Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase
Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase A driver from Albany tried to outrun detectives in a stolen car but was seized near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Narcotic Task Force detectives got wind on Tuesday, March 7 that a BMW 550 that had just been stolen during a burglary in Maplewood was headed their way. They tried stopping the driver, John Leroy Johnson, 38, in Englewood, the prosecutor said, but he kept going, apparently bound for the bridge. He “eventually pulled over and surrendered in Fort Lee,” Musella said. Johnson remained held Wednesday in t…
NYC Fugitive Nabbed By Ho-Ho-Kus Police With Carload Of Stolen Merch: Authorities NYC Fugitive Nabbed By Ho-Ho-Kus Police With Carload Of Stolen Merch: Authorities
NYC Fugitive Nabbed By Ho-Ho-Kus Police With Carload Of Stolen Merch: Authorities A New York City fugitive was wearing a pair of stolen pants with the tags still attached when two Ho-Ho-Kus police officers found her with a carload of pilfered merchandise on a quiet street off Route 17, authorities said. Dominique A. Smith, 33, of the Bronx was parked on Arbor Drive with the high beams and flashers of a 2020 Ford sedan on when Officers Tom Kirk and Leif Hanisch, sensing something suspicious, rolled up shortly after 8:30 p.m. last Friday, Dec. 30, Capt. Greg McBain said. The officers spotted drug paraphernalia in plain view, as well as lots of stolen purses and clothing, a…
US Marshals Look To Seize Lodi Driver Charged With Crashing Stolen Car During Route 46 Pursuit US Marshals Look To Seize Lodi Driver Charged With Crashing Stolen Car During Route 46 Pursuit
US Marshals Look To Seize Lodi Driver Charged With Crashing Stolen Car During Route 46 Pursuit A Lodi man who crashed a stolen car on Route 46 during a police chase will remain in the Bergen County Jail until U.S. Marshals can pick him up. Samuel Sosa, 24, initially stopped the stolen 2010 Lincoln MKX at the highway on-ramp from Main Street near Chief Fire Equipment & Service around 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, following a hit-and-run on Avenue E, Lodi Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said. Sosa then hit the gas, however, fleeing onto westbound Route 46, the sergeant said. The SUV, reported stolen out of New York City, hit two utility poles outside the Pleasure Plus adult video store just …
Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions
Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions Four out-of-state men who’d stolen a car in Hawthorne and tried to flee on foot were nabbed -- including one who ran along Route 208 into Glen Rock, authorities said. Hawthorne officers headed to a call of vehicles being cased by four young men spotted the suspects on 8th Avenue near Rea Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. last Wednesday. The quartet all split up and ran as the officers approached, Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. One was quickly seized on 10th Avenue and two others were grabbed near the corner of Ruth Avenue and Victor Place, the lieutenant said. The fourth was seen running …
One Caught, One Sought In Airbag Thefts: Elmwood Park PD One Caught, One Sought In Airbag Thefts: Elmwood Park PD
One Caught, One Sought In Airbag Thefts: Elmwood Park PD Elmwood Park police arrested a Paterson man after an officer interrupted an overnight airbag theft in a quiet local neighborhood, authorities said. Officer Joshua Rodriguez was patrolling the area of 18th Avenue and East 54th Street when he spotted an unoccupied car on the side of the road with its engine running shortly before 2 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Nearby were two men standing on either side of another vehicle. Seeing him, the men shouted to one another and took off on foot, the chief said. Fair Lawn police and a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 unit helped establish a pe…
UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
Update: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…
Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police
Pair Caught Stealing $300,000 In Checks From Upper Saddle River Mailboxes: Police Two New York City men who were caught stealing $300,000 worth of checks overnight from mailboxes in Upper Saddle River tossed some of them out the window while being pursued by police, authorities said. Officer Jake Chiavelli pulled up on the pair’s Subaru Crosstrek in response to a 1:30 a.m. call of a mail theft in the northwest part of town near the Rockland County border, Police Capt. Edward Kane said. It sped off as both occupants “threw articles of mail out the car windows,” he said. The suspects stopped on East Crescent Avenue in Mahwah, as township and Ramsey police converged on the…
UPDATE: Stolen Car Trio Nabbed On FDU Campus After Pursuit UPDATE: Stolen Car Trio Nabbed On FDU Campus After Pursuit
Update: Stolen Car Trio Nabbed On FDU Campus After Pursuit UPDATE: A trio of Newark thieves were captured on the FDU campus in Teaneck after they led police on a stolen car chase out of Franklin Lakes. Paramus Police Officer Sean Casey began pursuing the white 2017 Audi 7 on eastbound Route 4 shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Teaneck police headed to the scene after the Audi collided with a civilian's vehicle four or so miles away on eastbound Route 4 at River Road in Teaneck. Paramus police remained with that vehicle as the suspects exited the highway onto southbound River Road with other units…
Arrests Made In Route 3 Gas Station Gunpoint Robbery Arrests Made In Route 3 Gas Station Gunpoint Robbery
Arrests Made In Route 3 Gas Station Gunpoint Robbery Two men have been arrested in connection with a robbery on July  10, at a Secaucus gas, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 19.  Taquan Andrews, 20, of Newark, NJ and Ramir Skipwith, 24, of Elizabeth, NJ were arrested in connection with a robbery at the Exxon Gas Station located at 209 Route 3 East at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller tells Daily Voice.  Secaucus Police Department Anti-Crime Unit filed the following charges against the two men Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Theft, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, a Handgun, Possess…
Thieves Crash Stolen BMW Into Home After Pursuit Through Essex, Union Counties: Police Thieves Crash Stolen BMW Into Home After Pursuit Through Essex, Union Counties: Police
Thieves Crash Stolen BMW Into Home After Pursuit Through Essex, Union Counties: Police A trio from Irvington crashed a stolen BMW into a Maplewood home after a police pursuit through several towns, authorities said. Union police were called to a car burglary on Portland Road around 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 18.  The suspect vehicle, a white BMW X5 stolen out of New York City the  day before, was spotted on Springfield Avenue near Millburn Avenue in Millburn a short time later. When the officers attempted to stop the BMW, the driver sped off and initiated a pursuit. The pursuit continued for a short while until the BMW crashed in the 700 block of Prospect Street in Ma…
Trio Busted With Ammo, Stolen Guns: Newark PD Trio Busted With Ammo, Stolen Guns: Newark PD
Trio Busted With Ammo, Stolen Guns: Newark PD Three men were arrested in Newark after police found two with stolen guns and one with ammunition, authorities said. Trouble began when officers patrolling Rose Street saw a speeding car turning from Brenner Street onto 18th Avenue, then Winans Avenue around 11:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. The vehicle stopped in the area of Winans Avenue near Kipp Street, where Raquil Hayes, 19, of Newark, got out of the vehicle with a gun, Malave said.  Upon becoming aware of police presence, he ran into a home but was arrest…
Sheriff’s K-9 Sniffs Out Fleeing Offender Who Tried Hiding In Vacant Garfield Building Ductwork Sheriff’s K-9 Sniffs Out Fleeing Offender Who Tried Hiding In Vacant Garfield Building Ductwork
Sheriff’s K-9 Sniffs Out Fleeing Offender Who Tried Hiding In Vacant Garfield Building Ductwork A repeat offender bolted from Garfield police but was tracked down by a K-9 and removed with the help of firefighters after he tried hiding inside the ductwork of an abandoned building, authorities said. Officers Richy Mendez and Jaroslaw Wdowiak were responding to a resident’s car burglary call when they spotted city resident Jayden M. Barbarino Costa, 18, in the backyard of the victim’s Van Winkle Avenue home shortly before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Costa hopped several fences with the officers in pursuit. A perimeter was quickly established with help from Passaic poli…