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Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police
Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Five would-be package thieves from separate crews were arrested in Wayne after plans to beat out their competition last week in Wayne went awry, authorities said. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a burglary in progress at a hoem on Ratzer Road around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, Wayne Police Capt. Dan Daly said. The caller said that two men were in his garage and one was in his backyard. He then said that the men fled and were in a black sedan on Kievit Road. The caller also told police that the suspect vehicle was a Honda. While responding officers found two black sedans on Kiev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Smashing Windshields At Wayne Diner With Rocks Spits On 3 Arresting Officers: Cops Man Smashing Windshields At Wayne Diner With Rocks Spits On 3 Arresting Officers: Cops
Man Smashing Windshields At Wayne Diner With Rocks Spits On 3 Arresting Officers: Cops A 27-year-old West Milford man was arrested for throwing rocks and smashing windows of parked cars at a Wayne diner, including a police car, and spit on arresting officers, authorities said. Evan R. Gonzalez was found walking along Hamburg Turnpike by Wayne officers responding to Park Wayne Diner around 6:40 p.m. Saturday, July 13, Capt. Dan Daly said.  Gonzalez had been throwing rocks through windshields of parked cars in the business lots, and went into the diner where he threw items out before leaving, Daly said. Officers stopped traffic in both directions and approached Gonzalez, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Belligerent Man At Popular Wayne Brewery Tried Fighting Arresting Officers, Cops Say Belligerent Man At Popular Wayne Brewery Tried Fighting Arresting Officers, Cops Say
Belligerent Man At Popular Wayne Brewery Tried Fighting Arresting Officers, Cops Say A 50-year-old man who had been wanted for a DNA sample was arrested after police said he was screaming profanities and making profane gestures at a popular brewery in Wayne earlier this month. Unruly behavior exhibited by Anthony Walker, 50, of West Milford, brought Wayne police officers to Seven Tribesmen Brewery just before 8 p.m. Monday, July 1, Wayne Police Capt. Dan Daly said. Upon the officers’ arrival, they found Walker arguing with the bartender. Officers tried to calm Walker down and said they'd help find him a ride home, however, Walker's aggressive behavior only continued, Daly …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic Sheriff Berdnik's Death By Suicide 'Unfathomable Loss' For NJ, Attorney General Says Passaic Sheriff Berdnik's Death By Suicide 'Unfathomable Loss' For NJ, Attorney General Says
Passaic Sheriff Berdnik's Death By Suicide 'Unfathomable Loss' For NJ, Attorney General Says Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik died by his own hand on Tuesday in his hometown Clifton, in what the Garden State's attorney general called "an unfathomable loss for New Jersey." Emergency responders rushed to Toro's Turkish Restaurant on Hazel Street a few minutes after 3:30 p.m. Jan. 23. Berdnik had just taken his life in the men's room, the sudden gunshot through the heart startling staff and patrons alike, sources told Daily Voice. Not even 15 minutes earlier, the popular sheriff had posed for cellphone photos. Then he got a phone call with some very unsettling news, reliable so…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MOMMY AND CLYDE? Getaway Driver, Son Swipe $100G Worth Of Bling From Jewelry Store: Clifton PD MOMMY AND CLYDE? Getaway Driver, Son Swipe $100G Worth Of Bling From Jewelry Store: Clifton PD
Mommy AND Clyde? Getaway Driver, Son Swipe $100G Worth Of Bling From Jewelry Store: Clifton PD A burglar broke into a Clifton jewelry store, swiped nearly $100,000 worth of bling and planned to flee in a getaway car driven by his 59-year-old mother before police arrived, authorities said. Officers responding to a burglar alarm at Morre Lyons Jewelers in the Richfield Shopping Center around 2:30 a.m. last Nov. 24 saw Iver Vera-Miranda of Clifton emerge from behind the store and then duck back inside, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said on Friday, Jan. 5. Vera-Miranda, 30, had worked a Fuel 4 in Fair Lawn before he and another man were charged with swiping $11,000 from the station's safe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ARMED ROBBERY RAMPAGE: 3rd NJ Man Named In Violent Holdups ARMED ROBBERY RAMPAGE: 3rd NJ Man Named In Violent Holdups
Armed Robbery Rampage: 3rd NJ Man Named In Violent Holdups A third man who authorities said was involved in a terrifying string of armed robberies in Passaic County has been identified. Kareem Powell, 30, of Willingboro, was arrested by federal agents on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in connection with the August 2022 holdups, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday. He joins Carlos Diaz and Edward Porter, both 30 of Paterson, who’ve been in federal custody since last December. A new indictment names Powell while boosting the charges against the other two. The masked trio menaced customers with semiautomatic handguns -- ordering them to lie …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Passaic Escapee In Clifton Parental Abduction Surrenders UPDATE: Passaic Escapee In Clifton Parental Abduction Surrenders
Update: Passaic Escapee In Clifton Parental Abduction Surrenders UPDATE: A young dad from Passaic who escaped after being charged with parental abduction ended a manhunt when he surrendered late Monday, authorities confirmed. Isaiah Felix, 20, of Passaic had been arrested by Clifton police and charged with unlawfully entering a residence in town and taking his young son without permission on Sunday, July 2. Felix was arrested without incident after police found him with the boy at a relative's home a short time later, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The child wasn't in any danger, they said. Officers who took Felix to the Passaic County Jail …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PRISONER ESCAPES: Passaic Dad, 20, Accused In Abduction Captured PRISONER ESCAPES: Passaic Dad, 20, Accused In Abduction Captured
Prisoner Escapes: Passaic Dad, 20, Accused In Abduction Captured UPDATE: A young dad from Passaic who escaped after being charged with parental abduction ended a manhunt when he surrendered late Monday, authorities confirmed. Isaiah Felix, 20, of Passaic had been arrested by Clifton police and charged with unlawfully entering a residence in town and taking his young son without permission on Sunday, July 2. Felix was arrested without incident after police found him with the boy at a relative's home a short time later, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The child wasn't in any danger, they said. Officers who took Felix to the Passaic County Jail h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives Bust Coke Dealer In Paterson: Authorities Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives Bust Coke Dealer In Paterson: Authorities
Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives Bust Coke Dealer In Paterson: Authorities A cocaine dealer from Paterson was caught in the act by Passaic County sheriff's detectives, authorities said. Bureau of Narcotics investigators followed Johnny Robles-Rodriguez, 32, as he drove his Lexus from his Linwood Avenue home -- around the corner from Public School No. 27 -- to Sherwood Avenue and Crosby Street a block and a half away, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. There, he sold coke to the driver or a waiting Jeep, the sheriff said. Both then went their separate ways, with the detectives following each and stopping them. The Jeep driver, city resident Christoph…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman, 18, Shot In Passaic, Arrest Quickly Made Woman, 18, Shot In Passaic, Arrest Quickly Made
Woman, 18, Shot In Passaic, Arrest Quickly Made A Passaic police officer seized a city man who authorities said was carrying a loaded handgun after an 18-year-old woman was shot during a large fight over the weekend. Roger Palacios, 25, was taken into custody following the brawl, which involved weapons, off the corner of Bergen and Fourth streets shortly after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 18, they said. Aid was immediately rendered to the victim, who was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson with a wound that wasn’t considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and City of Passaic Police Chief L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Addicted Hooker, Longtime Guy Pal Rob Drug Buyer Lured To Route 23 Motel: Wayne PD Addicted Hooker, Longtime Guy Pal Rob Drug Buyer Lured To Route 23 Motel: Wayne PD
Addicted Hooker, Longtime Guy Pal Rob Drug Buyer Lured To Route 23 Motel: Wayne PD A convicted hooker with a heart of coal and her longtime running mate were both captured after authorities said they lured a man to a Wayne motel and then robbed him at gunpoint. It wasn’t much of a surprise to police who flushed Katherine Berg, 34, of Paterson, and Emin Goroveci, 37, of Succasunna from the woods behind the Wayne Inn that they were the ones who concocted the setup, given their drug-related, violent histories. Three years ago, the pair robbed a Leonia man whom Berg met online of several valuables – including his car -- after she slipped the victim a mickey that knocked him u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Pedophile Who Repeatedly Raped Girl Starting At 7 Gets Plea-Bargained 14-Year Sentence Paterson Pedophile Who Repeatedly Raped Girl Starting At 7 Gets Plea-Bargained 14-Year Sentence
Paterson Pedophile Who Repeatedly Raped Girl Starting At 7 Gets Plea-Bargained 14-Year Sentence UPDATE: A Paterson pedophile who admitted that he repeatedly raped an underage girl for three years beginning when she was only seven was sentenced to a plea-bargained 14 years in state prison, authorities said. The rapes and other sexual assaults by James Jackson, Jr., 39, began in September 2012 and continued for three years at residences in Paterson, the victim told city police two years ago. Detectives from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the then-16-year-old girl, as well as several witnesses, before arresting Jackson in April 2021. They …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOT 'EM! Teens From Elizabeth Nabbed After Ransacking Vehicles At Clifton Condo Complex GOT 'EM! Teens From Elizabeth Nabbed After Ransacking Vehicles At Clifton Condo Complex
GOT 'EM! Teens From Elizabeth Nabbed After Ransacking Vehicles At Clifton Condo Complex A crew of late-morning teenage car burglars who infiltrated a Clifton condo development were caught in Passaic, authorities said. Officers responding to calls from Evergreen at Clifton at Main Avenue and Felton Boulevard began checking local streets shortly before noon Saturday, May 13, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Sure enough, they spotted all four black-hooded suspects in the area of Brook and Dakota streets in Passaic. The teens, all from Elizabeth, apparently were carrying valuables stolen from vehicles at Evergreen that had been left unlocked. Jayden Alzate, 19, and three j…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Pounds Of Deadly Fentanyl, Stolen Gun Seized From Storage Unit, Passaic County Sheriff Says Two Pounds Of Deadly Fentanyl, Stolen Gun Seized From Storage Unit, Passaic County Sheriff Says
Two Pounds Of Deadly Fentanyl, Stolen Gun Seized From Storage Unit, Passaic County Sheriff Says Nearly two pounds of fentanyl and a stolen handgun were found stashed in a storage unit by a Paterson man seized by Passaic County sheriff's detectives, authorities said. Narcotics investigators who arrested Silvio Mendez, 33, also found more than a pound of marijuana and a high-capacity magazine loaded with 17 rounds of 9mm ammo, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. The street value of the fentanyl alone is nearly $40,000, the sheriff said. The investigators conducted court-approved searches at Mendez's garden apartment on 27th Street, his Dodge Durango and a storage unit on Gr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Stolen Car Pursuit Through Paterson Ends In Arrests Of Sex Offender, Hackensack Pal Clifton Stolen Car Pursuit Through Paterson Ends In Arrests Of Sex Offender, Hackensack Pal
Clifton Stolen Car Pursuit Through Paterson Ends In Arrests Of Sex Offender, Hackensack Pal A registered sex offender from Belleville and his Hackensack passenger were captured by Clifton police after they bailed out of a stolen SUV following a pursuit through Paterson, authorities said. Officer Matt West spotted the 2015 Honda Pilot on southbound Route 21 near Ackerman Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Clifton last Thursday, he said. Refusing to stop, Frank Carfagno, a 38-year-old registered Megan's Law offender from Belleville, led officers on a pursuit through the streets of Paterson, the l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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17 Shots: One Caught, Others Sought After Gunfire Erupts In Front Of Paterson Detective 17 Shots: One Caught, Others Sought After Gunfire Erupts In Front Of Paterson Detective
17 Shots: One Caught, Others Sought After Gunfire Erupts In Front Of Paterson Detective Paterson detectives were in the middle of a drug investigation when one of them saw a group of assailants armed with handguns suddenly open fire on another group on a city street corner. Everything happened quickly after that. By the time it was done, an accused shooter was in custody and two handguns had been recovered, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives and uniformed officers rushed to the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Putnam Street following the 2 p.m. shooting on Monday, Feb. 20. As many as 17 shots were believed fired before both groups scattered with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Gun Suspect In Traffic Stop Charged With Attempted Murder In Passaic Street Robbery UPDATE: Gun Suspect In Traffic Stop Charged With Attempted Murder In Passaic Street Robbery
Update: Gun Suspect In Traffic Stop Charged With Attempted Murder In Passaic Street Robbery A Passaic man caught carrying a gun was later charged with attempted murder after investigators tied him to the shooting of a street robbery victim, authorities said. Jairo Ramirez-Abreu, 31, was arrested shortly before noon last Tuesday, Feb. 7, after city officers found him carrying a loaded gun during a traffic stop near the corner of Main and Howard avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. They later learned that Ramirez-Abreu and an as-yet-unidentified accomplice jumped a 54-year-old man near the corner o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man Found Guilty Of Slamming Elderly Resident Into Concrete Breaking Ribs, Collarbone Paterson Man Found Guilty Of Slamming Elderly Resident Into Concrete Breaking Ribs, Collarbone
Paterson Man Found Guilty Of Slamming Elderly Resident Into Concrete Breaking Ribs, Collarbone A 30-year-old man from Paterson has been found guilty of slamming an elderly man into the pavement, breaking his ribs and collarbone, authorities said. Walter A. Williams was found guilty on Monday, Feb. 6, after a jury trial, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes. The jury returned guilty verdicts on charges of second-degree aggravated assault and third-degree theft from a person, the prosecutor said. He faces up to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, she said. He was being held in the Passaic County Jail pending his sentencing on April 25.  According …

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by Jon Craig
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Deadbeat Dad Caught With 70 Illegal Pills, Drug Cash: Haledon PD Deadbeat Dad Caught With 70 Illegal Pills, Drug Cash: Haledon PD
Deadbeat Dad Caught With 70 Illegal Pills, Drug Cash: Haledon PD A deadbeat dad who was being sought by authorities was carrying dozens of illegal pills and hundreds of dollars in proceeds when he was nabbed by Haledon police, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg and Officer Jeffrey Welsh were responding to community complaints of drug dealing in the area of the John Street apartment complex when they spotted Jose Chinchilla, 41, of Haledon. Chinchilla was wanted on a warrant from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office for not paying child support, Capt. George Guzman said. The officers stopped a BMW that Chinchilla was driving, then positivel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Recently Freed Crackhead Ex-Con Tries Robbing Route 23 Pump Jockey At Knifepoint: Wayne PD Recently Freed Crackhead Ex-Con Tries Robbing Route 23 Pump Jockey At Knifepoint: Wayne PD
Recently Freed Crackhead Ex-Con Tries Robbing Route 23 Pump Jockey At Knifepoint: Wayne PD A crackhead ex-con who’d been released from state prison last year had just filled the tank of his pickup truck when he pulled a knife on a Wayne gas station attendant, authorities said. The worker refused to hand over any money and the driver fled, they said. It wasn’t tough for detectives to identify Michael Zita, 37, of Oak Ridge, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Zita had a violent history. He'd served 4½ years for robbery, as well as burglary, following a trio of incidents in Morris and Passaic counties in 2015, records show. The investigators kept Zita under surveillance for awhile bef…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Violent Repeat Offender Threatens To Kill Children At Wayne Restaurant, Exposes Himself: Police Violent Repeat Offender Threatens To Kill Children At Wayne Restaurant, Exposes Himself: Police
Violent Repeat Offender Threatens To Kill Children At Wayne Restaurant, Exposes Himself: Police A violent repeat offender who terrorized patrons of a Wayne restaurant by threatening to kill their children urinated on the lawn of Wayne Valley High School while students were in class after he was released from custody, authorities said. Stephen Sales, 42, of Wayne was drunk and holding a beer can when he approached New Year's Eve diners at their tables at the Hamburg Turnpike restaurant, pointed at their children and threatened to kill them, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Officers rushed there and seized Sales, who’d previously been banned from the establishment and has a history of sim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Pedophile Sexually Assaults Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Charge Passaic Pedophile Sexually Assaults Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Charge
Passaic Pedophile Sexually Assaults Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Girl, Authorities Charge You can hardly get your mind around it: A 44-year-old pedophile from Passaic kept a 5-year-old girl captive while sexually assaulting her in his car, authorities charged. The victim is familiar with Oscar Fuentes-Sierra, 44, who was arrested without incident this week by members of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, authorities said. Fuentes-Sierra is charged with aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping, as well as child endangerment and sexual assault, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a brief release. The incident occu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Judge Refuses Release Of West Milford Security Salesman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman Judge Refuses Release Of West Milford Security Salesman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman
Judge Refuses Release Of West Milford Security Salesman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman A judge refused to release a security company salesman from West Milford who’s charged with sexually assaulting a township woman. Austin Hopler sexually assaulted the woman -- who, like him, is 25 -- following an event at a local home last June 6, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Township Police Chief James Devore alleged in a joint release. Hopler was arrested last Monday, Jan. 9, following an investigation by township police and members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit, they said. The six-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran – who’d been stationed at Fort Di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Wild Stolen Car Chase Ends In Paterson With Struggle, Gunshot, Prosecutor Confirms UPDATE: Wild Stolen Car Chase Ends In Paterson With Struggle, Gunshot, Prosecutor Confirms
Update: Wild Stolen Car Chase Ends In Paterson With Struggle, Gunshot, Prosecutor Confirms A Paterson police officer’s gun accidentally discharged during the arrest of a repeat offender from Sussex County after he led officers on a wild stolen car chase, authorities said. It took three days for Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes to confirm the incident from Monday night, Jan. 9. Members of the city’s Street Crimes Unit had tried to stop the vehicle around 9 p.m., but the driver kept going, Valdes said in a release. They pursued the vehicle down Katz Avenue into Haledon and then back into Paterson, says the release, issued shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. Office…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Registered Sex Offender From Passaic County Exposed Himself, Rubbed Against Women: Authorities Registered Sex Offender From Passaic County Exposed Himself, Rubbed Against Women: Authorities
Registered Sex Offender From Passaic County Exposed Himself, Rubbed Against Women: Authorities A registered sex offender from Passaic County who was released from custody just months ago was busted again -- this time for taking out his penis and rubbing it against no fewer than three random females, authorities said. Rolphy Capellan, 29, most recently from Clifton, was convicted in July 2015 of following a woman into a store and exposing himself to her and a 2-year-old child. He has been in and out of prison, jail and sex offender treatment facilities several times since then, according to state records. Capellan most recently was paroled from Northern State Prison in Newark in Augu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin
Stabbed TO Death: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin A 25-year-old Clifton man is charged with stabbing his 22-year-old cousin to death on New Year’s Eve. Motasem Ramadan fought with police who arrested him following the fatal stabbing at a home across the street from a city elementary school around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Officers responding to the two-family home on Van Cleve Avenue near School No. 12 found Waleed Ramadan with multiple stab wounds to his neck and face, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. Waleed (photo below) was pronounced dead a short …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Offender Wanted For Throwing 70-Year-Old CVS Employee To Floor Nabbed By Fair Lawn PD GOTCHA! Offender Wanted For Throwing 70-Year-Old CVS Employee To Floor Nabbed By Fair Lawn PD
Gotcha! Offender Wanted For Throwing 70-Year-Old CVS Employee To Floor Nabbed By Fair Lawn PD Fair Lawn police captured a 22-year-old repeat offender wanted for throwing down a 70-year-old CVS worker who tried to stop him from shoplifting, authorities said. Brandon Flores fled the CVS on Broadway and avoided capture for nearly a month following the Nov. 7 shoplifting-turned-robbery. Then, on Dec. 1, he snatched more than $70 worth of merchandise from a Walgreens on River Road, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Responding Officers Luis Vasquez, Peter Federico and Anthony Burgos quickly nabbed Flores on Route 20 in Paterson, the sergeant said.  Flores was charged with s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tap Tap Trap: Female Food Delivery Driver Escapes Knifepoint Robbery Attempt In Clifton Tap Tap Trap: Female Food Delivery Driver Escapes Knifepoint Robbery Attempt In Clifton
Tap Tap Trap: Female Food Delivery Driver Escapes Knifepoint Robbery Attempt In Clifton The tap-tap-tap that a female food delivery driver heard on her car window after being sent to a bogus address in Clifton was made by a teen with a knife who was looking to rob her, authorities said. The driver was already apprehensive when she couldn’t find the exact address, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. That’s because it was bogus, the lieutenant said. Suddenly, he said, the driver spotted a female standing in a nearby driveway trying to coax her out of her car. “When the victim refused, the female approached and attempted to forcefully gain access into the passenge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall
Gotcha! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall The driver of a stolen car stopped by Wayne police called in a bomb threat at the Macy’s in the Willowbrook Mall in the hopes of distracting them, authorities charged. Capt. Michael McNiff wasn’t fooled. While units responded to the 911 call at the mall, McNiff reminded officers on the road that it could be a diversionary tactic, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Sure enough, the call was traced to Shaquanda White, 30, of East Orange, who was driving a Honda Accord that had just been stopped by Officer Chris Savitsky outside the Yard House restaurant at Willowbrook, the captain said. The se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man Charged With Illegally Touching Girl, 15 Paterson Man Charged With Illegally Touching Girl, 15
Paterson Man Charged With Illegally Touching Girl, 15 A Paterson man illegally touched a 15-year-old girl, authorities charged. Kenyatta Lighty, 44, was sent to the Passaic County Jail following his arrest last Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced on Monday, Dec. 12. Members of her Special Victims Unit charged Lighty with two counts each of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and third-degree child endangerment for two separate incidents in July 2021 and July 2022, the prosecutor said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops
Crime-Busting Haledon Police Pair Seize Loaded Guns In Separate Traffic Stops A pair of Haledon police officers seized guns in separate traffic stops as part of a year-long law enforcement initiative that authorities say has been a huge success. One of the stops involved an ex-con with a suspended license who wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was drinking tequila when police said they stopped him for failing to signal a turn and found a loaded revolver and hollow-nose bullets in his SUV. Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Officer Kris Duci made that stop this past week and another a week earlier as part of a Quality of Life Division that has been "vital in keeping Haledon a safe…

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by Jerry DeMarco