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Burglar Tied To Bergen County Spree Arrested: Prosecutor Burglar Tied To Bergen County Spree Arrested: Prosecutor
Burglar Tied To Bergen County Spree Arrested: Prosecutor An Elizabeth man has been charged in connection to a series of residential burglaries across Bergen County, authorities said Monday, Nov. 25. Jonnathan Diaz-Gomez, 42, was arrested following a months-long investigation led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Paramus Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began on April 27, 2024, when Paramus police interrupted an attempted burglary in progress on Ehret Street, Musella said. Responding officers found a car idling near the scene, allegedly occupied by multiple suspects. As officers arrived, t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hotel Heroes: Witnesses Film North Bergen Burglar In Hilton Parking Lot, Cops Say Hotel Heroes: Witnesses Film North Bergen Burglar In Hilton Parking Lot, Cops Say
Hotel Heroes: Witnesses Film North Bergen Burglar In Hilton Parking Lot, Cops Say A 40-year-old man burglarizing a Hilton Hotel in Bergen County was arrested, thanks to good Samaritans, police said. Mohammad Abdeljawad, of North Bergen, was being held by a group of people when officers arrived to the Terrace Avenue hotel in Hasbrouck Heights on Sunday, Sept. 29, Lt. John Behr said. Witnesses filmed from a high level at the hotel as Abdeljawad cut a hole into the trunk cover of a victim's vehicle in the parking lot and began loading stolen items into his 2024 BMW 3 series, Behr said. Citizens held Abdeljawad until police arrived, Behr said. Abdeljawad was lodged in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Theft Crew's Plan To Beat Competition Goes Awry, 5 Arrested: Police Jersey City Theft Crew's Plan To Beat Competition Goes Awry, 5 Arrested: Police
Jersey City Theft Crew's Plan To Beat Competition Goes Awry, 5 Arrested: Police Five would-be package thieves from separate crews were arrested in Wayne after plans to beat out their competition last week in Wayne went awry, authorities said. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a burglary in progress at a hoem on Ratzer Road around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, Wayne Police Capt. Dan Daly said. The caller said that two men were in his garage and one was in his backyard. He then said that the men fled and were in a black sedan on Kievit Road. The caller also told police that the suspect vehicle was a Honda. While responding officers found two black sedans on Kiev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Leads 54-Mile Through Jersey City In Stolen Box Truck Containing Heroin: Police Man Leads 54-Mile Through Jersey City In Stolen Box Truck Containing Heroin: Police
Man Leads 54-Mile Through Jersey City In Stolen Box Truck Containing Heroin: 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