Tag:

Police Pursuit

Cops ID Shoplifting Suspects Found After Crash, Hiding In Freezing Paramus Water Cops ID Shoplifting Suspects Found After Crash, Hiding In Freezing Paramus Water
Cops ID Shoplifting Suspects Found After Crash, Hiding In Freezing Paramus Water Two shoplifting suspects who fled from Target in Bergen Town Center on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, were caught by Paramus Police—one after crashing into a tree and the other while attempting to hide submerged in a brook, authorities said. Just before noon, Paramus police responded to a reported theft at Target, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti. The suspects, later identified as Tuwana Grant-Harrison, 32, and Christopher White, 47, both of Paterson, fled the scene in a black Nissan Murano before police arrived, he said. Officer Diego Cruz spotted the suspect vehicle on Fore…
Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At Troopers Captured By US Marshals Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At Troopers Captured By US Marshals
Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At Troopers Captured By US Marshals The two Tennessee teens who fired at Pennsylvania State Troopers during a multi-state crime spree have been captured in Hartford, Connecticut, authorities announced. Jeremiah Begley, 17, and Christian Guerrero Jr., 17, were taken into custody on Thursday, Feb. 27, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, Hartford Police, and the PSP Fugitive Apprehension Unit, state police said. They are being held in Connecticut while awaiting extradition to Dauphin County, PA. The Crime Spree The chaos began on Feb. 23, 2025, at 12:40 p.m., when a motorist on I-81 in Silver Spring Township, Cumbe…
Thief Who Led High-Speed NJ Turnpike Pursuit In Stolen Audi Arrested: Cops Thief Who Led High-Speed NJ Turnpike Pursuit In Stolen Audi Arrested: Cops
Thief Who Led High-Speed NJ Turnpike Pursuit In Stolen Audi Arrested: Cops A 29-year-old Newark man was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 19, months after he was able to flee Secaucus police during a pursuit. On Wednesday, June 5 at 1:02 a.m., a Secaucus resident reported their  2022 Audi Q3 was in the process of being stolen from the driveway, Secaucus police said. Officers followed the stolen vehicle into a dead end, police said. Rakim Thompson purposely rammed several of the police vehicles, one of which was occupied, to escape and evade capture, officers said. Thompson then fled in the stolen Audi where he was pursued by officers onto the New Jersey Tu…
Paramus Mall Shoplifter Sends SUV Through Fence In Ridgewood Ending Police Pursuit: Cops Paramus Mall Shoplifter Sends SUV Through Fence In Ridgewood Ending Police Pursuit: Cops
Paramus Mall Shoplifter Sends SUV Through Fence In Ridgewood Ending Police Pursuit: Cops A 62-year-old NY woman was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 21, after a shoplifting incident in Paramus escalated into a police pursuit and ended in a crash in Ridgewood, authorities said. Officers were called to the Fashion Center around 4:10 p.m. after a Denny’s Childrenswear store employee reported recognizing a suspect from a prior theft, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The woman, later identified as Paramjit Kaur, left the store before police arrived, and entered a silver 2024 Mercedes-Benz SUV, Guidetti said. Officer Nicholas Bucci located the vehicle near East Ridgewood Avenue…
Teaneck Drunk Driver Busted Following Pursuit: Denville PD Teaneck Drunk Driver Busted Following Pursuit: Denville PD
Teaneck Drunk Driver Busted Following Pursuit: Denville PD A 34-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after leading Denville police on a pursuit on Saturday, Dec. 7, authorities said. Officers responded to Route 80 West and observed a vehicle driven by Daniel Hernandez-Gutierrez exhibiting behaviors indicative of drinking and driving, Denville police said. Hernandez-Gutierrez refused to stop and led police on a pursuit, officers said. Hernandez-Gutierrez eventually stopped and was removed from the vehicle and police determined he was under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics, officers said. An expendable baton …
5 Juveniles Lead High-Speed Chase Through Hawthorne In Stolen Car Before Crash: Police 5 Juveniles Lead High-Speed Chase Through Hawthorne In Stolen Car Before Crash: Police
5 Juveniles Lead High-Speed Chase Through Hawthorne In Stolen Car Before Crash: Police Five juveniles including a driver who tried ramming a police vehicle were arrested after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen Kia that ended in a crash on Route 20 the night before Thanksgiving, police said. The incident began around 10:15 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2024, when Clifton police reported a stolen Kia K500, Stinger, seen near Kinderkamack Road near Hackensack and River Edge, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said.  The Kia, accompanied by a Porsche stolen from Maywood earlier that evening, traveled through several towns before Paramus Officer Cesar Hurtado spotted it enterin…
CT Women Nabbed After Route 17 Chase, Crash Sparked By Ulta Shoplifting: Police CT Women Nabbed After Route 17 Chase, Crash Sparked By Ulta Shoplifting: Police
CT Women Nabbed After Route 17 Chase, Crash Sparked By Ulta Shoplifting: Police A shoplifting incident at an Ulta store in New Jersey led to a police pursuit, a crash, and the arrest of two Connecticut women after a chaotic chase, authorities said. Ramsey police responded to reports of a shoplifting in progress at Ulta, located at 1255 Route 17 South, around 4:09 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, according to Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli. Officers saw the suspect vehicle, a white 2023 Jeep Compass, driving erratically and entering Route 17 South in an unsafe manner. A brief police pursuit ensued but was terminated due to heavy traffic. The suspect vehicle continued south and ulti…
Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say A 50-year-old hit-and-run driver was arrested after police say he led a pursuit along Route 17 last week. Vincent Vespe, of Montvale, struck another vehicle in a white Toyota Tacoma in Wood-Ridge on Aug. 19, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Kapp pursued the suspect vehicle after it refused to stop through several streets in Lyndhurst before entering Route 17 north, Auteri said. Lyndhurst officers Lt. Paul Haggerty and Sal Wartel continued to pursue the vehicle, but canceled the pursuit due to heavy traffic, Auteri said. Vespe was still unidentified at that point…
PA Man Charged After Pursuit Leads To Death Of Vietnam Vet, NJ Motorcyclist: Prosecutor PA Man Charged After Pursuit Leads To Death Of Vietnam Vet, NJ Motorcyclist: Prosecutor
PA Man Charged After Pursuit Leads To Death Of Vietnam Vet, NJ Motorcyclist: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged after a police pursuit led to the death of a motorcyclist, a Vietnam War veteran, in Warren County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 10:19 a.m., a New Jersey State  Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said.  The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said. The SUV then collided with the…
K9 Sniffs Out Suspect Hiding On Playground After BMW Pursuit-Crash On Parkway In Paramus: Cops K9 Sniffs Out Suspect Hiding On Playground After BMW Pursuit-Crash On Parkway In Paramus: Cops
K9 Sniffs Out Suspect Hiding On Playground After BMW Pursuit-Crash On Parkway In Paramus: Cops Two men have been arrested while one remains at large after fleeing from a stolen BMW that they crashed during a pursuit in Paramus , authorities said. Paramus Office Slavko Bajovic spotted a white BMW X4 driving carelessly along Route 17 north near Midland Avenue around 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A registration check found that the BMW was stolen out of Montgomery, NJ, and was wanted in two separate motorcycle thefts, Guidetti said.  When Bajovic tried to stop the vehicle, the suspects tried to flee — but ultimately crashed into the center d…
High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say
High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say Thee people including a 17-year-old were arrested after a high-speed pursuit and subsequent crash in Bergen County early Thursday, June 20, police said. Oakland police officer Karley Greulich saw a man in all black with his hoodie up and a ski mask near Enterprise Rent-a-Car around 2:40 a.m., Oakland police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Upon seeing her patrol car, the man, later identified as Yordalis Reyes-Fernandez, 20, of Paterson ran to his red SUV, which was parked behind M&T Bank, and tried to flee the area, Keenan said. A registration check of the SUV found it had been st…
Mahwah PD Nabs Stolen Car Driver After Owner's BF Follows Him From NYC Mahwah PD Nabs Stolen Car Driver After Owner's BF Follows Him From NYC
Mahwah PD Nabs Stolen Car Driver After Owner's BF Follows Him From NYC A man whose girlfriend's car was stolen in New York City tracked it to Suffern and then followed the driver into New Jersey, where Mahwah police made an arrest. The 2019 Mercedes 300 coupe was valet-parked at a Manhattan restaurant when it was stolen Tuesday night, May 28, Mahwah Police Lt. Michael Blondin said. Township police got a call at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday from the boyfriend, who the lieutenant said "was now behind it getting onto Route 287 south entering Mahwah" more than 25 miles from the city. Officer Ryan Berger was completing a traffic stop on Route 287 when both vehicles passed …