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Wayne Home Health Aide Assaulted Elderly Patient Then Lied About It: Cops
A home health aide is accused of shoving an elderly woman in her Wayne home, causing her to hit her head, then lying about the cause of the injury to police, authorities said. Officers responded to a residence around 8:03 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, after receiving a report of an assault, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Two adult sisters told officers their mother’s aide, identified as Helen Pitman, 64, of Mount Vernon, NY, had called to report that their mother had fallen, Daly said. The sisters said they checked a home security camera and saw Pitman “shoved their mother backwards forcefully whi…
Police & Fire
Raging Patron At NJ Strip Club Robs, Beats Security Guard: Police
A 33-year-old man caused a scene at a Bergen County strip club, beat up a security guard, and stole his jewelry before being tackled and cuffed by police, authorities said. Carlstadt Police Officers Moustafa Abdulla and Julio Perez-Tavera were called to Stiletto’s on Paterson Plank Road Sunday, Aug. 3, for a reported dispute, Detective Sgt. Mark Wong said. When officers arrived, they saw Indrit Lamcaj yelling at security guards, with "blood on his hands," Wong said. One of the guards had "blood on his mouth and face," the officer noted. Lamcaj ignored repeated police commands to calm down,…
Police & Fire
Man Punches Creep Recording Him, Gets An Apology In Wayne JCPenney Bathroom: Cops
A Central Jersey man has been charged with invasion of privacy after he was accused of using his cell phone to film another man in a restroom at the JCPenney department store in Wayne, authorities said. The incident occurred at the Wayne Towne Center store on Friday, Jan. 10, at approximately 1:30 p.m. when Wayne Police Officers Anthony Halko, John Nielsen, and Sergeant John Culic responded to reports of suspicious activity at the store, according to Detective Capt. Daniel Daly. The victim told police he was in a bathroom stall when someone reached under the front door with a cell pho…
Police & Fire
Exxon Workers Disarm Masked Gunman In Attempted Route 23 Armed Robbery: Police
A masked man who attempted to rob a Passaic County gas station at gunpoint was arrested after employees fought him off and wrestled the weapon away, police said. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at the Exxon Gas Station on Route 23 South, according to New Milford police. The suspect, later identified as Cole Labita, of Oak Ridge in Jefferson Township, entered the station with a firearm and demanded cash from the register, police said. A scuffle broke out between Labita and the employees, spilling into the parking lot, where the employees managed to …
Police & Fire
Ghost Gun, 10 Rounds Of Ammo Seized From Man Fighting With Spouse At Wildwood Motel: Cops
A 47-year-old man who tried to disarm police officers was found with 10 rounds of ammo, a ghost gun, and more during a domestic dispute at a Wildwood motel on Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day, authorities said. Police were called to the AA Heart of Wildwood Motel at 3915 Ocean Ave., around noon, where a man later identified as Rakesh Patel had tried to kick open the lobby door while fighting with his spouse, Wildwood police said. While searching the area, officers saw Patel try to leave the scene in a vehicle parked nearby. Shortly thereafter, Patel began physically fighting two officers, w…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport
Newly-released video shows the takedown of a 37-year-old accused stalker who stole an SUV from a local dealership just hours after being released from the Bergen County Jail, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Footage shared by David Stayback shows officers from multiple police departments with guns drawn surrounding a white Acura SUV at the entrance of Teterboro Airport Thursday morning, Aug. 15 (scroll for video). Maywood PD Stayback said he was en route to Walmart to get T-shirts ahead of an upcoming family vacation when he noticed Wood-Ridge Officer Cangelosi, also a wel…
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Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say
A 37-year-old man fresh out of jail for stalking was arrested just hours later in Bergen County, police said. Daniel MacTaggart, of Elmwood Park, was jailed on Sunday, Aug. 11 on charges of stalking as a repeat offender, driving on a suspended license/registration, and failure to possess driver's insurance card, court records show. ALSO SEE: Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport Hours after his release, MacTaggart walked into the service area of Park Avenue Acura on W. Passaic Street in Maywood around 8;30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15,…
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NJ Murder Suspect Caught Up In 'Criminal Justice Overhaul' Convicted In 2016 Christmas Killing
A 40-year-old Newark man whose case happened in the midst of an overhaul of New Jersey's criminal justice system has been convicted in 2016 Christmas morning killing, authorities said. Habeeb Robinson was convicted of aggravated manslaughter, weapons possession and witness tampering in the death of Hassan Cobb-Jones, a 32-year-old Newark resident, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Cobb-Jones was shot in a van on the 100 block of Parker Street, Stephens said. Robinson's case was more complicated, as it was happening at the turn of major changes under New Jersey's…
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! Ex-Con In Englewood Stabbing Nabbed, Handgun Recovered By Teaneck Police
An uncooperative stabbing victim couldn't keep Englewood police from identifying his assailant -- an ex-con who authorities said was carrying a gun when he was captured by their Teaneck colleagues. Tahref L. Folkes, 33, tried to duck them but was chased down shortly before noon Wednesday, police said. They also recovered a handgun that they said he stashed in a local store during the foot pursuit. Folkes, who has a lengthy rap sheet dating back to 2009, was released from state prison last July after serving 5½ years on a second career gun conviction, records show. A third would put him aw…
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