Solara driven by Raymond Hood, 30, of Palmerton, PA for several violations on West Passaic Street around 9 p.m. Friday, Rochelle Park Police Lt. James DePreta said.
A computer check turned up the warrant out of Newark, so Hood was taken into custody, DePreta said.
Kiszka, Officer Jorge Orihuela and Detective Brian Cobb police then found the .25-caliber Colt in Hood's front pocket, the lieuten…
