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Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop
Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop More than $2,000 in counterfeit 20s and 50s apparently intended for a Bergen County shopping spree was seized by Rochelle Park police during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the Hyundai Genesis on dead-ended Lexington Avenue off Cliff Street after the driver committed multiple traffic violations shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Capt. James M. DePreta said. Empty prescription bottles and other paraphernalia were in plain view, the captain said. The driver, Wade Wallace, 37, of Trenton also had a suspended license, DePreta said. A positive indicati…
SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances
Scentsless: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances A trio of mall thieves pursued by Maywood police dropped $12,000 worth of perfume before one of them was captured, authorities said. Borough detectives are now looking for the other two. Officers responding to a 911 call of a large-scale shoplifting at the Ulta Beauty Store in the Bergen Town Center earlier this month spotted two suspects running through the parking lot toting bags of booty, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Officer Alana Luna grabbed one suspect, identified as Robert R. Wilkins, 20, of Brooklyn, on West Spring Valley Avenue, the sergeant said. Sgt. Parodi spotted anoth…
Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street
Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street UPDATE: A young girl whose family had just moved to the neighborhood was struck and critically injured when she ran into traffic on a busy road alongside a popular park in Maywood, authorities confirmed. Witnesses said the 6-year-old child was knocked into the air when a southbound Honda Civic struck her as she dashed across Spring Valley Road between Memorial Park and her new home Monday afternoon, they said. She was last reported to be in critical condition with a traumatic head injury Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center. Although area residents have complained about vehicle…
Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood
Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood The latest in a growing number of "swatting" incidents unnecessarily brought a squadron of police and tactical team members to an otherwise quiet Maywood neighborhood just off Route 17. A phony caller told police he had just shot his wife twice in the chest and was holding his neighbor at gunpoint after finding them having an affair shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Borough police converged on West Magnolia Avenue with their colleagues from Rochelle Park. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was summoned. Police got the shocked residents out unharmed, …
SEE ANYTHING? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway SEE ANYTHING? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway
SEE Anything? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway UPDATE: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging cameras. …
Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider
Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider WITNESSES SOUGHT: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging …
NAILED: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores NAILED: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores
Nailed: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores A reasoned hunch paid off when Maywood police who staked out Bergen Town Center captured four members of a tri-state retail theft ring moments after they’d swiped thousands of dollars worth of perfume from an Ulta store in Ramsey. The crew was believed responsible for a spree at Ulta stores in New Jersey, New Jersey and Connecticut -- including at the Wayne Town Center -- over the past several weeks, authorities said. The quartet had just struck at the Interstate Shopping Center off Route 17 on Thursday when Maywood Detective Sgt. William Phayre headed to the Ulta store at Bergen Town Cente…
Man Missing For Weeks Found Dead Across Street From Parents’ Bergen Home Man Missing For Weeks Found Dead Across Street From Parents’ Bergen Home
Man Missing For Weeks Found Dead Across Street From Parents’ Bergen Home TRAGIC ENDING: With so much snow falling on New Jersey in recent weeks, the fear was that a Wyckoff man who went missing during a late January mega-storm was buried somewhere and wouldn't be found until it melted. Those fears came true Monday, when the body of 40-year-old Andrew R. Fraioli was found across the street from his parents’ home. No foul play was suspected, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said Monday afternoon. Fraioli, who worked as a drug counselor in Camden and had no special needs, came north five weeks ago from his Lindenwold home to help his 74-year-old dad dig out from the…
Mysterious Disappearance Of Wyckoff Man, 40, Has Some Wondering: Is He Buried In Snow? Mysterious Disappearance Of Wyckoff Man, 40, Has Some Wondering: Is He Buried In Snow?
Mysterious Disappearance Of Wyckoff Man, 40, Has Some Wondering: Is He Buried In Snow? TRAGIC ENDING (UPDATE): With so much snow falling on New Jersey in recent weeks, the fear was that a Wyckoff man who went missing during a late January mega-storm was buried somewhere and wouldn't be found until it melted. Those fears came true Monday, when the body of 40-year-old Andrew R. Fraioli was found across the street from his parents’ home. No foul play was suspected, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said Monday afternoon. Fraioli, who worked as a drug counselor in Camden and had no special needs, came north five weeks ago from his Lindenwold home to help his 74-year-old dad di…
Hackensack Mom Drove Drunk With Child In Front Seat, Maywood Police Charge Hackensack Mom Drove Drunk With Child In Front Seat, Maywood Police Charge
Hackensack Mom Drove Drunk With Child In Front Seat, Maywood Police Charge A Hackensack woman drove drunk with her 9-year-old son in the front seat, said Maywood police who got help from a good Samaritan who followed her until officers arrived. Responding to the concerned citizen’s call, Officer Matt Della Bella and Officer Noel Hodgins stopped Shavone Jones, 41, on Passaic Street, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Jones with charged with DWI and child endangerment and released to a responsible adult, the sergeant said. Police also released the boy to a responsible adult and notified the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, which Phayre said was c…
River Edge Driver Killed When Car Hits Maywood House River Edge Driver Killed When Car Hits Maywood House
River Edge Driver Killed When Car Hits Maywood House A 54-year-old River Edge driver was killed when his sedan slammed into a house overnight Tuesday in Maywood, authorities confirmed. The Honda Accord took down some streets signs after William Loeb lost control of the vehicle, which barreled across the lawn and into the home at Maywood and Fairmount avenues shortly after 3 a.m., Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Maywood police were investigating the crash along with the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence.