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WILLOWBROOK BRAWL: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say WILLOWBROOK BRAWL: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say
Willowbrook Brawl: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy stabbed a 14-year-old rival at the Willowbrook Mall during a weekend brawl between two groups from the City of Passaic, police said Monday. There had been an “ongoing issue between them that involved a previous fight in another location,” Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said on March 6. The boy was found at the entrance to the food court with a stab wound in his thigh around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, the captain said. The boy who stabbed him fled with others in his group toward the Cinemark movie theater, Daly said. As officers from Wayne, Fairfield and …

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MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court
Mall Stabbing: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy stabbed a 14-year-old rival at the Willowbrook Mall during a weekend brawl between two groups from the City of Passaic, police said Monday. There had been an “ongoing issue between them that involved a previous fight in another location,” Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said on March 6. The boy was found at the entrance to the food court with a stab wound in his thigh around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, the captain said. The boy who stabbed him fled with others in his group toward the Cinemark movie theater, Daly said. As officers from Wayne, Fairfield and …

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GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall
Gotcha! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall The driver of a stolen car stopped by Wayne police called in a bomb threat at the Macy’s in the Willowbrook Mall in the hopes of distracting them, authorities charged. Capt. Michael McNiff wasn’t fooled. While units responded to the 911 call at the mall, McNiff reminded officers on the road that it could be a diversionary tactic, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Sure enough, the call was traced to Shaquanda White, 30, of East Orange, who was driving a Honda Accord that had just been stopped by Officer Chris Savitsky outside the Yard House restaurant at Willowbrook, the captain said. The se…

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Dual Threat: Wayne Twins Sexually Harass Same Woman, Tangle With Police, Authorities Report Dual Threat: Wayne Twins Sexually Harass Same Woman, Tangle With Police, Authorities Report
Dual Threat: Wayne Twins Sexually Harass Same Woman, Tangle With Police, Authorities Report Twin brothers from Wayne sexually harassed a local mom repeatedly, then tangled with police who arrested them both, authorities said. The woman told police that she was walking in her neighborhood with her young child on Aug. 29 when Ryan Kayal, 33, rode up on a bicycle and “threatened to force himself on her sexually,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Kayal was “evasive and uncooperative,” then walked away and refused to stop when they found him on the bicycle a short time later, the captain said. They’d taken Kayal into custody when his twin, Daniel, emerged from their home and tried to fr…

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Where Did He Hide That Key? Ex-Con Had Loaded Gun In Locked Vehicle, Wayne Police Say Where Did He Hide That Key? Ex-Con Had Loaded Gun In Locked Vehicle, Wayne Police Say
Where Did He Hide That Key? Ex-Con Had Loaded Gun In Locked Vehicle, Wayne Police Say Wayne police who frisked a wanted ex-con after he surrendered at headquarters couldn't find the key they needed to search his vehicle for a gun they believed he was carrying. It wasn't in the convict's pockets, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. It wasn't in the holding cell -- although police did find the key ring there, he said. Told they’d have to strip search him, Alphonzo C. Jackson, 27, of Wayne, admitted hiding it, the captain said. Authorities leave it to you to guess where. Police subsequently found a 9mm Glock 19 handgun with a loaded high-capacity magazine in the vehicle, Daly sa…

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Doc's Office Manager, BF Got 4,000 Percocet Using Stolen Scripts, Wayne Police Charge Doc's Office Manager, BF Got 4,000 Percocet Using Stolen Scripts, Wayne Police Charge
Doc's Office Manager, BF Got 4,000 Percocet Using Stolen Scripts, Wayne Police Charge The manager of a North Jersey doctor’s office stole prescription pads that she and her boyfriend used to collect more than 4,000 Percocet from local drugstores, authorities said. Detectives from the Wayne Police Special Operations Unit zeroed in on Luz Valle, 53, and Javier Sanchez, 48, both of Paterson, after the doctor alerted them to “someone illegally passing prescriptions in the doctor’s name at multiple pharmacies,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Detective Sgt. James Celentano and Detective Nick Pepe obtained multiple subpoenas and interviewed several people as part of a seven-month i…

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HEROES: Stolen $3,000 Intended For Wayne Food Pantry Recovered, Returned, YMCA Cleaner Charged HEROES: Stolen $3,000 Intended For Wayne Food Pantry Recovered, Returned, YMCA Cleaner Charged
Heroes: Stolen $3,000 Intended For Wayne Food Pantry Recovered, Returned, YMCA Cleaner Charged A cleaning company employee swiped $3,000 in cash and gift cards intended for the poor from the Wayne YMCA, but local investigators came to their rescue, authorities said. Danny Figueroa, 37, of Paterson took two sets of Apple AirPods, one set of Samsung earbuds and a set of master keys to the facility in addition to the $3,000 earmarked for the Wayne Interfaith Network Food Pantry, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The cash and property had all been in locked offices, the captain said. A thorough investigation led Detective Tom Cydzik to Figueroa, who was employed by a cleaning company that …

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Wayne PD: Convicted Felon Wanted For Robbery Presents Green Card Of Elderly Foreigner As ID Wayne PD: Convicted Felon Wanted For Robbery Presents Green Card Of Elderly Foreigner As ID
Wayne PD: Convicted Felon Wanted For Robbery Presents Green Card Of Elderly Foreigner As ID A 33-year-old Rutherford man wanted on burglary and robbery charges tried giving a Wayne police officer who stopped him a green card belonging to an elderly man from Haiti as identification, authorities said. Joshua Ellerbee then showed Officer Harrison Kirby a Social Security card with the other man’s name on it, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Kirby had stopped Ellerbee for having heavily tinted front windows, the captain said. “The driver claimed he previously had a New Jersey driver’s license,” Daly said. “However, nothing could be found in the system under the name he provided.” Kirby…

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GOTCHA! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Pile Of Packages, Wayne Police Say GOTCHA! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Pile Of Packages, Wayne Police Say
Gotcha! Porch Pirate Pinched After Pilfering Pile Of Packages, Wayne Police Say At least eight victims had packages snatched from their porches just before Christmas by a woman who tore them open, kept the items inside and tossed the empties into a Dumpster, police in Wayne said. Stephanie Ortiz, 20, of Totowa had just swiped a package from a home on Cecelia Drive when officers responding to that call got another from someone at a commercial building on Riverview Drive, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Ortiz had been “observed un-packaging items and discarding the packages and boxes in their dumpster" there, Daly said. Sgt. Luis Oliveira and Patrol Officers Angelo Giam…

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$2,800 In Cash Stolen From Busy Wayne Shopper's Purse, Security Video Leads To Arrest $2,800 In Cash Stolen From Busy Wayne Shopper's Purse, Security Video Leads To Arrest
$2,800 In Cash Stolen From Busy Wayne Shopper's Purse, Security Video Leads To Arrest Store video helped identify a woman who stole $2,800 in cash from an unsuspecting shopper’s purse, Wayne police said. The victim had left the purse unattended while shopping at the Burlington Coat Factory on Hamburg Turnpike, Detective Capt. Dan Daly explained. Officer Daniel Mc Dermott reviewed store video with security and saw two women “hovering near the victim while she was trying on shoes,” Daly said. One of them grabbed the purse while the shopper wasn’t looking and walked away, the captain said. “She removed items from the purse while the other female stood by, apparently acting as…

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SEE ANYTHING? Police Call Swastika Found Painted On Wayne Road 'Affront To Our Community' SEE ANYTHING? Police Call Swastika Found Painted On Wayne Road 'Affront To Our Community'
SEE Anything? Police Call Swastika Found Painted On Wayne Road 'Affront To Our Community' Wayne police were trying to determine who spray-painted a swastika on a local street. At this point, the incident is considered vandalism and not a hate crime, authorities said Monday. That could change, depending on what an investigation finds. “While no specific victim or target of this graffiti has been determined at this time, such conduct is an affront to our community as a whole,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Social media reports pointed police to the symbol on the pavement at Audubon Parkway, Daly said. (NOTE: Daily Voice has chosen not to re-publish any of the photos.) “Once it…

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Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks
Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks A repeat offender caught driving a stolen ambulance last year was arrested by Wayne police after he broke into a Starbucks on Route 23 overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Officers Kevin MacDonald, Michael Sweeney and Trevor Costabile found Jonathan Roman, 35, hiding in a storeroom after responding to a burglar alarm at the Willowbrook Mall-area café shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Roman, of Paterson, had stashed more than $500 that he’d stolen from shop registers in a refrigerator, Daly said. An alarm company representative told police a burglar was seen o…

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GOTCHA! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests GOTCHA! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests
Gotcha! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests An alert Wayne police officer nailed a pair of porch pirates with some help from home surveillance video, authorities said. The video from one victim’s home showed one of the thieves swiping several packages while a Honda Pilot cruised the neighborhood, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. An unidentified officer on patrol spotted the SUV in the parking lot of a local hotel and then found several delivery boxes shortly before 2 a.m., Daly said. That led to a second victim who hadn’t realized that a theft occurred, he said. Detectives nabbed Enid Gonzalez, 30, at the hotel and identified the oth…

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