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Maywood Dry Cleaners Robbed, Owner Assaulted, Suspect Nabbed Maywood Dry Cleaners Robbed, Owner Assaulted, Suspect Nabbed
Maywood Dry Cleaners Robbed, Owner Assaulted, Suspect Nabbed You’d have been hard-pressed to find a law enforcement officer who DIDN’T recognize the strong-arm robber who assaulted the owner of a Maywood dry cleaners for all of $400 late Thursday afternoon. It didn’t take long for Maywood police to find 53-year-old ex-con Shawn Todd of Hasbrouck Heights, who authorities said accosted the owner of Timely Cleaners & Furriers on West Pleasant Avenue. Todd has a rap sheet nearly 30 years long, with arrests and convictions for robbery, aggravated assault and assaulting police. Suffice to say it was no surprise for many who know him to see Todd on sur…

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One Ulta Thief Barricades Himself In Local Home, Another Strikes 3X In 10 Days: Maywood PD One Ulta Thief Barricades Himself In Local Home, Another Strikes 3X In 10 Days: Maywood PD
One Ulta Thief Barricades Himself In Local Home, Another Strikes 3X In 10 Days: Maywood PD Maywood police captured a repeat offender from Lyndhurst who’d barricaded himself in the basement of a local resident’s home after shoplifting from the Ulta store at the Bergen Town Center, authorities said. The arrest of Brendan Hunt, 46, comes amid an escalating epidemic of thefts from Ulta stores nationwide – including in Paramus, Montvale and throughout New Jersey. Hunt bolted out an emergency exit with a shopping basket full of stolen fragrances shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, Maywood Detective Sgt. William Phayre said Friday. Officer Alana Luna spotted Hunt running south …

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Instacart Driver Leads Maywood Police To Hackensack Couple Trying To Steal Car: Authorities Instacart Driver Leads Maywood Police To Hackensack Couple Trying To Steal Car: Authorities
Instacart Driver Leads Maywood Police To Hackensack Couple Trying To Steal Car: Authorities Thanks to a conscientious Instacart driver, Maywood police caught an 18-year-old Hackensack man and a 17-year-old female companion trying to steal a vehicle, authorities said. The delivery driver directed police to the rear parking lot of a Hammell Place apartment complex shortly after 8 p.m. last Wednesday, Jan. 31, Maywood Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Sgt. Gregory Mulawka and Officer Alana Luna were already in the area investigating another reported motor vehicle burglary when the call came in from Maybrook Drive, the sergeant said. Phayre headed to Hammell Place and tog…

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Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop
Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop More than $2,000 in counterfeit 20s and 50s apparently intended for a Bergen County shopping spree was seized by Rochelle Park police during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the Hyundai Genesis on dead-ended Lexington Avenue off Cliff Street after the driver committed multiple traffic violations shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Capt. James M. DePreta said. Empty prescription bottles and other paraphernalia were in plain view, the captain said. The driver, Wade Wallace, 37, of Trenton also had a suspended license, DePreta said. A positive indicati…

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Girl, 13, Pulled From Maywood Pool Girl, 13, Pulled From Maywood Pool
Girl, 13, Pulled From Maywood Pool A 13-year-old girl was pulled from the municipal pool in Maywood on Labor Day, police said. A lifeguard quickly got to the drowning teen, witnesses said. The good news: She was alert and conscious when EMS took her to Hackensack University Medical Center, Maywood Police Detective Sgt. William Phayre said.

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SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances
Scentsless: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances A trio of mall thieves pursued by Maywood police dropped $12,000 worth of perfume before one of them was captured, authorities said. Borough detectives are now looking for the other two. Officers responding to a 911 call of a large-scale shoplifting at the Ulta Beauty Store in the Bergen Town Center earlier this month spotted two suspects running through the parking lot toting bags of booty, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Officer Alana Luna grabbed one suspect, identified as Robert R. Wilkins, 20, of Brooklyn, on West Spring Valley Avenue, the sergeant said. Sgt. Parodi spotted anoth…

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SMELL ANYTHING? Snatch-And-Grab Thieves Flee Mall Store With $800 Worth Of Fragrances SMELL ANYTHING? Snatch-And-Grab Thieves Flee Mall Store With $800 Worth Of Fragrances
Smell Anything? Snatch-And-Grab Thieves Flee Mall Store With $800 Worth Of Fragrances Three men snatched $800 worth of fragrances from the Ulta Beauty store in the Bergen Town Center shortly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. Authorities were seeking witnesses to the Dec. 15 shoplifting from the store on the Maywood side of the mall off West Spring Valley Avenue. Detectives, meanwhile, were interviewing employees and others, trying to get descriptions and surveillance footage of the thieves -- described only as three black men -- and their getaway vehicle. ANYONE who saw something or has information that could help authorities find the thieves is asked to call Mayw…

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Female Rider Severely Injured When Motorcyclist Wipes Out Off Route 17 Female Rider Severely Injured When Motorcyclist Wipes Out Off Route 17
Female Rider Severely Injured When Motorcyclist Wipes Out Off Route 17 A woman was hospitalized with severe injuries following a Labor Day weekend motorcycle crash just off Route 17 in Lodi. The 19-year-old Fair Lawn resident was on the back of the motorcycle driven by a 20-year-old Saddle Brook man when it apparently hit a patch of gravel and wiped out heading onto the highway from the Wawa lot on Essex Street around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, witnesses said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a fractured spine, a collapsed lung and broken ribs, among other injuries, a close friend of both told Daily Voice. He got banged, bruised and …

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Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street
Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street UPDATE: A young girl whose family had just moved to the neighborhood was struck and critically injured when she ran into traffic on a busy road alongside a popular park in Maywood, authorities confirmed. Witnesses said the 6-year-old child was knocked into the air when a southbound Honda Civic struck her as she dashed across Spring Valley Road between Memorial Park and her new home Monday afternoon, they said. She was last reported to be in critical condition with a traumatic head injury Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center. Although area residents have complained about vehicle…

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Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood
Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood The latest in a growing number of "swatting" incidents unnecessarily brought a squadron of police and tactical team members to an otherwise quiet Maywood neighborhood just off Route 17. A phony caller told police he had just shot his wife twice in the chest and was holding his neighbor at gunpoint after finding them having an affair shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Borough police converged on West Magnolia Avenue with their colleagues from Rochelle Park. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was summoned. Police got the shocked residents out unharmed, …

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Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17 Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17
Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17 A multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 injured at least one driver. The left lane remained open immediately after the crash on the southbound highway at the Essex Street exit in Rochelle Park shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Two cars and a tractor-trailer were involved, witnesses said. The injured driver climbed out before being taken to the hospital, they said. Rochelle Park and Maywood police, as well as medics and an ambulance, both from Hackensack University Medical Center, were among the first responders.

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Emergency Management Consultant From Maywood Charged With Trafficking Child Porn Emergency Management Consultant From Maywood Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
Emergency Management Consultant From Maywood Charged With Trafficking Child Porn A married emergency management consultant from Maywood was arrested Tuesday on charges of trafficking more than 1,000 child porn images. Jonathan Abbassi, 35, “used the Internet to view, download, possess and distribute more than 1,000 digital depictions of nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Abbassi following a months-long investigation that included a warranted search of his Stone Street home, the prosecutor said. He was sent to the Bergen County Jail to await …

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SEE ANYTHING? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway SEE ANYTHING? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway
SEE Anything? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway UPDATE: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging cameras. …

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Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider
Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider WITNESSES SOUGHT: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging …

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Police: Combative Driver Tangles With Officers At Rochelle Park Auto Shop Police: Combative Driver Tangles With Officers At Rochelle Park Auto Shop
Police: Combative Driver Tangles With Officers At Rochelle Park Auto Shop A BMW owner fought Rochelle Park police after trying to retrieve his disabled car from a local auto body shop, authorities said. Responding to the call, Sgt. Chris Bermudez and Officer Brian Monico found Erin Andres Espinal, 26, of Brooklyn in a restricted area of the Essex Street shop refusing to leave his 335i, Lt. James DePreta said. When they asked him to leave, Espinal became combative, tangling with the officers, he said. Espinal was subdued after a brief struggle, then taken to a local hospital, the lieutenant said. He was charged with resisting arrest, aggravated assault on police…

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FOUND! Bogota Man, 24, With Autism Recovered Safe, Sound In Lodi FOUND! Bogota Man, 24, With Autism Recovered Safe, Sound In Lodi
Found! Bogota Man, 24, With Autism Recovered Safe, Sound In Lodi A 24-year-old Bogota resident with autism who went missing early Wednesday night was found at the Lodi Boys & Girls Club around 9 p.m. A Maywood police bloodhound joined the search shortly after the man went missing around 5:30 p.m. He has a tracker that has been used to find him before, but he wasn't wearing it, police said.

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Maywood IT Engineer Charged With 21,000 Online Child Porn Images Maywood IT Engineer Charged With 21,000 Online Child Porn Images
Maywood IT Engineer Charged With 21,000 Online Child Porn Images A married IT engineer from Maywood was caught with 21,000 digital child porn files, authorities said. Dustin Alan Taylor, 38, was arrested during a raid at his Stewart Street home as part of a several-month investigation into online child pornography, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit seized devices containing a trove of images “depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children” during Friday’s raid, the prosecutor said. They charged Taylor with child porn possession and sent him to the Bergen County J…

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NAILED: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores NAILED: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores
Nailed: Police Capture Thieves Who Targeted Tri-State Ulta Beauty Stores A reasoned hunch paid off when Maywood police who staked out Bergen Town Center captured four members of a tri-state retail theft ring moments after they’d swiped thousands of dollars worth of perfume from an Ulta store in Ramsey. The crew was believed responsible for a spree at Ulta stores in New Jersey, New Jersey and Connecticut -- including at the Wayne Town Center -- over the past several weeks, authorities said. The quartet had just struck at the Interstate Shopping Center off Route 17 on Thursday when Maywood Detective Sgt. William Phayre headed to the Ulta store at Bergen Town Cente…

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Man Missing For Weeks Found Dead Across Street From Parents’ Bergen Home Man Missing For Weeks Found Dead Across Street From Parents’ Bergen Home
Man Missing For Weeks Found Dead Across Street From Parents’ Bergen Home TRAGIC ENDING: With so much snow falling on New Jersey in recent weeks, the fear was that a Wyckoff man who went missing during a late January mega-storm was buried somewhere and wouldn't be found until it melted. Those fears came true Monday, when the body of 40-year-old Andrew R. Fraioli was found across the street from his parents’ home. No foul play was suspected, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said Monday afternoon. Fraioli, who worked as a drug counselor in Camden and had no special needs, came north five weeks ago from his Lindenwold home to help his 74-year-old dad dig out from the…

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Mysterious Disappearance Of Wyckoff Man, 40, Has Some Wondering: Is He Buried In Snow? Mysterious Disappearance Of Wyckoff Man, 40, Has Some Wondering: Is He Buried In Snow?
Mysterious Disappearance Of Wyckoff Man, 40, Has Some Wondering: Is He Buried In Snow? TRAGIC ENDING (UPDATE): With so much snow falling on New Jersey in recent weeks, the fear was that a Wyckoff man who went missing during a late January mega-storm was buried somewhere and wouldn't be found until it melted. Those fears came true Monday, when the body of 40-year-old Andrew R. Fraioli was found across the street from his parents’ home. No foul play was suspected, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said Monday afternoon. Fraioli, who worked as a drug counselor in Camden and had no special needs, came north five weeks ago from his Lindenwold home to help his 74-year-old dad di…

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Hackensack Mom Drove Drunk With Child In Front Seat, Maywood Police Charge Hackensack Mom Drove Drunk With Child In Front Seat, Maywood Police Charge
Hackensack Mom Drove Drunk With Child In Front Seat, Maywood Police Charge A Hackensack woman drove drunk with her 9-year-old son in the front seat, said Maywood police who got help from a good Samaritan who followed her until officers arrived. Responding to the concerned citizen’s call, Officer Matt Della Bella and Officer Noel Hodgins stopped Shavone Jones, 41, on Passaic Street, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Jones with charged with DWI and child endangerment and released to a responsible adult, the sergeant said. Police also released the boy to a responsible adult and notified the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, which Phayre said was c…

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Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam
Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam A Rochelle Park police officer rescued a man who was kidnapped from a local motel by two Passaic County men after an accomplice fled with their money in a scam gone wrong, authorities said. Amady Kourouma, 31, of New York and a partner convinced the two Passaic County men that they could earn $60,000 by purchasing “dirty” money from them that had been dyed to avoid detection by authorities, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. “Black money washing” is a popular scam. Victims are less likely to report it given their participation in an apparent crime, authorities say. In this case, Jairo Mende…

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River Edge Driver Killed When Car Hits Maywood House River Edge Driver Killed When Car Hits Maywood House
River Edge Driver Killed When Car Hits Maywood House A 54-year-old River Edge driver was killed when his sedan slammed into a house overnight Tuesday in Maywood, authorities confirmed. The Honda Accord took down some streets signs after William Loeb lost control of the vehicle, which barreled across the lawn and into the home at Maywood and Fairmount avenues shortly after 3 a.m., Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Maywood police were investigating the crash along with the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence.

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Maywood PD: Paramus Motorist Jailed After Handgun Turns Up In Route 17 Stop Maywood PD: Paramus Motorist Jailed After Handgun Turns Up In Route 17 Stop
Maywood PD: Paramus Motorist Jailed After Handgun Turns Up In Route 17 Stop The smell of pot in a Paramus man’s car on Thursday led a Maywood police K-9 team to a gun, authorities said. Detective Christopher Nichols stopped a red Jetta on northbound Route 17 for an unsafe lane change just before noon, Detective Sgt. Jason Liaban said. After smelling the pot, Nichols deployed K-9 Ryker, who indicated drugs were inside the vehicle, Liaban said. A search turned up marijuana and a .380-caliber Taurus TCP handgun, the sergeant said. Brian Guerrero, 27, of Paramus, remained held Thursday night in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing on drug and weapons ch…

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Maywood PD, State Police Produce Arrests In Cold Case Burglary, Recent Break-Ins Maywood PD, State Police Produce Arrests In Cold Case Burglary, Recent Break-Ins
Maywood PD, State Police Produce Arrests In Cold Case Burglary, Recent Break-Ins Maywood police cracked a cold-case burglary and two recent break-ins in one shot. Officers were responding to an apartment burglary on April 13 when they got a call that someone had broken into another a block away, Detective Sgt. Matthew Parodi said Thursday. While borough Detective William Phayre reviewed area surveillance video, NJSP Detective Sgt. Dennis Cappello produced a sketch of a burglar who, Parodi said, turned out to be 50-year-old James Taylor of Carteret. Driving the getaway car, he said, was Tammy Harrell-Brayboy, also 50 of Carteret. Maywood police seized Harrell-Brayboy a…

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