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Bail Reform Poster Boy Wanted On Warrants Out Of Eight North Jersey Towns Nabbed By Maywood PD
A serial burglar wanted on warrants out of no fewer than eight towns in four counties was captured by Maywood police and charged with a break-in at a local dry cleaner.
Nicolas G. Torres, 40, of Passaic, has been repeatedly arrested and then subsequently released under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law, mostly on commercial burglary charges, over the past several years, records show.
His criminal record stretches back more than a decade before that, however.
Earlier this year, Torres was linked to break-ins at businesses in Fort Lee, Leonia, Englewood Cliffs, Little Falls, Montclair, Ridg…
Ex-NY Jet Wanted For Breaking Into Pittsburgh Home, Beating Woman In Front Of Son: Reports
A former NFL player and current high school football coach is wanted for allegedly breaking into a woman's home and brutality beating her in front of her neighbors and son, multiple media outlets report citing North Versailles police.
Rontez Miles, 33, of Forest Hills allegedly, "beat a woman bloody" after breaking into a home along Edward Street on Monday, Sept. 12, KDKA reports citing the police.
The woman was dragged out of her bed by her hair, forced onto her front lawn, and beaten, according to the outlet citing the woman's statement to the police.
During the assault, the motion …
Brazen Senior Burglar Subdued By Resident, Leonia Police Say
Amid multiple warnings of how senior citizens can protect themselves from break-ins, a younger Bergen County resident found himself face-to-face with a burglar well past his prime, authorities said.
The Christie Lane resident was home alone when he heard what he thought might be a returning family member around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said.
He found Jose Velez, 67, of West 31st Street in Manhattan, instead, the chief said.
It wasn't all that tough for the resident to restrain the elderly intruder until police arrived.
They charged Velez with burglary, …
