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Mahwah Motel Sex Assault: NY Man Beat, Threatened Captive Victim, Prosecutor Says
A New York State man was jailed after surrendering to police for sexually assaulting, restraining and threatening a victim at a Mahwah hotel, authorities said.
Gustavo R. Gonzalez, 24, of Middletown, NY committed an assault in his in his vehicle, then sexually assaulted and restrained the victim at the hotel while armed with an undisclosed weapon last Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The victim escaped and dialed 911, but Gonzalez fled, Musella said.
Mahwah police obtained warrants charging him with sexual assault, sexual contact, criminal restraint, making terrori…
Wild Chase: Thief Fleeing Paterson PD Crashes Sedan Stolen With Kid, 5, Inside
A 17-year-old carjacker crashed while fleeing Paterson police in a sedan that he'd just stolen with a 5-year-old child inside, authorities said.
The owner had left the 2010 Nissan Altima running, with the youngster inside, in front of the Goody II Chinese and Spanish restaurant on Union Avenue around 9 p.m. Monday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
All available uniformed officers and detectives flooded the area in response to the call, Speziale said.
Twenty minutes later, Lt. Louis Pacelli spotted the sedan behind Public School #5, he said.
Seeing him, the teen driver hit the g…
Girl Beaten, Held Captive At Gunpoint In Franklin Lakes Home By Passaic County Trio, Police Say
One suspect jumped from a second-floor window and two others were also arrested following a reported gunpoint assault on a teenage girl Sunday night in Franklin Lakes, authorities said.
Detectives were still trying to sort out stories after an initial investigation found that two Passaic County men struck and threatened an underage girl taken to a McCoy Road home against her will, they said.
Donte Aste, 21, of Paterson, and Ezequiel Diaz, 19, of Passaic were both charged with aggravated assault, criminal restraint and illegal possession of a .40-caliber Taurus handgun, Capt. John Bakelaar s…
Port Authority PD: Man Who Assaulted, Abducted Companion At Newark Airport Captured After Crash
Port Authority police captured a driver who they said assaulted a companion at Newark Airport, sped off with her and her friend in his SUV and then crashed.
The incident began Thursday afternoon at the Terminal B arrivals area, Port Authority Media Relations Deputy Director Amber Greene said.
Jason Strong, 30, of Staten Island, assaulted a woman, then sped off with her and her friend in the Cadillac SRX, which crashed along Meeker Avenue in Newark, Greene said.
The 6-foot, 180-pound Strong -- who already was wanted on warrants -- took off on foot and was quickly captured, she said.
Partic…
Lyndhurst PD: Union Township Man, 27, Choked Pregnant Woman
A Union Township man with a criminal history remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Monday after police said he choked a pregnant woman in Lyndhurst.
Quadree Manderville, 27, and the victim – who is nearly nine months pregnant -- were at a birthday party Sunday when they got into a dispute, borough police said.
Manderville choked her and threw her to the floor, after which she got her cellphone and dialed 911, they said.
The woman, who is due next week, was briefly hospitalized for an evaluation before being released, police said.
No one else was injured, they said.
Manderville is ch…
