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21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD 21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD
21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD GOTCHA! Clifton police recovered 21 catalytic converters while arresting four men who they said stole them. Officers responding to a theft in progress on East 4th Street stopped a fleeing Kia in Paterson and arrested the lone occupant, Pedro Mirben-Feliz, 26, of Brooklyn around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. A second vehicle, an Acura TL, crashed on Route 3 in Secaucus, where police arrested three occupants -- driver Juan Ortegalazala, 29, of the Bronx and passengers Yheremy Santana, 22, and Angel Batista, 18, both of Jersey City,  the lieutenant said. Betw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School
Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School A sharp-eyed Lyndhurst special police officer nabbed a 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn who authorities said made a 911 call threatening to blow up the township high school. A Bergen County communications dispatcher told Lyndhurst police shortly after noon on Oct. 7 that an unknown caller using anonymizing technology claimed there was a bomb inside the high school, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The school was locked down and all 852 students, along with teachers and staff, were escorted out by Lyndhurst police. The Bergen County sheriff’s bomb and K-9 squads checked inside and out and d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Signed Herself Out Of Group Home Months Before She Was Reported Missing: Police NJ Woman Signed Herself Out Of Group Home Months Before She Was Reported Missing: Police
NJ Woman Signed Herself Out Of Group Home Months Before She Was Reported Missing: Police A search has been launched for a 22-year-old Central Jersey woman who has been missing for weeks, maybe months, authorities said. Veronica McLean's friend reported her missing in late October, after not hearing for her for quite some time, South Brunswick police said. Officers determined that McLean had been living in a group home on Broadway Road, but checked herself out on July 2022, they said. State authorities told detectives that she had given up all assistance from the State back in July.  Detectives learned that McLean may have been in the Hancock Street area of Brooklyn, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Tabby Found In Suitcase At JFK Airport Returns Home For Holidays UPDATE: Tabby Found In Suitcase At JFK Airport Returns Home For Holidays
Update: Tabby Found In Suitcase At JFK Airport Returns Home For Holidays A frisky feline who was recently rescued from a checked bag at JFK Airport enjoyed Thanksgiving at home, the TSA reports. Smells snuck into a suitcase on an Orlando-bound pre-holiday flight in what the Transportation Security Administration's Lisa Farbstein jokingly called a bid to pursue "a big mouse he heard was running around Disneyworld." The orange tabby "belonged to someone else" in the Brooklyn household and apparently stowed away when no one was looking, Farbstein said at the time. Kitty owners noted that it was paws-able, given cats' love for warm, secure spaces. We’re lettin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Police Charged In Multiple Jersey Shore Carjackings Man Shot By Police Charged In Multiple Jersey Shore Carjackings
Man Shot By Police Charged In Multiple Jersey Shore Carjackings A man who was shot by police in Monmouth County has been charged with a number of violent crimes that took place leading up to his arrest, authorities said. Justin F. Chacon, 33, with addresses in Old Bridge and Brooklyn, is charged with three counts of first-degree carjacking, resisting arrests and other offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Shortly after 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, members of the Holmdel Township Police Department responded to Bayshore Medical Center on a report of a commercial delivery vehicle being stolen ou…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA 2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA
2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA Two men from New York City were arrested and jailed after they were apparently connected to a series of gunpoint robberies at check cashing services throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania that involved female workers being restrained with zipties, authorities announced. Ramel Harris, 40, and Neville Brown, 38, both of Brooklyn, were charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announce…

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by Valerie Musson
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GOTCHA! K-9 Nabs Gun-Toting Ex-Con After NJSP Foot Chase From American Dream Into Meadows GOTCHA! K-9 Nabs Gun-Toting Ex-Con After NJSP Foot Chase From American Dream Into Meadows
Gotcha! K-9 Nabs Gun-Toting Ex-Con After Njsp Foot Chase From American Dream Into Meadows UPDATE: A gun-carrying ex-con chased by State Police from the American Dream mall into the meadows off the New Jersey Turnpike on Labor Day was captured with help on the ground and in the air. A Lyndhurst police drone was in the air when a Bergen County sheriff's canine tracked down Sequan Watts, 25, of Brooklyn near the banks of the Hackensack River in East Rutherford around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, authorities said. NJSP trooper responding to an 8:04 p.m. report of a patron using counterfeit cash at a retail store in the mall spotted Watts, who took off on foot, Trooper II Charles March…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RHONJ Star's Ex-Husband Dies Suddenly, 74 RHONJ Star's Ex-Husband Dies Suddenly, 74
Rhonj Star's Ex-Husband Dies Suddenly, 74 "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Margaret Josephs is mourning the loss of her first husband. Jan Josephs died on Aug. 26 of a heart attack, Page Six reports. He would have been 75 on Monday, Aug. 5. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Margaret Josephs (@therealmargaretjosephs) "He passed away unexpectedly last week and a piece of us died with him," Margaret said on Instagram. "We are heartbroken." Born in Brooklyn, NY, Josephs moved to New Milford in 1957 and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1969, accordi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Muslim Boy, 15, From Clifton Has Been Missing Since April SEEN HIM? Muslim Boy, 15, From Clifton Has Been Missing Since April
Seen HIM? Muslim Boy, 15, From Clifton Has Been Missing Since April Police turned to the public for help finding a 15-year-old Muslim boy from Clifton who's been missing for more than three months. Veleriy Atajamov -- also known as "Nazeem" -- was reported missing by his family on April 28, Lt. Robert Bracken said. Nazeem fled a religious school that he attends at the Clifton Blue Mosque "for what are believed to be disciplinary reasons," Bracken said. "Since that time, numerous agencies have been searching for his whereabouts to no avail," the lieutenant said. Nazeem -- who was described as 6-foot-1 and 140 pounds -- was tracked to Brookly and may still …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Police Name 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers (VIDEO) Atlantic City Police Name 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers (VIDEO)
Atlantic City Police Name 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers (Video) A total of 17 men have been arrested for luring children in Atlantic City with help from concerned citizens who bust child predators online. The citizens were identified by BreakingAC as MrWEB and Predator Catcher PA. MrWEB recently posted a video called "JUSTICE- Thank You Atlantic County Police, Prosecutors, & Shafiq - 26 In 2 Weeks." It appears to be a montage of them confronting alleged predators. The YouTubers routinely record themselves meeting up with individuals who thought they'd been chatting with a minor online, then post or livestream it. The duo provided officers with…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Ex-NJ Business Owner From Brooklyn Admits Ducking Taxes On $4.1M Company Buyout Ex-NJ Business Owner From Brooklyn Admits Ducking Taxes On $4.1M Company Buyout
Ex-NJ Business Owner From Brooklyn Admits Ducking Taxes On $4.1M Company Buyout UPDATE: A former New Jersey business owner admitted short-changing the IRS by $1.1 million after selling his stock to the company. David Seruya, 42, of Brooklyn sold his shares to the Edison-based home-warranty company for more than $4.1 million in a 2014 buyout, federal authorities said. The deal included a lump sum payment and installment payments spread out over 24 months, according to the U.S. Justice Department. On three straight tax returns, from 2014 through 2016, Seruya gave his return preparer “false and incomplete income information,” underreporting the income he received from th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Flashy Bishop Robbed During Service Put Stolen Savings Toward $4.4M NJ Mansion, Lawsuit Says Flashy Bishop Robbed During Service Put Stolen Savings Toward $4.4M NJ Mansion, Lawsuit Says
Flashy Bishop Robbed During Service Put Stolen Savings Toward $4.4M NJ Mansion, Lawsuit Says A flashy Brooklyn bishop robbed during a live-streamed service stole funds from a congregant and put some of them toward a payment on his $4.4 million New Jersey mansion, according to a lawsuit filed last year. Pauline Anderson accuses bishop Lamor Whitehead of convincing her to invest nearly her entire life savings in one of his firms under the promise he could help her improve her credit score and buy a home, according to the suit. Anderson, 56, wrote the bishop of Leaders of Tomorrow International Churches a $90,000 check, as he promised to give her $100 monthly allowances for living exp…

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by Cecilia Levine