Ridgewood, NJ
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UPDATE: Intoxicated Prowler Caught With Stolen Driving School Vehicle On Route 17 Released UPDATE: Intoxicated Prowler Caught With Stolen Driving School Vehicle On Route 17 Released
Update: Intoxicated Prowler Caught With Stolen Driving School Vehicle On Route 17 Released An accused car burglar who police said was drunk while prowling Bergen County streets in a vehicle stolen from a driving school near his Queens home was released by a judge shortly after his arrest. Spanky Gus Davido, 25, had sped off after Ridgewood police caught him trying to break into a car on Gilbert Street on Wednesday, Feb. 9, Detective Capt. Forest Lyons said. Although a new state law kept them from pursuing Davido, it couldn't prevent them from finding him. They had help -- namely, the big lettering of the Ferrari Driving School on the side of the stolen sedan. A battered front l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
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NY Car Burglars Lead Police On Wild Jersey Shore Pursuit Before Crash With Audi: Authorities NY Car Burglars Lead Police On Wild Jersey Shore Pursuit Before Crash With Audi: Authorities
NY Car Burglars Lead Police On Wild Jersey Shore Pursuit Before Crash With Audi: Authorities A pair of alleged car burglars were caught after a wild chase in which the suspects tried to carjack several cars before smashing into an Audi, authorities said. It all began about 2 p.m. Thursday when off-duty Brick Township Police Officer Kevin Ryan was leaving the LA Fitness gym in Brick Plaza after working out, police said. Ryan heard a vehicle alarm sounding in the parking lot. The alarm was coming from a tan Chevy pickup truck. Ryan reportedly noticed a greenish gray minivan parked next to the tan pickup.  The minivan reportedly matched the description of a vehicle that car…

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by Jon Craig
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Overnight Burglar From Sussex Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Overnight Burglar From Sussex
Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Overnight Burglar From Sussex A Sussex County ex-con with a drug-related criminal history bolted when a Wayne resident found him trying to steal his car and was caught moments later, township police said. Security video shows Nicholas Scalici, 31, of Franklin Borough getting into the vehicle in the resident’s driveway, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Officer Steven Martell was responding to an overnight 911 call from Park Lane when he spotted Scalici walking away from the scene, the captain said. The victim identified him as the intruder, Daly said. Martell then arrested Scalici and found him carrying a switchblade and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Laptop, iPad, Jewelry Stolen After Window Of Vehicle Is Smashed In Fairfield County Laptop, iPad, Jewelry Stolen After Window Of Vehicle Is Smashed In Fairfield County
Laptop, iPad, Jewelry Stolen After Window Of Vehicle Is Smashed In Fairfield County Electronics, cash, and jewelry were stolen from a car parked in a Fairfield County elementary school parking lot after a suspect broke a window to steal the goods, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to Holmes Elementary School on Monday, Nov. 29, where there was a report of a burglary that had taken place in the afternoon. According to police, a woman said that her front right passenger window was smashed out and two bags were stolen from inside the vehicle. Inside the bags were various items, including a MacBook laptop, iPad, jewelry, and other items, invest…

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by Zak Failla
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW ANYTHING? One Car Burglarized, Another Stolen Overnight In Mercer County KNOW ANYTHING? One Car Burglarized, Another Stolen Overnight In Mercer County
Know Anything? One Car Burglarized, Another Stolen Overnight In Mercer County One car was burglarized and another stolen overnight in Mercer County, authorities said. The first vehicle was left unlocked in the Penns Neck section of West Windsor Township and rifled through before dawn Friday, local police said. The thief took an unspecified amount of cash, police said. Meanwhile, a Honda Accord was reported stolen around the same area, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the key fob was left inside. Residents and business owners in the Penns Neck area are asked to check surveillance footage. Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Windsor …

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts
Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts An Essex County teen was charged following a string of alleged car burglaries and credit card thefts in Hackettstown, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy is accused of stealing credit cards and several other items from a car on the 200 block of East Baldwin Street around 10 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2020, Hackettstown Police said. Four days later, the teen allegedly stole a car from the 700 block of Washington Street that was later recovered in Newark. The same day, the teen allegedly stole cash and credit cards from a vehicle on the 300 block of Warren Street, police said. The teen was charged T…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris County Man Nabbed In Drug-Fueled Stabbing Arrested Again For Slew Of Vehicle Burglaries Morris County Man Nabbed In Drug-Fueled Stabbing Arrested Again For Slew Of Vehicle Burglaries
Morris County Man Nabbed In Drug-Fueled Stabbing Arrested Again For Slew Of Vehicle Burglaries A Morris County man arrested in April for allegedly stabbing a man during a drug-fueled argument was nabbed in yet another string of car burglaries and a vehicle theft Wednesday, authorities said. Joseph Derissio, 23, is accused of burglarizing several vehicles and stealing another on June 10, according to Lincoln Park Police. Each of the alleged burglaries occurred in the upper Main Street area neighborhoods as well as the Hunting Meadow Condo Complex, which is also in close proximity to Main Street, police said. Police say they quickly identified Derissio, of Lincoln Park, as the suspect…

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by Valerie Musson
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Car Thieves Ditch Stolen Car In Montvale, Swipe Range Rover That Had Key Fob Left Inside Car Thieves Ditch Stolen Car In Montvale, Swipe Range Rover That Had Key Fob Left Inside
Car Thieves Ditch Stolen Car In Montvale, Swipe Range Rover That Had Key Fob Left Inside Car thieves drove a BMW stolen out of Newark to Montvale, then took off in a Range Rover whose owner left it parked on the street with the key fob inside, authorities said. The BMW was left in the driveway of a High Ridge Road homeowner, who reported the driver getting into the Range Rover with three other occupants that sped off around 6 a.m., Lt. Christopher Hawken said. A wallet was taken from another vehicle on High Ridge that was burglarized, he said. As officers responded, a call came in to police headquarters from a Surrey Lane resident that the stolen Range Rover was hers. The 201…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County
Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County A pair of men from New York and South Carolina were arrested for their roles in leading a high-speed police pursuit in a stolen car across Somerset County earlier this week, authorities said Wednesday. Police responded to reports of two men in a Ford Edge trying to burglarize cars on South 7th Avenue in Manville around 11:40 p.m. May 17, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The driver was identified as Andrew Barros, 19, of Queens, NY, and the passenger Rasheen Alston, 19, of Camden, South Carolina, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Detective Work Produces Ridgefield Park Vehicle Burglary Arrest Detective Work Produces Ridgefield Park Vehicle Burglary Arrest
Detective Work Produces Ridgefield Park Vehicle Burglary Arrest A Ridgefield Park police detective cracked a pair of car burglaries with the arrest of a village man. Officers were responding to a call of a thief rummaging through a vehicle parked in a Teaneck Road driveway shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday when a similar call came in moments later on nearby Mount Vernon Street, Lt. Arthur Jensen said. Detective Dale Madden used witness accounts and surveillance video to identify Michael Hernandez, 22, who was arrested a short time later, Jensen said. Hernandez was charged with burglary, theft and conspiracy and released pending a first appearance in Cent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Alert Resident, Neighboring PDs Help Glen Rock Police Nab Newark Gang Of 5 Alert Resident, Neighboring PDs Help Glen Rock Police Nab Newark Gang Of 5
Alert Resident, Neighboring PDs Help Glen Rock Police Nab Newark Gang Of 5 Glen Rock police captured a car burglary crew from Newark with help from an alert resident and their colleagues from Fair Lawn and Ridgewood, authorities said. The resident called shortly before 5 a.m. Friday after spotting the thieves on Woodvale Road, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Sgt. Bryan Scott and Officers Annamarie Mattina and Nick Onove swooped in, joined by out-of-town officers, and took all five into custody, the chief said. They found items stolen from unlocked vehicles on Woodvale Road and Fieldmere Road in the car and on the thieves, Ackermann said. “Also recovered in th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Little Ferry PD: Officer Nabs Garfield Repeat Offender, 20, In Burglarized Pickup Little Ferry PD: Officer Nabs Garfield Repeat Offender, 20, In Burglarized Pickup
Little Ferry PD: Officer Nabs Garfield Repeat Offender, 20, In Burglarized Pickup A 20-year-old Garfield car burglar with a string of recent arrests tried talking his way out of an another when a Little Ferry police officer caught him breaking into a pickup truck before dawn, authorities said. Xhonatan Gaba, 20, was sitting in the passenger seat of a Chevy pickup owned by a tenant at the Williamstone Manor Apartments on William Street when Officer Joseph Montemurro rolled up around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief James Walters said. Montemurro was cruising the area after finding another vehicle unlocked with its emergency lights flashing and car alarm blaring on Jackson…

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by Jerry DeMarco