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NJ Man Who Modified Pickup To Hold More Fuel Arrested For Bogus Gas Purchases: NYSP NJ Man Who Modified Pickup To Hold More Fuel Arrested For Bogus Gas Purchases: NYSP
NJ Man Who Modified Pickup To Hold More Fuel Arrested For Bogus Gas Purchases: Nysp A 38-year-old North Jersey man who modified his truck to hold a significant amount of fuel was arrested for using a New York State Fleet Fuel Card to make bogus gas purchases, authorities said. Angel Alvarez-Michel, of Belleville, became the subject of an investigation on Sunday, April 24, after using the card to buy gas at Rockland County gas stations, New York State Police said. He was seen 2008 Ford F-350 with a temporary registration, State Police said. Alvarez-Michel was arrested during a traffic stop on State Route 17 in the Orange County town of Chester, police said. …

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by Nicole Valinote
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New Milford PD: Car Prowler Nabbed Thanks To Resident's Call New Milford PD: Car Prowler Nabbed Thanks To Resident's Call
New Milford PD: Car Prowler Nabbed Thanks To Resident's Call A repeat offender with various recent addresses was caught trying -- and failing -- to break into cars thanks to a New Milford resident's call, authorities said. Based on a description, Isaiah Ortiz Hayre, 28, was quickly spotted in the area of Greve Drive by Officer Daniel O'Neill around 12:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Ortiz Hayre, most recently of Garfield, tried giving police a bogus name at first, Van Saders said. He was familiar to police, however, having been arrested in several towns on a variety of charges the past decade, including burglary, credit card t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Morgue Driver Pick Pocketed Bodies: Authorities NJ Morgue Driver Pick Pocketed Bodies: Authorities
NJ Morgue Driver Pick Pocketed Bodies: Authorities A Middlesex County man who drives bodies to the morgue stole credit cards that he found on them, authorities said. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 43, of Sayreville, who works as a driver at an unidentified company, used the stolen credit cards to buy plane tickets, groceries, movie tickets and other items from businesses throughout Middlesex County, the said. Thomas was arrested on Tuesday, April 19 at his home, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone alongside Milltown Police Chief Brian Knelle. Thomas was charged with credit card theft, identity theft, possession of prescriptio…

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by Jon Craig
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Tax Scammer From Bergen Gets 24 Months, No Bail, For Posing As 18 Different Refund Recipients Tax Scammer From Bergen Gets 24 Months, No Bail, For Posing As 18 Different Refund Recipients
Tax Scammer From Bergen Gets 24 Months, No Bail, For Posing As 18 Different Refund Recipients UPDATE: A confessed ID scammer from Tenafly was sentenced to two years and two days in federal prison for posing as 18 different people to collect tax refunds, authorities said. Emmanuel A. Barrientos-Fermin, 39, must serve all of the term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Barrientos-Fermin previously admitted in US. District Court in Newark that he gave an unnamed co-conspirator a photo of himself that was used to produce bogus driver’s licenses with his picture on them. The co-conspirator also gave him matching Social Security cards, driver’s licenses and W-2 forms …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check
Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check An identity thief left a car containing a loaded gun, $71,000 in cash and more illegally parked outside a Cliffside Park bank as he unsuccessfully tried to cash a bogus check inside, said police who arrested him when he emerged. Officers J.J. McGuire and Ryan Stanek spotted the unoccupied 2018 Infiniti Q50 with no license plates and completely tinted windows outside the M&T Bank at the corner of Anderson and Lawton avenues early Wednesday, March 23, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The sedan wasn't registered, its engine was idling and its hazard lights were on, Capano said Em…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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‘Significant’ Number Of Identity Theft Cases Reported In Morris County, Police Say ‘Significant’ Number Of Identity Theft Cases Reported In Morris County, Police Say
‘Significant’ Number Of Identity Theft Cases Reported In Morris County, Police Say Police in Morris County have issued a warning after a “significant” number of identity theft cases were allegedly reported in the area. The cases typically begin when mail and other personal items are stolen from mailboxes, Mendham Township Police said Tuesday. “We are investigating these cases along communicating with the US Postal Inspectors office,” police said. Meanwhile, residents of Mendham Township and surrounding areas are urged to keep the following tips in mind to help prevent mail theft: Get the mail everyday, as soon as possible Switch to paperless billing when possible Put …

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by Valerie Musson
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Feds: ID Thief Gets 4 Years For Stealing $600,000 From NJ Bank Customers Feds: ID Thief Gets 4 Years For Stealing $600,000 From NJ Bank Customers
Feds: ID Thief Gets 4 Years For Stealing $600,000 From NJ Bank Customers UPDATE: An admitted identity thief was sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiring with a South Jersey bank employee and others to steal more than $600,000 from unsuspecting victims, federal authorities said. Lamar Melhado, 32, of the Bronx will have to serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence handed down in U.S. District Court in Camden on Monday, March 7, because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Melhado received photos and screenshots of customers’ information and signatures from Mount Laurel bank call center employee Jamere Hill-Birdsong of Gloucest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill package theft led Palisades Park detectives to an organized theft ring that used bogus IDs to buy high-end luxury cars, authorities said. Jeon Kichul, a 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested last December after Detective David Chun identified him as the porch pirate who swiped a package containing a baseball glove from outside a resident’s home, Capt. Shawn Lee said. Kichul, who was also carrying bogus ID, was released pending further investigation, said Lee, the officer in charge of the department. Chun then learned that Jeon was "part of a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Wanted For Identity Theft In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Man Wanted For Identity Theft In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
Man Wanted For Identity Theft In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man wanted for fraud in the Lehigh Valley area. The man pictured above is a suspect in an identity theft case in Bethlehem, city police said Monday. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to contact Bethlehem Police at 610-865-7000 or email Detective Molony at smolony@bethlehem-pa.gov.

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by Valerie Musson
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Chronic ID Thief Nabbed With Cocaine, Bogus Licenses, Phony Credit Cards: Lyndhurst Police Chronic ID Thief Nabbed With Cocaine, Bogus Licenses, Phony Credit Cards: Lyndhurst Police
Chronic ID Thief Nabbed With Cocaine, Bogus Licenses, Phony Credit Cards: Lyndhurst Police A repeat offender was busted by a Lyndhurst police officer who found him carrying cocaine, fake driver's licenses and phony credit cards during a traffic stop, authorities said. It's not the first -- or even second -- time that Miguel Arias, 36, has recently been busted in the area for those charges, records show. This time, Lyndhurst Police Officer Michael Clifford stopped Arias for driving an older-model Mercedes Benz through a commercial parking lot at Polito and Rutherford avenues without his headlights on shortly after 2 a.m. last week, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Arias handed …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Alert Bank Manager Helps Hawthorne PD Nab ID Thieves, Authorities Say Alert Bank Manager Helps Hawthorne PD Nab ID Thieves, Authorities Say
Alert Bank Manager Helps Hawthorne PD Nab ID Thieves, Authorities Say Hawthorne police nabbed a pair of identity thieves from the Bronx thanks to a local bank manager, authorities said. The manager at the Chase branch on Lafayette Avenue called police after denying the men access to an account belonging to a Florida resident and watching them drive away, Detective Capt. Robert King said. Officers took Orlando Rodriguez, 35, and Christian Ellis, 30, into custody after stopping their vehicle – which had tinted windows and no front license plate – moments later, King said. Both had several debit and credit cards in the names of other people with them, the capta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fake Nurse Tries To Cash Bogus Check At Hunterdon County Bank: State Police Fake Nurse Tries To Cash Bogus Check At Hunterdon County Bank: State Police
Fake Nurse Tries To Cash Bogus Check At Hunterdon County Bank: State Police State Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman who posed as a nurse while attempting to cash a bogus check at a Hunterdon County bank. The woman — pictured above — posed as a nurse before trying to cash a fraudulent check at Northfield Bank in East Amwell Township on Nov. 12, 2021, New Jersey State Police said Monday. The woman then drove off in a tan-colored Chevrolet Tahoe with damage to its front passenger side, police said. The getaway vehicle appeared to have a New York license plate, according to police. The woman had shoulder-length dark, curly hair and was wearing…

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by Valerie Musson