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New Details Emerge On Monroe Teen Charged With Repeatedly Raping Minor New Details Emerge On Monroe Teen Charged With Repeatedly Raping Minor
New Details Emerge On Monroe Teen Charged With Repeatedly Raping Minor New details have emerged after a 19-year-old was charged with repeatedly raping a minor in both the Hudson Valley and at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Orange County resident Jon Edward Pelcin, of Monroe, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 29 following an investigation by local authorities and New York State Police. Earlier report: Monroe 19-Year-Old Charged With Rape After 'Incidents In Various Locations,' Police Say Pelcin committed the sexual assaults "over several years in various locations throughout the Hudson Valley and at the Jersey Shore" -- specifically on Long Beach Island,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers
Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers A wanted driver who fled a Palisades Interstate Parkway police stop in New Jersey late last year was captured by New York State troopers in the Hudson Valley after doing it again, authorities said. Vincent Gambrell, 56, of New Windsor in Orange County had initially sped off when Officer Thomas Shine tried to stop his Ford Taurus on the New Jersey side of the northbound parkway shortly before midnight last Dec. 17, Det. Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The sedan had Georgia license plates that belonged to another vehicle that night, leading to the attempted stop, Walter explained.&nb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pregnant Monroe Woman Busted Shooting Heroin In Route 17 Stop, Police Say Pregnant Monroe Woman Busted Shooting Heroin In Route 17 Stop, Police Say
Pregnant Monroe Woman Busted Shooting Heroin In Route 17 Stop, Police Say A pregnant passenger who was shooting heroin when she and her fiancé were stopped by Upper Saddle River police before dawn Saturday pulled the needle out so fast that she bled on her clothes, authorities said. Officer Kevin McWilliams stopped their car for various violations as the couple headed north on the highway toward their home in Monroe, NY, around 1:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Williams immediately spotted a needle and empty heroin bag on the center console, Kane said. Both the driver, Erik Shepard, 27, and his fiancée, Jacqueline Completo, 20, were apparently under the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Watch Police Officers, K-9s Capture Accused Stolen Taxi Thief In Montvale Backyard VIDEO: Watch Police Officers, K-9s Capture Accused Stolen Taxi Thief In Montvale Backyard
Video: Watch Police Officers, K-9s Capture Accused Stolen Taxi Thief In Montvale Backyard Home surveillance video shows a 21-year-old suspect accused of crashing a stolen taxi in Rockland County being captured in the backyard of a Montvale home. Evan Koulikov remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail pending extradition proceedings. He’s charged locally with being a fugitive from justice. Chased by police and a borough homeowner, Koulikov is seen hopping a fence into a Lark Lane backyard, then raising his hands and dropping to his knees when he realizes there’s no escape -- as a swarm of police, including three canines, surrounds him. “His wife said she never saw him ru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood
Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah police searching for a man who’d fled a previous arrest found a pot-growing operation at his home, authorities said. They arrested Michael Deans at his Pine Hill Road home along with Jordan Winfree of Englewood, both 29, after a warranted search turned up marijuana package for resale, high-concentrate THC oil and a pot grow room, Police Chief James N. Batelli said Thursday. Deans was wanted for having pot for sale in a school zone and fleeing police, among other offenses, when Detective Sgt. Kevin Hebert and Detectives Michael Grassi, and Eric Larsen went to his home to serve an arre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PD: Otisville Man, Companion Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Highway Hotel Room PD: Otisville Man, Companion Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Highway Hotel Room
PD: Otisville Man, Companion Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Highway Hotel Room A Hudson Valley couple had $530,000 in suspected drug money in their Route 17 hotel room, along with some heroin and illegal prescription pills, said Mahwah police who seized the cash and drugs while arresting them. Alerted by a concerned citizen to a disoriented couple, Sgt. Michael Blondin and Officer William Hunt found 34-year-old Daniel Martel of Otisville and Tracey Harris, 30, of Bloomingburg in a car at a southbound fast food restaurant, Police Chief James Batelli said. A search of their car turned up heroin, hypodermic needles and drug paraphernalia -- along with burglary tools and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Traffic Stop Leads To Drug, Weapons Charges For Man Bergen Traffic Stop Leads To Drug, Weapons Charges For Man
Bergen Traffic Stop Leads To Drug, Weapons Charges For Man A routine traffic stop in Hackensack led to the arrest of a wanted Jersey City man who was in possession of an illegal, loaded gun and heroin. An officer from the Hackensack Police Department on patrol on Wednesday, Feb. 14 stopped 30-year-old Henry Mays for a vehicle and traffic violation involving faulty equipment. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Mays did not have a valid New Jersey driver’s license. Further investigation revealed that Mays had a warrant out for his arrest in Jersey City for an undisclosed infraction. Police said that upon being advised he was to be …

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by Zak Failla
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Thiells Man Found Behind Wheel Of Stolen Spring Valley Car, Police Say Thiells Man Found Behind Wheel Of Stolen Spring Valley Car, Police Say
Thiells Man Found Behind Wheel Of Stolen Spring Valley Car, Police Say A Rockland man pulled his jacket over his head after a police officer in New Jersey spotted him behind the wheel of a stolen car before dawn Thursday, authorities said. The officer was patrolling the Courtyard by Marriott parking lot off northbound Route 17 in Paramus just after 2:30 a.m. when he saw Carvin Gilot, 28, of Thiells acting suspiciously, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police soon discovered the gold 2011 BMW was reported stolen hours earlier out of Spring Valley, Guidetti said. Gilot was charged with possession of stolen property and sent to the Bergen County Jail pe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bail Jumpers From Walden, Port Jervis Had Heroin, Fake Gun Bail Jumpers From Walden, Port Jervis Had Heroin, Fake Gun
Bail Jumpers From Walden, Port Jervis Had Heroin, Fake Gun MONTGOMERY, N.J. – A man and woman from Orange County wanted for skipping court in different states were carrying 360 bags of heroin and a phony handgun when police in New Jersey stopped them, authorities said. Officer Robert Schlossberg stopped the car on the northbound highway near Russell Avenue for several violations, including defective lights, and found the heroin and prop gun along with three digital scales and five cellphones, Wyckoff (NJ) Police Chief David Murphy said. He arrested the driver, 45-year-old Scott C. Sweeney of Walden, NY, on various drug charges. Sweeney also receive…

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by Jerry DeMarco