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Rockland Man Accused Of Setting Shopping Center Fires Rockland Man Accused Of Setting Shopping Center Fires
Rockland Man Accused Of Setting Shopping Center Fires Back-to-back fires behind two Ramsey shopping centers were deliberately set by an unemployed Rockland man, authorities charged. Nicholas Todaro, 37, of Orangeburg ignited the first one in a wooded area behind the Spring Street shopping center just off northbound Route 17 shortly after 6:30 p.m. Jan. 5, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Roughly 20 minutes later, he set a second fire in a wooded area behind the Interstate Shopping Center nearly a mile down the road on the highway’s southbound side, the prosecutor said. Ramsey firefighters quickly doused both blazes, Musella said. …

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Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorist From Suffern Jailed After DWI Crash, Prosecutor Says Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorist From Suffern Jailed After DWI Crash, Prosecutor Says
Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorist From Suffern Jailed After DWI Crash, Prosecutor Says A salesman at a Rockland County auto dealership was jailed after authorities said he crashed his vehicle at a Bergen County Park – seriously injuring his female passenger – while under the influence of alcohol. Alex Cruz, age 33, of Suffern, lost control of the motorcycle in Paramus at the Forest Avenue entrance to Van Saun Park shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Both he and his female passenger were ejected, the prosecutor said. She was taken to Hackensack University Hospital with serious bodily injuries, Musella said. Cruz was arrested at…

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Underage NJ Teen Sexually Assaulted Multiple Times By Tarrytown Man, Age 27: Prosecutor Underage NJ Teen Sexually Assaulted Multiple Times By Tarrytown Man, Age 27: Prosecutor
Underage NJ Teen Sexually Assaulted Multiple Times By Tarrytown Man, Age 27: Prosecutor A tipster led authorities to a warehouse manager from Westchester County who they said traveled to New Jersey for sex with an underage teen he met online. Eric Palese, age 27, of Tarrytown, sexually assaulted the under-16-year-old child multiple times, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Thursday, April 6. Based on the charges, it was at least a half-dozen times during the second and third weeks of March. Authorities began investigating the 6-foot, 270-pound Palese after the tip came in on Monday, the prosecutor said. Musella said the tipster reported that Palese "contacted the …

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Orange County Man Beat, Threatened Captive Victim In Hotel, Prosecutor Says Orange County Man Beat, Threatened Captive Victim In Hotel, Prosecutor Says
Orange County Man Beat, Threatened Captive Victim In Hotel, Prosecutor Says An Orange County man was jailed after surrendering to police for sexually allegedly assaulting, restraining, and threatening a victim at a Mahwah, New Jersey hotel, authorities said. Gustavo R. Gonzalez, age 24, of Middletown, committed an assault in his vehicle, then sexually assaulted and restrained the victim at the hotel while armed with an undisclosed weapon last Tuesday, May 25, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim escaped and dialed 911, but Gonzalez fled, Musella said. Mahwah police obtained warrants charging him with sexual assault, sexual contact, criminal …

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Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber
Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who they said robbed banks in Pomona and Park Ridge earlier this year by claiming to have a bomb. In the earlier holdup, the robber held up a Chase Bank branch in the Pacesetter Shopping Center on Route 202 in Pomona on Jan. 24 while carrying a box that he claimed contained explosives, the FBI said. The FBI said he “specifically demanded cash secured in the back of the bank,” then “exited through the back with an undisclosed amount of money.” The same robber made off with what autho…

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Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found
Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found UPDATE: Bones found in a bag at the State Line Lookout atop the Palisades in Alpine were identified as human remains -- as well as those found along with some personal items nearby, authorities said Wednesday. "The remains will be submitted to a lab for identification and will be compared to missing persons records," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Employees arriving for work at a lookout snack stand on Monday found the bones in a bag tied to the door, the prosecutor previously said. "The individual who left the bag of remains on the snack stand door was located and directed la…

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Stop & Shop Clerk Collected Child Porn, Bergen Authorities Charge Stop & Shop Clerk Collected Child Porn, Bergen Authorities Charge
Stop & Shop Clerk Collected Child Porn, Bergen Authorities Charge DUMONT, N.J. – A supermarket clerk from Dumont collected child porn, said authorities who arrested him Friday. Christian Winner, 49, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing on possession of child pornography charges following a raid on his Larch Avenue home. Winner -- who'd worked at the Stop & Shop in Emerson and the K-Mart in Westwood -- “used the Internet to view and possess digital files depicting nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The prosecutor thanked Dumont police, as well…

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