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SICK BURN: Spurned Woman Sets Fire To Ex-BF’s Garfield Apartment, Authorities Charge SICK BURN: Spurned Woman Sets Fire To Ex-BF’s Garfield Apartment, Authorities Charge
Sick Burn: Spurned Woman Sets Fire To Ex-BF’s Garfield Apartment, Authorities Charge 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A woman who vowed to torch her ex-boyfriend's Garfield apartment carried out the threat, said authorities who arrested her after reviewing surveillance video and other evidence. Allison G. Gutierrez-Tuesta, 25, had previously damaged the victim’s car and assaulted him when he ended their relationship, according to local investigators. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 28, she ignited two areas of his second-floor Passaic Street apartment near the Garfield train station, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. One was in his bedroom and the other in the hallway. Gutierrez-…

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Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man
Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man UPDATE: An ex-con from Garfield who served time for a botched drug deal that led to the shooting of an undercover police officer was arrested on Thursday and charged with causing the overdose death of a 30-year-old user late last summer. Melvin Guzman, 29, is charged with strict liability in the drug-induced death of Ivan Santiago of Passaic last Sept. 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on March 28. Santiago and another user were hospitalized after overdosing at a home on Lincoln Place, the prosecutor said. He was pronounced dead soon after. “A six-month investigation by t…

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Garfield Shooting: Repeat Offender From Elmwood Park Charged With Attempted Murder Of JC Man Garfield Shooting: Repeat Offender From Elmwood Park Charged With Attempted Murder Of JC Man
Garfield Shooting: Repeat Offender From Elmwood Park Charged With Attempted Murder Of JC Man UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives seized a repeat offender from Elmwood Park who they said shot a 26-year-old Jersey City man several times in a Garfield shopping center parking lot this past weekend. Joshua Casiano, 29, was already wanted on warrants out of Passaic and Clifton, records show, when investigators said he shot the victim and left him behind the Citizens Bank branch at the Mill Shoppes of Garfield just off River Drive late Sunday, June 18. The victim survived the 11:45 p.m. shooting and was reported by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella to be in stable condition…

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GOTCHA! Boy, 15, Robbed Of Bicycle At Knifepoint Outside Walmart, Garfield PD Stings Suspect GOTCHA! Boy, 15, Robbed Of Bicycle At Knifepoint Outside Walmart, Garfield PD Stings Suspect
Gotcha! Boy, 15, Robbed Of Bicycle At Knifepoint Outside Walmart, Garfield PD Stings Suspect Garfield police pulled a clever sting to capture a Dominican national who they said pulled a knife on a 15-year-old boy and robbed him of a bicycle that the youngster had arranged to sell him through Facebook. Cristopher Rosario, 18, of Bloomfield, met the boy in the parking lot of the Walmart on Passaic Street, then threatened him with a silver knife before fleeing on the bicycle towards Passaic shortly after 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, June 1, Capt. Mario Pozo said. The youngster had gone there after Rosario agreed on Facebook Marketplace to buy the bike for $850, the captain said. Garfield…

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Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD
Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD A habitual offender who used a McDonald's bathroom to bathe fought with responding Garfield police officers and ended up being tased twice, authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the Passaic Street fast-food restaurant shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, were told that Robert P. Glodek, 33, was "using their bathroom as a shower and refused to leave," Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. Officer Joseph Kopacz approached Glodek outside the McDonald’s and tried getting his ID in case McDonald's wanted to pursue criminal charges, the captain said. Glodek, of Union Township, "refused to co…

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GOTCHA! Carjacker Captured By Garfield Police Officer Moments After Seizing BMW From Owner GOTCHA! Carjacker Captured By Garfield Police Officer Moments After Seizing BMW From Owner
Gotcha! Carjacker Captured By Garfield Police Officer Moments After Seizing BMW From Owner A Garfield police officer captured a carjacker moments after he took a sedan as the owner warmed it up early Friday, authorities said. The Pierre Avenue victim told police he was sitting in his 2018 BMW 530 shortly before 7:30 a.m. when a robber opened the driver’s side door and told him to get out, Capt. Richard Uram said. When he refused, the owner said, the robber lifted his jacket, displaying a dark-colored object in his waistband, Uram said. The owner got out and the carjacker drove off in the sedan, the captain said. Officer Lukasz Chmielewski responded instantly and spotted Daniel …

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WILD RIDE: Hackensack Man With Arrest Record Goes For Officer's Gun In Ambo, Garfield PD Says WILD RIDE: Hackensack Man With Arrest Record Goes For Officer's Gun In Ambo, Garfield PD Says
Wild Ride: Hackensack Man With Arrest Record Goes For Officer's Gun In Ambo, Garfield PD Says A Hackensack man with a history of fighting with police tried to disarm a Garfield officer during a struggle in an ambulance, authorities said. Michael Rufrano, 45, was acting irrational when officers responding to a 911 call found him outside a home on Garwood Court North, Capt. Richard Uram said Friday. Rufrano agreed to be taken to a hospital for an evaluation but then went for an officer's gun and tried to flee during what became a struggle, Uram said. He was unsuccessful and was immediately placed into custody for the ride to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, the captain sa…

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Jersey Shore Driver Stopped By Garfield PD Jumps Into Passaic River Jersey Shore Driver Stopped By Garfield PD Jumps Into Passaic River
Jersey Shore Driver Stopped By Garfield PD Jumps Into Passaic River A Jersey Shore man stopped by a Garfield police officer on Friday hopped out of his car and into the Passaic River, authorities said. Officer Jaroslaw Wdowiak stopped the 46-year-old driver from Toms River in the parking lot of the Custom Gas Station at the intersection of River Drive and DeWitt Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wdowiak was returning to his cruiser to write summonses when the driver suddenly got out, dashed around a fence and clambered down the riverbank and into the water, Deputy Police Chief Ronald Polonkay said. Two civilians helped the officer pull the man from the…

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SEEN THEM? Pair Sought In Connection With Garfield Burglary SEEN THEM? Pair Sought In Connection With Garfield Burglary
Seen Them? Pair Sought In Connection With Garfield Burglary Garfield police turned to the public for help Thursday in finding two men wanted for questioning in connection with $11,000 in cash, jewelry and electronics during a home burglary. No one was home when the burglars entered through a side window of the Farnham Avenue residence shortly before 5:30 p.m. June 6, Detective Capt. Richard Uram said. Uram described the men in the photos not as suspects but as "people of interest." He asked that anyone who sees or knows them contact Garfield Police Detective Sgt. Marc Amos or Detective Robert Meehan: (973) 478-8500. ****** ALSO SEE: A Garfield m…

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Garfield Man Shot By Domestic Violence Victim, Authorities Say Garfield Man Shot By Domestic Violence Victim, Authorities Say
Garfield Man Shot By Domestic Violence Victim, Authorities Say A Garfield landscaper was shot by one of two domestic violence victims he attacked in his home, authorities said. Steven J. Lawson, 42, remained in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said late Tuesday. Lawson assaulted two people during a domestic violence incident and was shot with his gun by one of the victims “acting in self-defense” in the rented home shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Musella said. Authorities charged Lawson with two counts of aggravated assault, child endangerment and weapons offenses, the prosecutor said.…

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Garfield PD: Ex-Con Who Ran After Car Burglary Claims He Was Just Exercising Garfield PD: Ex-Con Who Ran After Car Burglary Claims He Was Just Exercising
Garfield PD: Ex-Con Who Ran After Car Burglary Claims He Was Just Exercising A Morris County ex-con chased down by Garfield police after a vehicle burglary told them he was running to get some exercise, authorities said. Officer Nicholas Kopacz spotted Scott P. Cuskaden, 48, in a River Drive parking lot Wednesday night minutes after a man who fit his description broke into a vehicle on nearby Hobart Place, Capt. Richard Uram said. Cuskaden took off as Officer Jonathan Librizzi pulled into the parking lot in his marked police vehicle, the captain said. Librizzi chased down Cuskaden, who told the officer that he’d begun running for exercise, Uram said. Cuskaden, of …

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BEWARE: 'Warrant For Your Arrest' Phone Scams Increasing BEWARE: 'Warrant For Your Arrest' Phone Scams Increasing
Beware: 'Warrant For Your Arrest' Phone Scams Increasing If a caller tells you there’s a warrant for your arrest and that you can make it go away by sending money somewhere, be sure that you don't. A Garfield man recently got such a call. His caller ID showed the name and main number for the Garfield Police Department, authorities said. So he picked up. On the other end was a scammer who had “spoofed” the department’s main number, Capt. Richard Uram said. “Spoofing technology allows a scammer to have a local phone number appear on a caller ID even if they are calling from a different state or country,” Uram said. “[It] makes you think you are…

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Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery
Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery Garfield police nabbed two Teaneck men who they said robbed a victim of a pair of $400 sneakers at knifepoint after he'd arranged what he thought was a sale on social media. The victim told police he’d set up what he believed was the sale of the Travis Scott Jordan sneakers in the parking lot of the Burlington Coat Factory on Passaic Street the afternoon of Jan. 10, Police Capt. Richard Uram said Tuesday. Instead, one of two men held him at knifepoint while a second “gestured as if he had a gun in his pocket and threatened to use it,” Uram said. The victim said he backed off as the ro…

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