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Shoplifter Left Behind, Accomplice Busted Months Later In Morris County: Cops
A 23-year-old Queens man was arrested by Denville police on Tuesday, Nov. 28 after escaping officers back in September, authorities said.
Elijah Cowan, 23 and Aziz James, a 24-year-old Queens resident, were among three people stealing from the local CVS on Sunday, Sept. 17, police in Denville said.
Cowan and another man escaped in a Jeep Wrangler, officers said. Police tried to stop the car, but terminated the pursuit due to possible dangers to the public and Cowan's reckless driving, officers said.
James was left behind that night and was found with $280 in stolen over-the-counter me…
3rd Accused Crew Member Busted By Glen Rock Police In $3,650 CVS Cosmetics Thefts
UPDATE: A third member of an organized crew was charged in connection with the theft of nearly $3,650 worth of cosmetics from a Glen Rock CVS in separate trips, authorities said.
Maria Lacerna-Fernandez, 35, of Paterson, participated in the shopliftings at the Rock Road pharmacy on May 19 and 24, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said on Tuesday, June 20.
Detective Sgt. James Calaski initially arrested Carla E. Granda-Jara, a 37-year-old resident of the Silk City, with help from his colleagues in Fair Lawn earlier this month, the chief said.
The sergeant grabbed Ricardo E. Campos-Bardales, 42, o…
Gotcha! Organized Couple Busted By Glen Rock Detective After $3,650 CVS Cosmetics Thefts
A Glen Rock police detective nabbed an organized pair of thieves -- one from Elmwood Park, the other from Paterson -- who swiped nearly $3,650 worth of cosmetics from a local CVS in separate trips, authorities said.
Detective Sgt. James Calaski identified Carla E. Granda-Jara, a 37-year-old resident of the Silk City, and Ricardo E. Campos-Bardales, 42, following the May 19 and May 24 shopliftings at the Rock Road pharmacy, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
Calaski arrested Granda-Jara with help from his colleagues in Fair Lawn last Thursday, June 8, the chief said.
The sergeant grabb…
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram Nypd Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video
A hardcore criminal trio from Newark who’d stolen $70,000 worth of designer attire from a Manhattan boutique rammed an NYPD cruiser during an attempted getaway, authorities said.
Video posted on TikTok shows several NYPD officers slamming the Dodge Charger with batons while seizing all three just outside the Holland Tunnel.
Janavia Marable, 29, Brianna Grier, 27, and Jahlil Pamplin, 29, had just fled Kirna Zabete, a high-end boutique in nearby Soho, after snatching armfuls of garments from racks and display cases, the NYPD said.
It was the second time in two months that the veteran crew v…
‘Strong Shining Light:’ Lehigh Valley Native, Performing Arts HS Grad Alexander Hille Dies, 24
Lehigh Valley native and performing arts high school graduate Alexander M. Hille died at his home in Catasauqua on August 23. He was 24.
Born in Carrollton, Texas, Hille later moved to Bethlehem, where he attended the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts and graduated in 2016, his obituary says.
Hille worked at Walmart in Bethlehem and in the past held positions at CVS, Hotel Bethlehem, and Driftstone Campground, his memorial says.
In his free time, Hille loved all types of art, from acting to writing and drawing. He was known, above all, for being a good friend.
“He was a good …
Teaneck Pedestrian, 65, On Cellphone Struck Crossing Mid-Block At Night, Police Report
A 65-year-old pedestrian was looking at his cellphone when he was struck by an SUV in Teaneck as he crossed Cedar Lane in the middle of the block at night, authorities said.
The sun had just set when the township victim was struck by a 2019 Ford Eco-Sport outside the CVS near Queen Anne Road shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said.
He was initially unconscious but breathing when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the deputy chief said.
The westbound 37-year-old driver, also from Teaneck, it turned out, had an expired license, for which he receive…
Bias Incident: Bergen Man Shouts At Asian Customer That Chinese Caused COVID, Police Say
A 70-year-old Glen Rock man straddled the line between free speech and harassment, police said, when he stood behind an Asian-American woman at a CVS checkout counter and shouted that the Chinese Communist Party "caused COVID."
"That’s why we’re wearing these masks,” the man reportedly yelled, bringing police to the Rock Road store.
He yelled this several times, said the woman, who “felt threatened [because] she was the only Asian individual in the immediate area,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
A witness corroborated her account, he added.
Interviewed by police, the man said that he …
Police: Morris County Man, 28, Found With Meth After Car Chase, Crash, Two Foot Pursuits
A Morris County man with meth sped away from officers during a traffic stop, initiating a high-speed pursuit that ended with a crash and not one but two foot chases, police said.
Michael A. Liska, Jr., 28, sped off while officers tried to stop him for driving without a seatbelt and having a broken brake light near the Budd Lake Diner around 1:35 p.m. Saturday, Mount Olive Police said.
Liska, of Budd Lake, sped through the parking lot of CVS on Woodsedge Avenue before crashing into a vehicle on Route 46 east, police said.
Liska hit snow banks and blew through stop signs as he continued to s…
