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Hoboken Man Impersonated Cops: Police Hoboken Man Impersonated Cops: Police
Hoboken Man Impersonated Cops: Police A 43-year-old Hoboken man was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 26, authorities said. At 11:05 p.m., officers were on patrol when they observed a private vehicle with police lights and a siren trying to pull other vehicles over near the intersection of First and Court Streets, Hoboken police said.  Officers recognized the driver as Matthew Seriale and observed him to have slurred and slow speech, police said. Seriale refused a field sobriety test and was arrested for impersonating a police officer, police said…
Two Middlesex County Women Tried Using Dead Relatives' Identities To Vote, Prosecutors Say Two Middlesex County Women Tried Using Dead Relatives' Identities To Vote, Prosecutors Say
Two Middlesex County Women Tried Using Dead Relatives' Identities To Vote, Prosecutors Say Two Middlesex County women were accused of separate cases of voter fraud, authorities said. Katherine Fokas of Monroe and Lori Mulligan of Parlin were given voting fraud-related charges, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Friday, Nov. 1. The investigation began after prosecutors received from the county's elections board. Investigators said Fokas, 57, tried to apply for a mailed ballot using a dead family member's identity. She was charged with third-degree submitting a forged application for a mail-in ballot, impersonation, and forgery…
Somers Man Posing As Attorney Scams Thousands From Victim, Police Say Somers Man Posing As Attorney Scams Thousands From Victim, Police Say
Somers Man Posing As Attorney Scams Thousands From Victim, Police Say A man from the region has been accused of posing as an attorney and targeting victims, including one he allegedly scammed out of thousands of dollars. The New York State Police have reported that an investigation has revealed that Northern Westchester County resident David Karaca, 56, of Somers, impersonated a lawyer in a virtual Alcoholics Anonymous group based in Los Angeles.  Karaca, also known as David Radcliffe and David Corazza, defrauded a victim of $7,500 for legal fees despite not being a licensed attorney, said police. Karaca has been charged with grand larceny, a Class…
Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Warrington, Police Charge Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Warrington, Police Charge
Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Warrington, Police Charge A Bucks County man is facing charges for posing as police and other civil servants in his efforts to keep people out of a local park, according to police. Daryl Rose Clifton, 58, of Warrington, is accused of impersonating various authorities as he accosted children, parents, and others visiting the Doctor Adams Community Park located at 2235 Oxford Drive, police said. He was arrested and charged with Impersonating a Public Servant on Friday, Oct. 4, according to court documents. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18. Clifton has had some run-ins with police in the p…
Woman Impersonates FBI While Trying To Free Inmate At SCI Camp Hill: PSP Woman Impersonates FBI While Trying To Free Inmate At SCI Camp Hill: PSP
Woman Impersonates FBI While Trying To Free Inmate At SCI Camp Hill: PSP A woman impersonated a Federal Bureau of Investigations agent at a Central Pennsylvania prison in an attempt to free an inmate, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Rebecca Frye, 30, of Mechanicsburg, was claimed to be taking custody of an inmate at State Correction Institution - Camp Hile as an agent of the FBI— but she has no credentials and authorities were unable to verify her identity, PA State Police Carlisle Trooper Cutaiar explained. Troopers were called to the prison "for a report of a female identifying as an FBI agent without credentials" around 5:21 a.m. on …
Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP
Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP He dressed like a cop and used lights and siren to pull someone over in Chester County, but wasn't a real police officer, authorities said. The fake cop pulled over a vehicle on Route 1 near Route 896 in Upper Oxford Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Avondale Station in a press statement on Friday, Sept. 13.  The incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, State Police said. The impersonator's vehicle was described as a black Cadillac Escalade. The victim told troopers that while driving north on Route 1 his vehicle was tailgated for several miles by…
Cop Impersonator Sexually Assaults Woman At Knifepoint At Albany Home Cop Impersonator Sexually Assaults Woman At Knifepoint At Albany Home
Cop Impersonator Sexually Assaults Woman At Knifepoint At Albany Home Police are on the hunt for a man who impersonated a police officer before sexually assaulting a woman at her home in the region. The incident happened in Albany, at a residence on Mercer Street near South Lake Avenue, shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. Albany Police said a man knocked on the door of the victim’s apartment and announced that he was a member of the Albany Police Department. When the woman unlocked her door, the man forced his way inside and pulled a knife before sexually assaulting her, police said. He then fled the scene on foot. The victim suffered a cut to the right …
Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say A man who had been wanted out of New Jersey on child abuse charges was arrested in a New York traffic stop last week, when authorities found him with police uniforms and handcuffs, they said. Joseph Zuziela, 43, of Branchburg, NJ, was stopped in Oceanside, NY on Thursday night, Aug. 8. Somerset County Prosecutor's Fugitive Task Force Unit Nassau County Police said officers stopped Zuziela’s vehicle at around 11:45 p.m. near Merrick and Oceanside roads. Inside, they reportedly found a trove of law enforcement paraphernalia, including police uniforms, handcuffs, a gold badge, brass knu…
Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops
Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops A 52-year-old Cliffside Park man and former police officer was arrested and charged on Friday, July 26, after he flashed a police badge and sexually harassed a woman in Guttenberg, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 23, a woman told police she was working inside a flower shop when Ytalo Savinovich made criminal sexual contact with her while brandishing a Union City police badge, Guttenberg police said. Savinovich was a police officer in Union City from 1998 to 2008, NJ.com reports citing public records. Following an investigation, police arrested Savinovich and charged him with c…
Don't Fall For It: Phone Scammers Impersonating Greenwich Police Officers Don't Fall For It: Phone Scammers Impersonating Greenwich Police Officers
Don't Fall For It: Phone Scammers Impersonating Greenwich Police Officers Don’t fall for it. Police in Connecticut are warning residents to be on the lookout for scammers who are impersonating law enforcement officers. In Fairfield County, the Greenwich Police Department issued a warning Friday, July 12, that residents have received phone calls from a “Detective Steve McMorris” about purported outstanding summons. The caller claims to be from the Greenwich Police Department of the Old Greenwich Police Department. “This call is a scam and DO NOT reply,” the agency said on Facebook. “The Greenwich Police Department does not have anyone by that name, and the Old …
Two Men Impersonated Cops In Gunpoint Robbery At Hudson County Hotel, Police Say Two Men Impersonated Cops In Gunpoint Robbery At Hudson County Hotel, Police Say
Two Men Impersonated Cops In Gunpoint Robbery At Hudson County Hotel, Police Say Two Newark residents were recently arrested and charged with robbing people at gunpoint at the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel in Secaucus in February, authorities said. At 4:22 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, Christopher Herrera, 30 and Rikelvin DeLeon Diaz, 33, forced their way into the victims hotel room while claiming to be police officers, Secaucus police said. But they weren't real cops, they were fake cops. One of the men pulled out a handgun and threatened to pistol whip one of the victims before both men fled from the scene. Herrera was arrested at his job in Clifton on Thursday, June 27. DeLeon…
Security Guard Impersonates Police In Gettysburg, PA State Troopers Say Security Guard Impersonates Police In Gettysburg, PA State Troopers Say
Security Guard Impersonates Police In Gettysburg, PA State Troopers Say A 53-year-old Gettysburg man has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer in New Freedom Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, June 3.  Jason La Barre had a law enforcement badge on his waistband when he confronted 12, 13, and 15-year-old boys at the Sachs Bridge on May 25, as detailed in the PSP release.  When troopers responded at 11:31 a.m. the boys told them he asked if they caught any fish, said something about them being a disturbance, and threatened to detain them, as explained in the release. Barre also asked the kids for their fish…
Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say
Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say Leesburg police are on the lookout for a pair of imposters who stole money from a motorist last week. The men were in a newer model grey Toyota Corolla with tinted windows when they pulled up alongside the victim on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE Friday, April 26 around 4:30 p.m., police said. The vehicle had flashing red and blue lights on its dashboard, so the victim stopped for it. Two males got out the and displayed silver badges. During the interaction, one of the men took money from the victim’s wallet. The pair then got back into their vehicle and drove away. The Toyota wa…
More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA
More Charges For Phony Montco Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patients: DA Prosecutors in Montgomery County have filed additional charges against medical assistant Ramon Garcia.  Garcia, 33, of Philadelphia, was previously accused of sexually assaulting patients under the guise of performing medical exams at Carbon Health on The Fairway in Jenkintown.  He is now charged with aggravated indecent assault, invasion of privacy, indecent assault without consent, harassment–lewd/lascivious acts, impersonating a license holder (nurse), wiretap violations for the illegal use of his cellphone, and possessing an instrument of crime, according to the…
Scammer Tried Stealing $20K From Elderly Couple In South Jersey: Police Scammer Tried Stealing $20K From Elderly Couple In South Jersey: Police
Scammer Tried Stealing $20K From Elderly Couple In South Jersey: Police A Jersey City man was accused of trying to scam an elderly Atlantic County couple out of $20,000, authorities said. Vamshihar Katikreddy, 25, was arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 2, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. He was charged with theft by deception, impersonation of a law enforcement officer, and conspiracy. Egg Harbor Township police responded to a home in the Harbor Woods neighborhood at around 5 p.m. after a woman reported her parents in their 80s were scammed out of $20,000. The scammer claimed to be from the FBI and he was coming to their home t…
Tenafly Bank Personnel, Police Aren't Fooled By ID Thief: Authorities Tenafly Bank Personnel, Police Aren't Fooled By ID Thief: Authorities
Tenafly Bank Personnel, Police Aren't Fooled By ID Thief: Authorities A 60-year-old Bronx man who tried to pull a fast one at a Tenafly bank pretended to be someone else when police caught up to him, authorities said. Andre Evans went to one bank and tried depositing $3,800 that wasn't his into an account, then went to another branch and tried to withdraw it using a New Jersey driver's license that also didn't belong to him, Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Employees refused to process the withdrawal, then called police when Evans left, the captain said. Officers found him a short distance away, deMoncada said. Even gave them the identification …
Man Nabbed 7 Years After Raping CT Woman While Posing As Cop, Police Say Man Nabbed 7 Years After Raping CT Woman While Posing As Cop, Police Say
Man Nabbed 7 Years After Raping CT Woman While Posing As Cop, Police Say After seven years, a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in Connecticut while posing as a police officer has been caught. Niamkey Amichia, age 33, of Pierce County, Washington, wanted for a New Haven County sexual assault in Waterbury in Nov. 2016, was arrested by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department for an unrelated sexual assault. When police in Washington ran Amichia's DNA profile they got a hit for the Waterbury crime, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. Amichia was extradited to Waterbury on Friday, Dec. 22. He was charged with: Home invasion Sexual assa…
NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police
Nypd Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught Going 94 MPH By PA State Police A convicted felon in a Jeep outfitted with red and blue lights has been apprehended in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  Johnny Lee Jackson Jr., 55, of Berwick, was driving a 2020 Jeep he had modified with red and blue flashing police-style lights when was pulled over, at 5:19 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg detailed in a release. He was reportedly going 94 miles per hour in a marked 65 MPH zone at 146 US 15 South in Straban Township. During the traffic stop the troopers made numerous unusual discoveries, as stated …
County Human Services Aide Swiped Victim's Benefits Card For Herself: Bergen Prosecutor County Human Services Aide Swiped Victim's Benefits Card For Herself: Bergen Prosecutor
County Human Services Aide Swiped Victim's Benefits Card For Herself: Bergen Prosecutor A Bergen County human services aide stole an electronic benefit transfer card, then spent $2,700 from the victim’s account in cash, authorities charged. Seqiera M. Washington, 44, of Elmwood Park was hired as a full-time human services aid by the Bergen County Board of Social Services in August 2022, records show. Detectives began investigating last month after learning that Washington “obtained an electronic benefit transfer card belonging to another individual without authorization,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. State-issued EBT cards replace checks and food coupons for ne…
NJ Child Services Imposter Shows Up At Victim's Doorstep, Blasts Her With Pepper Spray: Police NJ Child Services Imposter Shows Up At Victim's Doorstep, Blasts Her With Pepper Spray: Police
NJ Child Services Imposter Shows Up At Victim's Doorstep, Blasts Her With Pepper Spray: Police A 24-year-old New Jersey woman was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10, after she blasted a woman with pepper spray while impersonating a child protection agent, authorities said police said. On Saturday, Sept. 30, Maplewood police responded to Brown Street where a woman had received a call from Widda Deneus claiming to be from the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Maplewood police said.  After the phone call, Deneus showed up at the woman's front door and asked to come inside, police said. The woman refused since Deneus did not present any identification and was not ac…
Person Denies Claim After Caught Impersonating Police Officer At Lynn Walmart Person Denies Claim After Caught Impersonating Police Officer At Lynn Walmart
Person Denies Claim After Caught Impersonating Police Officer At Lynn Walmart Lynn Police are investigating after receiving a report of a suspicious person who was allegedly caught impersonating a police officer at a store this week.  Police responded for a report of a suspicious party saying they were an officer at the Walmart on Lynnway around 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, Lt. Rick Connick told Daily Voice.  Upon arrival, employees told officers that someone was asking to access video surveillance while claiming to be a law enforcement officer, Connick added.  Officers made contact with the individual, who later denied that they were trying to i…
ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say
ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say A poser playing the role of a federal agent from Washington, DC crossed over state lines to sexually assault a woman in Prince George's County, according to police. Victor Antonio Reed, 26, is facing multiple rape charges following an incident in Oxon Hill earlier this week when he accosted his victim in the parking lot of an area shopping center while posing as a member of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, the Prince George's County Police Department was alerted of a sexual assault that had just happened in the 5400 block of Saint Barna…
Impersonator Burned Attempting To Cancel Emergency Call With Two-Way Radio In MD: Fire Marshal Impersonator Burned Attempting To Cancel Emergency Call With Two-Way Radio In MD: Fire Marshal
Impersonator Burned Attempting To Cancel Emergency Call With Two-Way Radio In MD: Fire Marshal Not all heroes wear capes, but some "heroes" are actually wolves in sheep’s clothing. A West Virginia man is in police custody after impersonating a firefighter and attempting to use a two-way radio to cancel fire and EMS personnel that were called to a Maryland home, according to the State Fire Marshal. Matthew Milburn, 32, of Romney, West Virginia, is facing charges in Maryland for impersonating a firefighter and impeding an emergency 911 call that was made earlier this week, authorities announced. On Tuesday, June 7, Barton Hose Company and the George's Creek Ambulance Service were call…
Jersey Shore Woman Bought $840K Home With Fake Documents: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Woman Bought $840K Home With Fake Documents: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Woman Bought $840K Home With Fake Documents: Prosecutor A 32-year-old woman from Monmouth County bought a $840,000 home using bogus documents, authorities said. Sydne Phillips, of Allentown, was charged with two counts of theft by deception,  impersonation and two counts of forgery, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. She provided fraudulent documents to obtain a mortgage and attempted to use a fraudulent $76,000 check to cover the closing costs of the real estate transaction, Bradshaw said. She was taken into custody June 1 and held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing pending a detention …
Ex-PA Police Chief Pretended To Be Back On Force While Pulling Over Driver: Authorities Ex-PA Police Chief Pretended To Be Back On Force While Pulling Over Driver: Authorities
Ex-PA Police Chief Pretended To Be Back On Force While Pulling Over Driver: Authorities An ex-police chief in Northampton County who resigned just before facing misconduct charges last fall tried to pull over a driver and pretend he was still an officer, according to authorities.  Eric K. Schwab, who resigned his leadership post in the Stockertown Borough Police Department in September citing a thumb injury, is charged with impersonating a public servant, said Palmer Township police in a release. On Friday, May 5, police say Schwab used his personal Ford Explorer outfitted with emergency lights and a siren to pull over a motorist on Van Buren Road around 5:10 p.m.&nb…
Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car
Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car A Madison Police Corporal was hurt while attempting to detain a 46-year-old bank fraud suspect who fled by clinging to the side of a vehicle and later arrested on Monday, April 3, authorities said. Officers responded to the fraud report at Citizens Bank at 134 Main St. around 4 p.m., Madison Communication Director Michael Pellessier said in a Tuesday release. Christopher Barrington White was found inside and fled through the front door, where Police Department Corporal Aquino was hurt during a detention attempt, the release said. White, of Brooklyn, then allegedly fled the scene by clingin…
Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ TRANSIT CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ TRANSIT CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge
Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ Transit CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge A Bergen County man with the same name as NJ TRANSIT's top executive claimed to be him after he was caught stealing uniforms from the agency's garage in Fairview and igniting a fire on one of its buses, authorities charged. Kevin J. Corbett, an unemployed 42-year-old Hillsdale resident, entered the facility off Anderson Avenue in street clothes before dawn Saturday, March 11, a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack says. He then stole an NJ Transit raincoat, an agency uniform shirt and a roll of receipt paper, it says. Transit police responded to a call from employees who grab…
Students At HS In Hudson Valley Impersonated Administrators, Police In Racist Videos, BOE Says Students At HS In Hudson Valley Impersonated Administrators, Police In Racist Videos, BOE Says
Students At HS In Hudson Valley Impersonated Administrators, Police In Racist Videos, BOE Says Several students at a high school in the Hudson Valley used artificial intelligence to impersonate both school district administrators and police in racist videos on social media, officials said. The videos were created by students in Putnam County who go to Carmel High School, the Carmel Central School District's Board of Education announced on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15.  Both Carmel Central School District administrators and members of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office were impersonated in the videos, which contained inappropriate and racist content and were posted on TikTok…
Police Impersonator Busted With Knives, Smoke Grenade Near Capitol In DC Police Impersonator Busted With Knives, Smoke Grenade Near Capitol In DC
Police Impersonator Busted With Knives, Smoke Grenade Near Capitol In DC The United States Capitol Police busted a man impersonating law enforcement who was found with a stash of knives with him near the Hill. Max Eli Viner, 37, was caught by police on Monday, Jan. 30 with a stash of knives after acting suspiciously and being busted with a small cache of weapons and phony police equipment, officials said At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Monday, an officer with the Capitol Police’s Bicycle Response Team noticed a man, who was wanted for questioning by the US Secret Service, near the corner of Third Street and Madison Drive, NW. Officers searched the suspicious su…
Details Of Shady Schemers Kept From Tenants Of Ana Walshe-Managed DC Building: Report Details Of Shady Schemers Kept From Tenants Of Ana Walshe-Managed DC Building: Report
Details Of Shady Schemers Kept From Tenants Of Ana Walshe-Managed DC Building: Report Some residents in a Washington, DC apartment building that was home to two men posing as federal law enforcement agents to live rent-free fear they're not getting all the details in the case, according to a report by the New York Post. It just so happens that building was managed by Ana Walshe, the missing executive from Boston believed slain by her own husband, Brian Walshe. Last year, Haider Ali, 36, and Arian Taherzadeh, 40, pleaded guilty to impersonating Department of Homeland Security officers to live a luxurious lifestyle rent-free in the Crossing Building in the Navy Yard, as previ…
Philly Man Made $150K In ID Theft Purchases: Police Philly Man Made $150K In ID Theft Purchases: Police
Philly Man Made $150K In ID Theft Purchases: Police Police in South Jersey have charged a Philadelphia man with making more than $150,000 in purchases using a stolen identity. On Dec. 11, 2022, Evesham Twp. Patrol Officers took a report in which the victim reported that an unknown person had used his personal and financial information to purchase several motor vehicles and various other items. An extensive follow-up investigation was conducted and a suspect, Dajuan White, was identified. White, who is currently incarcerated out of state, on unrelated charges has been charged with impersonation and identity theft, Evesham polic…