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Rochelle Park Stop: Trio From Hackensack, Bergenfield Seized With Drugs, Loaded Gun, Police Say
Two Bergenfield men and a driver from Hackensack were jailed after a Rochelle Park police officer stopped their sedan and found a loaded gun, ammo and prescription pills, authorities said.
Officer Chris Kiszka pulled the Honda Accord over on Essex Street around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, July 13, Capt. James M. DePreta said.
A consented search turned up the 9mm Taurus handgun, seven rounds of .40-caliber ammunition -- including hollow points -- along with small amounts of heroin, oxycodone and suboxone, the captain said.
Arrested were the driver, Thomas Cabrera, 26, of Hackensack -- who was want…
Police: Combative Driver Tangles With Officers At Rochelle Park Auto Shop
A BMW owner fought Rochelle Park police after trying to retrieve his disabled car from a local auto body shop, authorities said.
Responding to the call, Sgt. Chris Bermudez and Officer Brian Monico found Erin Andres Espinal, 26, of Brooklyn in a restricted area of the Essex Street shop refusing to leave his 335i, Lt. James DePreta said.
When they asked him to leave, Espinal became combative, tangling with the officers, he said.
Espinal was subdued after a brief struggle, then taken to a local hospital, the lieutenant said.
He was charged with resisting arrest, aggravated assault on police…
Grandparent Scam: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Is Conned Out Of $7,800
Rochelle Park police nabbed a phone scammer from the Bronx who convinced an elderly victim to mail $7,800 in cash that he said was needed to bail out his just-arrested grandson, authorities said.
Posing as a police officer, a caller told the 80-something Washington State resident that his grandson had been arrested, Detective Lt. James DePreta said.
The caller said his son needed $16,800 for bail, then directed him to mail $7,800 to a Rochelle Park address, DePreta said.
Believing it was real, the victim sent the money, the lieutenant said.
He eventually realized it was a scam and called…
Grandparent Scam: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Mails $7,800
Rochelle Park police nabbed a phone scammer from the Bronx who convinced an elderly victim to mail $7,800 in cash that he said was needed to bail out his just-arrested grandson, authorities said.
Posing as a police officer, a caller told the 80-something Washington State resident that his grandson had been arrested, Detective Lt. James DePreta said.
The caller said his son needed $16,800 for bail, then directed him to mail $7,800 to a Rochelle Park address, DePreta said.
Believing it was real, the victim sent the money, the lieutenant said.
He eventually realized it was a scam and called…
Padiddle: Route 17 Stop Produces Gun, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says
A Rochelle Park police officer found a handgun after stopping a car driven by an ex-con from Newark on Route 17, authorities said Friday.
Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the gray Infiniti for having a headlight out -- commonly known as a "padiddle" -- among other infractions, shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, Lt. James DePreta said.
Kiszka immediately detected the odor of pot in the car, then spotted what was a loaded, high-capacity 9mm magazine on the floor, DePreta said.
A subsequent search turned up a loaded 9mm handgun, marijuana and a digital scale, he said.
Rodger Purvis, 47, was taken i…
