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Repeat Offender Caught Shoplifting Assaults Store Employee, Breaks Glass Door: Lyndhurst PD Repeat Offender Caught Shoplifting Assaults Store Employee, Breaks Glass Door: Lyndhurst PD
Repeat Offender Caught Shoplifting Assaults Store Employee, Breaks Glass Door: Lyndhurst PD  A 22-year-old Secaucus man who was already known to Lyndhurst police was nabbed following what began as a shoplifting and turned into a robbery, authorities said. Daniel Soto punched and then spit on an employee of a Riverside Avenue store who confronted him on Sunday, Jan. 21, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Soto then fled the store, grabbed a rock and threw it through the store's glass door, the lieutenant said. Thanks to a description obtained by Officer Michael Carrino, Soto was seized by Lt. Richard Holicki and Officer Anthony Morreale a short time later, he said. Soto -- wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD
Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD A Lodi man jailed several times the past few months for restraining order violations tried hiding from police while doing it again, authorities said. Joseph Minniti, 37, had gone to a Lyndhurst residence to confront a family member who had a court order barring him from the home near Riverside County Park, Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Police were called around 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, after Minniti forced his way in, the lieutenant said. Officers Steve Batista, Mark Rivera, and Michael Carrino found him hiding under a bed on the second floor, Auteri said. Minniti remained hel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Van Stolen Year Ago Out Of Jersey City Recovered, NYC Driver Busted By Lyndhurst Police Officer Van Stolen Year Ago Out Of Jersey City Recovered, NYC Driver Busted By Lyndhurst Police Officer
Van Stolen Year Ago Out Of Jersey City Recovered, NYC Driver Busted By Lyndhurst Police Officer A van that was reported stolen out of Jersey City a year ago this week was recovered by a Lyndhurst police officer during a 4th of July traffic stop, authorities said. A license plate reader alerted Officer Michael Carrino, who made the stop on Orient Way at Valley Brook Avenue on Tuesday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Driver Kishon Moses, 24, of New York City told the officer he’d rented the van from someone and had no idea it had been stolen, the lieutenant said. Moses was arrested, charged with receiving stolen property and released.  The van was impounded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Lyndhurst Police Chief Leads Christmastime Rescue Of Suicidal Man Lyndhurst Police Chief Leads Christmastime Rescue Of Suicidal Man
Lyndhurst Police Chief Leads Christmastime Rescue Of Suicidal Man A suicidal man was unconscious on the bathroom floor, a belt tied around his neck, when Lyndhurst Police Chief Richard Jarvis found him on Christmas Eve. Jarvis, who was closest to the home when the call came in around 3 p.m. Saturday, immediately removed the belt, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officers Michael Carrino and James Colacci joined the chief and administered oxygen to the 26-year-old man, who eventually came to, the lieutenant said. He was taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for psychological and physical evaluations, Auteri said. ****** The 988 Suicide …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Popular Dish-Washer Turned Chef Gives New North Jersey Eatery Special Twist Popular Dish-Washer Turned Chef Gives New North Jersey Eatery Special Twist
Popular Dish-Washer Turned Chef Gives New North Jersey Eatery Special Twist A popular North Jersey restaurateur who broke into the industry as a dish-washer is expanding his pasta and sandwich shop — this time with a twist. Michael Carrino's "Mike’s Pasta and Sandwich Shoppe" in Nutley will transform into Mike’s Pasta Shoppe for its upcoming Park Avenue location in East Rutherford, BoozyBurbs reports. The exact opening date was not known. Carrino is known for both his French-centric and Modern American cuisines. He commands the kitchens at a country club and formerly owned Pig & Prince in Montclair. "A graduate of the acclaimed Culinary Institut…

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by Nic Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Lyndhurst PD: Dirt Bike Pursuit Leads To Arrest Of Speeding Out-Of-State Rider Lyndhurst PD: Dirt Bike Pursuit Leads To Arrest Of Speeding Out-Of-State Rider
Lyndhurst PD: Dirt Bike Pursuit Leads To Arrest Of Speeding Out-Of-State Rider An out-of-state dirt bike rider led Lyndhurst police on a chase around a borough block before he was taken into custody. Officer Michael Carrino was on Post Avenue approaching Riverside Avenue when he spotted the dirt bike speeding toward him Tuesday afternoon, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The bike had no visible registration and the rider, Omar Valentin 31, of Portage, MI, wasn’t wearing a helmet, Auteri said. Carrino chased Valentin, who turned right onto Fern Avenue, sped down the block and turned right onto Stuyvesant Avenue and then right again back to the original area on Post,…

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by Jerry DeMarco