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Unlicensed Operator Busted On Stolen Moped In Bergen County, Police Say Unlicensed Operator Busted On Stolen Moped In Bergen County, Police Say
Unlicensed Operator Busted On Stolen Moped In Bergen County, Police Say A 41-year-old Irvington man is facing charges out of Lyndhurst for operating a stolen moped without a license, police said. Lt. Paul Haggerty saw the gas-powered moped operating without a license plate at Riverside and Post Avenues just before 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Haggerty followed the moped and stopped it, then asked the operator, identified as Mario Franseca, for his credentials, police said. That's when Franseca told him that he did not have a driver’s license nor did he have any proof of registration or insurance, according…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hawthorne Man Leads 54-Mile Pursuit With Heroin In Stolen Box Truck: Police Hawthorne Man Leads 54-Mile Pursuit With Heroin In Stolen Box Truck: Police
Hawthorne Man Leads 54-Mile Pursuit With Heroin In Stolen Box Truck: Police A 54-mile pursuit through North Jersey in a stolen box truck ended when the vehicle ran out of gas and police found the driver with heroin Labor Day Weekend, authorities said. Lyndhurst officers spotted Jose R. Reyes in a stolen 2022 Isuzuz box truck around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Robert Litterio was the one who spotted the stolen truck at Riverside and Rutherford Avenues. Joined by Officer Vincent Dorio, the duo approached the truck and tried several times to convince Reyes to exit the vehicle.  That's when Reyes, 41…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Unlicensed Belleville Man Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst: Police Unlicensed Belleville Man Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst: Police
Unlicensed Belleville Man Busted On Stolen Moped In Lyndhurst: Police A 48-year-old Belleville man was arrested in Lyndhurst after police caught him on a stolen moped without a license. Lyndhurst Officer Anthony Morreale was on patrol near Riverside Avenue and Valley Brook Avenue when he saw a moped cruising south on Riverside Avenue without a license plate on Monday, Aug. 26, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.  Morreale proceeded to follow the moped before executing a traffic stop. When Morreale asked for the proper credentials, the operator, identified as Leonardo Herrada Torrecilla, said to him that he did not have a driver’s license …

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by Cecilia Levine