FAMILIAR FACE: Serial Porch Pirate Spotted By Lyndhurst Crossing Guard Dives Into Dumpster FAMILIAR FACE: Serial Porch Pirate Spotted By Lyndhurst Crossing Guard Dives Into Dumpster
Familiar Face: Serial Porch Pirate Spotted By Lyndhurst Crossing Guard Dives Into Dumpster A Lyndhurst porch pirate was spotted by a school crossing guard, pursued by the township police chief and captured after he dove into a Dumpster, authorities said. Jaquiece Shaddeer Smith, a 35-year-old longtime repeat offender from Garfield, made headlines just last month when he was identified snatching packages there while wearing both a distinctive jacket made of NFL team patches and with bright yellow sneakers. The Lyndhurst incident was no different. Smith -- this time cad in a colorful hoodie -- apparently didn't know the crossing guard had seen him snatch deliveries from a nearby h…
NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing
NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing An Ocean County ex-convict and parolee once featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" admitted to his role in the stabbing death of a Seaside Heights man, authorities said. Angelo Grenci, 47, of Berkeley Township, pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 29 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Grenci was charged in the killing of 50-year-old Carlton Williams. Prosecutors will pursue a prison sentence of 25 years for Grenci. He'd have to serve 85 percent of his term before being eligible for parole under the state's No Early Release…
Newark Man Kicks In Side Door, Tries Selling Stolen Jewelry In Verona Home Invasion: Police Newark Man Kicks In Side Door, Tries Selling Stolen Jewelry In Verona Home Invasion: Police
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…
Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD
Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD A 50-year-old Jersey City resident and maintenance worker at a Bayonne building turned out to be a real Grinch, police said. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Ricardo Perez was arrested after police say he stole holiday gifts from an apartment complex he worked at and attempted to hide the security footage of his larceny, Bayonne police said. On Saturday, Dec. 23, a woman reported two shopping bags containing holiday gifts and her paycheck and mail were removed from the lobby of her apartment complex, police said. The Bayonne Police Detective Bureau attempted to review video surveillance but had troub…
Thief With Pickup Takes Trailer Containing $50G Worth Of Valuables From North Arlington VFW Lot Thief With Pickup Takes Trailer Containing $50G Worth Of Valuables From North Arlington VFW Lot
Thief With Pickup Takes Trailer Containing $50G Worth Of Valuables From North Arlington VFW Lot Edward Richard lost just about everything he owned when someone stole his trailer from the VFW parking lot in North Arlington. "I used it for storage when I moved from my house into a small apartment," he said. There was a full toolbox, car parts from Australia and family heirlooms among what Richard estimates is over $50,000 worth of valuables, not counting the trailer. North Arlington police obtained a surveillance image of a pickup truck that apparently was used to haul away the 24-by-8½-foot black trailer with no lettering on it late in the afternoon on New Year's Eve. The pickup does…
Pro-Palestinian Stranger Who Tore Down Israeli Flag, Taunted Store Employees Found: Tenafly PD Pro-Palestinian Stranger Who Tore Down Israeli Flag, Taunted Store Employees Found: Tenafly PD
Pro-Palestinian Stranger Who Tore Down Israeli Flag, Taunted Store Employees Found: Tenafly PD Tenafly police arrested a woman who they said ripped an Israeli flag down from the awning of a downtown store and harassed employees last month with “pro-Palestinian taunts and antagonizing hand gestures.” Denisa Gjana, 31, of Lodi was identified after investigators interviewed witnesses and reviewed area surveillance video following the Dec. 5, 2023 incident on West Railroad Avenue, Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Gjana ripped down the flag, threw it into a trash can down the street, then returned to the business and berated the employees, the captain said. Then she drove away. This we…
Wood-Ridge Detectives Charge Habitual Hackensack Offender, 19, In Home Burglary Vehicle Theft Wood-Ridge Detectives Charge Habitual Hackensack Offender, 19, In Home Burglary Vehicle Theft
Wood-Ridge Detectives Charge Habitual Hackensack Offender, 19, In Home Burglary Vehicle Theft A 19-year-old habitual offender from Hackensack who's been arrested no fewer than four times in just the past year was back in the Bergen County Jail, although it wasn't certain for how long. Cosmo Pena was released from the Essex County Jail on Thursday, Jan. 4, to the custody of Wood-Ridge police, who'd tied him to the theft of a resident's Mercedes during a home burglary last summer. Pena -- who has racked up recent arrests for offenses including theft, conspiracy, resisting arrest and leading a police chase  -- had been held in Essex County the past few weeks. Wood-Ridge detective…
FEDS: Serial Burglar Makes Bogus Calls To Divert Police Before Multiple NJ Drug Store Break-Ins FEDS: Serial Burglar Makes Bogus Calls To Divert Police Before Multiple NJ Drug Store Break-Ins
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 …
Linden PD Looking For Package Thief Who Fled In BMW (PHOTOS) Linden PD Looking For Package Thief Who Fled In BMW (PHOTOS)
Linden PD Looking For Package Thief Who Fled In BMW (Photos) Police in Linden are looking for a woman who was a real life Grinch, only with better transportation. On Thursday, Dec. 21. at 6:30 a.m., the woman went into the mail room of the Citizen Linden apartment building at 307 W. Elizabeth Ave, opened several packages, and then left with the contents, police said. Linden Police The woman then left the building and fled in a black BMW, police said. Anyone with information is urged to contact Det. Dan Hemenway at (908) 474-8532 or via email at dhemenway@lpdnj.org.
HOME INVASION: Lookout For NYPD Impersonators Takes Plea In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery HOME INVASION: Lookout For NYPD Impersonators Takes Plea In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery
Home Invasion: Lookout For Nypd Impersonators Takes Plea In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery UPDATE: A Bronx man nicknamed "Shakes" admitted that he served as the lookout while two home invaders posing as NYPD detectives tied up and robbed a Fair Lawn family. Dominick Memoli, 57, was in on the planning of last year’s robbery, in which residents were zip-tied and an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry was stolen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He became the first of seven defendants in the case to take a deal from prosecutors rather than risk the potential outcome of a trial. All seven were arrested in New York State this past May. ****** HOME INVASION: Accused NY…
No-Show Jersey City Contractors Conned Victims Out Of $200K: Prosecutor No-Show Jersey City Contractors Conned Victims Out Of $200K: Prosecutor
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 Police Charge Local Handyman With $192,000 Heist From Downtown Ramsey Restaurant
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 …