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Teen Jailed In Head-On That Injured Rutherford Officer Teen Jailed In Head-On That Injured Rutherford Officer
Teen Jailed In Head-On That Injured Rutherford Officer UPDATE: An 18-year-old thief from Newark who injured a Rutherford police officer when he rammed a stolen sedan head-on into a cruiser remained jailed on a host of offenses. Nyaad A. Johnson was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, as well as resisting arrest, burglary, receiving stolen property and employing a juvenile in a crime. Officer Stuart Madison, meanwhile, was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center before being released later in the day. Police from Rutherford and Lyndhurst were headed to an active burglary call on Riverside Terrace when the crash occurred…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
GONE IN 30 SECONDS: Smash-And-Grab Thieves Swiftly Snatch $1.5M In Bling From Paterson Store GONE IN 30 SECONDS: Smash-And-Grab Thieves Swiftly Snatch $1.5M In Bling From Paterson Store
Gone IN 30 Seconds: Smash-And-Grab Thieves Swiftly Snatch $1.5M In Bling From Paterson Store Four methodical burglars needed all of a half-minute to smash their way into a jewelry store on Paterson's south side and snatch what the owners reported was more than $1.5 million worth of bling. Clothed in a variety of hats, facemasks, gloves and construction vests, the burglars covered a doorbell cam and popped the locks on the front security gate at the Ramadanco International jewelry store on Getty Avenue before dawn earlier this month, according to various reports. Security video shows them smashing the bottom-half glass of the front door and climbing in. The jewelry was all in stand…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Iconic Hoboken Sandwich Shop Destroyed — But Still Open Iconic Hoboken Sandwich Shop Destroyed — But Still Open
Iconic Hoboken Sandwich Shop Destroyed — But Still Open One of Hoboken's longest-standing sandwich shops was partially destroyed last week, but remains open. Fiore's, a Hoboken sandwich shop known for its fresh mozzarella and in business since the early 1900s, fell victim to a burglary on Wednesday, May 24 around 11 p.m., city police spokeswoman Marci Rubin said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fiore's House of Quality (@fioreshouseofquality) Officers responding to the Adams Street deli saw stones had been thrown through the glass door and a window, Rubin said. Nothing was taken fro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs GOTCHA! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs
Gotcha! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs Fairview detectives cracked a string of smash-and-grab business burglaries after a local career criminal had a blowup with a woman over his drug use, authorities said. The phrase “known to police” was coined for offenders like Andrew Stanganelli, 32, who has a drug-related arrest record in both North Jersey and New York City that stretches back more than a decade. So it’s no surprise that he’d be on the list of usual suspects following last fall’s burglary spree. It began shortly after midnight Nov. 7 when an intruder forced open the front door of Romo Dry Cleaners on Fairview Avenue, sla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Police Converge, Burglary Duo Caught Redhanded In Northvale GOTCHA! Police Converge, Burglary Duo Caught Redhanded In Northvale
Gotcha! Police Converge, Burglary Duo Caught Redhanded In Northvale Police from neighboring towns converged Thursday afternoon to capture a pair of burglars who broke into a Northvale home. A 911 call alerted police to a burglary in progress on Snedeker Place at 1:40 p.m. May 18, Northvale Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Ostrow’s officers and their colleagues from Norwood were the first on the scene, the chief said. Norwood police immediately grabbed a suspect in the backyard of the burglarized home, Ostrow said. Northvale police chased down the other, he said. Both were brought to a nearby medical facility for evaluations, the chief said. Neither cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Burglar's Dozen: Repeat Offender Tied To 13 New Milford Vehicle Break-Ins Burglar's Dozen: Repeat Offender Tied To 13 New Milford Vehicle Break-Ins
Burglar's Dozen: Repeat Offender Tied To 13 New Milford Vehicle Break-Ins There's a reason they call it a crime of opportunity. More than a dozen vehicles that were left unlocked at the south end of New Milford had laptops, credit cards, IDs and other personal belongings stolen by a local repeat offender, authorities said. All of the 13 thefts occurred overnight on May 2, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Detectives identified Lashawn Ray, 26, conducted a warranted search of his home in town and arrested him on Thursday, May 11, after finding some of the stolen goods, the captain said. They charged Ray with nine counts of burglary and six counts of theft and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Warren County Man Charged For Stealing 3 ATVs Worth Over $10K: Prosecutor Warren County Man Charged For Stealing 3 ATVs Worth Over $10K: Prosecutor
Warren County Man Charged For Stealing 3 ATVs Worth Over $10K: Prosecutor A Warren County man was charged for stealing three offroad vehicles worth more than $10,000 last week, authorities announced Tuesday, May 9. Christopher R. Gordon, 23, broke into a shed on the 1400 block of Liberty Street in Alpha and stole the vehicles on Thursday, May 4, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Gordon, of the 700 block of South Boulevard in Alpha, was identified via video surveillance footage, which led to the discovery of his own vehicle, the prosecutor added. He has been charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief. The investigation into the stolen veh…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Burglarized Ridgewood Couple Finds $15K Missing From Bedroom, Air Jordans From Basement: PD Burglarized Ridgewood Couple Finds $15K Missing From Bedroom, Air Jordans From Basement: PD
Burglarized Ridgewood Couple Finds $15K Missing From Bedroom, Air Jordans From Basement: PD A couple from Ridgewood returned after a couple of days away to hear a rear door slam and someone run from their house, police said. Village police quickly responded and found the rear door broken into and the home off Godwin Avenue near Midland Park ransacked late Sunday afternoon, April 30, Capt. Forest Lyons said. The couple said roughly $15,000 was missing from their bedroom and two pair of Air Jordan collector sneakers from the basement, the captain said. Village police converged on the area, along with their colleagues from Midland Park and Wyckoff and a Bergen County Sheriff's K9 un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says
Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says An 87-year-old Montvale homeowner was kept distracted by a burglar whose partner slipped in and swiped a lock box from the victim's home. The joke was on them, however: There weren't any valuables in it, authorities said. Dino Pizzo, 47, was arrested at his Edison home on Saturday, April 29, after Montvale Police Detective Sgt. Andrew Fedick identified him as the stealthy intruder, Police Chief Douglas McDowell said. Pizzo's partner went to the victim's home on a dead-end street on the east side of town shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday with a story about doing tree work and a question abou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Months-Long Burglary Spree Targeting North Jersey Businesses: Prosecutor Suspect Nabbed In Months-Long Burglary Spree Targeting North Jersey Businesses: Prosecutor
Suspect Nabbed In Months-Long Burglary Spree Targeting North Jersey Businesses: Prosecutor A suspect has been arrested in connection to a spree of burglaries targeting businesses across North Jersey lasting several months, authorities said. John Berardi, of School Street in Washington, was charged with six counts of burglary, seven counts of criminal mischief, and two counts of theft of moveable property, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said on Thursday, April 27. Berardi, 59, is accused of breaking into businesses in Washington Township and Borough (Warren County), Mount Olive, and Glen Gardner by throwing a rock through either a glass door or a plate glass window. T…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hackettstown Police Probe Skyland Medical Group Burglary Hackettstown Police Probe Skyland Medical Group Burglary
Hackettstown Police Probe Skyland Medical Group Burglary Hackettstown Police are seeking clues after an overnight burglary at the Skyland Medical Group. The burglary occurred at the 117 Seber Rd. location in Doctors Park between 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, and 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, the department said. The burglar — or burglars — entered the building through a side window, police added. No further details were released. Press Release (4/13/23): Skyland Medical Group Burglary The Hackettstown Police Department is currently investigating a... Posted by Hackettstown Police Department on Thursday, April 13, 2023 Anyone with informa…

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by Valerie Musson
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TENSE MOMENT: Post Office Burglar From Teaneck Grabs Bogota Officer's Gun: Police TENSE MOMENT: Post Office Burglar From Teaneck Grabs Bogota Officer's Gun: Police
Tense Moment: Post Office Burglar From Teaneck Grabs Bogota Officer's Gun: Police A burglar from Teaneck found by police moments after he broke into the Bogota post office tried grabbing an officer’s gun while resisting arrest, authorities said. Calvin Torres-Vaughan, 33, already had a plastic bin of mail in his car when Officers Lewis Duenãs and Michael Torres responded to a burglar alarm at the West Main Street post office shortly after midnight Saturday, April 8, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. They found a front window pried open and Torres-Vaughan inside, the sergeant said. Torres-Vaughan, who was carrying a flashlight and a crowbar, “resisted by kicking and punchin…

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by Jerry DeMarco