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Rochelle Park Police Nab Hackensack Driver With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Mag, Authorities Say Rochelle Park Police Nab Hackensack Driver With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Mag, Authorities Say
Rochelle Park Police Nab Hackensack Driver With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Mag, Authorities Say A repeat offender with a nearly 15-year criminal history is facing more serious charges after a Rochelle Park police stop turned up a ghost gun, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over Ricardo Clayton Huslin, 38, of Hackensack near the Ramada Inn on Passaic Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. "An on-scene investigation led to a positive alert from a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9," Lt. James DePreta said. "A subsequent search turned up a 9mm Polymer 80 handgun, equipped with a 15-round magazine." Sgt. Jared Shatkin and Officer Jorge Orihuela assisted in the arrest, th…

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ID Thief Had Tools Of Trade And More During Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Police Say ID Thief Had Tools Of Trade And More During Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Police Say
ID Thief Had Tools Of Trade And More During Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Police Say An identity thief had the tools of the trade with him -- as well as credit cards, debit cards, personal checks and a drug prescription in other people's names -- when a Rochelle Park police stopped him for not having a front license plate, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the Honda Accord as it exited the parking lot of the Ramada Inn on Passaic Street, Lt. James M. DePreta said. The officer quickly discovered that the driver, Dashawn McDaniel, 25, of Paterson had an outstanding traffic warrant, he said. McDaniel "provided conflicting accounts as to his destination" before co…

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PD: Paterson Man In High-Profile Kidnapping Busted With 505 Heroin Folds Outside Route 46 Motel PD: Paterson Man In High-Profile Kidnapping Busted With 505 Heroin Folds Outside Route 46 Motel
PD: Paterson Man In High-Profile Kidnapping Busted With 505 Heroin Folds Outside Route 46 Motel A Paterson man awaiting trial in a high-profile Bergen County kidnapping was caught at a Route 46 motel with more than 500 heroin folds and two bags of cocaine, authorities said. Wayne police detectives were conducting a joint drug investigation with investigators from the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office when they spotted Ishimeer H. Allen, 22, in the parking lot of the Ramada Inn on the eastbound highway. One of them approached Allen, who turned and ran, tossing bags of drugs as he fled, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Several other detectives converged on Allen, who tried to prevent them …

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Bail Reform: NJ Man Busted For Theft, Released, Arrested Again Bail Reform: NJ Man Busted For Theft, Released, Arrested Again
Bail Reform: NJ Man Busted For Theft, Released, Arrested Again Hours after he was arrested and then released by Wayne police for stealing a wallet at a local Wendy’s, a township man was caught burglarizing a nearby motel room, authorities said. The victim who lost his wallet told police that he called to freeze his credit cards and discovered that they’d already been used at an AT&T store, the Ramada Inn – and even at the Wendy’s itself, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. While speaking with police, the man received an alert that his card was being used at the AMC Theater on Willowbrook Boulevard. Officers rushed over but couldn’t find their suspect, D…

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DMX Marks Spot: Hip-Hop Legend Drops Final Track On Day He Dies DMX Marks Spot: Hip-Hop Legend Drops Final Track On Day He Dies
DMX Marks Spot: Hip-Hop Legend Drops Final Track On Day He Dies “I make moves to get me where I’m going,” DMX announces on a unique track released just hours before the hardcore hip-hop artist and actor died on Friday. DMX – whose real name was Earl Simmons – teamed up on “X Moves” with fellow legend Bootsy Collins, formerly of Parliament-Funkadelic, as well as Steve Howe, formerly of Yes and Asia, and Deep Purple dummer Ian Paice. DMX, 50, had been on life support at White Plains Hospital since suffering an overdose-induced “catastrophic” heart attack at his Westchester home a week ago Friday. "We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved o…

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Former Totowa Police Officer Found Dead In Route 46 Hotel Former Totowa Police Officer Found Dead In Route 46 Hotel
Former Totowa Police Officer Found Dead In Route 46 Hotel HEARTBREAKING: Authorities Thursday night confirmed that a body found in a Route 46 hotel earlier in the day is that of a former Totowa police officer and Passaic County sheriff’s officer. Gary Potenzone, Jr., 41, had “failed to check out as scheduled” from the Ramada Inn in Totowa, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano said. So staff went to his room to conduct a welfare check around 11:30 a.m. and called police after finding his body, they said. No wrongdoing was immediately suspected. “There were no signs of physical force or violence at t…

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Worker, Guest Hospitalized In Fire At NJ Hotel Tied To 9/11 Attacks Worker, Guest Hospitalized In Fire At NJ Hotel Tied To 9/11 Attacks
Worker, Guest Hospitalized In Fire At NJ Hotel Tied To 9/11 Attacks A worker suffered burns and a guest also was hospitalized with minor injuries in a fire Tuesday night at an infamous hotel on Route 46 in Wayne. The worker was repairing an electrical panel in an area adjacent to a guest room when the fire broke out in the Kings Inn, near the Willowbrook Mall and Routes 23 and 80, shortly after 8 p.m., Wayne Police Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson by Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, Daly said. A hotel guest was taken to St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, he said, adding that a third victim was tre…

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Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say
Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say A potential tragedy was averted when a Wayne police officer grabbed an out-of-state driver as he reached toward a loaded gun on the floor of his car in the parking lot of a Route 46 hotel, authorities said. Patrol officers spotted the vehicle – its windows fogged and loud music coming from inside – parked in the Ramada Inn lot last Wednesday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They asked the driver, identified as Michael Walker, 25, of Baton Rouge, LA and his passenger to step out of the car after both admitted smoking pot, he said. Walker said that “he needed to put his shoes on first," Daly …

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Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam
Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam A Rochelle Park police officer rescued a man who was kidnapped from a local motel by two Passaic County men after an accomplice fled with their money in a scam gone wrong, authorities said. Amady Kourouma, 31, of New York and a partner convinced the two Passaic County men that they could earn $60,000 by purchasing “dirty” money from them that had been dyed to avoid detection by authorities, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. “Black money washing” is a popular scam. Victims are less likely to report it given their participation in an apparent crime, authorities say. In this case, Jairo Mende…

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MANHUNT: NJ Murder Suspect, 28, Captured On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel In Wayne Identified MANHUNT: NJ Murder Suspect, 28, Captured On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel In Wayne Identified
Manhunt: NJ Murder Suspect, 28, Captured On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel In Wayne Identified An ex-con from North Carolina wanted in an Essex County homicide was captured on the roof of a Route 46 hotel in Wayne before dawn Tuesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The search began after Derrick Anthony Younger, 28, ran from a Route 46 traffic stop near Route 23 around midnight. Wayne Police Officer Wayne Bush, who stopped Younger, chased him on foot to the Ramada Inn. A Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT unit was summoned in case of a possible standoff. Although authorities initially suspected that Younger was in Room 228, he'd actually gone to the roof. After a SW…

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MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel
Manhunt: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel An ex-con from North Carolina wanted in an Essex County homicide was captured on the roof of a Route 46 hotel in Wayne before dawn Tuesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The search began after Derrick Anthony Younger, 28, ran from a Route 46 traffic stop near Route 23 around midnight. Wayne Police Officer Wayne Bush, who stopped Younger, chased him on foot to the Ramada Inn. A Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT unit was summoned in case of a possible standoff. Although authorities believed Younger was in Room 228, he'd actually gone to the roof. After a SWAT robot found t…

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Pedestrian, 60, Struck, Killed Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne Pedestrian, 60, Struck, Killed Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne
Pedestrian, 60, Struck, Killed Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne A pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday night near the Wayne “spaghetti bowl,” authorities confirmed. John Baranski, 60, of Endicott, NY was struck by a 1998 Honda Passport in front of the Ramada Inn on eastbound Route 46 -- near the interchange with Routes 80 and 23 -- shortly before 10 p.m., they said. He died a little over a half-hour later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release Thursday. They didn't say what he was doing in the roadway. The 66-year-old driver from Clifton remained at the scene, Valdes and McNiff sai…

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