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Gotcha! Organized Couple Busted By Glen Rock Detective After $3,650 CVS Cosmetics Thefts
A Glen Rock police detective nabbed an organized pair of thieves -- one from Elmwood Park, the other from Paterson -- who swiped nearly $3,650 worth of cosmetics from a local CVS in separate trips, authorities said.
Detective Sgt. James Calaski identified Carla E. Granda-Jara, a 37-year-old resident of the Silk City, and Ricardo E. Campos-Bardales, 42, following the May 19 and May 24 shopliftings at the Rock Road pharmacy, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
Calaski arrested Granda-Jara with help from his colleagues in Fair Lawn last Thursday, June 8, the chief said.
The sergeant grabb…
Paramus Mall Shoplifting Becomes Robbery When Female Employee Is Thrown To Floor
A shoplifter threw an employee at the Nieman Marcus store in Paramus to the floor after she caught him stealing more than $1,000 worth of clothing, authorities said.
Jimmy Sattan, 31, of Jersey City was chased down and captured by Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga in the Garden State Plaza parking lot moments after the 8 p.m. robbery on June 5, Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said.
Sattan was leaving the store with $1,148 worth of hidden Fendi sweat pants, sweatshirts and jeans when the employee tried stopping him, the chief said.
Mordaga, who was on patrol outside the store, saw Satt…
Hidden Handgun, Hollow-Point Ammo Found, Out-Of-State Resident Seized In Route 17 Stop
An out-of-state resident had a gun stashed beneath the front seat of a Prius stopped by an Upper Saddle River police officer on Route 17, authorities said.
Officer Jake Chiavelli pulled the driver over late this weekend for motor vehicle violations, Detective Capt. Edward Kane said.
Backseat passenger Dominic Scott, 22, of Summerville, NC, tried to hide a 9mm Glock 19 semi-automatic handgun under the front passenger seat as the officer approached, the captain said.
Police seized the weapon, which was loaded with hollow-point bullets and had a high-capacity magazine attached, and arrested S…
Homeless Burglar Throws Rock Through Back Window, Finds Elmwood Park Resident Home: Police
A homeless career criminal who threw a rock through the back door of an Elmwood Park residence during an attempted burglary didn't realize someone was home, authorities said.
The homeowner was headed to work moments earlier when she spotted Tyler Demouth, 26, lurking around the neighborhood shortly before 9 a.m. Friday, June 2, Police Chief Michael Foligno said.
"She got a good look at him before she drove off," the chief said.
Soon after, police got a call from her adult son.
Demouth had thrown a large rock through the back door, shattering the glass, Foligno said.
Discovering the resi…
Passaic Sheriff's Deputies Seize Pound Of Pure Coke, Ghost Gun, More
Passaic County sheriff’s detectives seized nearly a pound of pure cocaine, a ghost gun and more than $21,000 in alleged drug proceeds while arresting a Little Falls resident, authorities said.
Victor M. Miranda, 48, ran a drug mill from his Newark Pompton Turnpike apartment while running coke with his car, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.
Working with Little Falls police, the sheriff’s Bureau of Narcotics detectives followed Miranda from his home to Paterson, where he sold cocaine to a local resident on Thursday, May 25, the sheriff said.
That man, Ramon Rivera, 53, was arre…
