Fair 75°
Tag:

Moped

Police & Fire
Deadly Pursuit: Names Of Scooter Rider Killed, Pursuing Officer Released By NJ Attorney General Deadly Pursuit: Names Of Scooter Rider Killed, Pursuing Officer Released By NJ Attorney General
Deadly Pursuit: Names Of Scooter Rider Killed, Pursuing Officer Released By NJ Attorney General A 26-year-old Elizabeth man has been identified as the scooter rider who died following a pursuit with police in Perth Amboy on Sunday, July 6, authorities said. Joseph Acevedo-Rodriguez, who went by "Tuti" died just four days before his 27th birthday, according to his obituary from the Alvarez Funeral Home in Newark. "Joseph passed away doing what he loved most: riding motorcycles with his friends on the weekends, one of his passions," his obituary reads, making no mention of the police pursuit. At 12:05 a.m., three people were operating motorized scooters at State Street and High Street …

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Clifton Cop Tackles Moped Rider, Reckless Crew Circles, Kicks Officer: Police Clifton Cop Tackles Moped Rider, Reckless Crew Circles, Kicks Officer: Police
Clifton Cop Tackles Moped Rider, Reckless Crew Circles, Kicks Officer: Police A moped rider tried to run from police after his bike broke down — and several others in his reckless riding crew tried to kick the officer chasing him, Clifton police said. The wild scene unfolded around 6:42 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, when officers spotted a group of 10 to 15 ATVs, dirt bikes, and mopeds driving recklessly on Main Avenue near Delawanna Avenue, Lt. Robert Anderson said. The group turned onto Allwood Road and kept riding west, blowing through red lights and ignoring traffic laws. Officer Maurice Marsilla followed the group with the flow of traffic and spotted one moped dis…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DUI NJ Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus Outside Boston: Cops DUI NJ Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus Outside Boston: Cops
DUI NJ Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus Outside Boston: Cops A 73-year-old man from Boston died after a multi-vehicle crash last week in Cambridge, and a New Jersey woman is accused of driving drunk when she caused the wreck, authorities said. Daniel O’Neil was riding a moped near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street, close to the MIT campus, on Friday, March 21, when an SUV struck both him and an MIT police cruiser that was traveling ahead of her, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said. Lauren Mullins, 32, of Roselle Park, NJ, was driving the SUV, according to police. She was arrested at the scene and charged with operat…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police
Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police A security guard from Hackensack has been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred early Monday morning, Nov. 25, police said. Hudhaifa Johnson, 25, of Hackensack, implied he had a weapon before robbing a 24-year-old man from Monroe Township near Fair and Lodi Streets around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2024, according to Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista. Johnson demanded the victim's jewelry and belongings before fleeing the scene on a moped. Later that evening, Patrol Officers Roselys Salas and Angelo Vicale located Johnson on Essex Street around 8 p.m. and …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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 …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine