Oakland PD Busts NY Man With Stolen Credit Card, Driver's License, Meth, More: Police Oakland PD Busts NY Man With Stolen Credit Card, Driver's License, Meth, More: Police
Oakland PD Busts NY Man With Stolen Credit Card, Driver's License, Meth, More: Police A New York State man who tried using a stolen credit card at a lumber store in Oakland also had a driver’s license in someone else’s name, crystal meth and hypodermic needles in his vehicle, authorities said. Frank Anunziata, 37, was charged with theft, credit card theft, forgery and possession of false documents, drugs and paraphernalia after an employee called police, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Anunziata was also wanted on warrants of out Lawrence Township, NJ, and Stamford, CT, records show. He was sent to the Bergen County Jail only to be released the next day by a Superior Court judge…
Stolen Car Driver Says She's Returning It To Owner: Lyndhurst PD Stolen Car Driver Says She's Returning It To Owner: Lyndhurst PD
Stolen Car Driver Says She's Returning It To Owner: Lyndhurst PD A driver wanted on multiple warrants told a Lyndhurst police officer who stopped her in a stolen SUV that she was returning it to the owner, authorities said. Toshi Gray, 49, of East Orange was carrying illegal prescription drugs and paraphernalia when Officer Nicollette Villani stopped an Acura MDX on Kingsland and Riverside avenues around 2:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Gray told Villani she knew that the SUV was stolen and was bringing it back to its owner, the lieutenant said. She was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property and minor drug and parapherna…
Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft
Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft A fugitive wanted for robbery and other crimes was chased down by Wayne police after snatching a bag full of fragrances from an Ulta store, among items from various businesses, authorities said. Daniel Jimenez, 34, of Paterson was crossing what’s known as North Leg near the Wayne Towne Center with multiple bags when he spotted Officers David Beltran, Harrison Kirby and James Monaghan shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Jiminez “hurried his pace and ducked behind dumpsters in the rear of West Belt Plaza,” the captain said. “When he re-emerged, he was carryi…
'SOS' Button Ripped From Stolen BMW, Occupants Busted With Heroin At NJ Motel: Police 'SOS' Button Ripped From Stolen BMW, Occupants Busted With Heroin At NJ Motel: Police
'SOS' Button Ripped From Stolen BMW, Occupants Busted With Heroin At NJ Motel: Police A trio in stolen BMW with heavy tints and the "SOS" button ripped from the ceiling had outstanding warrants and heroin, authorities said. Officers in the Secaucus Police Department's Anti-Crime Unit were patrolling near the Rodeway Inn Motel on Route 3, around 9:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, when they noticed a 2021 BMW 540i pull into the parking lot, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Verly Antenor, 21, of Roselle Park, was behind the wheel, police said. He got out of the car and went into the motel for a few minutes, and then left with Arthur Garlick and Laura Probst, Miller said. The tr…
100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD 100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD
100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD An alert Mahwah police officer nabbed a driver from North Carolina on Route 17 with more than 100 pounds of pot, 30 pounds of cannabis oil and several pounds of “magic” mushrooms, authorities said. Officer Michael Silano stopped a Chrysler mini-van driven by Kobe P. Rockwell, 24, of Apex, NC, on the southbound highway for various motor vehicle violations, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said on Tuesday, March 14. Silano requested a Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9, who indicated the presence of drugs in the vehicle following Monday’s stop, the chief said. A search turned up the marijuana, the…
WILD CHASE: Fleeing Driver Makes K-Turn On Route 17, Goes Wrong Way In Mid-Morning Traffic WILD CHASE: Fleeing Driver Makes K-Turn On Route 17, Goes Wrong Way In Mid-Morning Traffic
Wild Chase: Fleeing Driver Makes K-Turn On Route 17, Goes Wrong Way In Mid-Morning Traffic An unlicensed driver trying to shake pursuing police made a K-turn in mid-morning traffic on Route 17, drove the wrong way down the shoulder, then tried to ditch the unregistered, uninsured vehicle on a side street, authorities said. Kareem Vaughn Hewitt, 33, of Brooklyn got off of and onto Route 17 three separate times before he was caught on foot, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Saddle River Police Officer Ryan Holdsworth tried to stop the Mercury Mountaineer for not having a front license plate on southbound Route 17 shortly before 9:30 a.m. Friday, the chief said. As the…
GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Homeless 'Escapee' Who Fled Paterson Police HQ After Minor Drug Bust GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Homeless 'Escapee' Who Fled Paterson Police HQ After Minor Drug Bust
Gotcha! Detectives Nab Homeless 'Escapee' Who Fled Paterson Police HQ After Minor Drug Bust UPDATE: A homeless man who fled Paterson police custody even though he was about to be released now finds himself jailed on an escape charge after being captured by detectives. Justin Ranko, 22, wasn’t exactly on the crime-fighting priority list in Paterson, where authorities and citizens have been dealing with shootings on both sides of the law lately. He was being processed for a minor drug bust when he bolted from the cellblock area of Paterson police headquarters on Feb. 16. Ranko managed to remain free for nearly three weeks before narcotics investigators from the Passaic County Pros…
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Bust Clifton Man For Coke, Pot Passaic Sheriff's Officers Bust Clifton Man For Coke, Pot
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Bust Clifton Man For Coke, Pot Passaic County sheriff's officers busted a Clifton man with six ounces of cocaine and a pound of pot, authorities said. Warrant squad and K-9 unit officers teamed up in a brief probe that led to the arrest of Adel C. Tapia following warranted searches of his vehicle and home at Fordham Road home off Valley Road near Rifle Camp Park on Saturday, March 4, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Along with the drugs, they seized $179 in suspected proceeds and various drug paraphernalia, the sheriff said. Tapia was charged with multiple drug possession counts and sent to the Bergen County Jail only t…
Ex-Con In Edgewater Stop Had Gun, High-Capacity Mags, Drugs, Cash Stashed: Police Ex-Con In Edgewater Stop Had Gun, High-Capacity Mags, Drugs, Cash Stashed: Police
Ex-Con In Edgewater Stop Had Gun, High-Capacity Mags, Drugs, Cash Stashed: Police An ex-con from New York City had a handgun, two high-capacity magazines, drugs and cash stashed in a secret compartment when an Edgewater police officer pulled his vehicle over, authorities said. Officer Michael Colon stopped a Jeep Cherokee driven by Wilson Ortiz of the Chelsea section of Manhattan for several violations near police headquarters on River Road shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20. While talking with him, Colon became suspicious and requested a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit, Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Edgewater Officers Ricardo Hernandez, Julian Delgado and Dan Ma…
NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor
NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor Police conducting a welfare check on a 45-year-old Somerset County man who had been in the bathroom for too long was found with 13 wax folds of heroin, a small amount of cocaine and a glass pipe, authorities said. A Route 202 business called police on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to check on a man — later identified as James A. Michael of Branchburg — who had been in the bathroom for more than an hour around 8:55 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. That's when they found Michael, who had an outstanding warrant out of Middlesex County for failure to appear in court. Michael was …
Deadbeat Dad Caught With 70 Illegal Pills, Drug Cash: Haledon PD Deadbeat Dad Caught With 70 Illegal Pills, Drug Cash: Haledon PD
Deadbeat Dad Caught With 70 Illegal Pills, Drug Cash: Haledon PD A deadbeat dad who was being sought by authorities was carrying dozens of illegal pills and hundreds of dollars in proceeds when he was nabbed by Haledon police, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg and Officer Jeffrey Welsh were responding to community complaints of drug dealing in the area of the John Street apartment complex when they spotted Jose Chinchilla, 41, of Haledon. Chinchilla was wanted on a warrant from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office for not paying child support, Capt. George Guzman said. The officers stopped a BMW that Chinchilla was driving, then positivel…
Repeat Offender Stopped With 120 Heroin Folds, 16 Crack Bags, 50 Ecstacy Pills: Haledon PD Repeat Offender Stopped With 120 Heroin Folds, 16 Crack Bags, 50 Ecstacy Pills: Haledon PD
Repeat Offender Stopped With 120 Heroin Folds, 16 Crack Bags, 50 Ecstacy Pills: Haledon PD A Paterson man with a history of drug-related arrests was seized by Haledon police who reported finding 120 heroin folds, 16 bags of crack and 50 Ecstasy pills in his car after they stopped him for speeding. Keith Clyburn, 49, also had heavily-tinted front and rear windows on the Chrysler SUV stopped by Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Kris Duci in the 100 block of Belmont Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. Jan. 27, Capt. George Guzman said. Clyburn, whose driver's license had been suspended, suddenly exited the vehicle after stopping and began to tip away, ignoring the orders of the officers, who quick…