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Duo Attempts Three Burglaries: Fairfield PD Duo Attempts Three Burglaries: Fairfield PD
Duo Attempts Three Burglaries: Fairfield PD Two people attempted three home burglaries in Fairfield on the early morning of Saturday, May 25, authorities said. Between 4 a.m. and 4:20 a.m. the burglaries attempted to break into homes on Stag Trial, Henning Drive and Kevin Terrace, Fairfield police said in a release. In all three instances, screens were removed from first floor windows in an attempt to gain access into the homes, police said.  All three were unsuccessful thanks to the windows being locked, police said. All three homes had BMWs in the driveway, police said. One suspect was dressed in all black while the oth…

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by Sam Barron
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Two Cars Taken After Montclair Home Break-In: Police Two Cars Taken After Montclair Home Break-In: Police
Two Cars Taken After Montclair Home Break-In: Police Two vehicles were stolen after burglars ransacked a home in Montclair on Thursday, May 16 police. Officers responded to a home on Woodmont Road on a report of a suspicious vehicle and found a silver Range Rover parked in the middle of the road, running and unoccupied, Montclair police said. Police determined the Range Rover had been stolen from Clifton and began searching the neighborhood, finding a home with its windows pried open, officers said. Police spoke with homeowners who confirmed their home had been burglarized, officers said. The suspects entered through a first-floor window and…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Two Arrested For Stealing Vehicle After Break-In: Verona Police Two Arrested For Stealing Vehicle After Break-In: Verona Police
Two Arrested For Stealing Vehicle After Break-In: Verona Police Two people were arrested on Thursday, Oct. 26 for stealing a vehicle after breaking into a Verona home, police said. At 5:45 a.m., a person entered a home in the Wayland neighborhood by pushing open a first-floor window, police said. A key fob was taken from the kitchen area and the suspect was able to flee the scene with the homeowner's vehicle, police said. A resident heard them as they were exiting the home and contacted police, officers said. Verona police contacted the state Auto Theft Task Force and two men in the vehicle were arrested in Irvington at 9:25 a.m., officers said. An inve…

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by Sam Barron
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US Marshals Nab North Jersey Home Burglar: Police US Marshals Nab North Jersey Home Burglar: Police
US Marshals Nab North Jersey Home Burglar: Police A 42-year-old man was captured with help from the US Marshals Service in connection with a recent home burglary in North Jersey, authorities said. Julio Ponce, of Clifton, is believed to have gone into a Nutley home on Monday, Oct. 9, on Raymond Avenue, and taken a woman's purse from a tabletop around 10 a.m., while she was showering, Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said. The woman said she heard loud knocking at her front door. Moments later, she found her back door wide open and her pocketbook gone, police said. Ponce's arrest was announced on Tues…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-UFC Fighter Arrested In $200K Jersey Shore Jewelry Theft Ex-UFC Fighter Arrested In $200K Jersey Shore Jewelry Theft
Ex-ufc Fighter Arrested In $200K Jersey Shore Jewelry Theft A former UFC fighter has been arrested in connection with a $200,000 jewelry heist on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Karl W. Roberson, 32, was arrested last month in connection with a home burglary in which police say two suspects made off with more than $200,000 in exotic jewelry and valuables, according to Howell Township police. Karl RobersonMMAnytt via Wikipedia Roberson, a native of Neptune Township is a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Roberson was arrested on March 27 after police pull…

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by Jon Craig
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Dog Scares Off Burglars Who Used Garage Opener From Car To Break Into Morris County Home: PD Dog Scares Off Burglars Who Used Garage Opener From Car To Break Into Morris County Home: PD
Dog Scares Off Burglars Who Used Garage Opener From Car To Break Into Morris County Home: PD A diligent dog helped to scare off a set of burglars who used a garage door opener from an unlocked vehicle to break into a Morris County home, authorities said. The break-in was just one in an overnight spree of attempted home and vehicle burglaries around Edgewood Road and Circle Road in Florham Park, Police Chief Joseph Orlando said on Wednesday, August 17. The suspects entered a vehicle left unlocked in one of the homes’ driveways and found a garage door opener before using it to gain access to the home, Orlando said. The suspects then entered the home’s mudroom and were scared off by …

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by Valerie Musson
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GOTCHA! Resident Pursues Group Of Burglars To GWB: Englewood Cliffs PD GOTCHA! Resident Pursues Group Of Burglars To GWB: Englewood Cliffs PD
Gotcha! Resident Pursues Group Of Burglars To GWB: Englewood Cliffs PD An Englewood Cliffs man chased a quartet of burglars from his home to the George Washington Bridge, where converging police captured them, authorities said. One of the bandits had opened the door to his vehicle and was climbing in when the owner came out around 8 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. The thief hopped into a waiting white sedan with tinted windows that then sped off, the lieutenant said. The caller pursued the getaway car, giving a police dispatcher the license plate number as he drove, Waldt said. Fort Lee police headed the bandits off at the bridge, seizing th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood
Home Burglary That Wasn't Brings Police To Quiet Bergen Neighborhood A home burglary call that brought local police and backups from surrounding towns to a quiet Park Ridge neighborhood turned into something else, authorities confirmed. K9 units also responded to the call of two intruders ransacking the home off Park Avenue and fleeing out the back around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, responders said. It turns out a troubled relative of the homeowners had apparently concocted the story, they said. He was brought to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for an evaluation. No charges were filed or were expected to be, borough police said. They thanked “all the res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PalPark Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Burglary PalPark Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Burglary
PalPark Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Burglary Palisades Park police responding to an attempted home burglary nabbed a suspect a short time later, authorities said. Borough resident Tomas Castrolarios, 23, was spotted near the corner of Hillside Avenue and West Edsall Boulevard following the aborted break-in on Highland Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Alex Monteleone said. He'd been recorded by the would-be victim’s home surveillance system, Monteleone said. Castrolarios was arrested, charged with burglary and criminal trespassing and released under the requirements of New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law pending a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home
Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home It came in as a possible burglary in progress but turned out to be a horrific accident. Sometime before dawn Wednesday, a deer being chased by a dog crashed through the window of a River Vale home, police said. The gravely wounded deer eventually died, Capt. Chris Bulger said. Animal control removed the carcass from the Coopers Lane home, he said. “The dog appeared to be fine and the deer showed no signs of injury from the dog,” the captain said. The dog’s owner and the homeowner “have been in contact and will handle the matter between them for the damage,” he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds, Locals Smash Burglary Crew That Targeted Asians In NJ, PA Feds, Locals Smash Burglary Crew That Targeted Asians In NJ, PA
Feds, Locals Smash Burglary Crew That Targeted Asians In NJ, PA A second-story burglary crew whose methods were based on “stereotype and opportunity” worked from a hit list of more than 50 homes owned by Asians in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, federal authorities charged Tuesday. Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities who teamed up to smash the ring found notes in the defendants’ cars “containing the home addresses of individuals of Asian descent with derogatory descriptive terms to identify the ethnicity of the homeowners,” Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Crew members got those addresses by breaking into the vict…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN ANYTHING? Chatham Police Seek Info Weekend Burglary Spree SEEN ANYTHING? Chatham Police Seek Info Weekend Burglary Spree
Seen Anything? Chatham Police Seek Info Weekend Burglary Spree Police in Chatham are searching for leads in three home burglaries that occurred over the weekend, authorities said. Homes on Highland Avenue, Hall Road and Glenmere Drive were entered and burglarized by an unknown suspect early Sunday morning, Chatham Police said. The suspect entered two of the homes through a back sliding door that had been left unlocked, authorities said. The third home’s door “may have" been locked, prompting the suspect to find another access point, authorities said. “We continue to urge all residents to keep your homes and vehicles locked,” police said. “Should you …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Police Probe Back-To-Back Home Burglaries SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Police Probe Back-To-Back Home Burglaries
SEE Anything? Englewood Police Probe Back-To-Back Home Burglaries Burglars ransacked two Englewood homes within earshot of one another last week, said police who were investigating the back-to-back break-ins. A resident on Brayton Street said he returned home shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday to find his home tossed, with drawers and clothing strewn around the place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. As police were taking information there, a call came from an area of Booth Avenue behind the Brayton Street residence, Halstead said. The second homeowner told police that she found her back door open, the glass broken out of it and her house ransack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Onetime Bergen Child Star Busted Breaking Into California Garage On Meth, Authorities Say Onetime Bergen Child Star Busted Breaking Into California Garage On Meth, Authorities Say
Onetime Bergen Child Star Busted Breaking Into California Garage On Meth, Authorities Say Former Montvale child star Shaun Weiss apparently was high on meth when he was caught during a home burglary, police in California said. Weiss, 40, whose credits included several episodes on “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” and "Freaks and Geeks," as well as the “Mighty Ducks” films, broke a car window to get into a car parked in a Van Nuys resident’s garage, police in Marysville said. Police said they found him after the owner called them shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday. “Officers ordered the male out of the vehicle and took him into custody,” the department said in a Facebook post. Weiss, who admitte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins
Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins A repeat offender from Paterson who was captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was charged with a pair of Fair Lawn burglaries. John Chavan Johnson, 32, has been held in the Bergen County Jail since the Sept. 15 chase. In that time, detectives have tied Johnson to car thefts and vehicle and home burglaries in Ridgewood, New Milford -- and, now, Fair Lawn. Less than a week before the chase, Fair Lawn police responded to home burglaries on Morlot Avenue near Canger Place during which electronics, garage tools and a vehicle were taken, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Burglars Make Off With Expensive Jewelry From Saddle Brook Home SEE ANYTHING? Burglars Make Off With Expensive Jewelry From Saddle Brook Home
SEE Anything? Burglars Make Off With Expensive Jewelry From Saddle Brook Home Two burglars caught on surveillance video fled a Saddle Brook home with pricey jewelry after breaking a rear window Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Police, sheriff's officers and a canine rushed to the Graham Terrace home near Fair Lawn Parkway around noon after a home security system alerted the owners, who weren't home, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. "The initial belief was that the two suspects were still inside," but they'd fled, Kugler said. The police dog lost the scent on Nedellec Drive near Fair Lawn Parkway, he said. "They probably had a getaway car in the area," the chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
WATCH THIS: Englewood Cat Burglar Tries Breaking In While Residents Are Home WATCH THIS: Englewood Cat Burglar Tries Breaking In While Residents Are Home
Watch This: Englewood Cat Burglar Tries Breaking In While Residents Are Home An Englewood resident was home when surveillance cameras captured video of a burglar wearing a multi-colored windbreaker trying to break in. Police are hoping someone recognizes the distinctive jacket and contacts them.Ring Even though lights go on, the hoodied intruder -- whose face and hands were covered -- tries opening a window, then cases the exterior of the house for a way to get in. The sneaker- and sweatpants-wearing burglar then hears the chirp of a police siren and flees into nearby woods. The East Hill homeowner posted Ring videos of the incident, which occurred between 10:…

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by Jerry DeMarco