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Elderly Bergen Couple's Trusted Personal Assistant Stole $2.9M Of Their Money, Feds Charge
An elderly Bergen County couple had $2.9 million stolen by a now-former Ridgewood Public Library tech administrator whom they'd hired to be a part-time assistant at their home, federal authorities said following his arrest.
Charles Gallo, 34, of Hawthorne, was responsible for managing the victims’ monthly bills, handling their banking and helping them with email and other issues involving technology after being hired in 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
The couple trusted Gallo with their personal bank accounts, credit card accounts, online retail accounts and email, the U.S. at…
Teens Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Glen Rock
A 17-year-old driver was speeding moments before he mishandled a turn and crashed into a tree in Glen Rock at the Ridgewood border, igniting a fire that engulfed his vehicle, authorities said.
The driver had a 14-year-old passenger with him when, according to witnesses, he “traveled at an unsafe speed within the confines of the Village of Ridgewood along Carlisle Terrace, Ivy Place, and Linden Street” around 6:30 p.m. last Thursday, Nov. 2, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
“When the driver turned from Linden Street onto Highwood Avenue, he lost control and struck a tree on the Glen Rock si…
Child 'Sexploitation': Ridgewood Man, Accused Female Trafficker From Georgia Busted In Probe
The arrest of a Ridgewood man who sought nude photos and videos from kids he had online sex chats with led investigators to a child in Georgia who was being victimized by a female sex trafficker, authorities said.
James A. Razin, 36, “used the Internet to view, download, possess, and distribute files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Wednesday, May 25.
Razin, who lives in the Mayflower Apartments complex on East Ridgewood Avenue, also “engaged[d] in live, one-on-one online chats with children and requested nude ima…
Residents Help Haledon Police Capture Car Burglar
Haledon police captured a former Paterson tattoo artist after home surveillance video caught images of him breaking into a car, authorities said.
Officers Edar Merza and Jeffrey Welsh, responding to the 4:40 a.m. call, spoke with neighbors and reviewed video of the burglar “entering and rummaging through an unlocked vehicle” parked in a driveway near the corner of Haledon Court and Oxford Street, Lt. George Guzman said.
They canvassed the area and found Gregory Gizinski, 34, near West Broadway, then took him into custody, Guzman said.
Gizinski, who already had a criminal record, was charg…
