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Elmwood Park PD: Wanted Paterson Man Nabbed With Stolen Gun, Hollow Points, Oxy
A wanted Paterson man was carrying a stolen gun loaded with hollow-point bullets when Elmwood Park police arrested him, authorities said.
Brandon Diaz, 21, was driving a 2005 Honda Accord with an expired registration when he was stopped over the weekend, Police Chief Michael Foligno said.
They quickly learned that Diaz was wanted out of Paterson for aggravated assault with a firearm, Foligno said.
The officers arrested Diaz on the outstanding warrant, then searched the car and found the 9mm Taurus pistol, reported stolen out of Georgia, the chief said.
Diaz remained held Monday in the Ber…
Mahwah Motel Sex Assault: NY Man Beat, Threatened Captive Victim, Prosecutor Says
A New York State man was jailed after surrendering to police for sexually assaulting, restraining and threatening a victim at a Mahwah hotel, authorities said.
Gustavo R. Gonzalez, 24, of Middletown, NY committed an assault in his in his vehicle, then sexually assaulted and restrained the victim at the hotel while armed with an undisclosed weapon last Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The victim escaped and dialed 911, but Gonzalez fled, Musella said.
Mahwah police obtained warrants charging him with sexual assault, sexual contact, criminal restraint, making terrori…
Landscaper, 32, Sexually Abused Cliffside Park Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge
A landscaper sexually abused a Cliffside Park pre-teen, authorities charged.
Miguel Camey, 32, of the Bronx “engaged in sexual conduct with the child on multiple occasions,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday.
Detectives from his officer were tipped off by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Musella said.
An investigation with borough police followed, the prosecutor said.
Camey remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assaul…
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged.
Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday.
Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said.
The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said.
The 4-year-…
