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New Tactic To Combat Vehicle Theft Pays In Hudson County New Tactic To Combat Vehicle Theft Pays In Hudson County
New Tactic To Combat Vehicle Theft Pays In Hudson County A Bronx man was arrested in Hudson County for driving a stolen car, authorities said. Brayan Donosoyanez, 27, was stopped at Columbia Avenue in North Bergen after police randomly checked the Texas Temporary Registration on the vehicle he was driving and determined it was stolen, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The arrest was part of a new strategy to combat vehicle theft in the region, the chief said.  "I hold true to my previous statement: in response to an increase in motor vehicle thefts statewide, Secaucus Police Officers will remain vigilant and proactively patrol …

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by Joe Gomez
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NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police
NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police Two car thieves from New York and Newark were busted following separate traffic stops in Hudson County, authorities said. Tariq Alqanawi, 37, of Newark was pulled over on Paterson Plank Road in a 2007 Hyundai Elantra found to be stolen out of East Rutherford on Nov. 18, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Alqanawi was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. Meanwhile, George Valerio, 40, was pulled over on County Avenue in a 2007 Chrysler Sebring found to be stolen out of New York City on Nov. 23, Miller said. The vehicle allegedly had a forged temporary registrat…

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by Valerie Musson
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Expandable Baton Found On Man Fighting With DWI Driver At Secaucus Nightclub, Police Say Expandable Baton Found On Man Fighting With DWI Driver At Secaucus Nightclub, Police Say
Expandable Baton Found On Man Fighting With DWI Driver At Secaucus Nightclub, Police Say One driver had an expandable baton and another was charged with DWI by police who intercepted a fight at a Secaucus nightclub last month, authorities said. The fight was reported at AJs on Secaucus Road in Secaucus just after 1:20 a.m. on Sept. 27, local Police Chief Dennis Miller said. As officers were enroute to the nightclub, they stopped one vehicle that whose occupants were involved in the fight and allegedly found East Rutherford resident Jonathan Jachimczyk, 27, with an expandable baton. Meanwhile, Xhoreno Shehu, 26, of Saddle Brook, was determined to be intoxicated, Miller said. J…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus
Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus Psilocybin mushrooms and a handgun loaded with hollow point bullets were seized from a 33-year-old Virginia driver in a routine North Jersey motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Timothy Williams was stopped by Secaucus police who noticed he had expired registration and a faulty brake light on the Meadowlands Parkway around 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers spotted a handgun on the driver side floorboard, which turned out to be a 9mm Glock 43 loaded with both hollow point and full metal jacket ammunition, with a round in the chamber, Mille…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Arrested Months After Co-Worker's Serious Assault, Police Say Jersey City Man Arrested Months After Co-Worker's Serious Assault, Police Say
Jersey City Man Arrested Months After Co-Worker's Serious Assault, Police Say A 30-year-old Jersey City man was arrested months after assaulting his coworker in Secaucus, authorities said Monday. Michael Williamson on Oct. 27, 2020 assaulted his colleague at US Pack, at 60 Metro Way, causing broken bones and other injuries, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. He was arrested just before 9 a.m. on June 14, during the ongoing investigation by Secaucus police, Miller said. Williamson was charged with aggravated assault and had one outstanding NCIC warrant issued by the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, with no bail in relation to the incident. Williamson was …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Name Of Man Who Died In 9/11 Attacks Lives On Through New Secaucus Police K9 Name Of Man Who Died In 9/11 Attacks Lives On Through New Secaucus Police K9
Name Of Man Who Died In 9/11 Attacks Lives On Through New Secaucus Police K9 The name of a Secaucus resident who died in the 9/11 attacks will lives on through a newly-acquired Secaucus Police K-9 officer. The ten-month old German Shepherd, “Strobe," is named after Steven Strobert, a 33-year-old Cantor Fitzgerald broker who died in September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers. Strobe was purchased from Connecticut Canine Services. He and his handler, Secaucus Officer Vince DeFazio, have undergone 29 weeks of rigorous training at the Bergen County Sheriff’s Canine Academy, which culminated on May 10. “I truly hope Strobe may bring the Strobert family some …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk NJ Driver Found Behind Wheel Of SUV Missing Both Passenger Side Tires, Police Say Drunk NJ Driver Found Behind Wheel Of SUV Missing Both Passenger Side Tires, Police Say
Drunk NJ Driver Found Behind Wheel Of SUV Missing Both Passenger Side Tires, Police Say A 38-year-old woman was drunk when she was found trying to operate a vehicle missing two tires in Secaucus, authorities said. Officers responded to Riverside Court on a report of a suspicious vehicle on the road that was missing two tires around 10 p.m. May 7, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers were able to follow the gauge marks in the road left by the vehicle, tracking the 2014 Lexus SUV to Mallard Place, Miller said. The vehicle was missing both of its passenger-side tires, and it appeared that the driver -- Renu Chauhan, 38, of Secaucus -- had been driving only on …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later
Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later Two New York City women were arrested when police spotted them in the area of the same hotel where they had committed a carjacking nearly a week prior, authorities said. Lauren Allen, 33 of the Bronx, and Ebonee Hazelwood, 32 of Manhattan -- who both had warrants out of Essex County -- were taken into custody Thursday when authorities spotted them, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police responded to the Embassy Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive around 5:20 a.m. March 18, on reports that a 2017 Mercedes Benz was forcibly taken from the owner, Miller said. A responding officer …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel
Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel A 28-year-old Paterson man was busted with a loaded handgun in the parking lot of a Secaucus motel early Sunday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway on reports of a man with a gun found Damere Demarest, who matched the description, inside a vehicle in the parking lot around 7:05 a.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A loaded SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun was recovered from Demarest, who was subsequently arrested and charged with unlawful possession of handgun ammunition and unlawful possession of a firearm, the chief said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke
Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke Two women in the process of dumping cocaine into a hotel room sink drain were interrupted by police who found MDMA, heroin, suboxone and other drug paraphernalia, Secaucus police said. Police were conducting a "park and walk" in the Harmon Meadow area of Secaucus when someone notified them of possible nefarious activity inside one of the rooms on Feb. 16, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. After a week-long investigation, police went into the hotel room whree Ana Roman and Tracy Eayres were in the process of dumping cocaine into a sink drain, Miller said. A search of the room turned…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teens Go On Car Burglary Spree, Lead NJ Pursuit In Sedan Stolen Out Of Philly, Police Say Teens Go On Car Burglary Spree, Lead NJ Pursuit In Sedan Stolen Out Of Philly, Police Say
Teens Go On Car Burglary Spree, Lead NJ Pursuit In Sedan Stolen Out Of Philly, Police Say Three teens were in police custody with another suspect at large after going on a car burglary spree then leading a police pursuit across Hudson County in a sedan stolen out of Philadelphia, authorities said. A Secaucus, NJ resident called police to report four individuals burglarized his family's car on Pandolfi Avenue around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The four suspects fled in a black Toyota Corolla, later found to be stolen out of Philadelphia on Jan. 13, Miller said. A responding police officer saw the stolen vehicle leaving near Centre Avenue, then…

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by Cecilia Levine