Tag: Motor Vehicle Violation
Man Charged In $20K Tenafly Check Fraud Scheme Years After Route 80 Police Chase
A New Jersey man once arrested following a high-speed pursuit on Route 80 has been charged again, this time in a nearly $20,000 check fraud scheme, authorities said.
Nicholas G. Didio-Slaaen, 27, of Garfield, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, following a two-year investigation by Tenafly Police Detective Michael Vecchiarelli, Deputy Chief Michael deMoncada said.
The investigation began in August 2024, when a victim mailed a legitimate $2,500 check to a contractor for work performed, deMoncada said.
The check was intercepted, altered to list Didio-Slaaen as the payee, and deposited into his p…
Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids In Car With Him On I-87 In Clarkstown: Nysp
A 36-year-old man was arrested for driving drunk with three young children in his car on the New York Thruway in Rockland County, police said.
The arrest happened in Clarkstown just after midnight on Saturday, July 5, on I-87 South, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 7.
At that time, troopers pulled over a 2025 Acura around 12:12 a.m. for speeding. During the stop, the driver, identified as Robens Altidor, age 36, of Monsey, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, police said.
Further investigation revealed that three children were in th…
Marlboro Resident Fled From Cops, Used Automatic Plate Curtain: Holmdel Police
A 19-year-old Marlboro teen was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 19, months after he fled police in Holmdel, authorities said.
On Thursday, Nov. 21, officers observed Vladyslav Kostenko commit several motor vehicle violations and attempted to catch up with him to perform a traffic stop, Holmdel police said.
Upon observing the officer, Kostenko drastically increased his speed and illegally passed multiple vehicles while they attempted to catch up, police said. Officers lost sight of Kostenko's vehicle, which was equipped with an illegal, automatic plate cu…
Man, 31, Arrested For Weapons Offenses On Jersey Shore: Police
A 31-year-old man from California was arrested on weapons charges in Middletown, authorities said.
On Thursday, Aug. 3, at 12:33 a.m., Middletown Twp. Police Officers Shane Hall and Aidan Cary, arrested Rajiv U. Bryant, of Emeryville, California, for unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of high capacity magazines, and possession of hollow point ammunition, police said.
The arrest came after officers observed Bryant commit a motor vehicle violation in the area of State Highway 36 and Main Street, in the Belford section of the township.
During the course of&…
Watch Motorcyclist Try To Run Over Mass State Trooper During Wakefield Escape Attempt: Police
Massachusetts State Troopers were violently assaulted twice in recent days, in unrelated instances that resulted in two arrests and one trooper's hospitalization, officials say.
Two Eastern Massachusetts men, Colin James Webb, of Reading, and Hernan Aybar Romero, of Lawrence, were arrested in the past week for assaulting Massachusetts State Troopers in two unrelated events, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
On Wednesday, July 5, a motorcyclist, later identified as Webb, attempted to run over a trooper who was on foot on the I-95 Exit 57 off-ramp in Wakef…
3 Taken Into Custody, Including Man With Nunchucks, After Westport Traffic Stop
Three men were arrested following a traffic stop in Fairfield County in which the driver was charged with having drug paraphernalia, homemade nunchucks, and failure to appear.
The incident took place in Westport on Wednesday, Oct. 12 around 8:30 p.m.
According to Lt. David Wolf of the Westport Police, an officer on routine patrol pulled a car over for a motor vehicle violation in the area of 379 Post Road East.
The driver, identified as Juan Velasco, age 40, of Bridgeport, reportedly admitted that his license was currently suspended and that the car he was driving was not…
Accused Dealers Nabbed As Heroin, Crack Cocaine Found During Sussex County Stop: Police
Three accused dealers were arrested and charged after a Sussex County traffic stop led to the discovery of heroin and crack cocaine, authorities said.
Officers stopped a car that was speeding in the left lane of Route 26 in Byram and met with the driver, William Connolly, of Morristown, on Saturday, August 6, police said.
While speaking with Connolly, officers learned that he had a glass crack cocaine pipe in his pocket, as well as other drug paraphernalia, police said.
A follow-up search of the car led to the alleged discovery of crack cocaine, heroin, a scale, and plastic bags used for p…
Police Arrest Teen Allegedly Drinking, Driving, And Planning To Sell Marijuana
A 19-year-old allegedly found driving with open beer bottles and marijuana in an unregistered car has been released on $240 cash bail.
On Sunday, Dec. 20, around midnight, police stopped a motor vehicle in Dudley. While talking to the driver, Leonardo Hernandez, 19, of Southbridge, police allegedly observed open and unopened beer bottles, police said.
Hernandez allegedly confessed to drinking while driving, police said.
Upon further investigation, police allegedly found marijuana, 50 plastic baggies, a digital scale, $368 in cash, and other paraphernalia consistent with drug distribution, …