Authorities: Office Manager, 35, Stole $1.1 Million From North Jersey Fire Protection Company Authorities: Office Manager, 35, Stole $1.1 Million From North Jersey Fire Protection Company
Authorities: Office Manager, 35, Stole $1.1 Million From North Jersey Fire Protection Company A former office manager of a North Jersey fire protection company was charged with stealing $1.1 million from the North Jersey business she had been working for over the course of three years, authorities said Monday. A representative of Firetronics, located on Wood Avenue in Secaucus, reported he noticed a theft from his bank account that stems between May 2017 and June 2020, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. An investigation found that Sophia Diakomihalis, 35 -- an eight-year Firetronics employee -- had stolen more than $1.1 million from the company, Miller said. A Dec. 28 s…
HEROES: Secaucus Police Officers Revive Woman, 75 HEROES: Secaucus Police Officers Revive Woman, 75
Heroes: Secaucus Police Officers Revive Woman, 75 Three Secaucus police officers came to the rescue of a 75-year-old woman having breathing problems, now recovering well at the hospital. Officers responding to a 9-1-1 call found the woman lying down and turning blue at a home at the 600 block of 9th Street around 6 p.m. Nov. 1, Chief Dennis Miller said. First on scene was Officer David Delseni, who performed "rescue breaths" on the victim. Her conditioned worsened, though, and she soon became unresponsive. The woman stopped breathing and Delseni couldn't find her pulse.  Officers Michael Borrelli and Matthew Kirvin arrived…
Accused Armed Robber Nabbed At Newark Airport Days After 100 MPH Chase Accused Armed Robber Nabbed At Newark Airport Days After 100 MPH Chase
Accused Armed Robber Nabbed At Newark Airport Days After 100 MPH Chase An accused armed robber was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport and his co-conspirator was taken into custody at his house after the Oct. 25 incident and subsequent 100-mile-per hour police pursuit through Hudson County, authorities said. Brandon Weekley, 30, of Pittsburgh, PA, was arrested on several armed robbery and weapons offenses, while Aymen Massaud was charged as a co-conspirator in the Oct. 25 incident, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police were en route to Seaview Drive for a gunpoint and knifepoint robbery around 9:15 p.m., when they saw the susp…
Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop
Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop A Jersey City man had a loaded handgun on him when he was stopped by police for having tinted windows, front license plate and a bogus rear license plate in Secaucus, authorities said. Darrion Pierce, 25, was stopped around 10 a.m. Sunday, when police smelled marijuana in his car, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A search of Pierce's car turned up a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, along with other drug paraphernalia, Miller said. Pierce, an unlicensed driver, was arrested and charged with several weapons, drugs and motor vehicle offenses. He was lodged in the Hudson County Corr…
HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant
Hero: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant Not all heroes wear capes: Some wear police badges -- like Secaucus Officer Mikhail Kowlessar. Responding to a 9-1-1 call from a dad saying his five-week-old baby was turning blue,  Kowlessar went to the Mallard Place home of a father who had called 9-1-1 saying his 5-week-old baby wasn't breathing around 8:35 p.m. Oct. 7, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When the officer arrived, the baby boy's mom was performing CPR, and was on the phone with an EMT at police dispatch directing her, Miller said. Kowlessar -- a father, himself -- took the newborn baby and administered back …
HEROES: Secaucus Police Officers Stop Suicidal Bridge Jumper, 22 HEROES: Secaucus Police Officers Stop Suicidal Bridge Jumper, 22
Heroes: Secaucus Police Officers Stop Suicidal Bridge Jumper, 22 Depressed and hopeless, a 22-year-old East Orange man sat with his legs dangling over a Route 3 bridge. He had every intention of ending his life. Thanks to a pair of Secaucus police officers, the man gets another lease on life. Multiple 9-1-1 calls came in around 9 a.m. Thursday, reporting a jumper from the East Bridge -- which runs over the Hackensack River, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Upon arrival, Officer Taylor Ensmann saw the man sitting on the bridge, his legs dangling over the marsh area below. The officer -- who is in charge of the department's th…
Handgun, Hatchet Recovered From Suspects Arrested In Armed Secaucus Robbery Handgun, Hatchet Recovered From Suspects Arrested In Armed Secaucus Robbery
Handgun, Hatchet Recovered From Suspects Arrested In Armed Secaucus Robbery Three people were arrested after robbing two people of sneakers and several thousand dollars worth of jewelry at gunpoint in the backyard of a Secaucus home over the weekend, authorities charged. James J. Baker, 20 and James Pena, 25, both of Secaucus, were arrested on charges of armed robbery and a slew of other weapons offenses, while Jacquelin Romero, 20, of West New York, was arrested on theft, conspiracy and drug-related charges, Secaucus police said Monday. Two people walked into the Secaucus Police Department saying they had been robbed in the backyard of a house on the 700 bloc…
Authorities: NJ Hospital Guard Stole From 3 Patients Including Who Died Of Coronavirus Authorities: NJ Hospital Guard Stole From 3 Patients Including Who Died Of Coronavirus
Authorities: NJ Hospital Guard Stole From 3 Patients Including Who Died Of Coronavirus A security guard at a Hudson County hospital stole thousands of dollars worth of valuables and cash from three patients -- one who died of COVID-19, authorities charged. Danny Rivera, of Jersey City, took more than $500 in cash and $20,000 in jewelry on April 28, May 29 and July 15 from Hudson Regional Hospital patients, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. All three patients had their money and valuables stores in a secure hospital safe that Rivera, 40, had access to, Miller said. Rivera, 40, was charged July 22 with three counts of theft and one count of unlawful possession of …
Search Of Secaucus Man's Home Turns Up Large Amount Of Cocaine, $10K In Cash, Jewelry Search Of Secaucus Man's Home Turns Up Large Amount Of Cocaine, $10K In Cash, Jewelry
Search Of Secaucus Man's Home Turns Up Large Amount Of Cocaine, $10K In Cash, Jewelry A large quantity of prepackaged cocaine, valuable jewelry and more than $10,000 in cash was seized in the arrest of a Secaucus man after a month-long investigation, authorities in Hudson County said. Detectives found all of it in a search of Darwin Fajardo's 8th Street home in Secaucus, before arresting him at the corner of Flanagan Way around 6:10 p.m., Thursday, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Fajardo was charged with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphe…
Police Bust Pair For Prostitution At Secaucus Motel Police Bust Pair For Prostitution At Secaucus Motel
Police Bust Pair For Prostitution At Secaucus Motel A man and woman were arrested on prostitution charges at a Secaucus motel, authorities said. Police responding to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway on reports of suspicious activity found Jonathan Ho, 24, of Brooklyn, and Mariyah Maisonet, 21, of Kearny, around 3:15 p.m. July 2, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Both were charged with engaging in prostitution and Ho is also facing drug charges, Miller said. Ho and Maisonet were served their complaint summonses and released.
HEROES: Watch As Secaucus Police Catch Boy, 4, Thrown From Window In Fire HEROES: Watch As Secaucus Police Catch Boy, 4, Thrown From Window In Fire
Heroes: Watch As Secaucus Police Catch Boy, 4, Thrown From Window In Fire Video shows Secaucus police officers catching a 4-year-old boy tossed to them from the window of a burning building. They also carried an unconscious, badly burned woman out the front door. Officer Nicholas Spangenberg forced his way into a first-floor apartment in the the smoky Radio Avenue building and found the 56-year-old woman unconscious on the floor. He, Officer Jason Mitchell, and Detective Aniello Schaffer carried out the woman, who police said suffered 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns. Another mother, seeing other officers below, tossed her son to them out the second-floor window of a …
COVID-19: How To Schedule Appointment At New Hudson County Testing Center COVID-19: How To Schedule Appointment At New Hudson County Testing Center
Covid-19: How To Schedule Appointment At New Hudson County Testing Center A coronavirus testing center will be opening this week in Secaucus, officials said. The center will open at Hudson Regional Hospital on Tuesday, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise said. The new center will by-appointment only. Appointments can be scheduled starting Monday at noon by calling 201-388-1097. The Secaucus Police Department and the County of Hudson have allocated additional staff to assist in the center's operation.