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North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen
North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen A convicted North Arlington meth dealer who was caught selling “8 balls” must spend the next nine years in federal prison. A federal judge in Newark sentenced Jeff DelaCruz, 38, to the plea-bargained term on Tuesday for having nearly two ounces of meth for sale. DelaCruz must serve just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. DEA agents watched in May 2019 as DelaCruz sold two “8-balls” of methamphetamine for $350 in cash, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He then agreed to sell three ounces of meth to a buyer for about $3,000, Carpenito added…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BUSTED! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots BUSTED! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots
Busted! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a postal carrier from Kearny who they said dumped 1,875 pieces of mail -- including general election ballots and campaign flyers – instead of delivering them. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, was nabbed by special agents of the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General after a Saddle Brook man reported finding dumped bundles of mail in a dumpster behind a North Arlington bank. Beauchene tossed 1,875 pieces of mail – including 99 general election ballots destined for residents in West Orange and 276 campaign flyers from local candidates for West Orang…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Go Jump In A Lake': Authorities Verify Bergen Man's Report Of Dumped Mail-In Ballots 'Go Jump In A Lake': Authorities Verify Bergen Man's Report Of Dumped Mail-In Ballots
'Go Jump In A Lake': Authorities Verify Bergen Man's Report Of Dumped Mail-In Ballots A man who reported finding election ballots among mail dumped behind a Bergen County bank told skeptics, critics and other doubters to "go jump in a lake" after the U.S. Postal Service said it has since delivered the bundles and is investigating. “Just found two to 300 lb of mail dumped in a dumpster behind one of the banks I service. Including at least 200 ballots,” Howard Dinger of Saddle Brook wrote in a Facebook post. “This is the kind of stuff you just can’t make up. And yes it was reported to the local police and the postal police.” ****** UPDATE: Federal authorities on Wednesday arr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River
Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River A Belleville woman who'd just learned that her cancer was terminal drowned herself Tuesday in the Passaic River, authorities said. The 40-something woman said goodbye to her husband before going to a gazebo on River Road in North Arlington, responders said. She left her wallet, cellphone and car keys there, then walked into the water. North Arlington firefighters recovered her body, following a search, about 200 feet south of the gazebo, across from Fanelli Brothers Auto Body. North Arlington police also responded, along with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the Bergen County Medica…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Residents Flee Fire In Lyndhurst Two-Family Residents Flee Fire In Lyndhurst Two-Family
Residents Flee Fire In Lyndhurst Two-Family Four residents safely fled a two-family house fire Friday morning in Lyndhurst. The blaze began in a rear basement room of the Forest Avenue home shortly after 9:30 a.m. Firefighters initially thought they have to rescue a second-floor tenant by ladder, but Police Lt. Andrew Marmorato -- who's also a firefighter, lives across the street and was home following an overnight shift -- assisted her out. A woman and two children on the first floor got out under their own steam. North Arlington and Rutherford firefighters assisted their Lyndhurst colleagues. The basement sustained heavy damage…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities Trying To ID Body Found Along Passaic River Bank Authorities Trying To ID Body Found Along Passaic River Bank
Authorities Trying To ID Body Found Along Passaic River Bank UPDATE: Authorities continued trying to identify a man whose body was found Wednesday on the bank of the Passaic River behind the North Arlington firehouse. His death wasn't considered suspicious, borough police Capt. Robert J. Reilly said Thursday. A passerby spotted the body around 2 p.m. Wednesday and called police, Reilly said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified, the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence and the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office took custody of the body, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Trying To ID Body Found Along Passaic River Bank Authorities Trying To ID Body Found Along Passaic River Bank
Authorities Trying To ID Body Found Along Passaic River Bank UPDATE: Authorities continued trying to identify a man whose body was found Wednesday on the bank of the Passaic River behind the North Arlington firehouse. His death wasn't considered suspicious, borough police Capt. Robert J. Reilly said Thursday. A passerby spotted the body around 2 p.m. Wednesday and called police, Reilly said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified, the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence and the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office took custody of the body, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Four Nabbed Selling Stolen Long Island Car To Online Buyer In Lyndhurst Police: Four Nabbed Selling Stolen Long Island Car To Online Buyer In Lyndhurst
Police: Four Nabbed Selling Stolen Long Island Car To Online Buyer In Lyndhurst Lyndhurst police nabbed four men -- two of whom ran -- as they tried to sell a stolen Long Island car to an online buyer in Lyndhurst, authorities said. The 2014 Mercedes had been reported stolen after the owner’s daughter left it running with the keys inside in Great River, a town in Suffolk County, they said. The owner called Lyndhurst police at 9:30 p.m. Sunday after the tracking device showed the car at The Station At Lyndhurst Apartments on Chubb Avenue. Sgt. Richard Holicki found the four standing outside the car with the prospective buyer, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
North Arlington Dad Shared 2,350 Child Porn Files, Authorities Charge North Arlington Dad Shared 2,350 Child Porn Files, Authorities Charge
North Arlington Dad Shared 2,350 Child Porn Files, Authorities Charge A North Arlington father of two young children trafficked 2,350 child pornography images online, authorities charged. Jonathan Mancinelli, 34, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail – awaiting a first court appearance -- after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit raided his Stover Avenue home on Friday. Mancinelli “used the Internet to view, download, and possess digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children, and also share approximately 2,350 such files online,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The married Manci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
TRIBUTE: Jersey City Woodworker Joseph Curado Leaves 'Sexy Wood' As Legacy Across NJ TRIBUTE: Jersey City Woodworker Joseph Curado Leaves 'Sexy Wood' As Legacy Across NJ
Tribute: Jersey City Woodworker Joseph Curado Leaves 'Sexy Wood' As Legacy Across NJ Walk into a restaurant or bar in Jersey City and Hoboken and there will likely be a little piece of Joseph Curado inside. The beloved woodworker's legacy lives on through his "sexy wood" pieces he made special for dozens of locales and households in the area. Curado of Fairfield died died on Jan. 28 at 42 years old. Known in the region for not only his skill but his vibrance and charisma, Curado opened Tribeca Grain in Jersey City a decade ago using scraps from his family's New York City restaurant. Tribute after tribute came pouring in on social media, each one remembering Curado -- aff…

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