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Gang Of 5 Caught Trashing Lyndhurst School Gang Of 5 Caught Trashing Lyndhurst School
Gang Of 5 Caught Trashing Lyndhurst School Two adults and three juveniles broke in and trashed a former Lyndhurst school, then surrendered after police surrounded the building and threatened to send a dog in after them, authorities said. Only one member of the group, a 17-year-old boy, is from Lyndhurst, they said. The rest are from Passaic County. They climbed in through an unsecured window of the old Lincoln School on Ridge Road at Gutheil Place around midnight Sunday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. A passerby on Ridge Road heard the sound of breaking glass and called police, the lieutenant said. The group ignored orders to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park
Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park Two ex-cons who'd only just been released from prison carjacked a Hackensack driver outside a Rochelle Park supermarket, authorities charged. Anthony Aguilar, 24, of Garfield and Elijah Battle, 25, of Paterson were wearing masks when they accosted the driver and took his Audi in the parking lot of the D-Mart Indian-Asian Farmers Market on Rochelle Avenue around 8 p.m. June 16, they said Friday. The robbers abandoned the vehicle a couple of blocks away and fled in a red Toyota Rav 4 that had been reported stolen out of Paterson, investigators said. The victim sustained minor injuries. Mea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Man Busted In Back-To-Back Middle School Burglaries: Police South Jersey Man Busted In Back-To-Back Middle School Burglaries: Police
South Jersey Man Busted In Back-To-Back Middle School Burglaries: Police A South Jersey man was caught after breaking into a local middle school on two separate occasions, authorities said. Angel Jimenez, of Trenton, is accused of illegally entering Dunn Middle School on Dayton Street and stealing an air purifier on Saturday, July 30, Trenton Police said in a release on Thursday, August 4. He was identified via surveillance footage from inside the school, police said. Jimenez was allegedly caught a second time roaming the halls of the school as officers responded to an alarm activation on Thursday, August 4. Jimenez was charged with two counts of burglary and …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Trio Arrested For Selling Heroin, Cocaine, Meth: Police Jersey Shore Trio Arrested For Selling Heroin, Cocaine, Meth: Police
Jersey Shore Trio Arrested For Selling Heroin, Cocaine, Meth: Police Three men have been charged with the possession and sale of various drugs on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The Jackson Police Department Special Enforcement Unit concluded a three-month investigation regarding the sale of cocaine and heroin.  The investigation allegedly revealed both Franklin Baptiste, 54, of Jackson and Daniel Meadows, 38, of Jackson were distributing both crack cocaine and heroin from multiple residences and vehicles in Jackson Township.  Both subjects were arrested during a traffic stop in possession of 200 doses of suspected heroin and drug paraphernali…

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by Jon Craig
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Police: Sex-Crazed Fanboy Gropes, Grabs, Chases Male DPW Worker Police: Sex-Crazed Fanboy Gropes, Grabs, Chases Male DPW Worker
Police: Sex-Crazed Fanboy Gropes, Grabs, Chases Male DPW Worker A DPW worker was on the job in Maywood late last week when a driver pulled up and shouted that he wanted to have sex with him, authorities said. Weird, for sure. But it didn't end there. The driver -- identified as Jose Mauricio CardozaRivera, 46 -- had been accused of grabbing a boy the day before in Little Ferry. The Maywood DPW worker told police on Thursday that CarodozaRivera got out and grabbed him by the arm, trying to pull him into his car. He said he shook loose and retreated to his truck, but CardozaRivera opened the door and climbed in. The worker bolted out the driver's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Knife-Wielding South Hackensack Home Invader Pursued By Bike-Riding Neighbor Police: Knife-Wielding South Hackensack Home Invader Pursued By Bike-Riding Neighbor
Police: Knife-Wielding South Hackensack Home Invader Pursued By Bike-Riding Neighbor A knife-wielding intruder who broke into a South Hackensack home was captured moments later thanks to a Good Samaritan neighbor, authorities said. Thomas Samuels, 19, shouldered his way into the Hoffman Street home through sliding glass doors in the back, then ran out after being confronted by the homeowner, Deputy Police Chief Robert Chinchar said. A passing neighbor had spotted Samuels walking up the driveway with a COVID mask on and at first figured he was a landscaper, the deputy chief said. Then he saw Samuels break in, he said. The good Samaritan dialed 911 and began chasing Samuels…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Admits Breaking Into Motel: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Admits Breaking Into Motel: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Admits Breaking Into Motel: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to breaking into a motel, authorities said. Angel Ramirez, of Toms River, pleaded guilty to burglary on Tuesday,, July 26, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On December 17, 2021, Toms River police responded to the Pelican Inn and Suites on Route 37 for a disturbance. Police found a female victim bleeding from her head. She was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where she was treated for her injuries and later released. An investigation by the Toms River Township Police revealed that…

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by Jon Craig
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UPDATE: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say UPDATE: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say
Update: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say A stolen luxury SUV that crashed and overturned as a good Samaritan chased it was stolen moments earlier by two teenage thieves who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus
Photos: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus A stolen luxury SUV that rolled as a good Samaritan chased it had been stolen moments earlier by two teens who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Just-Released Ex-Con Jailed After Bergen Woman Finds Secret Sex Cam Just-Released Ex-Con Jailed After Bergen Woman Finds Secret Sex Cam
Just-Released Ex-Con Jailed After Bergen Woman Finds Secret Sex Cam A recently released ex-con from Jersey City hid a camera in a Ridgefield Park woman's home in an attempt to secretly record her having sex, authorities charged. Johnny Nunez, 46, was taken into custody by village police this week after the woman found the camera, Police Chief Joseph Rella said Friday. Nunez has conducted a campaign of "persistent and ongoing harassment" of the 42-year-old victim, the chief said. Village police arrested him this past Tuesday on charges of invasion of privacy, harassment "in a manner to cause alarm" and stalking, records show. He remained held Friday in the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police
Man With Rifle Nabbed In NJ Crash While Fleeing In Stole Car From PA Burglary: Police A central Pennsylvania man has been arrested in New Jersey after he was car crash in a stolen vehicle following a burglary of his neighbor's home, police say. Allen Vasquez of the 7800 block of Clearfield Street in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, broke into his neighbor's home in the 7600 block of the same street around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, police allege. Vasquez was spotted on a neighbor's security camera entering the home with a rifle as pictured. "Vasquez took personal property and keys to the victim's vehicle that was parked outside," police say. He was in a car in New Jer…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Uber Driver, Buddy Stole $165K In Luxury Items, Cocaine, 15 LBS Of Marijuana: Kearny PD Uber Driver, Buddy Stole $165K In Luxury Items, Cocaine, 15 LBS Of Marijuana: Kearny PD
Uber Driver, Buddy Stole $165K In Luxury Items, Cocaine, 15 LBS Of Marijuana: Kearny PD A Newark Uber driver and his buddy from the Bronx were nabbed after a four-month-long investigation that yielded 15 pounds of pot, $165,000 in luxury goods and more, police said. Javier Ortega, 40, of Newark, NJ, and Severiano Ybert Perez, 42, of Bronx, NY, were arrested on Tuesday, July 12, Kearny Police Chief George King said. The investigation all started with two burglaries reported in one multi-family home on Argyle Place on Feb. 27, police said.  The suspects matched the description of the burglars who committed similar thefts at a Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, on Feb. 2…

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by Jillian Pikora