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Newark Man Kicks In Side Door, Tries Selling Stolen Jewelry In Verona Home Invasion: Police
A 30-year-old Newark man was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 16 after he broke into a home in Verona earlier this month, authorities said.
On Friday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m., two suspects, including Christopher Lassiter, burglarized a home on Wayland Drive by kicking in the side door, Verona police said on Facebook. Upon entering the phone, they proceeded to ransack it, taking numerous items, police said.
Neighbors shared their home camera footage allowing police to identify Lassiter and another suspect, who were seen attempting to sell the victim's jewelry in a neighboring county, police s…
Feds: Serial Burglar Makes Bogus Calls To Divert Police Before Multiple NJ Drug Store Break-Ins
A hapless burglar tried to keep police in a half-dozen Bergen County towns busy with bogus calls of carjackings, kidnappings and other threats to try and buy himself time to break into local drug stores, federal authorities said.
Michael J. Gynegrowski, 34, hit pharmacies in Cresskill, Hackensack, Oradell, River Vale and Teaneck, usually by breaking a window, they said.
Six of a reported 10 attempts failed, but Gynegrowski did swipe a significant amount of Oxy, promethazine and other medications from an Englewood drug store, investigators told Daily Voice.
Police in the various towns …
No-Show Jersey City Contractors Conned Victims Out Of $200K: Prosecutor
Three Hudson and Bergen County residents were arrested and charged this week after they were paid $200,000 to do contract work they never performed, authorities said.
In March, Viral Patel, a 38-year-old Jersey City resident, Priyanka Patel, a 33-year-old Jersey City resident, and Pratik Patel, a 35-year-old Ramsey resident, were hired to perform contract work at a business owner's three properties, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The business owner received an invoice from Janvi Hotel Supply LLC at 23 Thorne St. in Jersey City for $200,000, which they paid, only the contract w…
Police Charge Local Handyman With $192,000 Heist From Downtown Ramsey Restaurant
As local heists go, the theft of a safe containing $192,000 from a restaurant in downtown Ramsey is pretty considerable.
Police said they didn’t have to go far to find it, either.
Craig Lannin, 57, a construction worker who’s lived in town all his life, stole it on Nov. 28 while working at Bici, a modern Italian restaurant on East Main Street, Ramsey Police Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli said.
Lannin, who records show had prior arrests, lives a mile and a half due north of downtown.
Police charged him with theft and criminal mischief and released him pending court action.
Police Chief Brian …
