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Prosecutor: Drug-Dealing Cliffside Imposter Caught With Gun, Bogus Documents, $21,650 In Cash
Nearly 15 years after he was last busted for ID theft, a drug dealer who used a stolen identity to rent a Cliffside Park apartment was caught with fraudulently obtained credit cards, counterfeit driver’s licenses, a credit card skimming device, pot, $21,650 in suspected proceeds and a .45 caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point ammunition, authorities said.
Obiajulu Ntukogu, 42, was arrested at his Carlyle Towers apartment with Nicole Khemraj, a 32-year-old student from Queens who was carrying a bogus driver’s license and phony credit cards, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.…
Promoter Shipped Thousands Of Pounds Of Pot To Yonkers, Prosecutor Says
An entertainment producer from New Jersey shipped thousands of pounds of marijuana for sale hidden in musical speakers from the West Coast to Yonkers and elsewhere, said authorities who busted him and two accused accomplices in a special operation.
Oscar Holguin, 38, was arrested in the Central Jersey town of Carteret, just off the New Jersey Turnpike, where authorities said he was assisted by 27-year-old local barmaid Natalie Stojano.
Also busted were Holguin’s girlfriend, Paula Amador, 29, also of Englewood, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.
Detectives from Calo’s office …
Bergen Prosecutor: Local Police Save 7 OD Victims With Narcan In Five Days
Local police officers in several Bergen County towns used Narcan to save the lives of seven overdose victims in five days, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday.
Calo listed the saves:
Last Wednesday: Lyndhurst, 45-year-old man;
Thursday: Fort Lee, 52-year-old woman;
Friday: Oakland, 25-year-old man;
Saturday (2): Elmwood Park, 33-year-old victim, Hackensack, 27-year-old man;
Sunday: Wallington, 38-year-old man;
Monday: Old Tappan, 30-year-old woman.
As of Wednesday, Calo said, local police used Narcan to save 76 overdose victims.
Over that same period, 15 users have …
Prosecutor: Jeweler From River Vale Fenced $1.25M In Stolen Bling
RIVER VALE, N.J. – A jeweler from River Vale fenced $275,000 worth of bling from an Englewood jewelry store and $1,000,000 worth from one in Westchester County for a tri-state area burglary crew, authorities said Friday.
Frank Lashvili, 56, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He's charged with fencing, receiving stolen property and accomplice liability.
Also arrested were two 55-year-old Brooklyn men: Kevin Lyde, a spiritual rehabilitation couns…
