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Child Support
Police & Fire
Accused Englewood Shopping Center Mugger Had Just Been Busted For Non-Support, Records Show
Exactly 10 days after being arrested and then released from jail for failing to pay child support, records show, an Englewood man was charged with mugging a resident at a city shopping center. Ogaro B. Coombs, 35, fled Palisades Court with the 45-year-old victim's cellphone and hat after hitting him several times in the face around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, July 23, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Responding officers quickly nabbed Coombs, who Pulice said was carrying the proceeds. The victim wasn't seriously injured, the lieutenant said. It was more than 11 years ago that Coombs led police on a…
Police & Fire
Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police
A 30-year-old Bogota man was arrested after accidentally shooting himself in the leg and claiming he was the victim of a drive-by, authorities said. Officers called to the 100 block of West Fort Lee Road at 3:40 a.m. Saturday, July 1, found Frederick Bambo Jr., formerly of Paterson, with a gunshot wound in his upper left thigh, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. They rendered aid until a Little Ferry EMS rig and paramedics from Holy Name Medical Center arrived. Bambo -- who claimed that a silver vehicle fled the scene after the shooting -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Cole said…
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: Scammer With 'Child Support Issues' Swindles Well-Meaning Woman Out Of $1,500
A lowlife with a BS story about child support troubles conned a well-meaning woman out of $1,500 outside a Clifton bank, authorities said. The 20-something scammer approached the 62-year-old Belleville resident at the ATM of the Citibank at the River Front Center shopping mall on westbound Route 3 in the afternoon on Sunday, April 2, Police Lt. Robert Bracken said. In his hand was a check that he said he needed to cash but couldn't because of "child support issues," the lieutenant said. After depositing the check into her own account, the woman transferred $1,500 via Zelle to the stranger,…
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Deadbeat Dad Caught With 70 Illegal Pills, Drug Cash: Haledon PD
A deadbeat dad who was being sought by authorities was carrying dozens of illegal pills and hundreds of dollars in proceeds when he was nabbed by Haledon police, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg and Officer Jeffrey Welsh were responding to community complaints of drug dealing in the area of the John Street apartment complex when they spotted Jose Chinchilla, 41, of Haledon. Chinchilla was wanted on a warrant from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office for not paying child support, Capt. George Guzman said. The officers stopped a BMW that Chinchilla was driving, then positivel…
Obituaries
Tributes Pour In For North Jersey Corrections Officer, Mom Of 4 After Cancer Death At 42
Tributes and condolences are pouring in for North Jersey mom of four and beloved “sister in blue” Yvette Marie Wilson, who died following a valiant battle with cancer on Thursday, Dec. 22 at age 42. Yvette, of Newark, was a Senior Corrections Officer with the Northern State Prison for more than 16 years, according to her obituary and a tribute from NJ PBA Local that shared photos of her burial ceremony. Today, we laid Senior Correctional Police Officer Yvette Wilson #3245 to rest. Thank you for your service and sacrifice... Posted by NJ PBA Local 105 on Thursday, January 5, 2023 It…
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Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident Identified
UPDATE: A man questioned by New Jersey State Police following an alleged incident on a Greyhound bus turned out to be a fugitive from Long Island. Christopher Milton, 41, of Brentwood, NY was taken into custody in a park-and-ride lot on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood around 6:15 p.m. Monday, June 27, after the bus driver pulled over, dialed 911 and reported that he'd threatened to shoot another passenger. No weapons were found, but the troopers did discover that Milton was wanted in Suffolk County for failing to pay child support, records show. State police charged Milton with being a f…
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Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident
UPDATE: A man questioned by New Jersey State Police following an alleged incident on a Greyhound bus turned out to be a fugitive from Long Island. Christopher Milton, 41, of Brentwood, NY was taken into custody in a park-and-ride lot on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood around 6:15 p.m. Monday, June 27, after the bus driver pulled over, dialed 911 and reported that he'd threatened to shoot another passenger. No weapons were found, but the troopers did discover that Milton was wanted in Suffolk County for failing to pay child support, records show. State police charged Milton with being a f…
Police & Fire
Hudson County Sheriff's Office Nabs Dozens Of Deadbeat Dads, Warrant Defendants
Nearly 60 people accused of a variety of offenses -- including sex assault, weapons charges and failing to pay child support -- were scooped up in a Hudson County Sheriff’s Office sweep. Roughly half of the arrests by Sheriff Frank Schillari's department were of accused deadbeat dads who collectively account for $335,000 in unpaid support -- including a Kearny man who owes $81,927 and a Jersey City man who owes $58,699, records show.Nearly three dozen others had been charged with burglary, theft and drug crimes.Although most are from Jersey City, some were picked off in Clifton, E…
Police & Fire
Sheriff: Paterson Fugitive Who Owed $25,305 In Child Support Found With 72 Crack Bags
A Paterson man wanted for owing $25,305 in child support was carrying 72 baggies of crack when Passaic County sheriff’s officers found him, authorities said. Undercover members of the Fugitive Warrant Squad found 40-year-old Richard Mann in the area of Park Avenue and Summer Street and took him into custody on the outstanding warrant just after 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Mann “had a bulge near the zipper area of his pants,” Berdnik said. “When asked by detectives, he voluntarily pulled a clear plastic bag from his underwear, revealing 72 blue Zip-lock baggies [of] crack…
Police & Fire
Former Union Dentist Wanted For Not Paying Child Support Found With Crystal Meth In Car: Police
A former Union dentist wanted on a warrant for failing to pay child support was found with crystal meth during a Denville motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Frederick D. Bailey was stopped on Florence Avenue Thursday for a moving violation when officers arrested him on an active warrant without bail from the National Crime Information Center, Denville Police Capt. Jefferey Tucker said. Records show that Bailey, who was a dentist practicing out of Union township, had his medical license surrendered in 2016 by the State Board of Dentistry following a different arrest on drug char…
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