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Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor
Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor More charges have been filed against a 42-year-old Bronx, NY man accused of carjacking a vehicle after crashing a stolen car in Bergen County then attacking a police officer on the George Washington Bridge last weekend, authorities said. Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, has been charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree carjacking, third-degree receiving a stolen motor vehicle, third-degree theft of a motor vehicle, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on Friday, Oct. 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Those charges were filed in connection with the i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mugshot Released Of Kearny Driver Accused Of Killing Popular Cook Mugshot Released Of Kearny Driver Accused Of Killing Popular Cook
Mugshot Released Of Kearny Driver Accused Of Killing Popular Cook The mugshot of the 29-year-old Kearny charged in the deadly hit-and-run that killed a cook at a popular Route 17 restaurant last week in Lyndhurst has been released. Steven G. Novillo-Cabrera was behind the wheel of a 2020 Honda Civic when he struck George Arnold, 57, as he was trying to cross Ridge Road at Milton Avenue around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Novillo-Cabrera also tried to repair the vehicle to hide his involvement in the crash, police said. He was lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending an appearance in Bergen County Superior C…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kearny Man Arrested In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Cook In Bergen County: Prosecutor Kearny Man Arrested In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Cook In Bergen County: Prosecutor
Kearny Man Arrested In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Cook In Bergen County: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Kearny man has been charged in the deadly hit-and-run that killed a cook at a popular Route 17 restaurant this week in Lyndhurst, authorities said. Steven G. Novillo-Cabrera was behind the wheel of a 2020 Honda Civic when he struck George Arnold, 57, as he was trying to cross Ridge Road at Milton Avenue around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Novillo-Cabrera also tried to repair the vehicle to hide his involvement in the crash, police said. He was lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending an appearance in Bergen County Superior Court…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Tricked Victims Into Investing In Newark Property For 'Redevelopment,' Prosecutor Says Man Tricked Victims Into Investing In Newark Property For 'Redevelopment,' Prosecutor Says
Man Tricked Victims Into Investing In Newark Property For 'Redevelopment,' Prosecutor Says A Bergen County man is facing charges after authorities say he tricked eight victims into paying thousands of dollars for Newark investment properties, which authorities said had not actually been designated for redevelopment. An investigation was launched into Jason S. McNeill, 48, of Wyckoff, last April, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musell said.  McNeill allegedly presented the eight victims with forged documents and solicited approximately $420,000 in total from them. McNeill told the victims that the money would go toward the purchase of investment properties, namely vacant lots f…

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Bergen County Town Facing Lawsuit From Victim Alleging Abuse By Former Athletic Director Bergen County Town Facing Lawsuit From Victim Alleging Abuse By Former Athletic Director
Bergen County Town Facing Lawsuit From Victim Alleging Abuse By Former Athletic Director A newly filed lawsuit by a California man accuses one Bergen County town's athletic director of sexual abuse decades ago. The plaintiff was a minor and had been volunteering in Wyckoff's park and recreation department when Leonard Loran sexually assaulted him between 1980 and 1982, according to the suit filed on Aug. 22 in Bergen County Superior Court. Loran allegedly abused the boy during sponsored township activities: "Loran would use his position as to get Plaintiff alone with him so he could sexually abuse him," the suit says. The abuse happened on properties that were owned, operated o…

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