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Man In NJ Police Station Calls 9-1-1 Over Scented Candle — And It Didn't Stop There, Cops Say
A 34-year-old Hudson County man was jailed after police said he walked into a local police station and called 9-1-1 over a scented candle, and continued with similar behavior until he was jailed later that day, police said.
Alfredo Gonzalez, of Guttenberg, waltzed into the police station on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to speak with officials from the public safety office, Guttenberg police said. While inside, Gonzalez expressed concern over the lighting of a scented candle, police said.
Gonzalez then called the county's emergency dispatch line, requesting North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue to th…
NJ Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer
Alan Vera Garcia, a professional New Jersey wrestler, died on Monday, Sept. 23, weeks after going into cardiac arrest while playing soccer, according to multiple news reports. He was 33 years old.
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Garcia, of Guttenberg, was born in Cuba and the first Cuban wrestler to win a national championship in the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling, his obituary on the Barquin Funeral Home site reads.
His obituar…
North Bergen Man, 26, Stomps On Victim's Head In Brutal Guttenberg Assault, Police Say
A 26-year-old North Bergen resident was arrested in Guttenberg after an assault and a foot pursuit on Thursday, Aug. 8, authorities said.
At 12:41 p.m., officers responded to Bergenline Avenue and 70th Street upon a report of a fight, Guttenberg police said. Officers found a man who had sustained injuries to his head and face and noticed another man, Jazzy Vasquez, walk away from the scene, police said.
Witnesses identified Vasquez as the assailant and police ordered him to stop. Vasquez fled on foot but after a brief pursuit, was apprehended, police said.
Police obtained video foota…
Drug Raid Turns Up Heroin, Oxy, $22K At Hudson County Home: Police
Two Guttenberg residents were arrested following an investigation into narcotics trafficking in the Town of Guttenberg, authorities said.
On Friday, Jan. 26 at 5:05 a.m., the Guttenberg Police Department's Criminal Investigations Bureau and the Drug Enforcement Administration executed a search warrant at a home on 69th Street, officers said.
Detectives recovered over an ounce of suspected heroin, prescription pills believed like oxycodone, cutting agents used to manufacture controlled dangerous substances, packaging materials used to distribute narcotics and $22,000 in cash, police sai…
Home Invader Swiped $3.5K In Valuables While Residents Slept, Friend Kept Lookout In Guttenberg
One person was arrested while a second remains at large in a Hudson County home invasion, police said.
Albert A. Ayala, 34, of Guttenberg, is believed to have acted as the lookout while another man, who police have not identified, went into the home at 68th Street and Hudson Avenue while the victims slept in a locked bedroom on Friday, Sept. 22, Guttenberg Deputy Police Chief Frank Pelaez said.
Video surveillance footage from inside of her apartment shows a man walking through the victim's apartment and taking various belongings, valued over $3,500, Pelaez said.
"Officers and detecti…
Caught! Fugitive Wanted In Multiple States Nabbed In Guttenberg: Police
Elias Marte, a fugitive wanted in three states, was arrested in Guttenberg following a traffic stop on Wednesday, July 26, police said.
On Wednesday evening, police conducted a traffic stop where they found the driver, who identified himself as Abimael Soto-Alicea, a native of Puerto Rico, in possession of a defaced prescription pill bottle, a clear baggie suspected to contain cocaine and a fraudulent Virginia temporary tag, officers said.
While police were processing his arrest, they discovered he had an active criminal warrant out of New York State, officers said. They were discovered&nbs…
Officers Hospitalized Breaking Up Fight At Hudson County Bar
Two people were arrested and three police officers were hospitalized while breaking up a fight at a Hudson County bar, authorities said.
Jersey City's Luis M. Baca-Turcios, 34, and Union City's Napoleon Anduray-Romero, 29, were each charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, and more, in connection with the incident early Monday, July 17, in Guttenberg, police said.
Baca-Turcios was also charged with a weapons offense in the 1:30 a.m. incident at the M Bar and Restaurant, Guttenberg Police Capt. Aleksander Ramadanovic said.
Police were called to th…
Guttenberg Man Had 25 Lbs. Of Marijuana, Stolen Car: Police
Francis Rodriguez, 53-year-old Guttenberg man was arrested and hit with numerous charges after he stole a car and had large quantities of drugs, authorities said.
On Wednesday, July 12, Guttenberg Police were contacted by police in Florida, requesting assistance with the investigation of a stolen vehicle that was discovered to be in the town, officers said.
Using GPS, police were able to locate the 2021 Land Rover outside a home on Abbie Court, officers said. Police believed the home was being used to traffic narcotics, officers said. A search recovered over 25 pounds of marijuana, six ounc…
