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Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say
Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say A Newark man who tried burglarizing homes in part of a luxury car theft ring last spring in Maywood and Rochelle Park was taken into custody last month, police said. Alexander M. Colon, 20, was among two men in face masks who Maywood police said were trying to break into a Maywood home on Wednesday, May 22, around 2:50 a.m., Maywood Police Sgt. William Phayre said. While the residents were on the phone with the 911 operator, Colon and the other man fled in a white Jaguar. Officer Matthew Della Bella was responding to the call when he saw the white Jaguar heading south on Maywood Avenue near…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police
Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police Four people have been charged, with one currently at large, in a series of car thefts and burglaries across North Jersey last summer, police announced Thursday, March 21. It all began on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 2:27 a.m., when Fairfield police responded to a crash at Route 280, the department said. The occupants of the vehicle had fled the scene prior to state troopers arriving on scene, police said. An investigation revealed the vehicle had just been stolen from a residence on Hollywood Avenue, police said. Personal belongings were also stolen from the residence, police said. The sam…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus police detectives identified and arrested an Irvington resident who they said stole a brand new BMW during a burglary and forced a uniformed officer to terminate a pursuit out of safety concerns. Kasieum Frye, 21, and an accomplice broke into an Oakwood Drive home and snatched the key fob for the 2024 X6 shortly before 4:30 a.m. late last September, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A neighbor alerted police, who found sliding glass doors to the kitchen pried open, the chief said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Officer Matthew Mulick pursued the SUV on Farview Avenue until high spe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor
NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor A 47-year-old police detective from the Jersey Shore was required to sell handguns due to a restraining order, authorities said. And in 2022, Matthew Curtis signed paperwork saying he did, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. But months later, when some of his guns were stolen out of his car in Little Egg Harbor, the Island Heights detective filed a police report saying that one of the firearms he had claimed he sold was among the items stolen, Billhimer said. Curtis — who once helped deliver a baby — was subsequently charged on Monday, Feb. 13 with with…

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by Jon Craig
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GOTCHA! Hardcore Ex-Con Trio Robbed 80-Year-Old Shopper In Route 46 Costco Lot: Prosecutor GOTCHA! Hardcore Ex-Con Trio Robbed 80-Year-Old Shopper In Route 46 Costco Lot: Prosecutor
Gotcha! Hardcore Ex-Con Trio Robbed 80-Year-Old Shopper In Route 46 Costco Lot: Prosecutor UPDATE: Authorities charged three hardcore criminals from Newark with robbing a defenseless 80-year-old shopper in the parking lot of a Costco off Route 46 in Teterboro. Ex-cons Alex Carroll, 35, David Fate, 38, and Tariq Kyam, 57, all have extensive, violent criminal histories, records show. Kyam and Fate were both charged with committing two robberies in 2009, one of which left a Verona gas station attendant shot dead. Kyam served nearly nine years behind bars after Fate testified against him. How much time Fate served in exchange for his testimony couldn't immediately be determined. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Alert Englewood Officer Nabs Homeless NYC Man With Stolen BMW Alert Englewood Officer Nabs Homeless NYC Man With Stolen BMW
Alert Englewood Officer Nabs Homeless NYC Man With Stolen BMW A homeless man was about to avoid a shoplifting charge after the operator of an Englewood gas station convenience store opted not to press charges. Then a city police officer began asking questions. Officer Michael Christiansen had been called to the Exxon on westbound Route 4 after Talie Yalcin, 38, began stuffing items into his shirt, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Christiansen got the items back, then brought Yalcin outside after the victim declined to pursue charges, Pulice said. Yalcin didn't have ID. His last address was in West Babylon on Long Island. Most recently he'd been homele…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police
NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police Two car thieves from New York and Newark were busted following separate traffic stops in Hudson County, authorities said. Tariq Alqanawi, 37, of Newark was pulled over on Paterson Plank Road in a 2007 Hyundai Elantra found to be stolen out of East Rutherford on Nov. 18, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Alqanawi was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. Meanwhile, George Valerio, 40, was pulled over on County Avenue in a 2007 Chrysler Sebring found to be stolen out of New York City on Nov. 23, Miller said. The vehicle allegedly had a forged temporary registrat…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police: Man Lead I-95 Pursuit In Stolen Dump Truck After Trying To Force Woman From Her Car Police: Man Lead I-95 Pursuit In Stolen Dump Truck After Trying To Force Woman From Her Car
Police: Man Lead I-95 Pursuit In Stolen Dump Truck After Trying To Force Woman From Her Car A 24-year-old Virginia man lead a wild police pursuit in a dump truck he stole moments after trying to force a woman out of her car while stopped at a red light in Bucks County, authorities said Wednesday. Newtown Township and Lower Makefield police officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle theft on Jan. 5, around 10:50 p.m, at the intersection of the Newtown Bypass and Lindenhurst Road, authorities said. The suspect was later identified as Joseph Anthony Gonzalez, police said. Gonzalez, originally from Ruckersville, Virginia, had caused a disturbance in a nearby BB&T Bank…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown
Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown A 15-year-old car thief from Newark led Franklin Lakes police on a chase on Route 287 in one of two vehicles stolen overnight from the same borough home. A Huron Road resident called police before dawn Sunday saying that she activated a burglar alarm shortly before 5 a.m., scaring off someone who rang her doorbell, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Responding Officer Nicholas Klein moments later spotted the teen, who matched the description of the stranger at the door, Bakelaar said. He was driving a 2019 Audi that had just been stolen, along with a 2017 BMW, from outside the caller’s home, the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Drug User Enters Car Outside Passaic Bodega After Mom Leaves Kids In Back Seat Police: Drug User Enters Car Outside Passaic Bodega After Mom Leaves Kids In Back Seat
Police: Drug User Enters Car Outside Passaic Bodega After Mom Leaves Kids In Back Seat An unthinkable outcome was avoided after a woman left her two young children in her car while she ran into a Passaic bodega on Wednesday, authorities said. The youngsters -- ages 5 and 7 -- were in the back seat when a local drug user who apparently was under the influence entered the Mercedes Benz E350, parked outside the Jeffrey Mini Market on Main Avenue, off Harrison Street, police said. Emerging from the store to find him rummaging through her car, the woman screamed before he could drive off, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. A good Samaritan who was driving by got out and chased the 2…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Sussex County Man Leads Virginia Police On High-Speed Chase In Stolen Pickup Authorities: Sussex County Man Leads Virginia Police On High-Speed Chase In Stolen Pickup
Authorities: Sussex County Man Leads Virginia Police On High-Speed Chase In Stolen Pickup A 32-year-old Sussex County man was taken into custody after leading police in Virginia on a high-speed chase in a pickup truck he stole from his mom's boyfriend, local authorities said. Samuel Courtright III entered the Franklin apartment that his mom and her boyfriend share, swiped the keys and drove off in their pickup truck Thursday, Franklin police said. Two days later -- and more than 550 miles away -- a Virginia state trooper saw the Ford F-150 speed by him on Interstate 81, according to a police report obtained by Daily Voice. The trooper activated his lights and siren, but the veh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Closter PD: Driver Of Unlocked Stolen Car In Chase Crash Tracked Down In Jersey City Closter PD: Driver Of Unlocked Stolen Car In Chase Crash Tracked Down In Jersey City
Closter PD: Driver Of Unlocked Stolen Car In Chase Crash Tracked Down In Jersey City Closter police tracked down a Jersey City man who they said fled during a stolen-car chase earlier this year. Justin Howard, 19, was charged with eluding, resisting arrest and receiving stolen property stemming from the Feb. 4 incident. Closter police were actually chasing two stolen vehicles around 3 a.m. that morning when the one that Howard was in crashed at the Alpine border, Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello said. The occupants bailed out, ran through a large estate in Alpine and made their getaway in an unlocked car whose owner left the key fob inside, he said. Working with the Jersey C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest Lyndhurst Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest
Lyndhurst Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest A car thief was captured by Lyndhurst police after crashing a brand-new SUV into a traffic signal during a pre-dawn chase, authorities said Monday. Fredy Felix, 18, of Passaic started out walking the streets of Lyndhurst around 4:30 a.m., testing door handles for unlocked vehicles, several of which he found, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. After taking an assortment of valuables from those cars, the sergeant said, Felix got into an unlocked 2019 Toyota RAV 4 purchased just days earlier -- and found the valet key in the glove compartment. Soon after, Officer Mark Rivera tried pulling th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Former Lodi, North Bergen Ex-Con Charged With Trying To Burn Down Franklin Lakes Home Former Lodi, North Bergen Ex-Con Charged With Trying To Burn Down Franklin Lakes Home
Former Lodi, North Bergen Ex-Con Charged With Trying To Burn Down Franklin Lakes Home A career criminal from North Jersey was charged with trying to burn down a Franklin Lakes home Wednesday night. Keith Koeppel, 61, was being held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending a court appearance. He's charged with arson with the potential to cause death or serious injury and criminal mischief. Firefighters needed about a half-hour to douse the two-alarm blaze at the single family home on southbound Route 208 late Wednesday. An arson-investigating K-9 unit was then summoned. An arson-investigating K-9 unit was then summoned. Koeppel was subsequently taken into custody. O…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hackensack Employee Helps Chase Down Car Thief Hackensack Employee Helps Chase Down Car Thief
Hackensack Employee Helps Chase Down Car Thief An employee at a Colombian restaurant in Hackensack who just had a company vehicle stolen jumped into another and chased the thief, who city police said they caught after following footprints in the snow. The driver told police that he’d left the vehicle running in front of Pollos a la Brassa Mario on Main Street when the thief got behind the wheel and took off around 7:40 a.m. Saturday, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Chased by the employee, 23-year-old Malik Evans crashed the stolen vehicle in the area of The Esplanade and Blanchard Terrace in Hackensack, then fled on foot, the captain s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Close Call: Glen Rock Police Sergeant Stops Drugged Motorist With Crack Empties In Stolen Car Close Call: Glen Rock Police Sergeant Stops Drugged Motorist With Crack Empties In Stolen Car
Close Call: Glen Rock Police Sergeant Stops Drugged Motorist With Crack Empties In Stolen Car A Glen Rock police sergeant prevented a potential tragedy when he stopped a drugged, unlicensed repeat offender driving a stolen car and carrying a large knife and four empty crack vials, authorities said. Sgt. Greg Carter was on patrol along Ackerman Avenue when he spotted the car with a broken tail light stopped at a traffic light at Rock Road, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. A quick computer check returned a hit on a stolen auto, he said. Seeing Carter, 28-year-old Malvin Tavarez of Passaic pulled a quick U-turn, the chief said. The officer stopped him, backed up by Officers B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Blame Key Fobs: Fort Lee PD Nabs Seven Teens In 17 Vehicle Burglaries, Four Auto Thefts Blame Key Fobs: Fort Lee PD Nabs Seven Teens In 17 Vehicle Burglaries, Four Auto Thefts
Blame Key Fobs: Fort Lee PD Nabs Seven Teens In 17 Vehicle Burglaries, Four Auto Thefts Fort Lee police cracked a rash of vehicle burglaries and thefts by seizing seven Hudson County teens – three of them 16 and one 15, authorities said Tuesday. A total of 17 break-ins and four outright thefts of automobiles were reported over a 10-day span in August in Fort Lee alone, Capt. Matthew Hintze said, adding that others were reported in neighboring Cliffside Park, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park and Leonia. Blame key fobs, he said. “Although this technology has added a level of convenience, it has also created opportunities for criminals to burglarize and steal vehicles without hav…

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by Jerry DeMarco