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Gunman Admits Robbing Hotels In Ramapo, Nanuet, Elsewhere Gunman Admits Robbing Hotels In Ramapo, Nanuet, Elsewhere
Gunman Admits Robbing Hotels In Ramapo, Nanuet, Elsewhere A 46-year-old man admitted that he robbed employees at a Howard Johnson's in Airmont and a Hilton Garden Inn in Nanuet, along with those at a dozen other hotels in New Jersey. Tremone Burnett of Essex County told a federal judge in Newark that he tied the victims’ hands and feet in some of the holdups. SEE: Gunman Robs Cash From Paramus Hotel He also fired the gun during a hotel robbery at a Sheraton in Weehawken, federal prosecutors said. Burnett robbed the hotels during an eight-week crime spree that began in April 2014, authorities said. These included New Jersey hotels in Secaucus, N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Rogue Rockland Moving Companies Fined Rogue Rockland Moving Companies Fined
Rogue Rockland Moving Companies Fined Two unlicensed moving companies from Rockland were snagged in a New Jersey undercover sting that cost them $2,500 each, authorities announced Monday. Big Men in Trucks from Sloatsburg and Enterprise Van Lines from Congers each has the option of seeking mitigation or requesting an administrative hearing to contest the violation and civil penalty, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The $2,500 civil penalty for unlicensed operation will be reduced to $1,250 for any mover that applies for licensure with the Division within 30 days of receiving the [Notice of Violation],” Grewal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Loaded Gun, Knives Turn Up In Wayne Motor Vehicle Stop Loaded Gun, Knives Turn Up In Wayne Motor Vehicle Stop
Loaded Gun, Knives Turn Up In Wayne Motor Vehicle Stop A routine traffic stop ended with two arrests after the smell of pot led to a search of the vehicle that turned up a loaded gun, knives, an open bottle of booze, and 50 grams of marijuana.  Joanna Marie Motl, 23, of West Sayville, N.Y., and Ruben J Caraballo Jr., 31, of Newark, were busted around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14 during a stop on Route 23 by Wayne Police Department Officers Christopher Savitsky and Tomaz Cydzik. While walking up to the red 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, the officers were greeted by the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Once at the window, they could smell pot c…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Bed Bug Infestation Reported On Air India Flights From Newark Bed Bug Infestation Reported On Air India Flights From Newark
Bed Bug Infestation Reported On Air India Flights From Newark Passengers on multiple Air India flights out of Newark Liberty International Airport are reporting an infestation of bed bugs in the aircraft seats. Among them Pravin Tonsekar, who sat in the business class seats for a 17-hour flight Tuesday with his wife and kids. "All our seats infested with bed bugs," he said in a Tweet. "Sir , have heard of bed bugs on trains but shocked to experience on our maharaja and that too business." Air India replied with an apology. On Wednesday, Twitter user @roscrow reported bed bug bites all over his wife and kids' bodies after a flight…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
'Outrageous': Woman Delayed Newark-Bound Flight Five Hours For Ridiculous Reason 'Outrageous': Woman Delayed Newark-Bound Flight Five Hours For Ridiculous Reason
'Outrageous': Woman Delayed Newark-Bound Flight Five Hours For Ridiculous Reason A Newark-bound flight from Indianapolis was delayed for five hours Monday night because of one woman's ridiculous antics. Crew members of United Airlines flight 3708 sent passengers back inside the airport as they explained to the woman she had to check her oversized bag, and then asking her to disembark, WTHR reports. The flight was originally scheduled to leave at 7:05 p.m. Instead, a different aircraft took all other passengers to Newark at 12:17 a.m., the article says. One passenger suffered a medical condition while waiting in the terminal, WTHR says. Passenger Jason Kowalsky told WT…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mahwah PD: Check Of Illegally Parked Car Produces THC Oil, Three Arrests Mahwah PD: Check Of Illegally Parked Car Produces THC Oil, Three Arrests
Mahwah PD: Check Of Illegally Parked Car Produces THC Oil, Three Arrests An illegally parked Bergen County trio was carrying nearly a dozen vape cartridges filled with THC oil, Mahwah police said. Officer John Rodriguez was on patrol when he saw the female driver park a white Infiniti in a restricted spot at a southbound Route 17 gas station, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Two men got out and went into the station’s convenience store while Rodriguez approached the driver, he said. Seeing this as he emerged from the store, one of the men went back inside, joining the second, the chief said. The officer then spoke with the driver, identified as Antonia Terr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pearl River Man Admits Having Sex With Child, Recording, Sharing It Pearl River Man Admits Having Sex With Child, Recording, Sharing It
Pearl River Man Admits Having Sex With Child, Recording, Sharing It A Pearl River man admitted Wednesday in federal court in New Jersey that he took and then shared sex videos and images that he made with a child. Richard Murphy, 32, told a judge in Newark that he "persuaded a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of taking photos and videos of that conduct" in December 2016, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. Murphy also "admitted that he took video of the child performing a sex act on him" and shared the images online, Carpenito said. U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez scheduled sentencing …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Former Newark Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations Former Newark Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations
Former Newark Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations Retired Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, formerly the Archbishop of Newark, is stepping out of the ministry after allegations of sexual abuse were found "credible and substantiated." The incident apparently involved sexual abuse of a teenager when McCarrick was a priest of the Archdiocese of New York nearly five decades ago, according to a statement from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, who was appointed by the Vatican to oversee the investigation. "Carefully following the process detailed by the Charter of the American bishops, this alleg…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Tech Company Starts Express Bus Service From Westchester Tech Company Starts Express Bus Service From Westchester
Tech Company Starts Express Bus Service From Westchester OurBus, a tech company offering intercity bus service, is expanding to White Plains with express bus trips to Boston. OurBus identified a critical need for more direct travel options for Westchester County residents to Boston, now offers express service starting on Tarrytown Road (Route 119) at the Westchester County Center and dropping passengers off in the Back Bay area of Boston. There are no flights from White Plains to Boston, and Amtrak's Acela skips New Rochelle, with only the local Northeast Regional making a stop there. "Up until now, there has been no direct, non-stop transp…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag
Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag TSA agents at Newark Airport found a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pennsylvania man who was immediately taken into custody, Port Authority police said. Adam Scott, 52, of Barto, PA also had five hollow-point bullets in his bag along with the Smith & Wesson .38-caliber pistol as it passed through the X-ray screener Saturday afternoon, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "There was no interruption to airport operations," Pentangelo said. Scott was charged with illegal possession of the handgun and the ammunition. The TSA has details on how to properly travel wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro of Clifton died March 6. She was 28 years old. Christina was born in Newark and lived in Bloomfield for 26 years before moving to Clifton one year ago. She was a graduate of Artistic Academy of Hair Design in Morris Plains. More than $8,000 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe in Christina's memory. She is survived by her beloved parents Dr. Donald and Maria (nee Scasso) Castellaro; her devoted siblings Bianca Castellaro and Vito Castellaro; and her many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and her loving pet Tula. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Yonkers Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme, Feds Say Yonkers Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme, Feds Say
Yonkers Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme, Feds Say An accomplice of a convicted Westchester man was charged in connection with a $3.5 million "shotgunning" scheme, said federal authorities who arrested him Sunday. Saoud “Sam” Rihan, 57, was a business partner of Yonkers resident Simon Curanaj, 63, who admitted last November that he and his associates used bogus information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks to fraudulently obtain home equity lines of credit -- a practice known as “shotgunning,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Rihan, of the Bronx, was scheduled to appear in federal court in Newark. Among othe…

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by Jerry DeMarco