‘Polícia!’ Getaway Driver Shouts Before Colombian Burglary Crew Is Captured By Paramus PD ‘Polícia!’ Getaway Driver Shouts Before Colombian Burglary Crew Is Captured By Paramus PD
‘Polícia!’ Getaway Driver Shouts Before Colombian Burglary Crew Is Captured By Paramus PD A watchful neighbor gave Paramus police the drop on a Colombian burglary crew that had just broken into a local home, leading to four quick arrests, authorities said. “Polícia!” the getaway driver shouted into his cell phone as Officers Kevin Osback and Dan DiRienzo arrived at the Haywood Drive home shortly after 11:30 a.m. last Friday, Dec. 23, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The officers and several other colleagues converged on the block after a resident called to report two hooded bandits dressed all in black entering the rear of a neighbor’s home, the deputy chief said on Tue…
Rash Of Car Break-Ins Reported In Middletown: Police Rash Of Car Break-Ins Reported In Middletown: Police
Rash Of Car Break-Ins Reported In Middletown: Police Middletown police are investigating a rash of car break-ins and attempted thefts over the weekend. During the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 18, Middletown police responded to four reports of burglaries, attempted burglaries and thefts occurring in the Oak Hill and Lincroft sections of the township, police said. At approximately 3:55 a.m., male suspects attempted to steal a vehicle that was parked in a driveway at a residence in Bamm Hollow Estates, in Lincroft. Additionally, the suspects were observed on home security cameras entering the garage through a garage window,…
Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor
Burglar Stole Items From Central Jersey Family's Safe: Prosecutor A 42-year-old man from Irvington has been arrested for stealing from a family's safe in Watchung, authorities said. Randolph C. McLeod was charged with burglary, theft and several other charges. The theft occurred about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6 on Johnston Drive, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Watchung Borough Police Chief Andrew Hart. Police observed evidence of forced entry at the residence and learned that the victim responded home to numerous items missing from a safe in…
They Came In Through The Bathroom Window: Are Pair Nabbed By Paramus PD Part Of Burglary Ring? They Came In Through The Bathroom Window: Are Pair Nabbed By Paramus PD Part Of Burglary Ring?
They Came In Through The Bathroom Window: Are Pair Nabbed By Paramus PD Part Of Burglary Ring? A pair of burglars who were captured by Paramus police after they were spotted on security cameras may be part of a group of South American nationals who’ve been breaking into the homes of Asian victims, authorities said. The homeowner was out of state when his brother alerted police to what was happening at the Chelsea Street residence just off Midland Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Officer Don Liu stopped the suspects’ 2013 Nissan Rogue before they could drive off, the chief said. A New Jersey license plate …
SMASH BURGLARS: Photos Show Destructive Wyckoff Jewelry Thieves At Work SMASH BURGLARS: Photos Show Destructive Wyckoff Jewelry Thieves At Work
Smash Burglars: Photos Show Destructive Wyckoff Jewelry Thieves At Work PHOTOS: Three burglars who smashed their way into a Wyckoff jewelry store cleared broken glass from the front of the shop, loaded a plastic trash can with bling and fled, security images released by police show. Township police released the images while trying to identify the trio who struck Devon Fine Jewelry in the Wyckoff Square shopping center over the weekend. Officers who responded to an alarm down the street from police headquarters found the front door glass smashed shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Authorities asked that anyone who might have wit…
Police: Large-Scale Chilean Burglary Crew Member Caught In Rochelle Park Home, Others Sought Police: Large-Scale Chilean Burglary Crew Member Caught In Rochelle Park Home, Others Sought
Police: Large-Scale Chilean Burglary Crew Member Caught In Rochelle Park Home, Others Sought Police nabbed one Thanksgiving Day burglar inside a Rochelle Park home and were looking for another -- both of whom are believed to belong to a large-scale Chilean break-in crew. Victor Ramirez-Troncoso, 40, had only just arrived in the U.S. on Sunday, Nov. 20, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Officers from Rochelle Park, Paramus and Maywood converged on the Peek Street home after he and another burglar triggered interior motion cameras around 7:30 p.m. on the holiday, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Both were wearing gloves and masks and carrying flashlights, he said. A broken window led Officers B…
Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police
Peeping Tom Breaks Into Rider Student's Dorm Hoping For Glimpse: Police A Ewing man was arrested and charged with burglary after he broke into a Rider University dormitory and tried to look into a female room, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a suspicious male at the campus around 12:35 Monday heard from two female students that the male in question had entered behind them and followed them into their residence hall. Once inside, the male allegedly stayed in the hallways and approached their room door before standing directly in front, bending over, and trying to look under the door and inside the room. Students then contacted Rider Univers…
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA The man charged with a shooting at a northeast Philadelphia Wawa last week is also wanted for burglary in New Jersey, authorities have announced.  The District Attorney's Office said Joshua Frazier, 23, shot a 34-year-old man in the stomach after getting into an argument at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue and Academy Road in Torresdale just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, multiple outlets report.  Frazier and a female companion fled the scene on a motorcycle, authorities said. The victim was treated for injuries at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and is in stable condition, accord…
South Jersey Man Admits Stalking, Secretly Taping Murder Victim, Conspiring To Kill Others South Jersey Man Admits Stalking, Secretly Taping Murder Victim, Conspiring To Kill Others
South Jersey Man Admits Stalking, Secretly Taping Murder Victim, Conspiring To Kill Others A South Jersey man charged with a murder and conspiracy to commit murder pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities said. Kenneth Saal, 33, formerly of Lindenwold, also admitted burglary and stalking in connection with the murder of Carolyn Byington, 26, of Plainsboro, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. During the plea, Saal stated that in April 2019 he copied the victim’s house key while she was at work and used the key to enter her apartment on multiple days in the following months, Ciccone said. He recounted how he planted …
Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor A teenager was taken into custody and charged with "an act of juvenile delinquency" for raping a senior citizen, authorities said. If committed as an adult, the charges would be aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary and theft, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. On Monday, Oct. 31 between midnight and 12:30 a.m., a 68-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her residence, they said. The suspect entered the victim’s apartment in Parlin woke her, sexually assaulted, …
Jersey Shore Check-Cashing Robbery Netted $700K: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Check-Cashing Robbery Netted $700K: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Check-Cashing Robbery Netted $700K: Prosecutor An Ocean County man has been arrested and charged with committing a daytime robbery of a West Long Branch check-cashing business that netted $700,000, authorities said. Travis A. Bryant, 41, of Jackson is charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree burglary, and fourth-degree possession of an imitation handgun, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. At approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, members of the West Long Branch Police Department responded to the check-cashing business on Route 36non a report of a silent alarm activati…
South Jersey Man Charged In Co-Worker's Killing Plotted 2nd Murder, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Charged In Co-Worker's Killing Plotted 2nd Murder, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Charged In Co-Worker's Killing Plotted 2nd Murder, Prosecutor Says A Central Jersey man was charged in connection with a murder-for-hire plot, authorities said. In August 2019, Kenneth Saal, 30, formerly of Lindenwold, in Camden County, was charged with murdering Carolyn Byington, 26, of Plainsboro, in her apartment. Saal was Byington’s coworker, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Plainsboro Police responded to Byington’s home after they were asked by her other coworkers to do a wellness check on her. When police arrived at approximately 5:57 p.m., they found Byington, who was pronounced dead at the…