Bergen Prosecutor: Twice-Convicted Stalker Strikes Again Bergen Prosecutor: Twice-Convicted Stalker Strikes Again
Bergen Prosecutor: Twice-Convicted Stalker Strikes Again A convicted stalker who was released from state prison earlier this year after victimizing the same woman twice was arrested after doing it yet again, Bergen County authorities said. Christopher Greig, 39, of Clifton was responsible for more than 20 “anonymous alarming phone calls and multiple text messages” -- using technology that scrambled his caller ID -- over the course of five weeks, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. Formerly of Hawthorne, Greig has a rap sheet that includes numerous arrests for stalking and/or harassment in several Bergen County towns, as wel…
Gun-Toting Motorist, 20, Drives Into Oncoming Traffic, Rochelle Park Police Charge Gun-Toting Motorist, 20, Drives Into Oncoming Traffic, Rochelle Park Police Charge
Gun-Toting Motorist, 20, Drives Into Oncoming Traffic, Rochelle Park Police Charge A motorist being followed by a Rochelle Park police officer suddenly drove into oncoming traffic between two tractor-trailers before he was found carrying a loaded gun and ammo, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled behind the black BMW with an expired temporary Texas license plate on Essex Street around 11 a.m. Monday, Lt. James DePreta said. The driver -- later identified as Kamare Allen, 20, of the Bronx -- abruptly crossed the double-yellow line before stopping at a nearby gas station, he said. Given consent to search the vehicle, Kiszka reported finding a .45-caliber Kahr Arms…
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze UPDATE: What began as an exhaust fan fire turned into a raging blaze that destroyed a Hackensack office building. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out at the 2½-story Noracare Wellness building on Main Street just off eastbound Route 4 shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, city firefighters said. Firefighters were dousing flames between the floor and ceiling when some of the drop ceiling came down, they said. All crews were ordered out of the building as heavy fire extended to the second floor and attic. Aftermath of fire on Main Street off Route 4 in Hackensack.HACKENSAC…
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze UPDATE: What began as a fire in an exhaust fan turned into a raging blaze that destroyed a Hackensack office building. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out at the 2½-story Noracare Wellness building on Main Street just off eastbound Route 4 shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, city firefighters said. Firefighters were dousing flames between the floor and ceiling when some of the drop ceiling came down, they said. All crews were ordered out of the building as heavy fire extended to the second floor and attic. Master streams knocked down the flames, which blew through windows…
Hackensack Man Formerly Of Englewood Busted On Child Porn Charges Hackensack Man Formerly Of Englewood Busted On Child Porn Charges
Hackensack Man Formerly Of Englewood Busted On Child Porn Charges A security guard from Hackensack was arrested on child porn charges, authorities confirmed. Emery Taylor, 34, “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 1,000 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Taylor following a raid Friday of his home in the Park Lane Apartments on Union Street, the prosecutor said. Taylor, formerly of Englewood, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Centra…
Fire Keeps Ski Slope At American Dream Mega Mall In Meadowlands Closed For Now Fire Keeps Ski Slope At American Dream Mega Mall In Meadowlands Closed For Now
Fire Keeps Ski Slope At American Dream Mega Mall In Meadowlands Closed For Now UPDATE: The indoor ski slope at the American Dream mega malls in the Meadowlands will remain closed until at least the end of this coming week following a fire that drew nearly 20 companies before dawn Saturday. "We can promise you that Big SNOW will be back and better than ever, just as soon as we can safely do so," an Instagram post by the company read. "At this point, we are uncertain of how long that will take." Firefighters doused the electrical blaze, which caused severe fire damage to the roof and ceiling and smoke damage elsewhere in the East Rutherford attraction after breaking ou…
Pre-Dawn Blaze Damages Ski Slope At American Dream Mega Mall Pre-Dawn Blaze Damages Ski Slope At American Dream Mega Mall
Pre-Dawn Blaze Damages Ski Slope At American Dream Mega Mall UPDATE: The indoor ski slope at the American Dream mega malls in the Meadowlands will remain closed until at least the end of this coming week following a fire that drew nearly 20 companies before dawn Saturday. "We can promise you that Big SNOW will be back and better than ever, just as soon as we can safely do so," an Instagram post by the company read. "At this point, we are uncertain of how long that will take." Firefighters doused the electrical blaze, which caused severe fire damage to the roof and ceiling and smoke damage elsewhere in the East Rutherford attraction after breaking ou…
Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In Passenger's Pocket, Rochelle Park PD Says Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In Passenger's Pocket, Rochelle Park PD Says
Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In Passenger's Pocket, Rochelle Park PD Says A passenger wanted on a warrant was carrying a loaded gun in his pocket when an Rochelle Park police officer stopped the sedan he was in, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the 2004 Toyota Solara driven by Raymond Hood, 30, of Palmerton, PA for several violations on West Passaic Street around 9 p.m. Friday, Rochelle Park Police Lt. James DePreta said. A computer check turned up the warrant out of Newark, so Hood was taken into custody, DePreta said. Kiszka, Officer Jorge Orihuela and Detective Brian Cobb police then found the .25-caliber Colt in Hood's front pocket, the lieuten…
Route 17 Stop: NY State Ex-Con Had Drugs, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says Route 17 Stop: NY State Ex-Con Had Drugs, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says
Route 17 Stop: NY State Ex-Con Had Drugs, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says An upstate New York ex-con busted for drugs two months ago was illegally carrying hollow-point ammo, along with some drugs, when he was stopped on Route 17 before dawn Tuesday, Rochelle Park police said. Stephone Salley, 25, of Schenectady had been free pending trial since early June, when New York State Police said they found him carrying heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and a drug cutting agent in the Orange County, NY town of Newburgh, records show. Rochelle Park Police Officer Chris Kiszka pulled Salley over at the Exxon station on the northbound highway around 2 a.m. Tuesday after spotting se…
'Combative' Woman Charged With Knifepoint Robbery Of Rochelle Park 7-Eleven 'Combative' Woman Charged With Knifepoint Robbery Of Rochelle Park 7-Eleven
'Combative' Woman Charged With Knifepoint Robbery Of Rochelle Park 7-Eleven MUGSHOT OF THE YEAR: Police were searching for a woman who'd just robbed a Rochelle Park 7-Eleven at knifepoint when they said she tried holding up a Dairy Queen. Those employees resisted, however, and she ran off before a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit tracked her down. Maha Khurs, 29, fought with -- and spit -- on police who charged her with several offenses, Lt. James DePreta said Wednesday. Khurs, who lives on Staten Island and has a residence in Rochelle Park, pulled a 5-inch folding knife on employees at the Rochelle Avenue 7-Eleven and demanded cigarettes around 10:30 p.m. Tue…
Police: Combative Driver Tangles With Officers At Rochelle Park Auto Shop Police: Combative Driver Tangles With Officers At Rochelle Park Auto Shop
Police: Combative Driver Tangles With Officers At Rochelle Park Auto Shop A BMW owner fought Rochelle Park police after trying to retrieve his disabled car from a local auto body shop, authorities said. Responding to the call, Sgt. Chris Bermudez and Officer Brian Monico found Erin Andres Espinal, 26, of Brooklyn in a restricted area of the Essex Street shop refusing to leave his 335i, Lt. James DePreta said. When they asked him to leave, Espinal became combative, tangling with the officers, he said. Espinal was subdued after a brief struggle, then taken to a local hospital, the lieutenant said. He was charged with resisting arrest, aggravated assault on police…
Morris County Man Nabbed In Drug-Fueled Stabbing Arrested Again For Slew Of Vehicle Burglaries Morris County Man Nabbed In Drug-Fueled Stabbing Arrested Again For Slew Of Vehicle Burglaries
Morris County Man Nabbed In Drug-Fueled Stabbing Arrested Again For Slew Of Vehicle Burglaries A Morris County man arrested in April for allegedly stabbing a man during a drug-fueled argument was nabbed in yet another string of car burglaries and a vehicle theft Wednesday, authorities said. Joseph Derissio, 23, is accused of burglarizing several vehicles and stealing another on June 10, according to Lincoln Park Police. Each of the alleged burglaries occurred in the upper Main Street area neighborhoods as well as the Hunting Meadow Condo Complex, which is also in close proximity to Main Street, police said. Police say they quickly identified Derissio, of Lincoln Park, as the suspect…