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Paramus Man Stabbed Dead By Son, Left For Two Days: Authorities Paramus Man Stabbed Dead By Son, Left For Two Days: Authorities
Paramus Man Stabbed Dead By Son, Left For Two Days: Authorities UPDATE: A Paramus man who’d just stabbed his father to death dragged the body to a bathroom and tried to set it on fire last week as part of an attempt to conceal what he’d done, authorities said. Melvin Thomas repeatedly stabbed his father, 61-year-old Manuel Thomas, in the chest with a kitchen knife on Valentine’s Day, a criminal complaint says. He then dragged the bloody corpse to a bathroom where he tried igniting it with a lighter, according to the complaint filed by Paramus Police Detective Justin Sicari. “This attempt failed,” the detective wrote. Melvin Thomas wiped off …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Officer Nabs Teens In Route 17 Stop With Nearly Two Dozen Pieces Of Stolen Mail Paramus Officer Nabs Teens In Route 17 Stop With Nearly Two Dozen Pieces Of Stolen Mail
Paramus Officer Nabs Teens In Route 17 Stop With Nearly Two Dozen Pieces Of Stolen Mail A Paramus police officer caught a trio of teens with nearly two dozen pieces of mail -- tax-related paperwork, utility payments and such from Saddle River and Upper Saddle River -- during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Nicholas Tanelli stopped their speeding Toyota Highlander near Midland Avenue on southbound Route 17 shortly after 2:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. The driver, Robert Marte-Nunez, 18, of Queens didn't have a license, registration or insurance for the vehicle, the chief said. Tanelli was talking with Marte-Nunez when he spotted the un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Mall Shoplifting Becomes Robbery When Female Employee Is Thrown To Floor Paramus Mall Shoplifting Becomes Robbery When Female Employee Is Thrown To Floor
Paramus Mall Shoplifting Becomes Robbery When Female Employee Is Thrown To Floor A shoplifter threw an employee at the Nieman Marcus store in Paramus to the floor after she caught him stealing more than $1,000 worth of clothing, authorities said. Jimmy Sattan, 31, of Jersey City was chased down and captured by Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga in the Garden State Plaza parking lot moments after the 8 p.m. robbery on June 5, Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Sattan was leaving the store with $1,148 worth of hidden Fendi sweat pants, sweatshirts and jeans when the employee tried stopping him, the chief said. Mordaga, who was on patrol outside the store, saw Satt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DWI Paramus Motorist Charged In Head-On Crash That Severely Injured Other Driver: Police DWI Paramus Motorist Charged In Head-On Crash That Severely Injured Other Driver: Police
DWI Paramus Motorist Charged In Head-On Crash That Severely Injured Other Driver: Police A drunken motorist had already hit a few vehicles when his SUV veered into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into another in Paramus, seriously injuring the other driver, authorities said. Police were headed to the scene of an erratic driver behind the wheel of a Toyota Sienna on Farview Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, May 15, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Manchung P. Poon, 42, of Paramus struck a few vehicles on Rochelle Avenue near Passaic Street, then turned around and headed north on Farview, the deputy chief said. It then crossed the double-yellow line a…

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Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD
Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD The getaway driver for a pair of car thieves caught prowling a Route 4 car dealership in Paramus before dawn was carrying two guns and several heroin folds, authorities said. Officer Matthew Orefice chased down one of them while responding to a call of men with flashlights peering into vehicle on the DCH Paramus Honda lot shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, March 24, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. He was identified as Mitchell A. Pringle, 34, of Brooklyn. Officer Ryan Hayo nabbed Pringle's partner, Dramane Guitti, 25, of New York City, Ehrenberg said. He was wearing a black h…

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Salesman Tackles Gunman, Holds Him For Paramus PD During Route 4 Clothing Store Robbery Salesman Tackles Gunman, Holds Him For Paramus PD During Route 4 Clothing Store Robbery
Salesman Tackles Gunman, Holds Him For Paramus PD During Route 4 Clothing Store Robbery A suit salesman took down a gun-wielding robber and held him for police during the attempted holdup of a Route 4 men's clothing store in Paramus, authorities said. Wearing cloth gloves and a mask, Kevin D. Howe, 29, of New Milford entered the Suit Store on Monday posing as a customer, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. “Give me all the money in the register,” Howe told the employee, he said. The employee removed the bills, gave them to Howe, then tackled him when he turned his back, Guidetti said. “I have a gun!” Howe shouted. But he wasn’t going anywhere, the deputy chief said…

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by Jerry DeMarco