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Supermarket Worker From Kearny Struck By Jeep In Lyndhurst Supermarket Worker From Kearny Struck By Jeep In Lyndhurst
Supermarket Worker From Kearny Struck By Jeep In Lyndhurst A 50-year-old Lyndhurst supermarket employee from Kearny was struck and injured walking to work early Saturday, authorities said. The woman apparently had just gotten off a bus at the Kingsbridge train station and was crossing Ridge Road just north of Milton Avenue when she was thrown about 15 feet by a Jeep at 6:30 a.m., Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The 34-year-old driver from Fairfield told police he was coming over the crest of the bridge over the railroad tracks on northbound Ridge Road (Route 17) and “there she was.” The woman hit her head, had facial injuries a…

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Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…

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AGAIN? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say AGAIN? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say
Again? Released Elder Fraud Artist Victimizes Another Lyndhurst Senior, 91, Police Say Between bail reform and COVID-related limits on jail admissions, Lyndhurst police reluctantly released a borough woman who they said ripped off an elderly resident. Sure enough, she went out and did it again, they said. The first time, they said, Melissa Kaups befriended a 78-year-old woman who didn’t know that she had a drug-related criminal history stretching back more than 20 years. Police arrested Kaups last week after she stole two sterling silver necklaces from the victim’s bedroom dresser, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. She was processed and released on theft charges pending fur…

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BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts
Busted: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts GOTCHA! A Bloomfield ex-con wanted for shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Clifton supermarket was captured by Lyndhurst police as he tried to swipe nearly $450 worth of soap in their town, authorities said. A team of Lyndhurst detectives and uniformed officers converged on the Stop & Shop after a security officer at the Lewandowski Street supermarket recognized Quaire Wilson, 31, and called them, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Wilson’s picture had been sent to area Stop & Shop stores following a pair of thefts of more than $1,000 each from a Clifton loc…

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Prosecutor: Bergen Dealer Who Sold More Meth After Release Caught With 4,600 Child Porn Images Prosecutor: Bergen Dealer Who Sold More Meth After Release Caught With 4,600 Child Porn Images
Prosecutor: Bergen Dealer Who Sold More Meth After Release Caught With 4,600 Child Porn Images A Washington Township crystal meth dealer who went right back to selling after he was released on drug charges was found with 4,618 files of child porn on separate devices, authorities said. Michael Rosen, 32, was identified as selling drugs online in July, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. Members of Musella’s Narcotics Task Force arrested Rosen in August after he sold crystal meth to an undercover detective several times, Musella said. They also charged him with having GHB and Xanax and sent him to the Bergen County Jail. A Central Judicial Processing Court judge in H…

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Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop
Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop Lyndhurst police nabbed a Newark couple for drugs and other offenses following a traffic stop. Brake lights that weren’t working drew the attention of Officers Michael Clifford and Nicollette Villani to an older model Nissan Altima with an expired registration near the corner of Riverside Avenue and Jauncey Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. That wasn’t all, he said. The driver, Raymond Dock, 30, didn’t have a license, the license plates on the Altima were bogus and the vehicle wasn’t insured, Auteri said. Dock was arrested after a computer check also showed that he was wanted on …

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Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack
Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack A Lyndhurst police officer caught a local driver with more than 60 heroin folds, authorities said. Officer Michael Scalese spotted a Toyota Camry leaving the parking lot of a local business near the corner Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue in a “careless and erratic manner” shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The officer then noticed an equipment violation on the Camry, whose driver couldn’t maintain a lane on Rutherford Avenue and then failed to stop before making a right on red at Polito Avenue, he said. Assisted by Officer Steve Batista, Scalese found s…

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Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun
Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun A man charged in a drive-by shooting in Mississippi led a Lyndhurst police officer on a brief chase before he was caught with a loaded gun, authorities said. Officer Ed Montoya initially tried to stop Kendrick Mykel Ford, 23, of Bude, Mississippi after spotting several equipment violations on his older-model Dodge Charger, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Ford hit the gas instead, turning from Polito Avenue onto Rutherford Avenue headed westbound, Auteri said. He eventually pulled over at Orient Way as Montoya learned that the vehicle wasn’t registered, the lieutenant said. Montoya smel…

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HERO: Lyndhurst Police Officer Rescues Dog, Woman, 75, From Pit Bull Attack HERO: Lyndhurst Police Officer Rescues Dog, Woman, 75, From Pit Bull Attack
Hero: Lyndhurst Police Officer Rescues Dog, Woman, 75, From Pit Bull Attack A Lyndhurst police officer rescued a 75-year-old North Arlington resident and her dog from an attacking pit bull. Phyllis Goodman told police she was walking her mixed breed rescue on the North Arlington side of 3rd Street and Union Avenue around 8 a.m. Thursday when the pit bull attacked. The pit apparently had gotten out through an open gate before locking its jaw on the back of her dog’s neck, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Responding to a call of a stray dog, Officer Anthony Giaquinto found Goodman on her back frantically trying to fight off the attack while shouting for help, Aute…

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Prosecutor: Garfield Man Had 130 Child Porn Files Prosecutor: Garfield Man Had 130 Child Porn Files
Prosecutor: Garfield Man Had 130 Child Porn Files Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives arrested an unemployed Garfield man Thursday for trafficking child porn. Cyber crimes investigators armed with a search warrant seized Adrian Lapinski, 29, at his Chestnut Street home after discovering that he’d downloaded 130 files “depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Lapinski was sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He’s charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. Musella thanked Garfield p…

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Lyndhurst PD: Wood-Ridge Driver Kicked, Spit At Officers, Claimed He Had COVID Lyndhurst PD: Wood-Ridge Driver Kicked, Spit At Officers, Claimed He Had COVID
Lyndhurst PD: Wood-Ridge Driver Kicked, Spit At Officers, Claimed He Had COVID A drunk driver from Wood-Ridge kicked an off-duty Lyndhurst police lieutenant who stopped him for driving recklessly, then spit on the officer’s backups, claiming he had the coronavirus, authorities said. A recklessly-driven BMW driven by Joseph Marotta, 37, nearly hit Lt. Paul Haggerty’s car as he turned off Post Avenue onto Stuyvesant Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Haggerty alerted headquarters and followed the BMW as it headed back to Post Avenue, he said. Marotta pulled to the curb near the corner of Post and Willow as backup Officers Joseph White, …

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Lyndhurst PD: Officer Nabs Union City Driver With Pot-Infused Gummies, Candies, More Lyndhurst PD: Officer Nabs Union City Driver With Pot-Infused Gummies, Candies, More
Lyndhurst PD: Officer Nabs Union City Driver With Pot-Infused Gummies, Candies, More A Lyndhurst police officer busted a Union City driver with dozens of marijuana-infused candies, gummies and brownies, as well as a bag of pot, authorities said Tuesday. Officer Anthony Giaquinto stopped an Infiniti driven by Fabian Figueroa, 41, on Riverside Avenue near Tontine Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Monday for having heavily tinted windows and an expired inspection sticker, Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Approaching the car, Giaquinto immediately smelled a "strong and distinct" odor of raw pot, Auteri said. He also spotted clear cylinder containers of pot-infused candies and a bag of marijuana…

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