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Police: Repeat Offender Took $86,000 In Drugs, More In Back-To-Back Wayne Pharmacy Smash-Grabs
A career criminal who was jailed following a Clifton police car crash during a pursuit stole more than $86,000 worth of drugs, scratch-off lottery tickets and a delivery vehicle from a Wayne pharmacy, authorities said.
Joseph Holman, 41, of Passaic broke into the Plains Pharmacy at the Valley Ridge Shopping Center twice in less than 24 hours in late May, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said.
The first time, he took $14,200 worth of scratch-off tickets after shattering the glass front door shortly before 4:30 a.m., Daly said.
The following day, Wayne Police Officer David Beltran found the front d…
Elmwood Park PD: Wanted Paterson Man Nabbed With Stolen Gun, Hollow Points, Oxy
A wanted Paterson man was carrying a stolen gun loaded with hollow-point bullets when Elmwood Park police arrested him, authorities said.
Brandon Diaz, 21, was driving a 2005 Honda Accord with an expired registration when he was stopped over the weekend, Police Chief Michael Foligno said.
They quickly learned that Diaz was wanted out of Paterson for aggravated assault with a firearm, Foligno said.
The officers arrested Diaz on the outstanding warrant, then searched the car and found the 9mm Taurus pistol, reported stolen out of Georgia, the chief said.
Diaz remained held Monday in the Ber…
Landscaper, 32, Sexually Abused Cliffside Park Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge
A landscaper sexually abused a Cliffside Park pre-teen, authorities charged.
Miguel Camey, 32, of the Bronx “engaged in sexual conduct with the child on multiple occasions,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday.
Detectives from his officer were tipped off by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Musella said.
An investigation with borough police followed, the prosecutor said.
Camey remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assaul…
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged.
Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday.
Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said.
The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said.
The 4-year-…
