Mostly Cloudy 42°
Tag:

Franklin Laboy

Police & Fire
TUGBUST: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say TUGBUST: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say
Tugbust: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say An undercover crew of gangbusters blocked a between-the-sheets operation at a local Rochelle Park massage parlor, authorities said. Township police detectives targeted the Fuji Salon on Woodland Avenue following a tip from a “concerned resident,” Capt. James DePreta said. The owner and two employees were arrested after an undercover sting led to under-the-table offers, the captain said. Yeong Herin, 68, of Cliffside Park, was charged with promoting prostitution and possession of property derived from criminal activity – namely $2,000 in alleged proceeds that DePreta said were seized. Bust…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Heroin Buyer Agrees To Rehab After Drive-By Paterson Dealer Is Caught: Rochelle Park Police Heroin Buyer Agrees To Rehab After Drive-By Paterson Dealer Is Caught: Rochelle Park Police
Heroin Buyer Agrees To Rehab After Drive-By Paterson Dealer Is Caught: Rochelle Park Police A keen-eyed Rochelle Park police detective notched two positives when he picked off a Paterson man peddling heroin to a local resident, authorities said. Detective Brian Cobb was driving an unmarked vehicle in the area of Lexington Avenue and High Street when he spotted the local man pacing and a silver Honda eventually pull up, Capt. James M. DePreta said. After watching a hand-to-hand-exchange, Cobb stopped the sedan and seized the driver, Nazhier Cleaves, 27, of Paterson, the captain said. Officers Anthony Ferrulli and Nick Mercoun tracked down the 41-year-old local buyer and found him …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Police: Large-Scale Chilean Burglary Crew Member Caught In Rochelle Park Home, Others Sought Police: Large-Scale Chilean Burglary Crew Member Caught In Rochelle Park Home, Others Sought
Police: Large-Scale Chilean Burglary Crew Member Caught In Rochelle Park Home, Others Sought Police nabbed one Thanksgiving Day burglar inside a Rochelle Park home and were looking for another -- both of whom are believed to belong to a large-scale Chilean break-in crew. Victor Ramirez-Troncoso, 40, had only just arrived in the U.S. on Sunday, Nov. 20, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Officers from Rochelle Park, Paramus and Maywood converged on the Peek Street home after he and another burglar triggered interior motion cameras around 7:30 p.m. on the holiday, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Both were wearing gloves and masks and carrying flashlights, he said. A broken window led Officers B…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Rochelle Park Officer Finds Couple With Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop Rochelle Park Officer Finds Couple With Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop
Rochelle Park Officer Finds Couple With Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop A Rochelle Park police officer found a couple carrying a loaded gun during a traffic stop Tuesday, authorities said. Officer Franklin Laboy pulled over a Nissan Sentra with tinted windows on West Passaic Street and found the 9mm SCCY CPX hangun under the front passenger seat, Lt. James DePreta said. Laboy summoned backup and arrested the driver, Jamal Mattiex of Paterson, and Monasia Coleman, of Rembert, SC, both 18. Each was charged with weapons offenses and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Assisting were Sgt.…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Driver Reaches For Gun In Struggle, Rochelle Park Police Say Driver Reaches For Gun In Struggle, Rochelle Park Police Say
Driver Reaches For Gun In Struggle, Rochelle Park Police Say A tragedy was prevented when a Hudson County driver reaching for a gun was quickly subdued during a weekend brawl between him, his passenger and police outside a Rochelle Park 7-Eleven, authorities said. A white Cadillac bearing New York license plates taken from another vehicle was headed north on Rochelle Avenue when Officer Chris Kiszka stopped it Saturday afternoon, Detective Lt. James M. DePreta said. Detecting the odor of raw marijuana, Kiszka began removing the driver -- identified as Josean Diaz, 21, of Union City -- when he reached for a gun his waistband, DePreta said. Capt. Gl…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco