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Bethlehem Man, 18, Used Hammer To Break Into Coach Store At Wind Creek Outlets, Police Say Bethlehem Man, 18, Used Hammer To Break Into Coach Store At Wind Creek Outlets, Police Say
Bethlehem Man, 18, Used Hammer To Break Into Coach Store At Wind Creek Outlets, Police Say A Bethlehem man used a hammer to break glass doors and burglarize the Coach store at the Wind Creek outlets before dawn Wednesday, authorities charged. Moises Orozco, 18, was seen on surveillance footage using a hammer to force his way into the Coach store at the Outlets at Wind Creek shortly before 4:10 a.m., Bethlehem Police said. Officers responding to the activated burglar alarm found Orozco holding the hammer and standing by the store’s cash register. He also had several pieces of merchandise with the security tags still attached, police said. Orozco is also a suspect in a residential…

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by Valerie Musson
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Passaic Sheriff: Man Caught Throwing Block Through Forensics Office Window Passaic Sheriff: Man Caught Throwing Block Through Forensics Office Window
Passaic Sheriff: Man Caught Throwing Block Through Forensics Office Window A repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history was arrested Thursday after he threw a concrete block through the front windows of the Passaic County Sheriff's forensic investigations unit, authorities said. A witness pointed officers to Carl Belton, 50, after the window at the Bureau of Criminal Identification near the Passaic County Jail at Marshall and Grand street was smashed, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Surveillance video confirmed that it was him, the sheriff said. Belton had outstanding warrants from Bloomfield (drinking in public), Trenton (the same, plus diso…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Drunk Man, 43, Charged For Back-To-Back Assaults, Terroristic Threats In Morris County Police: Drunk Man, 43, Charged For Back-To-Back Assaults, Terroristic Threats In Morris County
Police: Drunk Man, 43, Charged For Back-To-Back Assaults, Terroristic Threats In Morris County A Middlesex County man was intoxicated when he committed back-to-back assaults and made terroristic threats at a Morris County gas station, police said. Michael Nilsen, 43, was seen banging on car windows at QuickChek on South Jefferson Road in Hanover on August 25, Police Chief Mark Roddy said in a release. Nilsen, of Colonia, was found to be intoxicated, police said. A follow-up investigation led to his arrest with charges for two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, terroristic threats, hindering, criminal mischief, obstruction and disorderly conduct, police said. Nilsen was…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Intoxicated Sussex County Man, 42, Throws Metal Furniture Through Liquor Store Window Police: Intoxicated Sussex County Man, 42, Throws Metal Furniture Through Liquor Store Window
Police: Intoxicated Sussex County Man, 42, Throws Metal Furniture Through Liquor Store Window A Sussex County man was intoxicated when he threw furniture through the front window of a local ShopRite and later damaged property at police headquarters, authorities said. Aaren Snook, of Branchville, is accused of throwing metal furniture through the window of ShopRite Liquors in Franklin after store associates prevented him from purchasing more alcohol on July 14, borough police said in a release Wednesday. Snook was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where he allegedly damaged borough property while in custody. Snook was charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and s…

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Group Accused Of Criminal Mischief At Warren County Park KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Group Accused Of Criminal Mischief At Warren County Park
Know Them? Police Seek ID For Group Accused Of Criminal Mischief At Warren County Park Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a group in connection with reports of criminal mischief at a Warren County park. The group — pictured above — is accused of criminal mischief at Thomas Stewart Park in Greenwich Township, police said Tuesday. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to contact Det. Kyle Lazier at (908) 454-1054 ext. 21.

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by Valerie Musson
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Park Ridge PD: Employee Finds Burglar From Bergenfield In Borough Business Park Ridge PD: Employee Finds Burglar From Bergenfield In Borough Business
Park Ridge PD: Employee Finds Burglar From Bergenfield In Borough Business An employee chased a burglar after finding him in a Park Ridge business, said police who tracked down and arrested him. Christo Meneses, 20, of Bergenfield had stolen and damaged the business’ van hours earlier when the worker found him behind the register shortly before 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief Joseph Madden said. Meneses grabbed some cash and bolted as the employee unsuccessfully tried to chase him down, Madden said. Responding officers set up a perimeter and contacted detectives, as well as a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit. They spotted Meneses walking down the street from th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PD: Morris County Woman Hospitalized After Leaping From 3rd Story Hotel Window To Avoid Cops PD: Morris County Woman Hospitalized After Leaping From 3rd Story Hotel Window To Avoid Cops
PD: Morris County Woman Hospitalized After Leaping From 3rd Story Hotel Window To Avoid Cops A Morris County woman leapt from the third story of a hotel in an attempt to avoid apprehension after allegedly stealing cash and medical marijuana from an acquaintance, authorities said. Carrie Katechis, 44, is accused of stealing an acquaintance’s room key at the Extended Stay Hotel in Hanover before entering his room and making off with cash and medical marijuana on June 15, Hanover Police said in a release Wednesday. Katechis, of Randolph, refused to open the door when confronted by the acquaintance a short time later, police said. Katechis then called for a taxi using a cell phone bel…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Man Who Went On Racial Tirade Newly Charged With Stalking, Damaging Neighbors' Vehicles NJ Man Who Went On Racial Tirade Newly Charged With Stalking, Damaging Neighbors' Vehicles
NJ Man Who Went On Racial Tirade Newly Charged With Stalking, Damaging Neighbors' Vehicles A 45-year-old South Jersey man captured in a viral video harassing his black neighbors has been newly charged with damaging their vehicles, stalking and drug-dealing offenses, authorities said. Edward C. Mathews, of Mount Laurel, was charged Thursday with multiple counts of criminal mischief, multiple drug-related offenses including dealing drugs, stalking and several weapons offenses, the Burlington County prosecutor said. Mathews, who was being held  in Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, was initially charged on July 2, and again on Monday, with several counts of harassment, bias…

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by Jon Craig
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Police: Warren County Man Assaults Good Samaritans Checking On Child Cyclist After Hit-And-Run Police: Warren County Man Assaults Good Samaritans Checking On Child Cyclist After Hit-And-Run
Police: Warren County Man Assaults Good Samaritans Checking On Child Cyclist After Hit-And-Run The passenger of a vehicle that allegedly struck a child cyclist and fled the scene is accused of assaulting two Good Samaritans that had stopped to check on the victim, authorities in Warren County charged. Washington Township Police responded to a report of a physical dispute near Rt. 57 East and School Street in Washington Borough shortly after 7:20 p.m. on June 17, authorities said Tuesday. Upon arrival, the vehicle had fled the scene but was quickly located on E. Washington Avenue, authorities said. A follow-up investigation determined that the vehicle had struck a child riding a bicy…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities: Police Pursuit From NJ Ends In Westchester Authorities: Police Pursuit From NJ Ends In Westchester
Authorities: Police Pursuit From NJ Ends In Westchester UPDATE (JUNE 28): A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour. The chase continued through Rockland County a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Woman Details Extremist Group's Attempt To Drive Her Out Of New House On TikTok NJ Woman Details Extremist Group's Attempt To Drive Her Out Of New House On TikTok
NJ Woman Details Extremist Group's Attempt To Drive Her Out Of New House On TikTok A New Jersey woman posted a 48-part series on TikTok detailing the terrifying days that a member of an extremist group invaded her home and tried to reclaim it as his ancestral property. Shanetta -- on the video-sharing app as @regblackgrl -- said she began getting letters from members of a sovereign citizens group who claimed ownership of her Ivy Street home in Newark, since purchasing and renovating it back in February. Sometime last week, the men -- who identified as members of the Al Moroccan Empire -- broke into the house, changed the locks and hung a moorish flag in the window. On J…

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by Cecilia Levine
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LAST CALL: Hasbrouck Heights Liquor Store Burglar Caught Returning For More, Police Say LAST CALL: Hasbrouck Heights Liquor Store Burglar Caught Returning For More, Police Say
Last CALL: Hasbrouck Heights Liquor Store Burglar Caught Returning For More, Police Say A Hasbrouck Heights man who’d broken into a local liquor store went back hours later – only this time the owner was inside cleaning up from the previous break-in, authorities said. Frank Christie, 56, already had an overnight run-in with the law the day before. Witnesses told police he’d been throwing bottles off the roof of a Terrace Avenue apartment building and damaged a parked car. An intoxicated Christie was sent to Hackensack University Medical Center because of his condition and no charges were immediately filed. Then, shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, a neighbor summoned police t…

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by Jerry DeMarco