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6 Charged In Luxury NJ Car Thefts: Prosecutor 6 Charged In Luxury NJ Car Thefts: Prosecutor
6 Charged In Luxury NJ Car Thefts: Prosecutor Five men and one juvenile were recently arrested and charged with numerous residential and vehicle burglaries in Somerset County, authorities said. In October 2023, broke into a Bernards Township home through a rear sliding window and stole a 2023 Mercedes Benz, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald announced. A 2020 Kia, previously stolen from Newark, was let behind at the scene. Several days later, entry was made into a home in Bernardsville and two BMWs were stolen, authorities said. In November, a Dodge Charger and BMW were stolen, authorities said. In December, police from Gre…

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by Sam Barron
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Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy
Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy A would-be car thief who fled a Wyckoff driveway after the new BMW X5’s owner confronted him turned out to be a 14-year-old boy from Garfield, authorities said. The teen hopped into a waiting Dodge Charger that was trailed by a Nissan Rogue, both of which sped from Atwood Place early one late-March morning, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Sgt. Ryan Noon tried stopping the Rogue but had to terminate the pursuit because of safety concerns, Soto said. Detective Sgt. Michael DeMaio took it from there, identifying the boy with help from Newark police who’d stopped the Charger, the lieutena…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Coach From Nutley Awaiting Trial In Lodi Couple's Auto Deaths Charged With Child Sex Crimes Coach From Nutley Awaiting Trial In Lodi Couple's Auto Deaths Charged With Child Sex Crimes
Coach From Nutley Awaiting Trial In Lodi Couple's Auto Deaths Charged With Child Sex Crimes A youth strength and conditioning coach from Nutley who'd remained free while awaiting trial in the deaths of a couple in a horrific early-morning crash outside their Lodi home exposed a child in Bergen County to sexual conduct, authorities charged. Bergen County Prosecutor Musella announced the arrest of Donald Kumar Davis, 33, without specifying the actions he’s accused of. He did say two instances allegedly involved a child in Washington Township and a third involved a child in Wyckoff. New Jersey statutes define the charges listed in jail records against Davis as involving exposing or…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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I-270 Drag Racer Throws Stolen Charger In Reverse Before Arrest: Cops I-270 Drag Racer Throws Stolen Charger In Reverse Before Arrest: Cops
I-270 Drag Racer Throws Stolen Charger In Reverse Before Arrest: Cops A car reported stolen out of New Jersey was at the center of a drag racing scandal in Maryland that landed one man behind bars.  Capitol Heights resident Keith Andre Gorham, 25, pushed things to the limit and now faces more than a dozen charges after he was caught racing a Dodge Charger that had been taken from Highland Park, NJ, a spokesperson for the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday. The arrest came following reported racing late on Veteran's Day in the area of I-270 and I-70 in Frederick County. According to the sheriff's office, deputies were called to the ar…

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by Zak Failla
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Car Burglar Trying To Hotfoot It Tackled After Assaulting Officer: Clifton PD Car Burglar Trying To Hotfoot It Tackled After Assaulting Officer: Clifton PD
Car Burglar Trying To Hotfoot It Tackled After Assaulting Officer: Clifton PD One of a group of sophisticated car thieves assaulted a Clifton police officer before being subdued following an overnight foot chase, authorities said. Francis Jose-Suarez, 20, of the Bronx was among a group trying to get into vehicles in the area of East 8th Street and Trenton Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, Lt. Robert Anderson said. Alerted by a resident, responding officers spotted an unoccupied Dodge Charger with the motor running, the lieutenant said. Turns out it had been stolen out of Saddle Brook earlier that night, he said. A neighbor pointed police toward…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TRAILER PARK CRASH: Wayne Police Car Rammed During Mobile Home Raid TRAILER PARK CRASH: Wayne Police Car Rammed During Mobile Home Raid
Trailer Park Crash: Wayne Police Car Rammed During Mobile Home Raid A Wayne police car was rammed during a quick-strike takedown of a local trio’s drug-dealing operation from a residence in a mobile home community, authorities said. A tipster pointed authorities to the Fourth Street home of Tyler J. Simmons, 27, and Savannah L. Sommer, 26, in Finn’s Mobile Home Park, Police Chief Jack McNiff said. Members of the department’s Special Ops and Narcotics unit set up surveillance that found the couple selling heroin from the home, the chief said. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau and uniformed officers then joined in a special operation that pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three-Car Crash Jams Route 80 In Morris County Three-Car Crash Jams Route 80 In Morris County
Three-Car Crash Jams Route 80 In Morris County Traffic backed up along the eastbound side of Route 80 in Morris County following a three-car crash on Saturday, Feb. 18. A Dodge Charger struck the back of a Mercedes-Benz ML3, and a BMW i330 ran off the road to the right, struck the guardrail, struck the Dodge in the right shoulder, ran off the road to the left, and impacted the center guardrail and median around 3:50 p.m. near milepost 30.6 in Mount Arlington, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The driver of the BMW sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition. The drive…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
SEE ANYTHING? Gang Of Four Robs $104,000 Worth Of Luxury Handbags From High-End Route 4 Store SEE ANYTHING? Gang Of Four Robs $104,000 Worth Of Luxury Handbags From High-End Route 4 Store
SEE Anything? Gang Of Four Robs $104,000 Worth Of Luxury Handbags From High-End Route 4 Store Three men and a woman robbed $104,000 worth of luxury handbags and accessories from a high-end Italian brand store at Hackensack's Shops at Riverside, authorities confirmed. Police turned to the public for help on Thursday, Sept. 22, sharing a photo of the distinctive getaway car involved in the holdup just off westbound Route 4 two days earlier. The quartet entered Bottega Veneta and threatened employees who were opening the store for the day, "putting them in fear," before noon on Sept. 20, Police Capt. Michael Antista said on Thursday. The crew snatched the goods and fled in a silver Do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities
Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities Authorities have released some details in a police-involved Newark shooting that injured a 15-year-old injured and a resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old, they said. Police shot the teen who was in a "suspicious" Dodge Charger behind a home on the 100 block of Lyons Avenue, when he apparently drove the car toward the officers to try to hurt them around 7:30 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. A second juvenile, age 17, was also in the vehicle. He was uninjured and was taken into police custody.  The injured juvenile underwent surgery and his co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Clifton Man, 23, Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Busy Paterson Street Clifton Man, 23, Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Busy Paterson Street
Clifton Man, 23, Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Busy Paterson Street Police were looking for a black Dodge Charger with tinted windows and black rims after a 23-year-old Clifton man was shot and killed outside a Paterson nightclub in the late afternoon, authorities confirmed. Divan E. Tejeda had been shot once in the chest when police found him on Market Street across from the Bonfire Mofongo House and Lounge shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, responders said. CPR was in progress as Tejeda was rushed to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead soon after. It was Paterson’s fifth homicide this year. Confirming the killing, Passaic …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says
Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has released details in the crash that killed a beloved youth pastor from Pennsylvania. Israel Razak Adebayo of Easton, PA, was under his friend’s Nissan Altima doing automotive repairs on Somerset Street in Newark when the driver of a Dodge Charger -- traveling at a high rate of speed -- lost control and struck the Nissan last Friday, Oct. 1, authorities said.  debayo was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m., and the driver of the Dodge Charger remained at the scene, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safet…

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by Jon Craig
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Wayne Mechanic, 23, Indicted In Crash Death Of Paterson Motorist Wayne Mechanic, 23, Indicted In Crash Death Of Paterson Motorist
Wayne Mechanic, 23, Indicted In Crash Death Of Paterson Motorist A 23-year-old mechanic from Wayne was indicted on death by auto and vehicular homicide charges for a crash last summer that killed a Paterson man, authorities announced. Asante Cugliari was drunk and under the influence of pot when he sped through a stop sign and his Hyundai Genesis T-boned a Dodge Charger near the 10th Avenue circle at Route 20 shortly before 10 p.m. Aug. 9, the indictment returned in Paterson alleges. The Charger driver, Gustavo Marte, 58, was killed instantly, it says. Surveillance footage showed Cugliari racing down East 26th Street before his sedan slammed into the Ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
CAPITOL RIOTS: Bucks Woman Arrested Weeks After Boyfriend CAPITOL RIOTS: Bucks Woman Arrested Weeks After Boyfriend
Capitol Riots: Bucks Woman Arrested Weeks After Boyfriend A Bristol woman is the fourth Bucks County resident to be arrested for her alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots, federal authorities announced. Rachel Genco, 37, was identified as the girlfriend of Ryan Stephen Samsel, 37, a Bristol man charged last month for knocking down barricades and assaulting a female officer on U.S Capitol grounds, leaving her with a concussion, according to the criminal complaint. Footage from the riots captured Genco walking with Samsel apparently leading a group of rioters toward the U.S Capitol, court documents say. Genco was also seen standin…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police: Driver, 21, Leads Wild North Jersey Pursuit After Officers Interrupt 20-Car Drag Race Police: Driver, 21, Leads Wild North Jersey Pursuit After Officers Interrupt 20-Car Drag Race
Police: Driver, 21, Leads Wild North Jersey Pursuit After Officers Interrupt 20-Car Drag Race A 21-year-old driver lead police on a wild pursuit across North Jersey after police interrupted what appeared to be a 20-car race on Route 80, authorities said. Police responded to at the Route 80 entrance ramp on New Maple Avenue in Montville, where nearly 20 luxury vehicles were arriving, apparently getting ready to race around 12:15 a.m. Jan. 3, Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna said. While several of the cars drove off as police showed up, a grey Dodge Charger struck a 2020 Mazda MX5, then fled down the eastbound side of the highway, Manna said. Police recognized the Charger driver …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale
Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale A Bergenfield woman who thought she was selling a Play Station through Facebook Marketplace had it snatched from her by a group of thieves who clipped her with their car as they fled. One of the thieves took the PS5 from the 29-year-old victim at the Dunkin Donuts on South Washington Avenue and got into a silver Dodge Charger with three other occupants shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. The Charger then roared off, hitting the victim, he said. She wasn't injured, the lieutenant said, adding that the car struck another vehicle on South Washington Avenue as it fl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun
Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun A man charged in a drive-by shooting in Mississippi led a Lyndhurst police officer on a brief chase before he was caught with a loaded gun, authorities said. Officer Ed Montoya initially tried to stop Kendrick Mykel Ford, 23, of Bude, Mississippi after spotting several equipment violations on his older-model Dodge Charger, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Ford hit the gas instead, turning from Polito Avenue onto Rutherford Avenue headed westbound, Auteri said. He eventually pulled over at Orient Way as Montoya learned that the vehicle wasn’t registered, the lieutenant said. Montoya smel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wayne Driver, 22, Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Death Of Paterson Motorist Wayne Driver, 22, Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Death Of Paterson Motorist
Wayne Driver, 22, Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Death Of Paterson Motorist A 22-year-old Wayne man was arrested this week and charged with death by auto for a summer crash that killed a Paterson man. Why Asante Cugliari was charged in the Aug. 9 death of Gustavo Marte, 58, wasn’t explained in a brief statement released by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora following a court appearance Thursday in Paterson. Their statement only said that Cugliari was arrested Wednesday and charged with death by auto and vehicular homicide “based on the results of [an] investigation” by the prosecutor’s office and city police. Respond…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Brazen Burglars In Bergen Jewelry Store Heist Flee Across GWB In Purple Muscle Car Brazen Burglars In Bergen Jewelry Store Heist Flee Across GWB In Purple Muscle Car
Brazen Burglars In Bergen Jewelry Store Heist Flee Across GWB In Purple Muscle Car Burglars outraced pursuing police across the George Washington Bridge after breaking into a Bergen County jewelry store before dawn Wednesday. Borough police responding to a burglar alarm at the Northvale Jewelry Exchange on Livingston Street shortly after 5 a.m. found the front glass door shattered and several pieces of jewelry scattered outside the store, Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Witnesses said they heard glass breaking and then observed a purple Dodge Charger speed away, Ostrow said. Police with several agencies heard the Northvale police alert and began chasing the Charger, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands
Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands UPDATE: Carlstadt police on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed just north of the Meadowlands over the weekend as a 55-year-old Paterson man who was heading home from work at a local service station. Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said. The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Union City Man Charged In Crash That Killed HUMC Nurse From North Bergen Union City Man Charged In Crash That Killed HUMC Nurse From North Bergen
Union City Man Charged In Crash That Killed Humc Nurse From North Bergen A Union City man was arrested last month on charges he was drunk when his car slammed into another vehicle, killing a 32-year-old nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.  Jonathan Ortiz-Guananga, 26, was arrested June 27 and charged with death by auto, assault by auto, speeding, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane.  Ortiz-Guananga was driving a Dodge Charger near Paterson Plank Road and Congress Street in Jersey City early on May 5 when he collided with a Ford Edge.  Adriana Riano,…

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by Paul Milo
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Services Set For HUMC Nurse Adriana Riano, 32, Killed In Crash Services Set For HUMC Nurse Adriana Riano, 32, Killed In Crash
Services Set For Humc Nurse Adriana Riano, 32, Killed In Crash Humble, helpful and kind. These are only some of the words used to remember Adriana Riano, 32 of North Bergen -- a nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center -- who was killed in a head-on Jersey City collision Sunday. Visitation for Riano will be on Friday, May 10 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Vainieri Funeral Home, 5923 Kennedy Blvd., in North Bergen, with a funeral service scheduled for 8 p.m. Riano was behind the wheel of a 2008 Ford Edge that collided with a 2015 Dodge Charger at the intersection of Congress Street and Paterson Plank Road around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Hudson County Pros…

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by Cecilia Levine