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Tracking Hurricane Debby, Severe Storms Expected To Slam Northeast This Week Tracking Hurricane Debby, Severe Storms Expected To Slam Northeast This Week
Tracking Hurricane Debby, Severe Storms Expected To Slam Northeast This Week The Northeast is in for a wild week of weather. AccuWeather forecasters say episodes of drenching rain and heavy winds are working their way across the country and are expected to arrive in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. 6. AccuWeather The above AccuWeather map shows which part of the region will be most impacted by the storms arriving Tuesday afternoon and lasting into the evening. Those include the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, South Jersey, and the Philadelphia and Baltimore areas. Tuesday will be sunny and hot with a high of 90 before storms roll in,…
Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie Phenom, Star Gymnast GF Livvy Dunne Jet Off To MLB All-Star Game Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie Phenom, Star Gymnast GF Livvy Dunne Jet Off To MLB All-Star Game
Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie Phenom, Star Gymnast GF Livvy Dunne Jet Off To MLB All-Star Game Pittsburgh Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes is taking his famed moustache, golden arm, and model girlfriend to the MLB All-Star Game this week. In a post on Instagram on Sunday, LSU gymnast, and influencer, Livvy Dunne — who hails from Bergen County — shared a photo of the pair before heading on a private jet to Texas with friends, where the 22-year-old is set to make his 12th career start in the majors at the big event on Tuesday. Skenes - the first overall pick in the 2023 draft - has only started 11 games in his career since being called up earlier this year, notching six wins with an E…
Bergen County Native, U.S. Army Officer Alyson Garino Dies, 30 (TRIBUTE) Bergen County Native, U.S. Army Officer Alyson Garino Dies, 30 (TRIBUTE)
Bergen County Native, U.S. Army Officer Alyson Garino Dies, 30 (Tribute) Alyson Garino, a Bergen County native and highly-respected First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, died on Dec. 2, 2023. She was 30 years old. A graduate of Immaculate Heart Academy, Alyson went on to attend Penn State University, State College, and graduated with honors in 2015, according to her obituary on the Becker Funeral Home website. A Schreyer Scholar, she majored in English and minored in Military Studies. A distinguished military graduate of the ROTC Nittany Lion Battalion, she received the highly respected American Veterans of WWII award. Alyson served with distinction as a First Lieu…
NJ Fan of Country Star Morgan Wallen Loses $1,100 To Facebook Ticket Scam NJ Fan of Country Star Morgan Wallen Loses $1,100 To Facebook Ticket Scam
NJ Fan of Country Star Morgan Wallen Loses $1,100 To Facebook Ticket Scam A fan from Bergen County who'd apparently landed a trio of tickets on Facebook for country star Morgan Wallen’s sold-out concert tour got left with a case of the blues. Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said the victim Venmo’d $1,104 to three different individuals after making what appeared to be a deal with a Ridgewood resident for three ducats to Wallen’s worldwide “One Night At A Time" tour. “The ‘seller’ subsequently emailed ticket confirmation statements [that] turned out to be fraudulent and would not open on the legitimate Ticketmaster website,” the chief said. His detectives ar…
Livvy Dunne Cheers On BF Paul Skenes For So-So Double-A Debut Livvy Dunne Cheers On BF Paul Skenes For So-So Double-A Debut
Livvy Dunne Cheers On BF Paul Skenes For So-So Double-A Debut Call it nerves under pressure or just bad luck, Paul Skenes' Double-A debut wasn't exactly his best game ever — even with his girlfriend Olivia Dunne in the stands. Skenes, who was the top pick of the July MLB Draft, started in the Saturday, Aug. 26 game for Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate Altoona Curve. And gave up four runs on three hits in the first inning alone. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pittsburgh Pirates (@pittsburghpirates) Skenes was pulled before he could complete his first inning in his debut, throwing more balls (1…
NJ Broker Scammed Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.5 Million In Death Benefits, Feds Charge NJ Broker Scammed Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.5 Million In Death Benefits, Feds Charge
NJ Broker Scammed Grieving Army Families Out Of $3.5 Million In Death Benefits, Feds Charge Families of soldiers killed in war lost nearly $3.5 million to a merciless financial counselor from New Jersey who exploited their grief, federal authorities have charged. Caz Craffy, 41, worked for the United States Army when he defrauded two dozen Gold Star families who trusted him out of death benefits, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Friday, July 7. Craffy – also known as “Carz Craffey” – “took advantage of his role as an Army financial counselor, using lies and deception to steer their investments in a way that would make him money,” Sellinger said during a new…
Couple From PA Charged In Computer Repair Scam That Conned Victims In NJ, Elsewhere Couple From PA Charged In Computer Repair Scam That Conned Victims In NJ, Elsewhere
Couple From PA Charged In Computer Repair Scam That Conned Victims In NJ, Elsewhere A Pennsylvania man whose wife was charged with a computer scam that allowed her to siphon money out of unsuspecting victims’ accounts had a similar scheme going, Bergen County authorities announced. Kuleep Sethi, 66, was arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on theft, conspiracy and money laundering charges earlier this week -- five months after they busted his wife, Mona, for the same thing. The Furlong, PA couple scammed victims not only in New Jersey but throughout the world, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The thieves “created the belief that vic…
Dance Teacher From CT Swapped Nude Pics, Sought Meet With Bergen Minor: Prosecutor Dance Teacher From CT Swapped Nude Pics, Sought Meet With Bergen Minor: Prosecutor
Dance Teacher From CT Swapped Nude Pics, Sought Meet With Bergen Minor: Prosecutor A Connecticut event planner and dance instructor known as "Glamorous Piti" was arrested and charged with exchanging pornographic images and having sexually explicit chats with an underage student in Bergen County. Edison Bueno-Tenempaguay, 28, of Danbury has been held in the Bridgeport, CT Correctional Center, pending extradition to New Jersey, since his arrest last Friday, March 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit earlier this month “received information that a child from Bergen County was being engaged in conversations on social m…
BETRAYER OF THE BADGE: NJ Officer Admits Using Authority On Duty To Pressure Women Into Sex BETRAYER OF THE BADGE: NJ Officer Admits Using Authority On Duty To Pressure Women Into Sex
Betrayer OF THE Badge: NJ Officer Admits Using Authority On Duty To Pressure Women Into Sex UPDATE: A Vernon Township police officer who was accused of groping a Bergen County woman during a domestic violence call admitted abusing his authority on duty to force women to submit to his sexual advances. Emanuel Rivera, 38, acknowledged the “imbalance of power” between him and the women he was hitting on, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said in a joint statement. This left them unable to consent, he admitted, because of the “coercive, intimidating nature of such requests” coming from a uniformed police officer," the s…
Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds
Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds A convicted felon from Bergen County was seized while trying to bring two rifles, a handgun, a Taser, a switchblade and bogus U.S. Marshals credentials onto a flight from Newark to Fort Lauderdale, federal authorities said. Seretse Clouden, 42, of Wallington had a .308-caliber DPMS Panther Arms rifle, a 5.56-caliber AR-15 rifle, a .40-caliber Glock 22 handgun and the phony creds -- which bore his name, photograph and a U.S. Marshal badge -- in his checked baggage, the FBI charged in a complaint. His bags also contained a ballistic vest that said "Deputy Marshal," two magazines containing 15…
Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Seize $77,500 From Female PA Driver Charged With Laundering Cash Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Seize $77,500 From Female PA Driver Charged With Laundering Cash
Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Seize $77,500 From Female PA Driver Charged With Laundering Cash Bergen County narcotics detectives seized $77,500 in suspected drug money from an unemployed Pennsylvania woman following a traffic stop, authorities said. Joseline De Jesus-Quinones, 28, of Allentown was charged with money laundering and released on a summons to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He didn't say where in the county the stop was made. Whether the defendant will show is doubtful. Major drug suppliers consider such seizures the cost of doing business. Local authorities, meanwhile, get to keep the money for eq…
Housekeeper Hides When Burglars Break Into Bergen Mansion Once Owned By Trump Ally From Russia Housekeeper Hides When Burglars Break Into Bergen Mansion Once Owned By Trump Ally From Russia
Housekeeper Hides When Burglars Break Into Bergen Mansion Once Owned By Trump Ally From Russia Two burglars who broke into a Bergen County mansion that once belonged to a Russian billionaire barely escaped when police screamed up, authorities said. The housekeeper was downstairs when she heard the intruders a floor above shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Alpine Police Chief Christopher Belcolle said. She rushed into a bathroom, one of 10 in the joint, then locked the door and called police. Officers were familiar with the French-manor-style brick colonial, which once belonged to oligarch Aras Agalarov when he was an ally of former President Trump. Sean "Diddy " Combs also l…
NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More
NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More A Bergen County hairstylist to the stars is charged with trafficking more than 450 child sex abuse images, authorities said. Daniel Koye, 40, of Rutherford, was seized by Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Jan. 28 in Atlanta after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office obtained a warrant for his arrest, they said. He's been held since then in the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, GA pending extradition to New Jersey, records show. Authorities began looking for Koye following a warranted search at his Ettrick Terrace apartme…
PHOTOS: Suspect Shot During DEA Operation In Fort Lee PHOTOS: Suspect Shot During DEA Operation In Fort Lee
Photos: Suspect Shot During DEA Operation In Fort Lee One suspect was hospitalized and three others were taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after a shooting in Fort Lee, witnesses said. Members of a DEA task force out of Newark were conducting an operation when gunfire erupted on Whiteman Street off Lemoine Avenue near the Whiteman Park Plaza around 1:30 p.m., knowledgeable law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. At least 20 rounds had been fired, some of which struck a Toyota sedan that slammed head-on into a utility pole. Two DEA agents were believed to have discharged their weapons. The wounded suspect is tended to on Whiteman Str…
‘Grinch’ Dolan Uses Facial Recognition To Boot NJ Mom From Rockettes Show ‘Grinch’ Dolan Uses Facial Recognition To Boot NJ Mom From Rockettes Show
‘Grinch’ Dolan Uses Facial Recognition To Boot NJ Mom From Rockettes Show Bergen County mom Kelly Conlon brought her daughter’s Girl Scout troop to see the world-famous Rockettes kick up their heels but got kicked out of Radio City instead. The villain? Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan. Conlon, who also happens to be a civil attorney with Davis, Saperstein & Salomon in Teaneck, said facial recognition technology alerted staff to her presence. So while the girls enjoyed the Christmas Spectacular last month, the Wyckoff mom was left out in the cold – and rain -- even though she had a legit ticket. “They said my firm was on the attorney exclusion list an…
Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse
Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse A woman caught shoplifting at a Bergen County Walmart deliberately drop-kicked her baby across the floor while being taken into custody, then showed no remorse afterward, authorities said. It's difficult to comprehend -- and even harder to stomach -- if you’ve seen the video, which captured the assault at the Route 46 store in Teterboro. Jamira McDaniel, 23, of Paterson had been escorted to the Walmart Asset Protection Office, where she “placed the child down in front of her and kicked the baby in the back” on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. It sent the nearly …
Notorious NJ Serial Killer To Plead Guilty To Murders Of Five Long Island Women: Report Notorious NJ Serial Killer To Plead Guilty To Murders Of Five Long Island Women: Report
Notorious NJ Serial Killer To Plead Guilty To Murders Of Five Long Island Women: Report The number of brutal murder confessions continues to mount for imprisoned New Jersey serial killer Richard Cottingham, who reportedly is scheduled to plead guilty to five more killings, all of women on Long Island. Cottingham, now 76, has been serving multiple life sentences in South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, NJ, for more than four decades for killing six Garden State women between 1967 and 1980. He's spent a considerable part of that time lately claiming he's committed several other killings. “For a long time now I have been trying to understand the darkness that enveloped my soul…
Bergen County Gymnast Livvy Dunne Is TikTok Millionaire Bergen County Gymnast Livvy Dunne Is TikTok Millionaire
Bergen County Gymnast Livvy Dunne Is TikTok Millionaire Hard work is paying off for Bergen County gymnast Livvy Dunne. Days after her 20th birthday, the Louisiana State University athlete was ranked the most successful female Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) moneymaker by On3 Sports, with an estimated worth of $2.3 million. Pretty flippin' cool, right?  @livvy beach-nastics🫶🏼 #gymnastics #beach #fakebody ♬ original sound - Notfromco @livvy Obsessed @lsugymtigers #foryou #gymnastics #lsu #fakebody ♬ original sound - gigi The Hillsdale native has been ramping up her social media presence ever since the NCAA lifted its NIL re…
Heavy Luggage: Ringleader Gets 10 Years For Smuggling 330 Pounds Of Coke Into Teterboro Airport Heavy Luggage: Ringleader Gets 10 Years For Smuggling 330 Pounds Of Coke Into Teterboro Airport
Heavy Luggage: Ringleader Gets 10 Years For Smuggling 330 Pounds Of Coke Into Teterboro Airport A Puerto Rican resident who coordinated a private shipment of more than 300 pounds of cocaine into Teterboro Airport is headed to federal prison for a mandatory 10 years. Mariano Enrique Arroyo Perez – also known as “Humilde” – took a deal from the government rather than risk a trial. He’ll have to serve out the entire plea-bargained term because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. The scheme involved smuggling more than a quarter-ton of cocaine into the United States on private planes flying into the small local airport in Bergen County from 2017 through July 2019, U.S. Attorne…
PA Ex-Con Who Took Truck From Lot Caught Returning For His Ride, Police Say PA Ex-Con Who Took Truck From Lot Caught Returning For His Ride, Police Say
PA Ex-Con Who Took Truck From Lot Caught Returning For His Ride, Police Say A Pennsylvania fugitive ex-con with a decades-long criminal record was busted again after he was caught on security footage unhooking a tractor from a trailer at an industrial building and driving off with it, authorities in New Jersey said. Moonachie Police Officer Scott Lemongello viewed the footage from a neighboring building on Hollister Road in Teterboro soon after the theft early Sunday, Oct. 9. It showed Christopher Mason, 58, most recently of Morrisville, PA, pulling up in a van, parking and then heading into the lot next door, where he began testing door handles on parked trucks, P…
Secret Jonas Brothers Concert Leaked By Pennsylvania Students On Twitter Secret Jonas Brothers Concert Leaked By Pennsylvania Students On Twitter
Secret Jonas Brothers Concert Leaked By Pennsylvania Students On Twitter A performance from the Jonas Brothers came as a surprise to a group of students in Pennsylvania. And they were supposed to keep it a secret. But the excited Milton Hershey School students — and even some of their parents — can't help but share their special moment with the boy band. A school spokesman told PennLive only that the students had an entertainer during the rededication of Founders Hall on Sept. 28, noting he was "contractually and legally bound" not to spill the name of the performer. Students and parents alike, though, were quick to brag about the special concert and thank Nic…
Bergen School District Ends Contract With Pentagon Official Who Mocked 'White Folx' Bergen School District Ends Contract With Pentagon Official Who Mocked 'White Folx'
Bergen School District Ends Contract With Pentagon Official Who Mocked 'White Folx' A Bergen County school district is ending its consulting contract with a self-described "woke" federal agency chief who has made publicly disparaging comments about whites. The comments made by Kelisa Wing -- including her being "exhausted at these white folx" -- ignited calls for her ouster last week as the chief officer for diversity, equity and inclusion in the U.S. Department of Defense's education branch. The controversy is also being felt on the local level in Cresskill, where Wing has provided "diversity and inclusion training" for its Board of Education employees for the past 18 mo…
'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Wanted For Shooting GF In Texas Captured At GWB 'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Wanted For Shooting GF In Texas Captured At GWB
'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Wanted For Shooting GF In Texas Captured At GWB An armed fugitive who fled Texas to New York City after shooting his girlfriend was captured by Bergen County detectives at the entrance to the lower level of the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Dwayne Kevin Sharlow, 55, was swiftly scooped up by Narcotic Task Force members who stopped his rented car at 1:52 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed Monday. They were assisted by a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, he said. Sharlow, of Prosper, TX, had apparently come up Route 95, headed for New York City, authorities said. The victim survived after …
Bergen Man Had Gun Parts 'Artfully' Hidden In Ankle, Wrist Weights At Newark Airport, TSA Says Bergen Man Had Gun Parts 'Artfully' Hidden In Ankle, Wrist Weights At Newark Airport, TSA Says
Bergen Man Had Gun Parts 'Artfully' Hidden In Ankle, Wrist Weights At Newark Airport, TSA Says A Bergen County man bound for Turkey was caught at Newark Airport with various gun parts "artfully" concealed inside ankle and wrist weights, authorities said. The Elmwood Park traveler claimed a friend had given him the suitcase that he checked with the airline before attempting to board a flight to Istanbul late Wednesday night, said Lisa Farbstein of the Transportation Security Administration. An alarm sounded as the checked bag went through the screening process, Farbstein said. A search turned up the gun parts inside the weights, which she said were packed in a box. Passengers can tr…
$50 MILLION LAWSUIT: Bergen Funeral Home Mixed Up Bodies, Sent Wrong Woman’s Corpse To Cemetery $50 MILLION LAWSUIT: Bergen Funeral Home Mixed Up Bodies, Sent Wrong Woman’s Corpse To Cemetery
$50 Million Lawsuit: Bergen Funeral Home Mixed Up Bodies, Sent Wrong Woman’s Corpse To Cemetery Mourners were saying their final goodbyes to a beloved Bergen County grandmother when, at the last instant, the graveside service was abruptly halted. It turns out the body of the 93-year-old Korean woman whose death they were mourning in a Westchester cemetery had been left back at the funeral home in New Jersey. Another corpse had been dressed in her clothing, placed in the casket and brought that morning to a funeral in Leonia. It was then driven 25 miles north in a procession to Valhalla, NY. The body had already been lowered into the grave when the mistake was finally acknowledge…
'I Think She's Dead': Son Charged With Killing Mom, 79, With Fire Iron Called 911 'I Think She's Dead': Son Charged With Killing Mom, 79, With Fire Iron Called 911
'I Think She's Dead': Son Charged With Killing Mom, 79, With Fire Iron Called 911 UPDATE: A man charged with brutally bludgeoning his 79-year-old mother with a fireplace poker called 911 to report the crime, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Responding police officers found Patrick Maupai, 40, on the lawn of the New Milford Avenue home that he shared with his mother, Linda Maupai, across the street from Dumont High School. He was still on the phone talking with the dispatcher shortly before midnight Sunday, the prosecutor said. Maupai had admitted hitting his mother with the fire iron, Musella said. He also told the dispatcher that he believed she was dea…
PROSECUTOR: Dumont Widow, 79, Bludgeoned To Death With Fireplace Poker PROSECUTOR: Dumont Widow, 79, Bludgeoned To Death With Fireplace Poker
Prosecutor: Dumont Widow, 79, Bludgeoned To Death With Fireplace Poker UPDATE: A man charged with brutally bludgeoning his 79-year-old mother with a fireplace poker called 911 to report the crime, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Responding police officers found Patrick Maupai, 40, on the lawn of the New Milford Avenue home he shared with his mother, Linda Maupai, across the street from Dumont High School, shortly before midnight Sunday. He was still on the phone talking with the dispatcher, the prosecutor said. Maupai had admitted hitting his mother with the fire iron, Musella said. He also told the dispatcher that he believed she was dead. …
SERIAL CALLER: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Ramsey Police HQ SERIAL CALLER: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Ramsey Police HQ
Serial Caller: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Ramsey Police HQ A Midwest woman who once set fire to garbage bins outside a middle school -- and then contacted authorities to confess -- was charged this week with threatening to blow up Ramsey police headquarters. The threat by Amber Schadewald, 24, "led to a search of the building, parking lot and departmental and personal vehicles by Bergen County sheriff's bomb dogs" back in January, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. The subsequent investigation led to Schandewald, who "was believed to be in a group home in Minnesota at the time she made the threat," Lyman said Thursday. Schadewald has a history…
Bergen Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes Bergen Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes
Bergen Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes Three men who surrendered to authorities in Manhattan to face charges stemming from the theft of handwritten notes and lyrics to the classic rock and roll album “Hotel California" include the CEO of a Bergen County-based auction house.  An indictment returned by a grand jury in Manhattan accuses Edward Kosinski of Franklin Lakes and two alleged co-conspirators with scheming to profit from the stolen material produced by singer-songwriter Don Henley, who co-founded the Eagles with the late Glenn Frey in the early 1970s. According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, both Kosinski…
Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ
Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ A native Albanian who found asylum after entering the United States illegally more than two decades ago was charged with transporting 68 pounds of pot through Bergen County. Flamor Djokovic, a 37-year-old restaurant owner from Michigan, was stopped and arrested in Lodi on Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Djokovic was 14 when his family smuggled him out of the former Yugoslavia in 1999 amid what their lawyer at the time said was persecution for their political and social activities -- specifically for helping Albanians in Montenegro and providing safe passage to Albania f…
Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping Teen From Philly, Holding Him In Leonia Apartment Stormed By FBI Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping Teen From Philly, Holding Him In Leonia Apartment Stormed By FBI
Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping Teen From Philly, Holding Him In Leonia Apartment Stormed By FBI A Leonia man and an accomplice from California were convicted of kidnapping a teenager from Philadelphia and bringing him to Bergen County, where the ringleader of their group was shot and killed during a daring and dramatic rescue by the FBI. Eduardo Castelan-Prado, 39, of Leonia, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, CA, and their unidentified partner snatched the 17-year-old victim at gunpoint from outside the restaurant where he worked last June 14, apparently to convince his father to pay a drug debt of hundreds of thousands of dollars, authorities said. The men brought the boy to a ga…