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Rockland Man Holds Ex-Employer Hostage, Threatens To Have His Dog Attack: Police Rockland Man Holds Ex-Employer Hostage, Threatens To Have His Dog Attack: Police
Rockland Man Holds Ex-Employer Hostage, Threatens To Have His Dog Attack: Police A Rockland County man is being held in the Bergen County jail after police said he held his former employer and coworkers hostage, demanding money and threatening them with his dog. Police were called to a business suite on Broad Street in Norwood around 1:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, where Wayne Gordon, of New City, NY had come in with his pit bull, removed the dog's muzzle, and threatened to have the dog attack them if they didn't pay him $7,000 that he claimed he was owed, Norwood Police Chief Christopher Federici said. Gordon also threatened to kill the people in the room and to send people…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Spike Strips Stop Teen Car Thieves In NJ During Palisades Parkway Pursuit From Rockland Spike Strips Stop Teen Car Thieves In NJ During Palisades Parkway Pursuit From Rockland
Spike Strips Stop Teen Car Thieves In NJ During Palisades Parkway Pursuit From Rockland Spike strips deployed by Palisades Interstate Parkway Police stopped three teenage thieves as they sped south into New Jersey on Tuesday in a Jeep stolen out of Rockland County, authorities said. The New York City trio had swiped a 2018 Jeep Renegade from Clarkstown after the owner left it running with the keys in it shortly after 7:30 a.m. Jan. 9, PIP Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. New York State Police troopers who joined Clarkstown police in pursuing the trio radioed ahead to their parkway police colleagues before terminating the pursuit near the state line, the lieutenant said. Pickin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Uncontrollable Old Tappan Visitor From Yonkers Caught With Stolen Firearm, Ghost Gun, More: PD Uncontrollable Old Tappan Visitor From Yonkers Caught With Stolen Firearm, Ghost Gun, More: PD
Uncontrollable Old Tappan Visitor From Yonkers Caught With Stolen Firearm, Ghost Gun, More: PD An uncontrollable Yonkers man causing a disturbance at an Old Tappan residence was carrying a stolen firearm, a ghost gun and more, authorities said following his arrest. Miguel DelRosario, 27, was taken into custody by Sgt. Eugene Wilkins and Officer Andrew Kim on Monday evening, Dec. 4, Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. They’d responded to a call of an unwanted person acting erratically – including banging a stick and a chain against objects in a bedroom -- and refusing to leave, the chief said on Wednesday. Wilkins and Kim were joined by Detective Sgt. Charles DiMaria and River Vale polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Details Emerge On Orange County Teen Charged With Repeatedly Raping Minor New Details Emerge On Orange County Teen Charged With Repeatedly Raping Minor
New Details Emerge On Orange County Teen Charged With Repeatedly Raping Minor New details have emerged after a 19-year-old was charged with repeatedly raping a minor in both the Hudson Valley and at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Orange County resident Jon Edward Pelcin, of Monroe, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 29 following an investigation by local authorities and New York State Police. Earlier report: Monroe 19-Year-Old Charged With Rape After 'Incidents In Various Locations,' Police Say Pelcin committed the sexual assaults "over several years in various locations throughout the Hudson Valley and at the Jersey Shore" -- specifically on Long Beach Island,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers
Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers A wanted driver who fled a Palisades Interstate Parkway police stop in New Jersey late last year was captured by New York State troopers in the Hudson Valley after doing it again, authorities said. Vincent Gambrell, 56, of New Windsor in Orange County had initially sped off when Officer Thomas Shine tried to stop his Ford Taurus on the New Jersey side of the northbound parkway shortly before midnight last Dec. 17, Det. Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The sedan had Georgia license plates that belonged to another vehicle that night, leading to the attempted stop, Walter explained.&nb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Pregnant Passenger Busted Shooting Heroin In Route 17 Stop Police: Pregnant Passenger Busted Shooting Heroin In Route 17 Stop
Police: Pregnant Passenger Busted Shooting Heroin In Route 17 Stop A pregnant passenger who was shooting heroin when she and her fiancé were stopped by Upper Saddle River police before dawn Saturday pulled the needle out so fast that she bled on her clothes, authorities said. Officer Kevin McWilliams stopped their car for various violations as the couple headed north on the highway toward their home in Monroe, NY, around 1:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Williams immediately spotted a needle and empty heroin bag on the center console, Kane said. Both the driver, Erik Shepard, 27, and his fiancée, Jacqueline Completo, 20, were apparently under the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Watch Police Officers, K-9s Capture Accused Stolen Taxi Thief In Montvale Backyard VIDEO: Watch Police Officers, K-9s Capture Accused Stolen Taxi Thief In Montvale Backyard
Video: Watch Police Officers, K-9s Capture Accused Stolen Taxi Thief In Montvale Backyard Home surveillance video shows a 21-year-old suspect accused of crashing a stolen taxi in Rockland County being captured in the backyard of a Montvale home. Evan Koulikov remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail pending extradition proceedings. He’s charged locally with being a fugitive from justice. Chased by police and a borough homeowner, Koulikov is seen hopping a fence into a Lark Lane backyard, then raising his hands and dropping to his knees when he realizes there’s no escape -- as a swarm of police, including three canines, surrounds him. “His wife said she never saw him ru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood
Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah police searching for a man who’d fled a previous arrest found a pot-growing operation at his home, authorities said. They arrested Michael Deans at his Pine Hill Road home along with Jordan Winfree of Englewood, both 29, after a warranted search turned up marijuana package for resale, high-concentrate THC oil and a pot grow room, Police Chief James N. Batelli said Thursday. Deans was wanted for having pot for sale in a school zone and fleeing police, among other offenses, when Detective Sgt. Kevin Hebert and Detectives Michael Grassi, and Eric Larsen went to his home to serve an arre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah PD: Upstate NY Couple Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Route 17 Hotel Room Mahwah PD: Upstate NY Couple Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Route 17 Hotel Room
Mahwah PD: Upstate NY Couple Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Route 17 Hotel Room A Hudson Valley couple had $530,000 in suspected drug money in their Route 17 hotel room, along with some heroin and illegal prescription pills, said Mahwah police who seized the cash and drugs while arresting them. Alerted by a concerned citizen to a disoriented couple, Sgt. Michael Blondin and Officer William Hunt found 34-year-old Daniel Martel of Otisville and Tracey Harris, 30, of Bloomingburg in a car at a southbound fast food restaurant, Police Chief James Batelli said. A search of their car turned up heroin, hypodermic needles and drug paraphernalia -- along with burglary tools and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Traffic Stop Leads To Drug, Weapons Charges For Man Hackensack Traffic Stop Leads To Drug, Weapons Charges For Man
Hackensack Traffic Stop Leads To Drug, Weapons Charges For Man A routine traffic stop in Hackensack led to the arrest of a wanted Jersey City man who was in possession of an illegal, loaded gun and heroin. An officer from the Hackensack Police Department on patrol on Wednesday, Feb. 14 stopped 30-year-old Henry Mays for a vehicle and traffic violation involving faulty equipment. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Mays did not have a valid New Jersey driver’s license. Further investigation revealed that Mays had a warrant out for his arrest in Jersey City for an undisclosed infraction. Police said that upon being advised he was to be …

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by Zak Failla
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Thiells Man Found Behind Wheel Of Stolen Spring Valley Car, Police Say Thiells Man Found Behind Wheel Of Stolen Spring Valley Car, Police Say
Thiells Man Found Behind Wheel Of Stolen Spring Valley Car, Police Say A Rockland man pulled his jacket over his head after a police officer in New Jersey spotted him behind the wheel of a stolen car before dawn Thursday, authorities said. The officer was patrolling the Courtyard by Marriott parking lot off northbound Route 17 in Paramus just after 2:30 a.m. when he saw Carvin Gilot, 28, of Thiells acting suspiciously, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police soon discovered the gold 2011 BMW was reported stolen hours earlier out of Spring Valley, Guidetti said. Gilot was charged with possession of stolen property and sent to the Bergen County Jail pe…

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by Jerry DeMarco