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Mahwah Man Charged With Physically Abusing Pre-Teen Mahwah Man Charged With Physically Abusing Pre-Teen
Mahwah Man Charged With Physically Abusing Pre-Teen A medical assistant who lives in Mahwah was jailed after authorities said he physically abused a preteen. Martino Desir, 37, was arrested on Monday, March 4, following a call from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that he “physically abused a child under the age of 13,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The prosecutor didn’t elaborate. Desir was charged with child endangerment and sent to the Bergen County Jail, where he remained on Tuesday pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Desir -- who's listed in jail records as …
Loaded Gun Found In Children's Toys: 5 Adults, Two Juveniles Seized In Little Ferry House Raid Loaded Gun Found In Children's Toys: 5 Adults, Two Juveniles Seized In Little Ferry House Raid
Loaded Gun Found In Children's Toys: 5 Adults, Two Juveniles Seized In Little Ferry House Raid Police who raided a rented Little Ferry home found a loaded gun in a children’s play area in a bag atop a pile of toys, authorities said. Six adults and three juveniles were initially taken into custody following the joint raid of the troubled John Street home by tactical squads from the Little Ferry and Lyndhurst police departments. Five adults were charged, only two of whom actually live there, according to police records. In addition to a loaded .22-caliber revolver that reportedly turned up in a children's basement play area, police said they located a loaded Glock 32 handgun with an a…
NJ Child Services Imposter Shows Up At Victim's Doorstep, Blasts Her With Pepper Spray: Police NJ Child Services Imposter Shows Up At Victim's Doorstep, Blasts Her With Pepper Spray: Police
NJ Child Services Imposter Shows Up At Victim's Doorstep, Blasts Her With Pepper Spray: Police A 24-year-old New Jersey woman was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10, after she blasted a woman with pepper spray while impersonating a child protection agent, authorities said police said. On Saturday, Sept. 30, Maplewood police responded to Brown Street where a woman had received a call from Widda Deneus claiming to be from the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Maplewood police said.  After the phone call, Deneus showed up at the woman's front door and asked to come inside, police said. The woman refused since Deneus did not present any identification and was not ac…
Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years
Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minor For Three Years A 21-year-old Newark man was convicted of sexually assaulting a relative for three years, from the age of eight through 11, authorities said. Luis Ferino assaulted the victim in her bedroom at night when other family members were asleep, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The girl eventually told a social worker who contacted the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and notified authorities, Stephens said. Ferino was found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault and faces 25 years to life in state prison, Stephens said.
10 Packed Into Pickup Chased Down By Police, Rush-Hour Traffic Stopped On GS Parkway 10 Packed Into Pickup Chased Down By Police, Rush-Hour Traffic Stopped On GS Parkway
10 Packed Into Pickup Chased Down By Police, Rush-Hour Traffic Stopped On GS Parkway Nearly a dozen people packed into a pickup truck stopped weekend rush-hour traffic on the Garden State Parkway after they tried to run from a brigade of area police. A few in the group of mostly juveniles were reportedly seen dashing north on the southbound Parkway toward the New York State border before police nabbed them shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. Montvale police seized two adults and eight minors with help from New Jersey State Police, Bergen County sheriff's officers and colleagues from Park Ridge, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Woodcliff Lake, Montvale Police C…
INFANT OVERDOSE: Judge Frees Bergen Woman Charged With Endangerment After Baby Ingests Opioid INFANT OVERDOSE: Judge Frees Bergen Woman Charged With Endangerment After Baby Ingests Opioid
Infant Overdose: Judge Frees Bergen Woman Charged With Endangerment After Baby Ingests Opioid A 23-year-old Bergen County woman was arrested after a 6-month-old child ingested and overdosed on an opioid, authorities said. Alia Elsafy of North Arlington was initially jailed, but a Superior Court judge in Hackensack almost immediately ordered her release on Friday, May 26, under New Jersey's bail reform law, records show. She’s charged with one count of child endangerment. The infant survived the May 19 overdose, which Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said was immediately reported to members of his Special Victims Unit by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. W…
Guatemalan National From NJ Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen, ICE Seeks Custody Guatemalan National From NJ Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen, ICE Seeks Custody
Guatemalan National From NJ Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen, ICE Seeks Custody A Guatemalan national living in Lodi repeatedly sexually assaulted an underage teen, authorities charged. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately issued a detainer, for deportation purposes, after Juan Nimacachi, 39, was arrested and sent to the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday, May 17, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Special Victims Unit zeroed in on Nimacachi after being alerted by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency on Tuesday. Working with Lodi police, the investigators found that Nimacachi -- who works as a car…
HEROES: Fairview Police Officers Waste No Time After 13-Month-Old Infant Ingests Fentanyl HEROES: Fairview Police Officers Waste No Time After 13-Month-Old Infant Ingests Fentanyl
Heroes: Fairview Police Officers Waste No Time After 13-Month-Old Infant Ingests Fentanyl UPDATE: A trio of Fairview police officers weren't about to wait for an ambulance after a 1-year-old girl who'd ingested fentanyl was brought into headquarters. "They literally saved that child's life," a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Borough resident Geraldo J. Colon, 35, and the mother showed up at Fairview police headquarters with 13-month-old Abigail Colon shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. The infant wasn't conscious, didn't have a pulse and had trouble breathing, Fairview Police Capt. Michael Martic said. A group of officers who were t…
5-Year-Old Child Found Shivering In PJs On Busy NJ Street Corner 5-Year-Old Child Found Shivering In PJs On Busy NJ Street Corner
5-Year-Old Child Found Shivering In PJs On Busy NJ Street Corner A child in her pajamas was found alone and shivering on a busy Hasbrouck Heights street corner Friday morning, authorities said. Officers responding to multiple calls on Jan. 27 found the unaccompanied 5-year-old at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Terrace Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights Police Lt. John A. Behr said. "She was cold but otherwise OK," he said. Neighbors emerged from their homes to point them to the child's home, the lieutenant said. Her father arrived at the home a short time later, he said. Detectives were dispatched to the home, collected information and forwarded it to the …
Feds: NJ Family Services Caseworker Busted With Child Porn Tried To Traffic Minor For Sex Feds: NJ Family Services Caseworker Busted With Child Porn Tried To Traffic Minor For Sex
Feds: NJ Family Services Caseworker Busted With Child Porn Tried To Traffic Minor For Sex UPDATE: A now-former New Jersey child services worker who was busted on child porn charges at Newark Airport nearly a year ago also tried to traffic a minor for prostitution, federal authorities said they've learned. Trent Collier, a 56-year-old onetime "family service specialist" for the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, had arrived on a flight from the Dominican Republic last October when images of child pornography were found on his cellphone, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. "One image depicts a fully nude prepubescent boy and fully nude prepubescent girl on…
Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police
Women Locked Three Crying Kids In Car To Shop At NJ Walmart: Police Three young children were locked in a hot car while their caretakers shopped at a New Jersey Walmart, authorities said. Cyndie Jourdain and a 17-year-old female, both of Galloway Township, had been inside the Egg Harbor Township store for approximately 45 minutes by the time police rescued the three crying children on Wednesday, June 8, local police said. Temps outside soared to 86 degrees, they said. Police used a lockout kit to rescue the children, ages 3, 1, and 5 months, who were turned over to Egg Harbor Township EMS for treatment. The relationship of the caretakers to the …
Brooklyn Man Assaulted Child In Teaneck: Prosecutor Brooklyn Man Assaulted Child In Teaneck: Prosecutor
Brooklyn Man Assaulted Child In Teaneck: Prosecutor A Brooklyn man is facing charges for assaulting a child in Teaneck, authorities announced. Javal James, 44, was charged with child endangerment and aggravated assault, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. James is accused of physically assaulting the child in Teaneck and causing serious injury on Thursday, May 5, Musella said. He was taken into custody the following day and was being held in the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance at Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Assisting agencies include the prosecutor’s office, the Teaneck Police Department, and th…
Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter
Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter A North Arlington man was charged with murder in the death of his and his fiancée’s 3-month-old daughter. Aaron Medrano, 27, initially was charged with aggravated assault and released on Dec. 30, 2021, a week after the child was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center with several injuries. Baby Giovanna died last Wednesday, Jan. 5, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Medrano was re-arrested on Tuesday, this time on first-degree murder charges, the prosecutor said.  He was in custody Wednesday at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus pending a first appearance in Centr…
PD: Mom Leaves Child Alone In Car Outside NJ Walmart, Assaults Police PD: Mom Leaves Child Alone In Car Outside NJ Walmart, Assaults Police
PD: Mom Leaves Child Alone In Car Outside NJ Walmart, Assaults Police A woman who left her 4-year-old child alone in a car in a handicapped spot outside the Walmart in Garfield was jailed after kicking a police officer, authorities said. Officer Marlene Martinez found the unattended youngster in a rear child seat, with the driver's side door unlocked, after not seeing a handicapped placard shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Martinez was trying to locate a parent when Latoya N. Williams-Edwards, 32, of Hollis, Queens walked up, said she'd left the youngster alone and then got into her and drove off, Uram said. The officer activated her…
COVID: Irate NJ Dad Snuck Into Elementary School After Refusing To Bring Child Home, Police Say COVID: Irate NJ Dad Snuck Into Elementary School After Refusing To Bring Child Home, Police Say
COVID: Irate NJ Dad Snuck Into Elementary School After Refusing To Bring Child Home, Police Say A New Jersey father who refused to pick his child up from school after a COVID-19 exposure followed contractors into the building and began shouting at school officials Wednesday, local police said. It was only after officials at the Beachwood Elementary School told John Wehrle they would have to contact the Department of Child Protection if he didn't bring the student home that he ultimately agreed. Wehrl took to Facebook to defend himself: I only went this far because I should be able to ask questions. And if a school is telling you your child needs to quarantine there should be a plan o…
Hackensack Man, 23, Charged With Child Sex Crime At Local Park Hackensack Man, 23, Charged With Child Sex Crime At Local Park
Hackensack Man, 23, Charged With Child Sex Crime At Local Park A 23-year-old Hackensack man was arrested following what authorities called a sexually inappropriate incident with an underage partner at a local park. Angel Jonathan Cadme-Avendano, who works as a technician for a biomedical engineering company in Allendale, was sent to the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. The NJIT graduate committed the offense at a Hackensack park last month with a minor who was between 16 and 18 at the time, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. "Sexual contact" is defined under state la…
Paterson Man, 39, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child, 11 Paterson Man, 39, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child, 11
Paterson Man, 39, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child, 11 A Paterson man was charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old at a city residence, authorities said Monday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Valerio Almonte-Espinal, 39, was arrested by members of her Special Victims Unit following interviews with the alleged victim and several witnesses. They were tipped off by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, she said. Almonte-Espinal was charged with sexual assault and child endangerment and sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a detention hearing later this week. Meanwhile, Valdes asked that anyone with a…
North Jersey Deliveryman Charged With Repeatedly Molesting Pre-Teen North Jersey Deliveryman Charged With Repeatedly Molesting Pre-Teen
North Jersey Deliveryman Charged With Repeatedly Molesting Pre-Teen A 23-year-old deliveryman from Little Ferry repeatedly molested a pre-teen at a River Edge residence, authorities charged. Roberto Carlos Mancia remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest by county prosecutor’s detectives earlier this week, records show. Mancia is charged with second-degree sexual assault, as well as child endangerment. Investigating a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Special Victims Unit detectives found that Mancia “sexually assaulted th…
Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack
Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack Police found three young children during the raid of a Paterson drug den, authorities said. Tipsters pointed detectives to a unit at the Congdon Mill Apartments, a converted factory on Van Houten Street between Lou Costello Park and the Passaic River, where they said drugs were being sold, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A series of subsequent undercover crack buys led to the raid and arrests of ex-con Tymir L. Leary, 32, and Yasmine B. York, 30. Detectives recovered a small amount of crack and $884 in proceeds from Leary, who records show has served time for robbery,…
Boy, 14, Abandoned In Morris County Home Was Living Alone For Months, Police Say Boy, 14, Abandoned In Morris County Home Was Living Alone For Months, Police Say
Boy, 14, Abandoned In Morris County Home Was Living Alone For Months, Police Say A 14-year-old boy found abandoned in a Morris County home last week had been living on his own for several months, authorities said. The boy was seen riding his bike without lights in Morris Township just after 4:10 a.m. on June 11, Police Capt. Robert Shearer said in a release. Morris Township Sergeant Boeninghaus began to follow the boy, who quickly went inside a nearby home, Shearer said. The sergeant spoke with a neighbor, who allegedly stated that the boy lived nearby but didn’t have a legal guardian. A follow-up investigation determined that the boy came from Honduras to the United …
Indictment: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story Indictment: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story
Indictment: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story UPDATE: The son of a Paterson man accused of sexually abusing a child was indicted on witness tampering charges, authorities said. Ramon Cabrera, 41, made the victim retract sex abuse allegations against Juan Cabrera-Gonzalez in a video that he recorded, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson alleges. Cabrera’s father was charged with several sex-related offenses in May 2019 after detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office investigated a report by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that a child in his care was being sexually abused. The Special Vi…
'Horrible Conditions:' Parents Busted Smoking Crack Near Toddlers In Warren County Hotel 'Horrible Conditions:' Parents Busted Smoking Crack Near Toddlers In Warren County Hotel
'Horrible Conditions:' Parents Busted Smoking Crack Near Toddlers In Warren County Hotel Two toddlers were found living in “horrible conditions” in a Warren County hotel with their parents, who were allegedly using a slew of hard drugs in their presence with at least eight other adults, authorities said. Officers in Mansfield Township conducted a welfare check at the Quality Inn in Hackettstown around 3 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of 10 adults smoking crack cocaine in front of two small children the night before, police said. The 42-year-old father from Phillipsburg hid in the bathtub as officers arrived and was determined to be the subject of an NCIC warrant out of…
Paterson Man, 46, Charged With Sexually Abusing Three Young Children Paterson Man, 46, Charged With Sexually Abusing Three Young Children
Paterson Man, 46, Charged With Sexually Abusing Three Young Children A Paterson man was charged with sexually abusing three different children going back more than a decade, authorities said. One victim, now an adult, reported being abused at 11 years old by Richard Solis, 46, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Wednesday. Another, now 15, reported being sexually assaulted by Solis while only 5, the prosecutor said. Solis also is accused of sexually abusing a 3 year old, she said. An investigation began following a May 22 tip to her Special Victims Unit by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency of a 15-year-old child reporting a…
Landscaper, 32, Sexually Abused North Jersey Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge Landscaper, 32, Sexually Abused North Jersey Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge
Landscaper, 32, Sexually Abused North Jersey Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge A landscaper sexually abused a Cliffside Park pre-teen, authorities charged. Miguel Camey, 32, of the Bronx “engaged in sexual conduct with the child on multiple occasions,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. Detectives from his officer were tipped off by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Musella said. An investigation with borough police followed, the prosecutor said. Camey remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assaul…
Clifton Man Charged In Child Sex Case Takes Deal, Avoids Prison Clifton Man Charged In Child Sex Case Takes Deal, Avoids Prison
Clifton Man Charged In Child Sex Case Takes Deal, Avoids Prison A Clifton man avoided prison time when he admitted that he sexually abused a 15-year-old victim, authorities said Thursday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said detectives from her Special Victims Unit began investigating Brian Guzman, 32, after receiving a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency in November 2019. They arrested him two months later after interviewing “multiple witnesses, including the victim, who reported that [he] inappropriately touched the child at his residence in Clifton in August 2019,” Valdes said. Guzman took a deal from prosecuto…
Paterson Man, 18, Charged With Raping Child, 9 Paterson Man, 18, Charged With Raping Child, 9
Paterson Man, 18, Charged With Raping Child, 9 An 18-year-old Paterson man was charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old. Dylan Capcha was arrested following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit sparked by a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. Unit detectives interviewed the victim and several witnesses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. They found that Capcha “sexually abused the victim at the child’s home in Paterson between January 2021 and April 2021,” Valdes said. Capcha remained held Tuesday in the Passaic County Jail pending a first appeara…
Prosecutor: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story Prosecutor: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story
Prosecutor: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story The son of a Paterson man accused of sexually abusing a child was arrested on witness tampering charges, authorities said. Ramon Cabrera, 41, made the victim retract sex abuse allegations against Juan Cabrera-Gonzalez in a video that he recorded, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said Wednesday. Cabrera’s father was charged with several sex-related offenses in May 2019 after detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office investigated a report by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that a child in his care was being sexually abused, Valdes said. The Special…
Police: Man Caught Himself Recording Shower Video Of Underage NJ Girl Police: Man Caught Himself Recording Shower Video Of Underage NJ Girl
Police: Man Caught Himself Recording Shower Video Of Underage NJ Girl A Guatemalan national living in Fairview hid his cellphone behind shampoo bottles to record video of an underage girl in the shower – and in doing so gave investigators all the evidence they needed, authorities said. It was a different kind of "gotcha!" they said. Rene Quino-Curruchiche, 38, of Walker Street was arrested after borough police received a 911 call from the youngster, who is in her early teens, according to a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack. A Special Victims Unit detective from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office who interviewed him got Quino-Curruchiche’s…
Friends, Loved Ones Care For Bergen Orphan, 3, Whose Parents Were Stabbed Dead Friends, Loved Ones Care For Bergen Orphan, 3, Whose Parents Were Stabbed Dead
Friends, Loved Ones Care For Bergen Orphan, 3, Whose Parents Were Stabbed Dead UPDATE: Orphaned at only 3½ years old, a North Arlington girl faces an uncertain and heartbreakingly difficult future. Close family friends are working with the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency to help her grandparents in India get custody of little Viha Rudrawar. They’ve also mounted a fundraising drive that continues to grow. “In this immensely unfortunate moment, while we all get together to pray to the almighty to rest their souls in peace, we are also starting an effort to think for the future of the small child,” organizer Gobindsingh Nihalani wrote. Nihalani said h…
North Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old Girl For Months North Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old Girl For Months
North Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old Girl For Months A 41-year-old North Jersey is accused of sexually assaulting a girl repeatedly for months approximately six years ago, authorities said. Vikier Castillo Meza, of West New York, committed the alleged crimes when the now-12-year-old girl was 6 or 7 years old, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Castillo Meza knew the girl through family, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit was notified of the alleged sexual assault of the girl after being contacted by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP). Castillo Meza was arrested at the H…
Prosecutor: Hudson County Woman In Her 30s Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Boy Prosecutor: Hudson County Woman In Her 30s Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Boy
Prosecutor: Hudson County Woman In Her 30s Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Boy A Hudson County woman was 35 when she repeatedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old boy two years ago, said authorities following her arrest Thursday. Evelia Pena, of Guttenberg, sexually assaulted the boy when he was 15 years old, for several months in 2019, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim, now 17, knew Pena through family members, a spokeswoman with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Pena was arrested on March 8 and charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Suarez said The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Uni…