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Man Shows Up In Stolen SUV To Claim Another Stolen Vehicle In Paterson: Sheriff Man Shows Up In Stolen SUV To Claim Another Stolen Vehicle In Paterson: Sheriff
Man Shows Up In Stolen SUV To Claim Another Stolen Vehicle In Paterson: Sheriff A Paterson man drove a stolen SUV with a fake VIN to a sheriff’s office in an attempt to retrieve another stolen vehicle, authorities said. Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo announced the arrest of Marcos A. Hernandez-Feliz, 23, along with two others, following a Criminal Investigation Division probe into a suspected re-VIN operation in Paterson. The investigation began on April 8, 2026, when a patrol officer identified a gray Toyota Highlander with mismatched registration and a tampered vehicle identification number, according to Adamo. The SUV was towed to sheriff’s headquarters, where …
$32K In Fake Comp-Time Payouts Allegedly Stolen By Former Township Bookkeeper $32K In Fake Comp-Time Payouts Allegedly Stolen By Former Township Bookkeeper
$32K In Fake Comp-Time Payouts Allegedly Stolen By Former Township Bookkeeper A former Old Lycoming Township employee is accused of quietly paying herself tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized compensation while overseeing township finances, Lycoming Regional Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 5. Angela Sarah Reome, 47, was arrested after an internal review uncovered alleged financial irregularities tied to her time as an administrative assistant and later assistant bookkeeper for the township, according to police. The investigation began in early November after the township manager requested assistance reviewing payroll and financial records, authorities said…
Ex-Court Clerk Admits Dismissing Charges For Friend In Ulster County Ex-Court Clerk Admits Dismissing Charges For Friend In Ulster County
Ex-Court Clerk Admits Dismissing Charges For Friend In Ulster County A former Saugerties Town Court clerk confessed to tampering with court records while using her position to help someone she knew. Haley Whalen, 27, of Ulster Park, pleaded guilty Friday, Oct. 17, in Ulster County Court to two felony counts of first-degree tampering with public records. Whalen altered official case records while employed at the court, including dismissing charges against at least one person with whom she had a personal relationship, prosecutors said. She had no legal authority or approval from any judge to make the changes. Whalen was arrested in February 2024 after New Yor…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Re-Arrested In Maryland, ICE Moves To Deport Him To Uganda Kilmar Abrego Garcia Re-Arrested In Maryland, ICE Moves To Deport Him To Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Re-Arrested In Maryland, ICE Moves To Deport Him To Uganda Maryland native Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested, taken into custody, and again faces deportation following a planned meeting with ICE on Monday. Abrego Garcia, who was reunited with his family over the weekend, months after he was mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran detention facility, is again fighting for his right to stay in the country following his latest detention. HSI Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that Abrego Garcia was arrested again in Maryland and is being processed for deportation, reportedly to Uganda, where he has no ties, and does not speak the language. Today, ICE law…
Essex County School Bus Company Hired Unqualified Drivers With Drug Problems: AG Essex County School Bus Company Hired Unqualified Drivers With Drug Problems: AG
Essex County School Bus Company Hired Unqualified Drivers With Drug Problems: AG A 66-year-old East Hanover man was sentence to five years in prison on Friday, Jan. 24 after previously pleading guilty to running a school bus company that failed to perform drug tests and background checks on drivers, authorities said. Ahmed Mahgoub was the owner of F&A Transportation, based in Essex County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. From 2016 through 2020, they secured contracts with school districts in Essex, Passaic, Morris and Union counties, Platkin said, totaling $3.5 million. An investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability revealed …
'Angel Of Lancaster' Exploited Hundreds Of PennDOT Customers In Bribery Scheme 'Angel Of Lancaster' Exploited Hundreds Of PennDOT Customers In Bribery Scheme
'Angel Of Lancaster' Exploited Hundreds Of PennDOT Customers In Bribery Scheme A self-proclaimed "Angel of Lancaster" exploited hundreds of Spanish-speaking PennDOT customers, coercing at least 35 victims into paying for answers on driver’s license tests, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Angelo Carrion, 68, of West Lampeter Township, admitted to accepting bribes and tampering with public records while working as a Driver License Examiner Assistant at PennDOT centers in East Hempfield and East Lampeter townships between April 2021 and May 2022, according to the DA’s office. Carrion was sentenced to seven years of prob…
Central Jersey Firefighter Falsified And Destroyed Records, Prosecutors Say Central Jersey Firefighter Falsified And Destroyed Records, Prosecutors Say
Central Jersey Firefighter Falsified And Destroyed Records, Prosecutors Say A West Long Branch firefighter was accused of falsifying and destroying records, authorities said. Ronald Guidetti, 61, of Long Branch, turned himself in to police on Monday, July 1, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced in a news release. The investigation started when "concerns were raised" about two training certificates for a firefighter with West Long Branch Fire Company No. 2 earlier in 2024. Investigators said Guidetti falsified certificates in response to an Open Public Records Act request filed with the company. He was also accused of removi…
Ex-Civil Court Officer Stole $1.5M In Role As Financial Collector, Bergen Prosecutor Says Ex-Civil Court Officer Stole $1.5M In Role As Financial Collector, Bergen Prosecutor Says
Ex-Civil Court Officer Stole $1.5M In Role As Financial Collector, Bergen Prosecutor Says A Florida man has been arrested on accusations he stole nearly $1.5 million while working as a court officer entrusted with collecting money pursuant to civil court orders, authorities in Bergen County said. Bruce Piekarsky, of Davie, FL, became the center of an investigation in September 2023, when the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts tipped off the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit regarding allegations of misappropriation of funds, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Following a months-long investigation, detectives discovered that Pi…
Pants On Fire: Long Island Firefighter Lied About Responding To Emergency Calls, DA Says Pants On Fire: Long Island Firefighter Lied About Responding To Emergency Calls, DA Says
Pants On Fire: Long Island Firefighter Lied About Responding To Emergency Calls, DA Says A volunteer firefighter on Long Island is accused of altering public records in order to give himself and his relatives credit for emergency calls they never responded to. James Burns, age 27, of Cutchogue, was arrested Wednesday, March 6, following an investigation by the Suffolk County DA’s Public Corruption Squad. Prosecutors said Burns illegally accessed an internal computer system at the Cutchogue Fire Department in September 2023 and made 96 changes to the records of 55 prior emergency calls. He allegedly changed the records to show that he and three relatives had responded to prior …
Park Ranger Billed Mercer County 298 Hours Of Work While At Home: Prosecutor Park Ranger Billed Mercer County 298 Hours Of Work While At Home: Prosecutor
Park Ranger Billed Mercer County 298 Hours Of Work While At Home: Prosecutor A park ranger from Mercer County spent about 298 hours at home when he said he was at work, a complaint shows. James J. Romano III falsified 64 patrol logs between July 27, 2002, and Jan. 17, 2023, which totaled 298.5 hours and $5,728 in stolen wages, according to the criminal complaint filed by the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. Romano III, 34, of Hamilton, was charged in March with official misconduct, tampering with public records and theft by deception, according to the complaint.
Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program
Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program The city of Wildwood’s former and current mayor and a city commissioner broke the law – committing “breaches of the public trust” -- by collecting health benefits that they didn’t earn, state authorities said Friday. Wildwood Mayor Peter J. Byron, former Mayor Ernest V. Troiano Jr., and current City Commissioner Steven E. Mikulski were charged criminally for fraudulently participating in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP), Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. In order to be eligible for the benefits, they needed to be full-time employees “whose hours of work are…
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle An Essex County prosecutor’s detective stuck a hidden GPS on a suspect’s vehicle without permission, then lied about where to find his county-issued cellphone when he was ordered to turn it in, state authorities said Friday. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield, was working with the prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force when he bought and installed the tracking device without getting a supervisor’s permission to apply to a judge for a warrant, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. A court-issued warrant is required by law for law enforcement to install a GPS device on a vehicle. Kealy was suspe…
NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her
NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her A New Jersey state trooper stalked a woman while on duty, authorities said Friday. Michael Patterson, 28, of Bayonne first stopped the female motorist for an unspecified offense on the New Jersey Turnpike on Jan. 28, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. After letting her go with a warning, Paterson “conducted a second, unwarranted stop of her vehicle a few minutes later when she exited the Turnpike at Exit 11….in order to make unwanted advances on the woman,” Grewal said. Patterson “put the victim in fear by following her to her home in his patrol vehicle,” the attorney …