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A North Jersey police sergeant is accused of swiping $100,000 from local PB A North Jersey police sergeant is accused of swiping $100,000 from local PB
A North Jersey police sergeant is accused of swiping $100,000 from local PB A Northvale police sergeant is accused of embezzling more than $75,000 from local PBA accounts. Sgt. Charles J. “CJ” Amorosso, 35, “made cash withdrawals and transferred money out of multiple PBA (Police Benevolent Association) bank accounts without authorization,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Tuesday, April 26. Detectives from Musella’s office charged Amorosso with theft on Monday following an investigation stemming from a Feb. 25 complaint, the prosecutor said. BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE: Northvale Police Sergeant Charged With Theft Of PBA Funds Am…
UPDATE: Ex-BF Cleared, Gang Member Charged With Stabbing Leonia Woman To Death UPDATE: Ex-BF Cleared, Gang Member Charged With Stabbing Leonia Woman To Death
Update: Ex-BF Cleared, Gang Member Charged With Stabbing Leonia Woman To Death UPDATE: A Paterson gang member now charged with killing a Leonia woman in the garden apartment she shared with her daughter ran out when he heard the girl wake up, then circled back as if he was just arriving, investigators said. Nile Diakos, 35, was recorded on phone calls and in texts admitting that he killed Alicia Arnone by stabbing her in the neck and chest last Saturday, March 26, according to court papers. Authorities originally charged her former live-in boyfriend, Andrae Daniels of Lodi, with killing Arnone, 35. But new information emerged that led them to drop murder charges aga…
UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Sister In NJ Captured By State Police UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Sister In NJ Captured By State Police
Update: Woman Who Shot, Killed Sister In NJ Captured By State Police UPDATE: A 27-year-old Florida woman was charged with murder for killing her younger sister with a point-blank gunshot to the head in their mother's Little Ferry home, authorities said. Angielly Dominguez, 27, was headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike in her boyfriend's Ford Mustang early Tuesday evening, March 22, when State Police nabbed her in Cherry Hill, nearly 90 miles from the  scene of the sororicide, law enforcement sources confirmed. There were five guns in the trunk of the vehicle, which her boyfriend told police she'd stolen along with the weapons, investigators said. Domingu…
Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles
Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles A group of owners and operators sold pot and THC products out of smoke shops in Englewood, Butler, Randolph, and Scotch Plains, charged authorities who busted them during a series of raids. Detectives assisted by the DEA seized seizure of hundreds of pounds of marijuana, THC edibles and THC wax/oil, along with $305,000 in illicit proceeds, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They arrested co-owners Michael Ligus, 24, and Damian Harry Wesler Sr., 44, along with Damian H. Wesler Jr., 22, all of Ringwood, and were arrested, along with Anthony Garcia, 45, of Secaucus and Ezekiel Pau…
NJ Man Stabs Mom In Back On New Year's Eve NJ Man Stabs Mom In Back On New Year's Eve
NJ Man Stabs Mom In Back On New Year's Eve An Elmwood Park man stabbed his mother in the back with a kitchen knife on New Year's Eve, snapping the blade off between her shoulder blades, authorities said. Garfield police captured Emiliano Domi, 25, after investigators said he fled following Friday's attack on Martha Avenue near the border of both towns, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was initially unclear what prompted the alleged assault, which sent the 43-year-old victim to the hospital. The Albanian immigrant told responders that she was suddenly attacked from behind. She was expected to survive, responders said. …
Salesman Tackles Gunman During NJ Clothing Store Robbery Salesman Tackles Gunman During NJ Clothing Store Robbery
Salesman Tackles Gunman During NJ Clothing Store Robbery A suit salesman took down a gun-wielding robber and held him for police during the attempted holdup of a Route 4 men's clothing store in Paramus, authorities said. Wearing cloth gloves and a mask, Kevin D. Howe, 29, of New Milford entered the Suit Store on Monday posing as a customer, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. “Give me all the money in the register,” Howe told the employee, he said. The employee removed the bills, gave them to Howe, then tackled him when he turned his back, Guidetti said. “I have a gun!” Howe shouted. But he wasn’t going anywhere, the deputy chief said…
Police: Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Captured After NJ Carjacking Police: Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Captured After NJ Carjacking
Police: Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Captured After NJ Carjacking Bergen County sheriff's officers captured a New York City fugitive after authorities said he shot his pregnant girlfriend and then carjacked an SUV at gunpoint from a 72-year-old driver outside a local 7-Eleven. Ex-con Dennis Fredericks, 28, of the Bronx fled to New Jersey after the NYPD said he shot the woman in the neck during an argument in a Lower East Side apartment around 8:45 p.m. Thursday. Around 11:30 p.m., he approached an elderly driver who was sitting in a Toyota Highlander in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Palisades Avenue in Bogota, borough Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole sai…
Police: Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Captured After NJ Carjacking Police: Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Captured After NJ Carjacking
Police: Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Captured After NJ Carjacking GOTCHA! A New York City fugitive wanted for shooting his pregnant girlfriend was captured by Bergen County sheriff's officers after he carjacked an SUV at gunpoint from a 72-year-old driver outside a 7-Eleven in Bogota, authorities confirmed Friday. Ex-con Dennis Fredericks, 28, of the Bronx was on the run after shooting the woman in the neck during an argument in a Lower East Side apartment around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, the NYPD said. The elderly Bogota driver was sitting in his Toyota Highlander in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Palisades Avenue when Fredericks approached him around 11:30 …
NJ Man, 81, Killed With Ax, Grandson Taken Into Custody NJ Man, 81, Killed With Ax, Grandson Taken Into Custody
NJ Man, 81, Killed With Ax, Grandson Taken Into Custody UPDATE: Elmwood Park detectives signed murder and weapons charges against the grandson of a prominent borough resident who authorities said was killed when he interrupted a burglary. Jason Vicari, 21, of Wyckoff remained held in the Bergen County Jail following Tuesday's killing of 81-year-old Ronald Vicari. The younger Vicari was taken into custody following a brief SWAT standoff at the older man's Beechwood Avenue home. He awaits a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on the charges filed by Elmwood Park police. Additional charges were expected -- among th…
PD: Mom Leaves Child Alone In Car Outside NJ Walmart, Assaults Police PD: Mom Leaves Child Alone In Car Outside NJ Walmart, Assaults Police
PD: Mom Leaves Child Alone In Car Outside NJ Walmart, Assaults Police A Queens woman who left her 4-year-old child alone in a car in a handicapped spot outside the Walmart in Garfield was jailed after kicking a police officer, authorities said. Officer Marlene Martinez found the unattended youngster in a rear child seat, with the driver's side door unlocked, after not seeing a handicapped placard shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Martinez was trying to locate a parent when Latoya N. Williams-Edwards, 32, of Hollis walked up, said she'd left the youngster alone and then got into her and drove off, Uram said. The officer activated her …
Washington Man Brought To NJ To Face Charges Of Sexually Assaulting Child Washington Man Brought To NJ To Face Charges Of Sexually Assaulting Child
Washington Man Brought To NJ To Face Charges Of Sexually Assaulting Child UPDATE: A 24-year-old Washington State man was returned to New Jersey to face charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Glen Rock child. Devin C. Curtis was arrested in Clarkston, WA a little over three weeks ago. He was booked into the Bergen County Jail on Friday after waiving extradition. The FBI and law enforcement agencies in both Clarkston and Moscow, Idaho assisted after the child's parents told Glen Rock detectives of an "online relationship their child was having with an individual that they believed was an adult," Police Chief Dean Ackermann previously said. Police in Clarksto…
Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In PA Driver's Pocket, Police In NJ Say Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In PA Driver's Pocket, Police In NJ Say
Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In PA Driver's Pocket, Police In NJ Say A passenger wanted on a warrant was carrying a loaded gun in his pocket when an Rochelle Park police officer stopped the sedan he was in, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the 2004 Toyota Solara driven by Raymond Hood, 30, of Palmerton, PA for several violations on West Passaic Street around 9 p.m. Friday, Rochelle Park Police Lt. James DePreta said. A computer check turned up the warrant out of Newark, so Hood was taken into custody, DePreta said. Kiszka, Officer Jorge Orihuela and Detective Brian Cobb police then found the .25-caliber Colt in Hood's front pocket, the lieuten…
Police: PA Driver With Conflicting Stories Found With Gun, Mags, More Police: PA Driver With Conflicting Stories Found With Gun, Mags, More
Police: PA Driver With Conflicting Stories Found With Gun, Mags, More An out-of-state driver whose story changed several times was found carrying a handgun, two high-capacity magazines and hollow-point bullets outside a Little Ferry motel near Route 46, police said. Officer Joseph Convery stopped a 2018 Chevy sedan driven by Christopher Nazario, 36, of Reading, PA after he failed to signal a turn onto Bergen Turnpike near the Capri Inn, Police Chief James Walters said. Nazario first claimed to be an EMS member and then an employee for the mayor of New York City's "Office of Criminal Justice," Walters said. Nazario also told him he'd been on vacation in Flor…
Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Moved To NJ Jail As New Details Emerge Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Moved To NJ Jail As New Details Emerge
Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Moved To NJ Jail As New Details Emerge UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. Auriello Parker was waiting for Nicole Flanagan at the deluxe Wall Street apartment after texting her on Aug. 6, Bergen County homicide detectives wrote in an arrest warrant. Flanagan, a 42-year-old Connecticut native living in Queens, arrived at 1:45 a.m., got into an elevator with Parker and headed upstairs to a 22nd-floor apartment, it says. No proof has yet been shown that anyone beside…
Police: Customers Seize Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pics Of Girl At NJ Store Police: Customers Seize Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pics Of Girl At NJ Store
Police: Customers Seize Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pics Of Girl At NJ Store A former adjunct professor was tackled by customers who caught him taking an "upskirt" photo of an underage girl on a Edgewater supermarket checkout line, authorities said. Responding officers found several good Samaritans holding down David M. Chapinski, 41, of Somerset at the Mitsuawa Market on River Road around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said. Detectives interviewed witnesses and obtained surveillance footage that shows Chapinski on the checkout line "with absolutely no groceries," Wetklow said. "It appears he was on the line strictly to take the upskirt photo of th…
Wife Of Instagram Celeb Jailed In Plot To Kidnap, Terrorize NJ Man Who Trashed Him Online Wife Of Instagram Celeb Jailed In Plot To Kidnap, Terrorize NJ Man Who Trashed Him Online
Wife Of Instagram Celeb Jailed In Plot To Kidnap, Terrorize NJ Man Who Trashed Him Online The wife of Bergen County-based Instagram influencer "Jay Mazini” was in on a plot to kidnap, threaten and terrorize a Fort Lee man who’d posted negative comments about him on social media, authorities said Friday. Joumana Danoun, 21, of Paterson also then tried to get the victim to drop the charges, they said. Danoun joined her husband in the Bergen County Jail following her arrest Thursday. "Mazini" of Edgewater, whose real name is Jebara J. Igbara, 26, has been held in the county lockup since authorities arrested him on kidnapping charges in March. An FBI detainer prevents a local judg…
Authorities: Pennsylvania Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At NJ Bank Authorities: Pennsylvania Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At NJ Bank
Authorities: Pennsylvania Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At NJ Bank A Pennsylvania fugitive was carrying bank receipts in different names when Little Ferry police nabbed him at a local branch, authorities said. Police were called when Ian James, 37, of the Bronx tried to make a transaction -- which he said was to help pay child support -- Thursday afternoon at the TD Bank on Main Street, Chief James Walters said. James gave a bogus name, Social Security number and driver's license from Georgia when officers arrived, Walters said Friday. They fingerprinted him and and found an extraditable warrant out of Harrisburg, as well as another bogus driver's license…
NJ Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women NJ Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women
NJ Man Charged With Harassing Asian Women A Fort Lee man was jailed for harassing Asian women after police reviewed footage from surveillance cameras and a cellphone shot taken by a victim, authorities said. Michael Torres, 60, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail. Separate victims reported incidents on May 5 and 27 involving the same man, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The first incident, at Main Street and Lemoine Avenue, was captured on a local business' surveillance cameras, Mirkovic said. The second victim showed police a cellphone photo following an incident at Center Avenue and Guntzer Street, he added. Authorities …
Police: Stolen Gun, Drugs Seized From Philly Couple In NJ Stop Police: Stolen Gun, Drugs Seized From Philly Couple In NJ Stop
Police: Stolen Gun, Drugs Seized From Philly Couple In NJ Stop Hackensack detectives found a Philadelphia couple carrying a stolen handgun and drugs during a traffic stop, authorities said. Narcotics Squad Detectives Kley Peralta and Reuven Lyak stopped the 2015 Acura sedan at the intersection of River and Kansas streets for equipment violations shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Daniel DeWitt said. The driver, Darinel Perez-Burgos, 28, “had a suspended driver's license and said he did not know who owned the car,” DeWitt said. The passenger, 21-year-old dental assistant Jelayna Sevilla, “provided a suspended Delaware driver's license and…