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Dec 04, 2010

Man charged with attempting scam in Hackensack

The Record

Hackensack Police arrested a Bronx man for trying to enlist high school students to carry out a raffle scam.

Verona: Police blotter, Dec. 4, 2010

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

11/26/2010

12:24 PM Officer Anthony O'Connor took a report of harassment from a Bloomfield Avenue business owner.

3:19 PM Officer Anthony Condorelli responded to a Pilgrim Plaza business and took a report of a larceny. A Verona resident reported while at the ...

Police investigating two muggings

The Record

Police on Saturday were investigating two unrelated muggings during which a pedestrian was hurt and a female cab driver was seriously injured, Lt. Ronald Humphrey said.

3 Paterson men injured in bar fight

NorthJersey.com

The ruckus erupted about 3 a.m. at Arco Iris sports bar on Market Street, where Leandro Robles, 21, told police he was stabbed in the head, face and torso with a small knife, Lt. Ronald Humphrey said.

Ex-Seton Hall coach settles shoplifting case

The Record

NEWARK — Fired Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez was accepted into a one-year pretrial intervention program Friday that will allow him to avoid a criminal record stemming from his ...

Dec 03, 2010

'Best friend' sentenced to 23 years in fatal Hackensack stabbing

The Record

Alvin Dula, 22, abruptly ended his murder trial two months ago when he pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated manslaughter. He admitted that he stabbed Joseph Hanley, 18, multiple times on April 28, 2007, after learning that Hanley had been having an affair with Dula’s ...

Five years for Morris County man whose "cocaine hangover" was blamed for Fort Lee crash

The Record

Before the sentencing, Kenneth Verpent, 47, said he was sorry for the injuries he caused to Sabrina Patrick when he slammed his tow truck into her Honda Accord near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee on Dec. 3, 2008.

Hackensack man allegedly reached up woman's skirt to snap cell phone pictures

The Record

A Hackensack man has been arrested and charged with invasion of privacy for reaching underneath a woman’s skirt and taking pictures with his cell phone, police said Friday.

Prosecutors offer plea deals in N.J. child rape case

The Record

Prosecutors have offered plea deals that would drop sex charges against all but one of the six defendants accused of participating in the alleged gang-rape of a 7-year-old girl initiated by her 15-year-old stepsister as their case appears to be unraveling.

N.J. shelter worker sentenced for killing cats

The Record

An attendant at a central New Jersey animal shelter who killed two cats in its surgical recovery room has been sentenced to two years in state prison.

Woman sentenced for embezzling from Bloomfield auto dealer

Nutley Sun

Karen Marie Sosa, 44, currently of Belleville, has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing from her former employer, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino announced Friday

Obama pardons 9 convicted of drug, other offenses

The Record

President Barack Obama has granted the first pardons of his presidency, to nine people convicted of crimes including possessing drugs, counterfeiting and even mutilating coins.

Rochelle Park woman sentenced to four years for sex with teenage boy

The Record

A 42-year-old “soccer mom” from Rochelle Park was led out of a courtroom in handcuffs Friday after she was sentenced to four years in prison for having sex with a teenage boy.

Nutley: Police blotter, Dec. 3

Nutley Sun

Crime, incident summary: Nov. 29 - Dec. 2

Guilty plea in Nicastro beating case

The Montclair Times

A Montclair man pleaded guilty this afternoon to third-degree aggravated assault in connection to the 2006 beating of a Montclair man who later died from injuries he sustained in the assault.

Duckett trial to resume Tuesday

The Montclair Times

The trial of Kenneth Duckett, the Orange man accused of gunning down his ex-girlfriend in the YMCA Family Center two years ago, will begin again next Tuesday.

Plea expected for Nicastro beating

The Montclair Times

The man accused of beating a Montclair resident who later died in the hospital is expected to enter a plea today in state Superior Court in Newark.

Belleville: Police blotter, Dec. 3

Belleville Times

A Belleville juvenile is robbed of his cell phone on Washington Avenue, along with other police events from Nov. 29 thru Dec. 3.

Crime stats go up in the Leonia, Edgewater, Fort Lee area

Fort Lee Suburbanite

Many factors could explain the rise in crime when reading the State Police crime statistics that were released recently.

Police investigating area burglaries

Pascack Valley Community Life

Area police are investigating a series of incidents in which an unknown individual broke into three homes in Westwood and Washington Township by kicking in doors.

Washington Township Police Lt. Jack Oppelt said that police responded to an activated alarm call at 12:05 ...

Brother: Rutherford woman was with abductor willingly, at first

The Record

Shawn Tamayo said Michelle Tumminelli told him about her intentions late Thursday as she lay in a hospital bed following a nine-hour surgery that attempted to reassemble her spine, which broke ...

Fairview police hunt for bank robber

The Record

Authorities are searching for a man who robbed an Oritani Bank branch on Fairview Avenue on Friday afternoon.

Morreale receives sentence for fatal car crash

The Item of Millburn and Short Hills

Boyfriend died following crash

Hackensack man killed in South Jersey

The Record

Leandro A. Rodriguez, a 33-year old Hackensack man, was found dead of gunshot wounds in Galloway Township, and police were searching for suspects on Friday.

Man sentenced to five years for leaving gun in reach of younger brothers, resulting in fatal shooting

The Record

A 24-year-old Paterson man was sentenced to five years in state prison Friday for leaving a loaded gun in the bedroom he shared with his 5-year-old and 6-year-old adoptive brothers, resulting in one child fatally shooting the other as they were playing with the weapon.

Duckett's daughter: 'I'm 99 percent sure it was him'

The Montclair Times

Video of 11-year-old girl's statement to police played at Duckett trial.

Basketball coach, court reach agreement over shoplifting charge

The Item of Millburn and Short Hills

No criminal record for Gonzalez

Police: Men in facemasks beat man with aluminum bats in Paterson

NorthJersey.com

At about 9:45 p.m., the victim - who police are not identifying - was standing on Essex Street, according to Lt. Richard Reyes. The victim sustained a broken arm and broken legs.

Man arrested after police see him holding a handgun

NorthJersey.com

Police may have stopped a crime early this morning, before it even started.

Cliffside Park homeowner sues Dr. Oz over obstructed view of NYC skyline

The Record

Oz and the neighbor, Angelo Bisceglie, have tussled over the issue of view-blocking shrubbery in the past. But Bisceglie formally filed a lawsuit last week against Oz, who is a staff ...

DWI conviction for hangover breaks new ground; driver to be sentenced today

The Record

In a jury trial that might be the first of its kind in the state, Bergen County prosecutors recently obtained a conviction against a man who was accused of driving with a “cocaine hangover” ...

WikiLeaks founder closer to arrest

The Record

LONDON — The law is closing in on Julian Assange. Swedish authorities won a court ruling Thursday in their bid to arrest the WikiLeaks founder for questioning in a rape case. British ...

Crime decreases in Clifton

Clifton Journal

Increase in robberies attributed to crime sprees

PSE&G; reports $75K in copper wire stolen from Circle Avenue

Clifton Journal

CLIFTON — About $75,000 worth of copper wire was reported stolen from the PSE&G; property on Circle Avenue on Thanksgiving Day. Employees discovered the theft on Friday morning along with holes cut in the fence and called police, said detective Capt. Robert Rowan.

The ...

Police Blotter Clifton Journal Dec. 3, 2010

Clifton Journal

Criminal mischief

A 2005 FORD Focus was reported vandalized while parked in the LaQuinta parking lot on Route 3 on Nov. 20.

The vehicle's side mirror was damaged, according to police reports.

A 2007 TOYOTA Sienna was reported vandalized on Nov. 21 at ...

Aim Jefferson: Police Blotter, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010

Aim Jefferson

A resident of Halsey Island reported damage to locks of boathouses and storage shed at various residences on the island. It appears that the locks were pried off of the doors. Det. Joe Kratzel and the Morris County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit responded. Incidents under ...

Lodi man charged with rape of girl, 13

Clifton Journal

CLIFTON — A 13-year-old Christopher Columbus Middle School student told her school's guidance counselor that she had sex with a 21-year-old man early in November. The counselor told school officials who notified police, said detective Capt. Robert Rowan. On Tuesday police ...

Man visiting Clifton residents robbed minutes after getting off bus

Clifton Journal

CLIFTON — A Massachusetts man was robbed at gunpoint just moments after getting off a bus to visit relatives in Clifton for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The victim, a 51-year-old man, stepped off the bus from New York City on Main Avenue and was walking west toward his ...

Glen Rock: Police Blotter, Dec. 3

Glen Rock Gazette

Police report activity between Nov. 25 and Nov. 27

Dec 02, 2010

Defense in alleged Wayne baby killing claims potential bias in grand jury hearing

The Record

Attorneys representing a Wayne woman who faces a murder charge in the asphyxiation death of her newborn son is seeking to have the indictment against her dismissed.

Elmwood Park man held in gas station break-in

The Record

An Elmwood Park man is in the Bergen County Jail after allegedly breaking into a service station on Wednesday.

Paterson police sergeant says councilwoman confronted Prospect Park officer by ‘yelling’

The Record

A Paterson police sergeant testified Thursday that he saw Paterson Councilwoman Vera Ames-Garnes, who is on trial for alleged disorderly persons offenses, flailing her arms and yelling at a ...

Developer in N.J. case admits money laundering

The Record

The two tracks of New Jersey's largest federal corruption investigation briefly intersected Thursday when a real estate developer pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy charges during a break in the corruption trial of a former New Jersey assemblyman caught up in the ...

Perfume warehouse worker recounts Carlstadt robbery at trial

The Record

The Wallington woman recounted in harrowing detail how she and 10 co-workers were herded into an office by armed robbers and held hostage for three hours while more than $1 million of perfume was looted from the warehouse.

Ballots seized?

Bloomfield Life

Some ballots from the Nov. 2 municipal election were seized by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office (ECPO), according to several sources close to the matter

Bergen juvenile detention guard accused of sexual encounter with detainee, 16

The Record

A veteran guard at the Bergen County Juvenile Detention Center has been arrested, accused of having a sexual encounter with a 16-year-old detainee at the facility last month, authorities said.

Local officer helps with NYC cop arrest

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Elmwood Park officer helps out with bust.

Undercover sting nets illegal sale of alcohol arrest

Community News (Garfield Edition)

Cops make bust at local establishment.

Motorcycle chase leads to arrest

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Garfield man is arrested.

Real estate developer admits money laundering in NJ corruption case

The Record

A New York man who was a real estate developer in northern New Jersey has pleaded guilty in New Jersey's largest corruption sting.

Police investigating rash of home, car burglaries in Englewood

The Record

So far, police said they are looking into more than 12 burglaries that usually take place in the early morning hours, between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Rutherford woman abducted, injured after chase

South Bergenite

A Rutherford woman was abducted by a Lyndhurst man who led police on a chase from Clifton to Passaic before he crashed into a truck.

Busy holiday weekend for Bloomfield Police

Bloomfield Life

Carjacking, restaurant burglary, illegal impersonation of realtors reported

Conn. man sentenced to death in slaying of family in home invasion

The Record

A Connecticut man sentenced to death Thursday in the killings of a woman and her two daughters said his execution will be "a welcome relief," while the only survivor of the gruesome home ...

Belleville robbery suspects arrested

Belleville Times

Belleville police say they have arrested two Latin King gang members in connection to the knifepoint robbery at Belleville's KFC restaurant on Nov. 20.

Police searching for man in attempted kidnapping, robbery

The Record

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying one of two suspects being sought for attempted robbery and kidnapping.

Chaos ensued after Paul shooting

The Montclair Times

A Montclair doctor carrying her daughter in her arms tripped and fell on to the infant during the stampede that ensued inside the YMCA Family Center immediately following the 2008 shooting of ...

Westwood: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Pascack Valley Community Life

Waldwick man nabbed for pot possession

On Nov. 24 on 12:47 a.m. an officer pulled over a man in a black vehicle on Bergen Street for a motor vehicle violation. The officer approached the ...

River Vale: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Pascack Valley Community Life

Theft of property reported

On Wednesday, Nov. 17 a township resident contacted the police department to report a theft of property from a residence in the southern end of the ...

Montvale: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Pascack Valley Community Life

Intoxicated buddies slip |on wet stairs

The Porterhouse on 125 North Kinderkamack Road was the scene of two alcohol calls on Nov. 25.

An intoxicated male approximately 40-45 years ...

Cops arrest suspect in abduction after 911 call, wild chase through four towns

The Record

A Lyndhurst man who allegedly abducted his girlfriend in a stolen pickup truck and almost killed her while eluding police was upset with her because she had reported the theft to authorities, ...

Man sought in LA publicist's death kills himself as police try to speak with him

The Record

The slaying of a Hollywood publicist took another bizarre twist when a man police went to question in the case shot and killed himself in the lobby of a Los Angeles residential hotel.

Police Report: Little Ferry, Dec. 2

Little Ferry Local

Weekly report from the Little Ferry Police Department.

Paterson councilman Rigo Rodriguez arrested alongside wife, campaign manager

The Record

City Council President Aslon Goow Sr. called on his colleague to resign “to save us more embarrassment” after the councilman was arrested on charges that he instructed his supporters to lie to ...

Resident alleging her info was ‘dispatched’

Glen Ridge Voice

Glen Ridge Avenue resident Eleanor Proto is claiming she called the GRPD to file a noise complaint, and that the officer warned her never to call again about noise

Judge calls law anti-Islamic

The Record

A federal judge in Oklahoma City has issued a temporary injunction against an Oklahoma referendum that sought to ban the use of Islamic law, or Shariah, in state courts.

U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange had earlier issued an order to prevent state election ...

Leader of polygamist sect extradited to Texas

The Record

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was quietly extradited from Utah to Texas, where he was arraigned Wednesday to face trial on bigamy and sexual assault charges. ...

Young mother admits killing infant in Paterson

The Record

An Arizona woman pleaded guilty in state court Wednesday to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of her infant son in Paterson in 2008.

Bergenfield Police Blotter

Twin-Boro News

Nov. 18-23

CALL/RESPONSES

Alarms – 13

Abandoned 9-1-1 calls -.3

Animal complaints – 2

Assistance calls – 8

Disputes – 11

Escorts (banks, business, tax office) - 2

Fire/fire still alarms – 12

Impounded vehicles – ...

Dumont Police Blotter

Twin-Boro News

Assistance calls – 35

Commitment – 1

Investigation – 1

Lockouts – 3

Motor vehicles accidents – 10

Traffic enforcement – 161

Welfare checks - 3

Lodi police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Lodi.

North Arlington: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

South Bergenite

North Arlington

On Nov. 25, at approximately 1:26 a.m., police on patrol observed a male on the ground along Ridge Road, police said. The officer approached the man, who was bleeding from injuries to his face. The victim reported that while he was walking along Ridge ...

North Bergen man arrested on stalking charges

Northern Valley Suburbanite

OLD TAPPAN ” A North Bergen man was arrested on stalking charges after he was seen taking photographs of female athletes at two Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan sporting events, County Prosecutor John Molinelli announced.

Midland Park: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Midland Park Suburban News

Nov. 13 — As the result of a traffic stop, Officer Noah Van Vliet and Officer Michael Canonico took into custody a 21-year-old Wyckoff male resident for having an outstanding warrant. The warrant, in the amount of $106, was issued by the Waldwick Municipal Court. The ...

Mahwah: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Mahwah Suburban News

Nov. 24 — At 4:06 a.m., Officer Jonathan Weber and Officer Daniel Stewart stopped a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria on Route 17 south and the West Ramapo Avenue overpass for motor vehicle violations. The driver of the vehicle initially provided Weber with a false name and ...

New Milford Police Blotter

Twin-Boro News

Nov. 18-22

Alarms – 7

Assist other agencies - 5

Animal complaints – 6

Check on welfare – 1

Criminal mischief – 1

Intoxicated person – 1

Juvenile ...

Rochelle Park police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Rochelle Park.

Rothman's chief of staff fired after being arrested

Community News (Fair Lawn Edition)

Chief of staff busted in sex sting operation.

Wyckoff: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Wyckoff Suburban News

Nov. 2 — At 12:15 a.m., Patrolman Michael DeMaio observed a vehicle traveling north on Route 208 swerving out of the lane. Following a traffic stop, a 50-year-old Oakland man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain his lane of travel and ...

Local man charged with assault following squabble

Wayne Today

A township man was arrested after making threats towards another motorist during a squabble that took place on Shawn Court, police said.

Teaneck, police reports, Dec. 2

Teaneck Suburbanite

Assault

Nov. 24. A township resident reported that her boyfriend had assaulted her. The victim had bruises on her arms and back and signed a restraining order against the assailant. Christian Maza, 21, of Teaneck, was charged with assault and false imprisonment and ...

Ramsey: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Ramsey Suburban News

Nov. 7 — At 10:18 p.m., Patrolman Marc Shingelo was patrolling the Interstate Shopping Center parking lot when he observed a suspicious vehicle. An investigation of the occupant revealed he was in possession of a controlled dangerous substance. A 22-year-old Mahwah man was ...

State says board didn’t stop bullying of student

Pascack Valley Community Life

The New Jersey State Division of Civil Rights has found probable cause that the Emerson Board of Education failed to take the sufficient steps to stop the bullying and harassment of one student that reportedly went on for six years.

According to State Attorney General ...

Editorial: Do kids know the difference between right and wrong?

Belleville Times

Being a parent today is by no means easy.

Maywood police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Maywood.

Wayne: Police Blotter: Dec. 2

Wayne Today

WAYNE — Police Capt. James Clarke reports the following:

On Thursday Nov. 18 at 8:55 p.m. Officer Paul Kindler observed a 2010 Dodge Charger stopped in the roadway at Route 23 north at the entrance to Newark Pompton Turnpike.

The driver, Joshua Fava, 41, of ...

Hasbrouck Heights police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Hasbrouck Heights

Newark police layoffs concern neighboring towns?

Belleville Times

What does Newark's layoff of 167 officers mean for Belleville and Bloomfield?

Janitor from Maryland arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting girl from North Arlington

South Bergenite

A janitor from an elementary school in Baltimore, MD was arrested on Nov. 23 on a sexual assault charge after allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with an 11-year-old female ...

Details of Paul shooting emerge

The Montclair Times

Opening statements in Kenneth Duckett began this morning.

State issues report on crime in communities

Passaic Valley Today

Crime dropped by more than 10 percent in Woodland Park, increased slightly in Little Falls, and decreased by more than 15 percent in Totowa in 2009, a report released last month by the state Attorney General's office indicates.

Resident is charged with sexual assault

Wayne Today

A township man was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a child who is younger than 13 years old, authorities recently reported.

Woman found in parking lot with 43 bags of heroin

Wayne Today

A Bloomingdale resident was arrested after being found in possession of 43 bags of heroin, authorities said.

Rutherford: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

South Bergenite

Rutherford

On Nov. 27, at approximately 3 a.m., police responded to an address on Orient Way after they had received a 911 call from the address that was disconnected mid-call. Police found a crowd of people on the front lawn and two people reported they had been ...

Hawthorne police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Police blotter for Hawthorne.

Complaints signed for juvenile in assault

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

A 13-year-old youth faces criminal juvenile complaints.

Franklin Lakes: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Franklin Lakes - Oakland Suburban News

Nov. 17 — A Ramapo High School student reported that unknown persons had stolen her wallet from her book bag. Detective Jeffrey Jost investigated.

Nov. 23 — The High Mountain Road School reported that unknown persons had committed criminal mischief in the school by ...

Glen Rock: Police Blotter, Nov. 26

Glen Rock Gazette

Police report activity between No. 16 and Nov. 21

Subtraction pending for addition

Bloomfield Life

Judges order demolition of recently-erected addition in Halcyon neighborhood, citing code violation

Garfield police blotter

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Police blotter for Garfield.

Carlstadt: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

South Bergenite

Carlstadt

On Nov. 22, 50-year-old Theresa Negro of Nutley was arrested and charged with third degree theft of movable property, fourth degree making a false statement and fourth degree giving false information to officers after an investigation stemming from 1999 ...

Prospect Park police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Blotter for Prospect Park.

Property crime rises in 2010, but violent incidents drop

The Montclair Times

Judging from the first 11 months of this year, violent crime in Montclair has decreased, but there has been a rise in property crimes such as burglaries and thefts.

Man arrested for wire fraud

Pascack Valley Community Life

The head of an investment banking firm, in conjunction with a disbarred Miami attorney, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud through false representations, among other means.

Joseph Suarez of Woodcliff Lake was arrested near his home Tuesday, Nov. 23, and ...

Lyndhurst: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

South Bergenite

Lyndhurst

On Nov. 28, at approximately 8:12 p.m., police responded to the 100-block of Stuyvesant Avenue on the report of a 1996 Eagle on fire. According to police, the area of the vehicle where the gas cap is located was damaged and the fire is being investigated as ...

GRPD still seeking person(s) allegedly responsible for stranger alerts

Glen Ridge Voice

Acting Chief Sheila Byron-Lagattuta urges public to be alert, but not to panic, over pair of recent stranger encounters in borough

Oakland: Police Blotter, Dec. 2

Franklin Lakes - Oakland Suburban News

Nov. 15 — Officer Rowin was dispatched to a residence in Ramapo Park off of Skyline Drive to investigate a reported burglary. The homeowner reported that sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 14, an unknown individual forcefully entered his home and removed ...

Elmwood Park police blotter

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Police blotter for Elmwood Park.

Dec 01, 2010

Task Force conducts Thanksgiving holiday enforcement sweep

Suburban Trends

Law enforcement agencies from throughout the North Jersey area joined forces during the heavily-traveled Thanksgiving holiday to crack down on drunken driving and seatbelt violations.

Bloomingdale: Police blotter, December 1, 2010

Suburban Trends

Bloomingdale Police act on several warrants against a West Milford man.

Pequannock: Police blotter, December 1, 2010

Suburban Trends

Pequannock Police make numerous drug and alcohol arrests.

Pequannock Police say alleged drunken driver could have killed township officer

Suburban Trends

Patrolman Kevin Boone of the Pequannock Police had reason to be thankful last Thursday after he survived a brush with death allegedly caused by a drunken driver.

Wanaque: Police blotter, December 2, 2010

Suburban Trends

Wanaque Police bring marijuana and DWI charges against a man allegedly found sleeping in his vehicle on Nov. 25.

Pompton Lakes: Police blotter, December 21, 2010

Suburban Trends

Pompton Lakes Police investigate a report of disorderly conduct on Wanaque Avenue

Case against owner of Tenafly dog tied to poodle's death is postponed

The Record

Municipal Court Judge Allen M. Bell adjourned the case until January so Bruce Dexter, the newly retained lawyer for the dog’s owner, Domini Sheets, can obtain discovery and review the case documents, said Mark Fierro, a municipal prosecutor.

Prosecutor: NYC officer was "organizer" of Carlstadt perfume heist

The Record

A New York City police officer was “the organizer and leader” of a team that stormed into a Carlstadt warehouse in February, tied up 11 employees and stole thousands of boxes of high-end perfumes, a prosecutor told a federal jury Wednesday.

Young mother admits killing infant in Paterson

The Record

An Arizona woman pleaded guilty in state court Wednesday to aggravated manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of her infant son in Paterson in 2008.

Judge in trial of Paterson councilwoman mulls relevance of past profiling complaints

The Record

Bordering suburban police unfairly targeting Paterson-bound drivers for various violations was called a “pervasive problem” by Paterson Councilman-at-large Ken Morris Wednesday in the trial of ...

Police witness drug transaction near Bullock school

The Montclair Times

Montclair Police have made their second arrest of a Montclair man for allegedly selling heroin in the vicinity of the Charles H. Bullock Elementary School.

Details of Paul shooting emerge

The Montclair Times

Opening statements in Kenneth Duckett began this morning.

Only a handful of towns see rise in nonviolent crime

Northern Valley Suburbanite

Several Northern Valley towns had a rise in nonviolent crime, particularly burglary and larceny, in 2009, according to the State Police Uniform Crime Report. Some in the area attributed the ...

North Arlington man charged in sex assault of girl, 10

The Record

A 46-year-old married man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl he knew as an acquaintance, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said Wednesday.

West Milford Police seize 41 heroin bags

Suburban Trends

West Milford Police have now totaled nine recent heroin-related arrests with the apprehension of two Hewitt residents Tuesday.

North Arlington resident arrested on charge of sexual assault

South Bergenite

North Arlington-A North Arlington resident was arrested earlier this week after allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's ...

Paramus: Police Blotter, Dec. 1

Town News

Police reports include robbery, drug and fraud charges.

Charges for two accused in July turkey slaying will not be heard in Rutherford

South Bergenite

Rutherford - Just over four months since it occurred, and ironically just days after Thanksgiving, two Rutherford men were supposed to have their day in court on Tuesday, Nov. 30, to face ...

Police Report: Bogota, Dec. 1

Bogota Bulletin

Weekly report from the Bogota Police Department.

Suspects rounded up in Paterson voter fraud case

The Record

Nearly a dozen of Councilman Rigo Rodriguez’s supporters, including the mother of school board vice president Wendy Guzman, have been arrested on voter fraud charges stemming from the ...

Police: Carjack victim uses laptop, GPS tech to help find suspect

NorthJersey.com

A fast-thinking car-jacking victim, using GPS technology and his laptop computer, led police to the suspect, who was arrested Tuesday night on robbery and gun charges, according to police.

Opening statements set for former lawmaker's trial

The Record

L. Harvey Smith is accused of taking $15,000 from a government informant after promising he would help with environmental permits for the informant's building project in Jersey City.

NJ firefighter arrested after striking 5 cars

The Record

Police say a northern New Jersey firefighter was driving drunk when he hit five parked vehicles within a matter of minutes.

FBI aids probe of fire at Ore. Islamic center

The Record

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The fire at an Islamic center where the man accused of plotting a bombing in Portland sometimes worshiped appears to have been started by someone who broke an office ...

Police Blotter: Denville, Dec. 1

Neighbor News (Denville Edition)

Denville

Theft

Denville Police were called to Saint Clare’s Hospital on Nov. 11 on the report of ...

Parsippany: Police Blotter, Dec. 1

Parsippany Life

Parsippany

DWI

While on patrol on Lake Shore Drive in Lake Parsippany On Nov. 17 at 12:52 a.m., ...

Arrests are made for theft

Parsippany Life

On Nov. 18 at 3:18 a.m., police responded to the Quick Chek store on N. Beverwyck Rd. to investigate a report of three men who purchased gift cards using a credit card that may have been fraudulent. Shortly after arriving at the location Officer John Keiling broadcasted ...

Police and the prosecutor investigating shooting

Neighbor News (Denville Edition)

On Nov. 18, Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq. and Rockaway Township Chief of Police Walt Ardin, Jr. announced the ongoing investigation into a shooting which occurred earlier that morning in Rockaway Township.

Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi and ...

Police Blotter: Rockaway Borough, Dec. 1

Neighbor News (Dover Edition)

Rockaway Borough

The Rockaway Borough Police report that between Nov. 10 and Nov. 22, officers responded to and investigated 10 motor vehicle accidents and responded to two domestic ...

Armed robbery suspect is in custody

Neighbor News (Denville Edition)

Denville Police report they have found the suspect connected to an armed robbery incident at a local drug store they had been investigating dating back to July 25.

According to police, a single male suspected apparently entered the store, ran directly towards the ...

Nov 30, 2010

Change of venue ordered for teens on trial in Rutherford turkey killing

The Record

Two teens accused of killing one of the borough’s few wild turkeys with a bow and arrow appeared in court Tuesday, but the pair will have to wait for a judge to hear their case.

Lodi man charged in sex assault

The Record

A 21-year-old Lodi resident has been charged by Clifton Police with criminal sexual contact after admitting to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Man goes on trial in killing of 15-year-old Paterson boy

The Record

A state’s witness will identify 28-year-old Miguel Chica as the man who held a gun to the head of 15-year-old Jean Carlos Noain as the boy was on his knees and just an instant before he was ...

Hackensack police hearing concludes

Hackensack Chronicle

What began as a threat nearly 21 months ago ended with an allegation when the Hackensack police lieutenant who was the subject of a disciplinary hearing claimed that it was unfair.

Seton Hall student charged with false campus assault claim

The Record

Police have charged a Seton Hall student with filing a false claim that she was sexually assaulted on the school's South Orange campus.

Jury selected in trial of Carlstadt perfume heist

The Record

A jury of nine men and five women, including two alternates, was selected Tuesday to hear evidence in the trial of a New York City police officer accused of staging a brazen heist of about $1 million in perfume from a Carlstadt warehouse.

Duckett trial jury selected

The Montclair Times

Seven women, nine men will serve on the jury for the trial, which begins tomorrow.

Bloomfield: Police blotter, Nov. 30

Bloomfield Life

Crime, incident summary: Nov. 23 - 29

Ex-Saddle River man admits bilking $800,000 from investors

The Record

With jury selection set to begin, a former Saddle River man on Tuesday admitted bilking $800,000 from investors in fictitious overseas investments and more than $145,000 from Social Security by claiming a bogus disability.

Robbery nets $50,000 in diamonds from Paramus jewelry store

The Record

Paramus Police were searching for a man suspected of robbing a jewelry store in the Bergen Town Center Mall off Route 4 and making off with $50,000 in diamond rings.

Police: speak with young drivers about drunk driving

The Item of Millburn and Short Hills

One teen arrested for drunk driving

Nutley: Police blotter, Nov. 29

Nutley Sun

Nutley police blotter items reported through Nov. 29.

Bergen County woman accused of running $8M Ponzi scheme

The Record

A Bergen County woman who promised high returns to investors in a business that purportedly bought and sold designer clothing and electronic goods was charged Tuesday with orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Fair Lawn police blotter

Community News (Fair Lawn Edition)

Blotter for Fair Lawn.

Thefts reported at Hasbrouck Heights ATM

The Record

Authorities are still unclear what type of device was used by thieves to siphon money from Bank of America customer accounts through an automated teller machine.

Ridgewood: Police Blotter, Nov. 30

The Ridgewood News

Police reports include burglary to Belair Road home, damage to Christmas lights.

Critics surface in latest terror arrest

The Record

PORTLAND, Ore. — Some residents of this famously liberal city are unnerved, not only by a plot to bomb an annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony last week but also by the police tactics in the case.

They questioned whether federal agents crossed the line by ...

Tenafly court to take up potential vicious dog issue

The Record

A municipal court judge will decide whether a pet Shar Pei whose Birchwood Place neighbors claim “terrorizes the neighborhood” ” is vicious, potentially dangerous or neither following an attack that resulted in the death of a toy poodle.

Turks give building back to Christians

The Record

ANKARA, Turkey — The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians was given back the deed to a historic building Monday in a move hailed as a symbolic but important victory for the formerly dominant church in Turkey.

The Turkish government returned ...

Fight breaks out during wedding

NorthJersey.com

The incident was first reported by an off-duty officer just after 1 a.m. and several officers from surrounding towns came in to assist.

Man admits tax scam using stolen patient data

The Record

ENGLEWOOD — A city man pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a scheme to file false tax returns, using information stolen from adult and pediatric cancer patients, among other victims.

Jason Eaton, 28, told U.S. District Court Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh in Newark ...

Classroom captives released

The Record

MARINETTE, Wis. — Authorities said two dozen people were released unharmed Monday night from a Wisconsin high school classroom where a student armed with a handgun had held them hostage.

Emergency Management Director Eric Burmeister said all 23 students and a teacher ...

Perfume heist goes to trial

The Record

Jury selection gets under way in federal court in Newark today in one of Bergen County’s more unusual armed robberies ” a brazen heist of about $1 million in perfume by a stickup-team led by New York City cops.

Nov 29, 2010

Police: Driver who rams car two times gets punched, charged with DWI

The Montclair Times

A man who hit a woman's BMW twice on South Park Street, and was then punched in the face by a stranger, was charged with driving while intoxicated at around 1:50 a.m. this past Saturday.

Belleville: Police blotter, Nov. 29

Belleville Times

Belleville police blotter items reported through Nov. 29.

Trial resumes for suspect in abduction of Elizabeth Smart

The Record

Defense attorneys called a string of witnesses Monday to support an insanity defense for the man charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.

Englewood man pleads guilty in tax refund fraud scheme

The Record

A city man pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a scheme to file false tax returns, using information stolen from adult and pediatric cancer patients, among other victims.

Clifton police probe theft of copper wiring from PSE&G; plant

The Record

A Thanksgiving Day burglar is on the loose with $75,000 worth of copper wiring from the PSE&G; plant at 150 Circle Ave.

Carjack victim dragged with vehicle, Nutley police say

Nutley Sun

A 49-year old man stopped to inspect his car Saturday night at a local gas station when he was carjacked and dragged approximately 20 feet while attempting to stop the perpetrator driving away ...

Verona: Police blotter, Nov. 29

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

On Friday, Nov. 19 at 6:54 a.m., Sgt. Stephen DePoe took a report of harassment from a Franklin Street resident.

On Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:48 a.m., Officer David Wardrope responded to a ...

Cedar Grove: Police blotter, Nov. 29

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

On Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 8:44 p.m., police responded to the CVS Pharmacy at 387 Pompton Ave. on a report that an individual was attempting to obtain a controlled dangerous substance by means ...

Chinese restaurant deliveryman carjacked in Paterson

The Record

Three men beat up an employee from King Garden and took his car as he was delivering an order, police said. When they recovered the car, it was missing money and food.

Jury selection begins in former N.J. assemblyman's trial

The Record

L. Harvey Smith is accused of taking $15,000 from Solomon Dwek after telling the government informant he would speak to other state officials about environmental permits.

Senator says 9/11 trials won't be in civilian court

The Record

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department probably will never receive congressional approval to put the alleged Sept. 11 conspirators on trial in a civilian court, a key senator on the issue of terrorism trials said Sunday.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he believes he ...

Nov 28, 2010

Riverdale: Police blotter, November 24, 2010

Suburban Trends

Riverdale Police lodge complaints for alleged shoplifting and DWI.

Pompton Lakes: Police blotter, November 28, 2010

Suburban Trends

Pompton Lakes Police accuse a Clifton man and woman with shoplifting a ring from a local store.

Kinnelon: Police blotter, November 28, 2010

Suburban Trends

Police allege a strong marijuana smell led to the discovery of a small amount of marijuana in a 2008 Mitsubishi operated by a 21-year-old Franklin man early on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 21.

After allegedly finding the drug in a cigarette pack, Sgt. David Crouthamel ...

Paterson man dies of apparent heart attack in county jail

The Record

Olendus Randolph, 43, collapsed in a housing unit at the jail around 10:50 a.m. and was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:42 a.m., said Bill Maer, the spokesman for the Passaic County Sheriff's Department.

5 wounded during violent weekend in Newark

The Record

Five people have been wounded during a series of holiday weekend shootings in Newark.

Police pull N.J. suspect from burning car

The Record

Two New Jersey police officers pursuing a stolen car early Sunday ended up rescuing the driver after the vehicle crashed and burst into flames.

Oregon fire raises Muslims' fears of attack backlash

The Record

Someone set fire to an Islamic center here on Sunday, two days after a man who worshipped there was accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during Portland's Christmas tree ...

Englewood man charged in burglary, sexual assault

The Record

A 33-year-old Englewood man was arrested Saturday, accused of sexually assaulting a woman after breaking into her apartment, authorities said.

Nov 27, 2010

Victims file 40 lawsuits in NY against Madoff relatives

The Record

Relatives of both Bernard Madoff and his wife are among those being targeted in 40 lawsuits announced Friday by the trustee endeavoring to recover money for victims fleeced by the disgraced ...

Feds won't feature informant Dwek in assemblyman's corruption trial starting Monday

The Record

In earlier trials stemming from the corruption sweep, Dwek was attacked by defense attorneys on his criminal past, which included a Ponzi scheme that Dwek admitted cheated investors out of ...

Man wanted in Teaneck assault arrested in Hackensack after accuser sees him boarding bus

NorthJersey.com

The victim in the reported assault — an elderly man who uses a walker — called police after he saw the alleged assailant board an NJ Transit bus on Teaneck Road near Route 4, authorities said.

Feds: Somali-born teen plotted car-bombing at Ore. tree-lighting ceremony

The Record

Undercover agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van full of what he believed were explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, federal authorities said.

Cops say motorist shooting was suicide bid

The Record

A 33-year-old Passaic man shot himself in the chest in a suicide attempt while driving down Passaic Avenue early Friday morning, according to police.

Drug agents find elaborate tunnel in San Diego

The Record

SAN DIEGO — A cross-border tunnel equipped with a rail system, ventilation and fluorescent lighting has been shut down by U.S. and Mexican officials — the second discovery of a major underground drug passage in San Diego this month, authorities said Friday.

The tunnel ...

Gunman fires on Taiwanese election rally

The Record

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese voters flocked to the polls for local elections today, hours after a gunman opened fire on a campaign rally in a gritty Taipei suburb, killing one man and critically wounding the son of a former vice president.

A suspect is in custody and may ...

Nov 26, 2010

Police investigate Alpine home invasion

The Record

A man wearing a ski mask and latex gloves forced a 47-year-old woman into her house on Hillside Avenue in Alpine on Friday, bound her wrists and ankles and fled after stealing items from the home, police said.

Glen Ridge: Police blotter, Nov. 26

Glen Ridge Voice

Crime, incident summary: Nov. 19 - 26

Cops: Montclair man racks up his second drug arrest of the year

The Montclair Times

The Montclair police said they've arrested a resident who is in his 50s for the second time since May on charges he was dealing drugs.

Wayne cops charge Florida man with assault on officers

The Record

WAYNE — A Florida man who had been visiting family for the holiday now faces charges for allegedly assaulting three police officers after his mother-in-law called authorities because she was concerned about his disruptive behavior, police said.

SC man accused of threatening to shoot President Obama

The Record

A 78-year-old South Carolina man with more than a dozen weapons in his home has been arrested after federal authorities say he told a nurse he wanted to kill President Barack Obama.

Police release sketch of stranger alert suspect

Glen Ridge Voice

Police have released a sketch of a man believed to be involved in at least one suspicious encounter with children this month

Guilty pleas in Nazi sign theft

The Record

WARSAW, Poland — Polish prosecutors filed charges Thursday against a Swede with neo-Nazi ties and two Poles acting for profit and said all three had confessed to the brazen theft of the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the gates of the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp last ...

Cops use armor to raid slum where gang nests

The Record

RIO DE JANEIRO — Elite police units riding in military armored vehicles rumbled through a heavily fortified slum Thursday hunting for drug gang leaders blamed for five days of violence, ...

Repatriated man faces new charges in death

The Record

LOS ANGELES — An Alabama man who served prison time in Australia for his wife's drowning death during their honeymoon returned Thursday to the United States, where he faces murder charges ...

DeLay judge may go easy on sentence

The Record

AUSTIN, Texas — Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay argued throughout his trial that the deck was stacked against him by a politically motivated prosecutor and a jury from the most ...

Vernon Police make arrest following 2-car crash

Aim Vernon

On Sunday, Nov. 4 at 9:30 p.m. Patrolman Shaun Fitzgerald of the Vernon Township Police Department of the Vernon Township Police Department of the Vernon Township Police Department was dispatched to a two car motor vehicle accident.

Police made 7 heroin arrests over past 6 weeks

Aim West Milford

The West Milford Detective Bureau made seven heroin arrests over the past six weeks.

Police Report: Bogota, Nov. 26

Bogota Bulletin

At 7:50 a.m., the police reported graffiti on the stop signs at the intersection of Cypress and Fisher avenues. The police took several pictures, and the DPW was notified. After taking pictures, the police reported seeing some graffiti on a utility pole as well.

Police Report: Little Ferry, Nov. 26

Little Ferry Local

At 9:17 p.m., the police were dispatched to Grove Street on a report of vandalism. Upon arrival, the police spoke with a woman who stated that as she drove her vehicle into the driveway, she noticed that a cable box was taken off the wall of her residence and placed on the ...

Vernon resident arrested for multiple possession charges

Aim Vernon

On Sunday Nov. 13 at 10:30 p.m. Patrolman Shaun Fitzgerald of the Vernon Township Police Department performed a motor vehicle stop on a gray Toyota on Vernon Crossing Road. Patrolman Fitzgerald spoke to the driver, Jared Jester of Vernon, and after a brief investigation Mr. ...

Glen Rock: Police Blotter, Nov. 26

Glen Rock Gazette

Police report activity between No. 16 and Nov. 21

Police Blotter Clifton Journal Nov. 26, 2010

Clifton Journal

Scam

The manager of the IHOP restaurant on Route 3 west reported he was scammed out of $800 on Nov. 16 at 9 a.m.

The manager, said detective Capt. Robert Rowan, received a phone call from a man who claimed to be Mark Davis of the Passaic County Sheriff's ...

Nov 25, 2010

Cops: N.J. officer killed in crash by drunken driver

The Record

An Ocean County police officer headed home after working a special anti-drunken driving detail was killed early Thursday when a drunken driver crashed into his vehicle on the Garden State ...

Police investigate Kinnelon mall bomb scare after woman finds threat near ATM

The Record

Police are investigating a bomb scare at the Meadtown Mall after a bank customer found a threatening note near an ATM machine Thursday morning, police said.

Wesley Snipes seeks extension of bail

The Record

ORLANDO, Fla. — Attorneys for Wesley Snipes are asking a judge to extend the actor's bail as he prepares for a possible appeal of his three-year prison sentence for a tax conviction.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that attorneys urged a judge Tuesday to continue the bail ...

Motorcyclist charged with assault, multiple motor vehicle violations

Herald News

Police say the driver was traveling at high speeds on Route 46 and assaulted an officer who was trying to arrest him.

Aide's charges are dismissed in federal corruption probe

The Record

A second person charged in a massive federal corruption sting in New Jersey is a free man.

In a court filing Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office dismissed its case against Richard Greene, who served as an aide to former state Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith. Greene had ...

Lyndhurst: Police Blotter, Nov. 25

South Bergenite

Lyndhurst

On Nov. 20, at approximately 12:32 a.m., a resident from Weart Avenue reported that her purse was stolen from her car, police said. Reported missing from the purse was the victim’s driver’s license, debit card, Social Security Card, cell phone and $40 in ...

Glen Ridge: Police blotter, Nov. 24

Glen Ridge Voice

Crime, incident summary: Nov. 12 - 18

Totowa: Police Blotter: Nov. 25

Passaic Valley Today

TOTOWA – Two cars were burglarized in the early morning hours of Nov. 15, police said.

On Garfield Avenue burglars broke into a car and stole a camera and work tools valued at $500, Detective Lt. Dennis Blakeley said. He said the owners heard the windows of the car ...

Montclair: Police blotter, Nov. 25, 2010

The Montclair Times

With her eye swollen shut and blood streaming from her mouth, a woman who had gotten into a fight outside a Montclair bar chased her assailants in her car.

Five Somalis guilty of high-seas piracy

The Record

WASHINGTON — A federal jury convicted five Somali men Wednesday of piracy on the high seas, the first such verdict in an American court in nearly 200 years, for shooting at a U.S. Navy warship disguised as a merchant vessel in the Indian Ocean last spring.

The ...

Second robber turns himself in

South Bergenite

Just days after he was released from the Essex County Jail, Rockman Hughes, 48, of Newark, is back behind bars and has been charged with the "bold" daytime armed robbery of a Clifton ...

'Housewives of NJ' home burglarized

Wayne Today

Police report a burglary at the home of Danielle Staub, former cast member of Bravo's hit TV series “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” A second neighbor was also hit.

Hasbrouck Heights police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Hasbrouck Heights

River Edge: Blotter, Nov. 25

Town News

Police reports from River Edge.

North Arlington: Police Blotter, Nov. 25

South Bergenite

North Arlington

On Nov. 10, at approximately 8:00 a.m., a resident on Coupe Place reported that his vehicle had been broken into during the night, police said. The resident reported that a radio/GPS system that was unplugged from the vehicle had been removed from the ...

Police charge Wayne man in alleged confrontation with officer

The Record

WAYNE — A township man faces multiple criminal charges from an incident in which police allege he threatened to kill a motorist, spit at an officer and kicked out the window of a patrol car.

Officer Robert Sova responded to Shawn Court around 3 p.m. Tuesday on a report ...

Hawthorne police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Police blotter for Hawthorne

An apology to our readers

The Montclair Times

I apologize for The Times interfering in the jury selection of a murder trial on Nov. 16, and for The Times not reporting on this interference in its print edition of Nov. 18.

Wood-Ridge police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Wood-Ridge.

DWI suspect rams police car

Wayne Today

A Haledon woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after her vehicle was struck by a Wayne Police cruiser in the early hours of Nov. 13.

Duo busted on drug charges

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Two woman nabbed by Garfield police.

Oakland: Police Blotter, Nov. 25

Franklin Lakes - Oakland Suburban News

Nov. 2 — Patrolman Frank Fiore was dispatched to ShopRite on a reported shoplifter. He was met by ShopRite security personnel who had detained a 24-year-old Ringwood resident prior to his arrival. The woman was reported to have concealed various items into several bags she ...

Bloomfield: Police blotter, Nov. 24

Bloomfield Life

Crime, incident summary: Nov. 15 - 19

Nov 24, 2010

Lincoln Park: Police blotter, November 21, 2010

Suburban Trends

Lincoln Park Police charge a Pompton Plains man with stalking, weapon possession, and criminal mischief after allegedly catching him in the act of slashing tires.

Nov 25, 2010

Garfield police blotter

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Police blotter for Garfield.

Police facing tougher task?

Glen Ridge Voice

Glen Ridge saw increased criminal activity in 2009, according to the state's recently-released Uniform Crime Report

Westwood: Police Blotter, Nov. 25

Pascack Valley Community Life

On Oct. 13 at 1:15 a.m. an officer pulled over a vehicle for a motor vehicle violation on Broadway in the area of Jefferson Avenue. As the officer approached the driver’s side window to ask for the man’s driver’s license, insurance and registration, the officer smelled a ...

River Edge: Blotter, Nov. 25

Town News

Police reports from River Edge.

Crime numbers down, burglaries nearly double in '09

Nutley Sun

The recently-released 2009 New Jersey Uniform Crime Report indicates that Nutley's crime rate dropped by close to eight percent compared to 2008, making the township the ninth lowest ...

Montvale: Police Blotter, Nov. 25

Pascack Valley Community Life

On Nov. 10 at 1:33 p.m., police pulled over a vehicle backing out of a driveway on Chestnut Ridge Road near the Powder Hill area for having a broken driver’s side mirror.

The driver said that he had told his boss several times that the van needed repairs, but it was ...

Nov 24, 2010

Lack of photos foils demolition

Suburban Trends

The West Milford Township Council recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by local homeowners, who contested the township’s decision to demolish their former residence.

Nov 25, 2010

Paramus: Police Blotter, Nov.

Town News

Police reports from the Paramus department.

Decision in Olney Road appeal pending

Mahwah Suburban News

Hearing was held Nov. 4

Saddle Brook police blotter

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Blotter for Saddle Brook

Prospect Park police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Police blotter for Prospect Park

Park Ridge: Police Blotter, Nov. 25

Pascack Valley Community Life

Police responded to two separate sightings of an injured deer on Friday, Nov. 12.

The first call came in at 7:14 a.m. when a Third Street resident reported that there was a deer, with an arrow sticking out of its left shoulder in her yard. When the officer arrived he ...

Nov 24, 2010

Bloomingdale: Police blotter, November 24, 2010

Suburban Trends

The Bloomingdale Police located a man who allegedly struck a bridge and fled the scene.

Nov 25, 2010

Nutley: Police blotter, Nov. 22

Nutley Sun

Crime, incident summary through Nov. 22

Englewood DPW supervisor turns herself in

Northern Valley Suburbanite

ENGLEWOOD — The Department of Public Works supervisor, Danette Adams, was released on bail after her arrest on Nov. 16 on charges that she tried to run over a co-worker with her vehicle.

John Cioffi, an employee of the DPW, reported to police that on Oct. 28 he was ...

Twin-Boro News: Police Blotter

Twin-Boro News

Nov. 12–17

CALLS/RESPONSES

Alarms – 10

Abandoned 9-1-1 call - 1

Animal complaint – 1

Assistance calls – 3

Borough ordinance offense – 1

Disputes – 9

Escorts (banks, business, tax office) – 2

Fire/sire still alarms – ...

Teaneck, police reports, Nov. 25

Teaneck Suburbanite

Assault

Nov. 12. Police responded to Holy Name Medical Center's Emergency Room where a Hickory Street resident reported that he was punched in the eye by Anthony Cruz, 25, also of Hickory Street. Damage to the victim's eye was extensive and required surgery. Cruz was ...

Mahwah: Police Blotter, Nov. 25

Mahwah Suburban News

Nov. 12 — Officers David Vega and Michael Direnzo conducted a motor vehicle stop after observing an equipment violation on a vehicle that was being operated by a juvenile driver and an adult passenger. After approaching the vehicle, Vega observed what he believed to be ...

Nov 24, 2010

Two arrested in beating death of Passaic man

The Record

The body of David Figueroa, 37, of Passaic was found in Veterans Court Park off Hudson Street on Tuesday.

Jury convicts Tom DeLay in money laundering trial

The Record

Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress — was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.

Police say Bloomingdale woman found with heroin stash

The Record

A 28-year-old Bloomingdale woman faces multiple drug charges after an officer found her with 43 bags of heroin in her car, police said.

Police: Man gave false name during traffic stop, arrested on Fla. warrant

The Record

A Florida man wanted for robbery and probation violations was arrested Wednesday during a motor vehicle stop.

Mahwah police charge teens in robbery, beating

The Record

Two Rockland County teens have been charged with strong armed robbery for beating up two other teens and stealing from them, police said Wednesday.

MPD charges man, two women with holdup

The Montclair Times

The Montclair police have filed charges against three people - two from East Orange and one from Union City - in connection with the holdup of the Bloomfield Avenue 7-Eleven on Sunday, Nov. ...

UPDATE: North Bergen man charged with stalking students at sporting events

The Record

A 61-year-old North Bergen man has been charged with stalking, accused of photographing teenage girls, including cheerleaders, at Northern Valley Regional High School volleyball games, ...

Police Blotter: Rutherford, Nov. 25

South Bergenite

Rutherford

On Nov. 22, a borough resident reported that someone broke into his room and took a $200 Compaq laptop and $100 in change. Entry was gained through a window that the suspect reportedly broke, police said.

On Nov. 20, at approximately 9:37 a.m., a ...

Verona: Police blotter, Nov. 19

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

On Friday, Nov. 12 at 9:03 a.m., Officer Joseph Ballantyne took a report that a Bloomfield Avenue resident's vehicle was hit by eggs while parked in the driveway.

On Saturday, Nov. 13 ...

Internet sex sting suspect arraigned

The Record

A Flemington man was arraigned in state court Wednesday on charges he had sexually explicit chats on the Internet with an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old girl and sent her webcam images of his genitals.

N.J. sex offender admits lying to get Census job

The Record

A sex offender admitted Wednesday that he had lied on forms to get a job as a U.S. Census taker, blaming it on a series of mix-ups and his desperation to get a job.

Clifton police looking for 3 in robbery at gunpoint

The Record

Capt. Robert Rowan said a 51-year old man from Massachusetts visiting family in Clifton reported that he was robbed soon after getting off a bus from New York.

Flemington man to be arraigned today on Passaic County sex assault, weapons charges

The Record

A Hunterdon County man is scheduled for arraignment in state court Wednesday on charges of aggravated sexual assault and unlawful weapons possession after authorities say he engaged in sexually explicit chats on the Internet with a minor and had illegal guns in his home.

2 in car questioned in armed robbery of convenience store

The Record

SADDLE BROOK — A convenience store on Midland Avenue was robbed of cash, cigarettes and cigars around midnight Monday.

A "couple thousand" dollars was taken in the robbery, Saddle Brook Deputy Police Chief Robert White said.

Two people stopped in a car by New ...

Chef's suicide occurred days after restaurant sale

The Record

Eight days before he leapt to his death from the George Washington Bridge, Joseph Cerniglia sold his financially troubled Fair Lawn restaurant to a new owner who is now embroiled in a legal ...

Prosecutor cites Randolph man for unlicensed medical practice

The Record

The man is charged with practicing medicine in Paterson, even though his medical license was surrendered several years ago, the prosecutor says.

Utility customers sue over plumbing warranties

The Record

Three customers of United Water New Jersey allege the company sold insurance-type policies to cover the cost of plumbing repairs, but would not honor them.

Boonton: Police Blotter, Nov. 24

Neighbor News (Boonton Edition)

BOONTON

DWI

Carley S. Phillips, 28, of Parsippany, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, maintenance of lamps, driving an unregistered vehicle and reckless ...

Two fight with police after confrontation at hotel

Parsippany Life

In the early morning hours of Nov. 14, Parsippany Police Officer Matthew LaManna and others responded to the Holiday Inn on Route 46 on report of a customer dispute.

According to police, hotel guests Steven A. Orozco, 23, and Javier A. Orozco, 46, both from Dover, had ...

Parsippany: Police Blotter, Nov. 24

Parsippany Life

Parsippany

Apartment ransacked

Parsippany Police was called to a Van Wyck Road apartment in the ...

Nov 23, 2010

Two men rob Belleville KFC, employee held up at knife point

Belleville Times

The manager of Belleville's KFC store on Washington Avenue was allegedly held up at knife point on Saturday, around 8:30 p.m.

Cliffside Park man sought in N.J. homicide arrested in Texas

The Record

Authorities say a Cliffside Park man wanted for a homicide in northern New Jersey has been arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Texas-Mexico border.

Doctor's office in Belleville raided by police

Belleville Times

A Belleville-based doctor and his office manager were arrested and charged last week for committing $52 million worth of insurance fraud.

Englewood man accused of sexually assaulting three children

The Record

A city man who allegedly sexually assaulted three children over the weekend was being held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $350,000 bail, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. ...

School janitor charged in sexual assault of girl, 11, in North Arlington

The Record

A janitor at a Baltimore elementary school was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old female acquaintance in North Arlington, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. ...

N.J. city nets $800K in 3 months from red light cameras

The Record

Red light cameras are providing a windfall for one cash-strapped New Jersey community.

Feds arrest Woodcliff Lake man in wire fraud

The Record

Federal agents arrested a Woodcliff Lake man Tuesday morning in connection with his alleged participation in a Ponzi scheme that bilked several unsuspecting victims out of nearly $1 million in savings, according to Rebekah Carmichael, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s ...

Wayne man among those suing judges, state officials over gun permits

The Record

Six people, including a Wayne man, have filed a federal lawsuit, claiming their constitutional rights were violated when they were denied permits to carry handguns.

Montclair man shot dead in Newark

The Montclair Times

A 27-year-old man from Montclair was shot and killed on Sunday, Nov. 21, in the hallway of a house in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

Nov 16, 2010

Aruba: Jawbone is not Natalee Holloway's

The Record

The jawbone is human, though it is unclear who it belongs to and whether efforts will be made to identify the person, officials said in a statement.

Nov 23, 2010

Mercedes left idling in parking lot is stolen while owner stops in Dunkin' Donuts

The Record

Police were searching Tuesday for a man who drove off with a 2004 Mercedes-Benz that was left running while its owner stopped in a Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts, authorities said.

Nov 22, 2010

Consolidation of court services sparks debate over details

Pascack Valley Community Life

Woodcliff Lake - Kathy Cullen, municipal court administrator for Montvale, was sworn in as acting municipal court administrator for Woodcliff Lake at the council meeting on Nov. 22, right after delivering a plan to consolidate court services with Montvale and Park Ridge. ...

School official pleads guilty in sports equipment scam

The Record

A Monmouth County man admitted in federal court on Monday that he accepted gifts from a Pennsylvania company in exchange for finessing the fraudulent sale of reconditioned football helmets and other gear to the school district that employed him.

Holiday shoplifting gangs on the prowl

The Item of Millburn and Short Hills

police urge merchants to be diligent

Kinnelon Police seek suspicious BMW that approached boy

Suburban Trends

KINNELON

Police seek suspicious BMW that approached boy

Officers are asking the public to help track down a suspicious BMW after a report on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 21 that its driver ...

Report says Belleville crime rate improved last year

Belleville Times

According to the 2009 Uniform Crime Report, released by the New Jersey State Police last week, crime in Belleville was the lowest it's been in over a decade.

Ridgewood: Police Blotter, Nov. 22

The Ridgewood News

Break-in reported on East Glen Avenue.

Hackensack police hearing continues

Hackensack Chronicle

The hearing officer in a Hackensack police disciplinary proceeding ruled Nov. 17 that suspended Police Chief Charles "Ken" Zisa and three other police officers would not be subpoenaed to testify.

Teen leads police on chase

Belleville Times

A Newark teen led Belleville police on a car chase and foot pursuit. This and other Belleville police blotter items thru Nov. 19.

Cedar Grove: Police blotter, Nov. 22

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

On Monday, Nov. 15 at 7:21 a.m., police responded to the Dunkin Donuts on Pompton Avenue on a report of a fight in the parking lot. One of the involved subjects, 19-year-old Patrick B. ...

Jury convicts Ingmar Guandique of murdering Chandra Levy

The Record

A jury has found Salvadoran immigrant Ingmar Guandique guilty of murdering Washington intern Chandra Levy back in 2001, when her disappearance became a national sensation.

Wayne man charged in sex assault of child

The Record

A 23-year old township man has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a child who is younger than 13 years old, police said Monday.

Man accused with attacking limo driver in Westwood

Pascack Valley Community Life

Police from several area towns responded to an incident early Saturday morning, described to be "like a scene from 'Night of the Living Dead', by Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino, during which an intoxicated 19-year-old New York man reportedly leapt onto the hood of a taxi ...

Fair Lawn police blotter

Community News (Fair Lawn Edition)

Blotter for Fair Lawn.

Violent robbery of Secaucus restaurant thwarted

NorthJersey.com

A restaurant worker is credited for thwarting a robbery at a Secaucus eatery in which his coworkers were tied up and pistol-whipped early Monday morning, according to a report on WPIX.com.

St. Louis surpasses Camden as study's top crime city

The Record

St. Louis overtook Camden as the nation's most dangerous city in 2009, according to a national study released Sunday.

The study by CQ Press found St. Louis had 2,070.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, compared with a national average of 429.4. That helped St. ...

Mom, 3 kids slain, cops conclude

The Record

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The deaths of a young mother and her three small children whose bodies were found in their home are homicides, police said Sunday.

Autopsies were completed Sunday ...

Nov 21, 2010

Ringwood: Police blotter, November 21, 2010

Suburban Trends

Ringwood Police are looking for clues to an attempted burglary on Dogwood Terrace during which a thief was scared off by an alarm.

Wanaque: Police blotter, November 21, 2010

Suburban Trends

Wanaque Police charge a Paterson man with DWI.

Pompton Lakes, Police blotter, November 21, 2010

Suburban Trends

Pompton Lakes Police charge a Wanaque man with criminal mischief for allegedly kicking a Riverdale man's Ford.

Police make seven heroin-related arrests

Suburban Trends

The West Milford Detective Bureau has made seven heroin-related arrests over the past six weeks, and more are expected in the near future, said authorities.

Explosion closes Riverdale Road

Suburban Trends

Although no one was injured, a small explosion related to construction Thursday, Nov. 18 in Riverdale spewed debris, which struck a Wayne woman’s Lexus and a local detective working nearby, Sgt. James MacIntosh reported.

Flemington man accused of sexually explicit Web chats with minor charged in Passaic County

The Record

A Hunterdon County man who allegedly engaged in sexually explicit chats on the Internet with a minor will be arraigned this week in Passaic County on aggravated sexual assault and weapons charges.

House arrest for N.J. teen indicted in fatal beating

The Record

A teen charged with murder in the beating death of a central New Jersey man this summer is facing more legal problems.

Three charged in Fairfield burglary

The Record

Two suspects were arrested Friday and a third on Saturday in connection with a robbery at a Fairfield Road residence, police said.

Activists seek extradition of Israeli

The Record

JERUSALEM — An Israeli wanted in Colombia for training militias that killed hundreds returned home Saturday after he was released from a Moscow jail, disappointing activists and victims who have tried for years to bring him to justice.

Yair Klein is accused of training ...

Nov 20, 2010

Man drives car into Passaic River in Wallington, charged with DWI

The Record

Policesaid the 24-year-old man blew through a stop sign near the intersection of Midland and Main avenues and went into the water at 3:50 a.m.

Apartment complex must pay $7.4M in DWI crash

The Record

A jury slammed the Excelsior Apartments complex in Hackensack with a $7.4 million judgment on Friday, finding that an underage man was allowed to drink at a party there before causing a car crash that severely injured a prominent cardiologist.

Wife of Smart’s alleged abductor tells of stalkings

The Record

SALT LAKE CITY — The estranged wife of the man charged with abducting Elizabeth Smart in 2002 said Friday that he began stalking young girls about a year earlier, and in hindsight she believes he used religion to manipulate her.

"He was a great deceiver," Wanda Eileen ...

Charges against city housing inspector go to grand jury

Herald News

Angelo Pallotto was arrested on charges he pressured a city woman for sex in exchange for ignoring housing violations against her.

Deliberations resume Monday in Chandra Levy case

The Record

WASHINGTON — Jurors in the Chandra Levy murder trial have concluded a third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.

Ingmar Guandique is facing two counts of murder in the 2001 disappearance and death of Washington intern. Her case became a sensation after an ...

Judge pleads guilty to drug charges

The Record

ATLANTA — A veteran federal judge who was arrested on charges that he bought and used drugs with a stripper pleaded guilty Friday to two drug-related charges, including a felony count of giving her cocaine even though he knew she was a convicted felon.

U.S. Senior ...

2,000 fetuses found in Thai temple

The Record

BANGKOK — On the grounds of a Buddhist temple, dozens of white plastic bags lay in carefully arranged rows. Each sack was knotted at the top and contained the remains of a fetus.

Thai authorities found about 2,000 remains in the temple's mortuary, where they had been ...

Nov 19, 2010

Northvale developer accused of issuing bad check as loan repayment

The Record

A Northvale developer who was sentenced to five years' probation last month for fraudulently obtaining loans faces a new charge of writing a bad check to a physician and his wife who had loaned him $500,000, authorities said.

School bus aide charged in sexual assault

The Record

A 56-year-old school bus aide from Hackensack has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman, authorities said Friday.

Bail reduction denied for man accused of attacking his ex-wife at Mahwah hotel

The Record

A judge ruled Friday that Alan Pelcak of Spring Valley, N.Y., was a flight risk after prosecutors argued that Pelcak viciously attacked his wife in the middle of a bitter marital dispute, allegedly stabbing her and running her over with an SUV.

Cardiologist wins $7.4 million for injuries in Hackensack drunken driving crash

The Record

A jury slammed the Excelsior Apartments complex in Hackensack with a $7.4 million judgment Friday, finding that an underage man was allowed to drink at a party there before causing a car crash that severely injured a prominent cardiologist.

Wesley Snipes ordered to surrender in tax case

The Record

A federal judge ordered actor Wesley Snipes to surrender to authorities Friday so he can begin serving a three-year prison sentence for tax-related crimes.

Calif. mayor: Publicist shot from SUV my theory

The Record

Beverly Hills detectives discovered pieces of shattered glass at an intersection close to where a veteran Hollywood publicist crashed her car with several bullet wounds in her chest, the city's mayor said Friday.

Figure in corruption trial likely to plead guilty to money laundering

The Record

Less than a month after he was convicted for passing a bribe to Ridgefield’s mayor on behalf of a corrupt developer, Vincent Tabbachino has signaled he is willing to cut a deal with federal ...

Second week of jury selection in Duckett case concludes

The Montclair Times

It was a rare moment of levity during the run-up to a trial for one of the most infamous crimes in Montclair's history.

FAA won't punish Westwood toilet paper pilot

The Record

The pilot still faces a state charge for dropping objects, specifically toilet paper, from a plane, in a thickly inhabited area in connection to the incident.

Garfield man convicted in beating of 81-year-old neighbor

The Record

Gabriel Romero Sanchez had told a bizarre story when he took the stand in his own defense in Superior Court in Hackensack, testifying that he found himself covered in blood inside the home of ...

Woman sentenced to five years in mortgage and credit card scam

The Record

Superior Court Judge Liliana S. DeAvila-Silebi, sitting in Hackensack, imposed the sentence on Yu Jane Chen, 43, of Naperville, Ill., and ordered her, along with an accomplice, to pay $1,153,375 in restitution.

Additional charges filed following fatal West Milford car accident

Aim West Milford

Lieutenant John Matarese of the West Milford Police department has confirmed last night that Christopher Hofer, 26 of Newfoundland, was charged with the following summonses Tuesday: driving while intoxicated; reckless driving; failure to wear seatbelt; and unsafe tire ...

MTV's 'Teen Mom' faces preliminary battery charges

The Record

Indiana police want prosecutors to file charges against the star of the MTV program "Teen Mom" for beating her daughter's father.

Ex-N.J. assemblyman Van Pelt sentenced

The Record

A former New Jersey assemblyman snared in the state's largest corruption sting is going to prison for 41 months.

New California parole team targets sex offenders

The Record

Michael Harden's problems were just beginning when agents rolled up to his cluttered trailer to arrest him for letting the battery in his GPS ankle bracelet run low, making it difficult to track the movements of the paroled child molester.

Police Report: Bogota, Nov. 19

Bogota Bulletin

Nov. 1: Intoxicated Person

At 6:39 p.m., an intoxicated man was reported on East Main Street. The patrol was dispatched and transported the man to Pine Street.

...

Police Report: Little Ferry, Nov. 19

Little Ferry Local

Nov. 5: Fire

At 10:18 p.m., police responded to a River Street address for a report of smoke coming from an apartment. Upon arrival, the police observed the second floor apartment appeared ...

Jurors signal deadlock in Leyritz DUI death case

The Record

Leyritz faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. He played for several teams but is remembered for a dramatic 1996 World Series home run for the New York Yankees.

Gitmo trial stirs fresh debate

The Record

WASHINGTON — The near-acquittal of the first Guantanamo detainee tried in federal court is reigniting the debate over whether to bring terrorism suspects to justice in the civilian legal system. The Obama administration made it clear Thursday that its position has not ...

Housing inspector arrested

The Record

PASSAIC — A city housing inspector was charged Thursday with attempting to pressure a city woman into having sex with him in exchange for ignoring housing violations issued against her property.

"There have been several allegations that had led up to his arrest today," ...

Ex-Assembly leader faces prison sentence

The Record

FREEHOLD — Former New Jersey assemblyman and Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas pleaded guilty Thursday to official misconduct, theft and money laundering charges.

Vas, 55, entered his plea to the state charges in Superior Court in Freehold. He was convicted last month by a ...

Englewood burglaries continue

The Record

ENGLEWOOD — Police are investigating four more burglaries that may be related to a string of home break-ins throughout the city over the last month.

The incidents also follow the assault last weekend of two men walking home from religious services at a Chestnut Street ...

Cop, man settle duel of suits in altercation

The Record

A man who accused a Cliffside Park police officer of assaulting him during an arrest at a borough dry cleaner in June has agreed to drop his complaint and not sue the borough, the officer or the police department, in return for the officer not pressing charges against him ...

WikiLeaks founder sought in rape case

The Record

STOCKHOLM — The elusive Australian behind the biggest leak of U.S. war documents in history is wanted by Sweden in a drawn-out rape probe, and could soon face an international arrest ...

Glen Rock: Police Blotter, Nov. 19

Glen Rock Gazette

Police report activity between Nov. 9 and Nov. 12

Police Blotter, Clifton Journal Nov. 19, 2010

Clifton Journal

Shoplifting

Omar Cruz, 54, of West New York, was arrested and charged with shoplifting saw blades from the Home Depot on Bloomfield Avenue on Nov. 10

According to police reports, store security observed Cruz on video surveillance as he attempted to leave the ...

Aim Jefferson: Police Blotter Friday, Nov. 19, 2010

Aim Jefferson

On Nov. 3, 2010 at approximately 10:45 p.m., Patrolman Seamus Geddis of the Franklin Borough Police Department conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 23 in Franklin Borough. Further investigation led to the arrest of 21 year old John Brodhead IV of Lake Hopatcong for ...

Aim Vernon: Police Blotter, Nov. 19, 2010

Aim Vernon

Sussex County Prosecutor David J. Weaver announced the entry of a guilty plea to an accusation before the Honorable N. Peter Conforti, JSC at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton on November 8, 2010, by Jorge L. Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, age 37, of Highland Lakes, New ...

Nov 18, 2010

Crime in Bergen, Passaic counties dropped last year; see crime figures for your town

The Record

Crime dropped 9 percent in Bergen County last year, a new report shows. Crime dropped 12 percent in Passaic County. View full crime statistics for your town for last year.

Police Blotter: Nov. 15

The Ridgewood News

Recent police activity reported by the Ridgewood Police Department.

Fifth Newark public safety officer admits to federal tax evasion

The Record

A high-ranking Newark firefighter pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion yesterday, becoming the fifth Newark public safety officer to admit to falsely claiming 99 exemptions on his or her tax form.

16-year-old boy charged in connection with October Paterson shooting

The Record

A 16-year-old boy wanted for questioning in the shooting of another teenager in October was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted murder, police said.

Update: 3 men agree to plea deal, admit role in cyber-scalping scheme

The Record

Three California men accused of snapping up and reselling premium seats to some of the hottest concerts and sporting events around the country cut a deal with prosecutors Thursday and admitted their roles in a cyber-scalping scheme that netted over $25 million in profits.

Hillsdale woman admits concealing $750,000 in an offshore account

The Record

A Hillsdale woman pleaded guilty Thursday to filing a false tax return and admitted she concealed more than $750,000 in an offshore account set up by her father with USB AG, the Swiss banking giant.

Judge sends Closter's Hugh Johnson back to jail

The Record

A Municipal Court Judge revoked Hugh Johnson’s probation Thursday and sentenced him to 60 days in jail on two harassment convictions.

Police: girl reports suspicious activity by man in truck

Glen Ridge Voice

Police issued a stranger alert Thursday after a 13 year-old girl reported an an alleged encounter with an individual driving a pickup truck

Prospective jurors replaced due to reporter's contact with them

The Montclair Times

A group of prospective jurors for the murder trial of Kenneth Duckett in Superior Court in Newark was replaced on Tuesday when a reporter for The Montclair Times inappropriately approached ...

Low crime rates get even lower in Verona and Cedar Grove

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

State releases crime stats for both townships.

Drug dealer gets 60-year term in N.J. woman's murder

The Record

drug dealer convicted of shooting an accomplice and throwing her out a fourth-floor window to her death has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

UPDATE: Hackensack drug bust nets 25 arrests

The Record

Capt. Tomas Padilla said the arrests were a culmination of a joint investigation with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Police executed search warrants at two different locations in the city, Padilla said.

After string of break-ins, police ask residents to be vigilant

Northern Valley Suburbanite

ENGLEWOOD — After a string of burglaries and attempted burglaries, city police are asking residents to report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.

2 Madoff workers arrested, charged with conspiracy

The Record

Two longtime back office employees of Bernard Madoff were arrested Thursday on charges that they helped the disgraced financier dupe investors for decades by making fictitious investments — ...

N.J. crime rate drops nearly 9 percent

State House Bureau

Homicides dropped by 15 percent, down to its lowest rate in a decade with 320 reported killings.

N.J. high court: Menendez recall committee is unconstitutional

State House Bureau

A recall committee cannot proceed with its effort to unseat U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, the state Supreme Court ruled today in a decision that strikes down part of the state constitution.

NJ court expected to rule today on whether group has right to try to recall US senator Menendez

The Record

A tea party-inspired group says they want Robert Menendez removed from office before his term ends because of votes the group disagrees with — including immigration and health care reform

Man injured in Teaneck road rage incident, police say

NorthJersey.com

A 19-year-old New York man was injured Wednesday night during a road rage incident on Teaneck Road, police said.

Update: Many questions remain about how fugitive evaded police

The Record

The search for a fugitive who escaped from police custody in Fort Lee Wednesday and led authorities on a large-scale manhunt in New Jersey and New York is over.

Theft from defense contractor is charged

The Record

FBI agents arrested a staff engineer at a Clifton defense contractor Wednesday on charges of stealing a $50,000 frequency generator with military applications and offering it for sale on eBay.

Arms suspect arrives in U.S. to face charges

The Record

NEW YORK — A former Soviet military officer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly selling an arsenal of weapons that would be "the envy of some small countries" was in the U.S. on ...

Lyndhurst: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

South Bergenite

Lyndhurst

On Nov. 13, at approximately 8:25 a.m., police say a 53-year-old tourist from China was approached by a man at the Quality Inn on Polito Avenue who told the tourist he had ketchup on him. The man distracted the tourist by helping him wipe it away and while ...

A complex robbery case “ and its spunky victim “ are memorialized

The Record

What was once a life sentence for a local career criminal will now be 15 years behind bars after an appellate court overturned Michael Stuart’s 2006 conviction for robbing a Clifton stationary store, leading to a plea deal Wednesday that will avert retrying the case.

Rochelle Park police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Rochelle Park.

Heist suspect got burgers, and then turned himself in

The Record

A suspect in the robbery Monday of a Cliftoin jewelry store turned himself in to police, but not before stopping at an East Rutherford eatery for a "bag of hamburgers." He told police he'd ...

Jim Morrison up for pardon

The Record

Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants a state pardon for long-dead rocker Jim Morrison, who was convicted of exposing himself at a raucous 1969 concert in Miami.

Crist said ...

Local hero helps police nail suspect

Community News (Fair Lawn Edition)

Man helps police make arrest.

River Vale: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Pascack Valley Community Life

On Thursday, Oct. 28 at 2 a.m. an officer was routinely patrolling on Rivervale Road when he observed a vehicle that was veering back and forth across the roadway’s double yellow lines.

After the driver, a 24-year-old man, nearly struck the corner of the intersection ...

Teaneck, police reports, Nov. 18

Teaneck Suburbanite

Burglary/Theft

Nov. 8. A Queen Anne Road resident reported that he left his home at 7 a.m. When he returned at 7:30 p.m., he discovered that a Sony Playstation valued at $400, an Apple laptop valued at $1,400 and several items of jewelry of undetermined value were ...

Emerson: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Pascack Valley Community Life

Emerson

On Friday, Nov. 5 at 1:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Shop Rite of Emerson on a report of a shoplifter in custody.

Upon arrival at the supermarket, officers met with store management, who had a 72-year-old Emerson man in custody.

Store ...

Jets superfan 'Fireman' Ed, Giants fan make amends

South Bergenite

He's the New York Jets super fan of sorts, leading the football fans into the infamous "J-E-T-S. Jets! Jets! Jets!" chant since the 1980s.

But "Fireman" Ed Anzalone, 51, a retired FDNY member, found himself in hot water during an exhibition game on Aug,. 16. As he ...

Jury selection is ongoing in homicide suspect's trial

The Montclair Times

With jury selection still in its “beginning stages,” the trial of Kenneth Duckett might not get underway by the end of the month as originally expected.

Mahwah: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Mahwah Suburban News

Nov. 8 — Mahwah police arrested two male individuals from Paterson as a result of an ongoing drug investigation conducted by Mahwah detectives and patrol officers, which identified individuals involved in illegal drug distribution to individuals within the township of ...

Prospect Park police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Police blotter for Prospect Park.

Wallington police blotter

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Police blotter for Wallington

Hasbrouck Heights police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Police blotter for Hasbrouck Heights

River Edge: Blotter, Nov. 18

Town News

Police reports from River Edge.

Elmwood Park police blotter

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Police blotter for Elmwood Park.

Bloomfield: Police Blotter, Nov. 16

Bloomfield Life

Bloomfield police blotter items through Nov. 16.

One robber still at large, other nabbed in Lyndhurst

South Bergenite

Township police in conjunction with Clifton police were in pursuit of two men on Nov. 15 who robbed a Clifton Jewelry store at gunpoint at approximately 11:37 a.m. that morning. One ...

Oradell: Blotter, Nov. 18

Town News

Police reports from Oradell.

Westwood: Police Blotter, November 18

Pascack Valley Community Life

On Nov. 4 at 10:19 p.m. police received a 911 call from a business located on Center Avenue. The manager of the store explained that he was in his office when he heard a chime on the entrance of the store make noise signaling someone had entered. When the manager looked to ...

Park Ridge: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Pascack Valley Community Life

While on patrol on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 11:45 p.m., an officer did a random plate check on vehicle traveling on Grand Ave. The results showed that the registration had been suspended; the officer pulled the vehicle over.

The driver of the car, a 25-year-old Clifton man, ...

Haledon police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Blotter for Haledon

Montvale: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Pascack Valley Community Life

On Oct. 26 at 8:40 p.m. officers responded to a 24-hour pharmacy on Kinderkamack Road in reference to an attempted theft. Upon their arrival, the officers spoke with the store manager, who police said received a phone call from the store’s loss prevention office giving ...

Editorial: A little common sense goes a long way

Glen Ridge Voice

In response to a pair of thefts (one attempted, one completed) on Adams Place, last week we gave you a quick lesson on the merits of not installing an air conditioner in your first-floor window.

All joking aside, we can't emphasize enough how important it is to secure ...

Garfield police blotter

Community News (Elmwood Park Edition)

Police blotter for Garfield.

Wayne Today: Police Blotter: Nov. 18

Wayne Today

WAYNE – Capt. James Clarke reports the following:

Drug arrest

On Nov. 9 at 2 a.m. Officer Michael McNiff, with knowledge of apparent drug action taking place in the area, during a ...

Wood-Ridge police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Wood-Ridge police blotter

East Rutherford: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

South Bergenite

East Rutherford

On Nov. 12, at approximately 2:17 a.m., police observed a black Toyota with a passenger’s side headlight out traveling west on Paterson Avenue before turning north on Enoch Street and east on Hoboken Road. A motor vehicle stop was effected in front of ...

Midland Park: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Midland Park Suburban News

Nov. 6 — As the result of a traffic stop, Officer Christopher Birch took into custody a 34-year-old Center Street male resident for having an outstanding warrant. The warrant, in the amount of $454, was issued by the Fanwood Municipal Court. The defendant was given a summons ...

Hawthorne police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Blotter for Hawthorne

Twin-Boro News: police blotter

Twin-Boro News

Nov. 5-11

CALLS/RESPONSES

Alarms - 14

Abandoned 9-1-1 calls – 5

Animal complaints - 2

Assistance calls – 6

Disputes – 13

Escorts (banks, business, tax office) - 3

Fire/fire still alarms – 18

Hazmat – 1

Impounded ...

Paramus: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Town News

Police reports from Paramus.

Rutherford: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

South Bergenite

Rutherford

On Nov. 13, at approximately 4:40 p.m., a Rutherford resident reported that his vehicle was stolen, and his vehicle happened to get into a car accident at around that time, police said. The resident reported to police that his 1998 Lincoln was stolen either ...

Police departments make numerous fraud busts

Community News (Garfield Edition)

Officers from police departments in Elmwood Park and Saddle Brook recently arrested multiple individuals who attempted to defraud local banks with fraudulent checks.

On Oct. 29 at 4:05 pm, Elmwood Park Sgt. Marc D'Amore and Officers Thomas Giacomarro, Joseph Barone and ...

Maywood police blotter

Community News (Lodi Edition)

Blotter for Maywood

Franklin Lakes: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Franklin Lakes - Oakland Suburban News

Nov. 5 — An Edgewood Road resident reported that unknown persons had fraudulently accessed her corporate checking account and made wire withdrawals. Detective Anthony Pacelli investigated.

Nov. 5 — An Apple Ridge Road resident reported that unknown persons had ...

Ramsey: Police Blotter, Nov. 18

Ramsey Suburban News

Oct. 13 — Patrolman Craig Weber was dispatched at noon to an Interstate Shopping Center business for a shoplifter in custody. At the conclusion of the investigation, a 35-year-old Ramsey woman was arrested for shoplifting.

Oct. 13 — At 11:20 p.m., Patrolman Mike Parise ...

Fair Lawn police blotter

Community News (Fair Lawn Edition)

Blotter for Fair Lawn.

Hospital employee admits to placing camera in bathroom

Wayne Today

A former pharmacy manager at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital was recently charged with invasion of privacy after he recorded at least one man using a hospital restroom, police said Thursday.

Nov 17, 2010

Pompton Lakes: Police blotter, November 17, 2011

Suburban Trends

Pompton Lakes Police respond to a chain saw accident on Durham Street and arrange for a medi-vac helicopter to rush the resident for treatment on Sunday, Nov. 14.

Ringwood/Wanaque: Police blotters, November 17, 2010

Suburban Trends

The investigation continues into car fire and vandalism incidents in Wanaque and Ringwood.

Pequannock: Police blotter, November 17, 2010

Suburban Trends

Pequannock Police investigate a report of shoplifting a full cart of groceries and take two men into custody.

Riverdale: Police blotter, November 17, 2010

Suburban Trends

Riverdale Police charge a Wanaque man with simple assault at a local gas station.

Wanaque Borough files lawsuit over Mountain Lakes Estates

Suburban Trends

Last September, the borough filed a lawsuit against a developer for allegedly not following through on two development projects, which pose as a threat to anyone trespassing there.

Tip leads to arrest of 'Operation Bloodstain' suspect

Wayne Today

An anonymous tip recently led authorities to the capture of an individual in connection to an investigation conducted in Pennsylvania called "Operation Bloodstain" that shut down a dangerous ...

Guantanamo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in N.Y.

The Record

NEW YORK — The first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial was acquitted Wednesday of all but one of the hundreds of charges he helped unleash death and destruction on two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998 — an opening salvo in al-Qaida's campaign to ...

Woman indicted in death of N.J. state trooper

The Record

A woman who touched off a search that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old New Jersey state trooper this summer has been indicted on numerous charges.

Plea deal averts new trial for man jailed in Clifton robbery

The Record

What was once a life sentence for a local career criminal will now be 15 years behind bars after an appellate court overturned Michael Stuart’s 2006 conviction for robbing a Clifton stationery store in which he punched a highly-decorated, 82-year-old war veteran.

Employee of Clifton defense contractor sold stolen equipment on eBay, authorities say

The Record

FBI agents arrested a staff engineer at a Clifton defense contractor Wednesday on charges of stealing a $50,000 frequency generator with military applications and offering it for sale on eBay.

Wis. man accused of shooting TV over Bristol Palin dance

The Record

A rural Wisconsin man apparently enraged by Bristol Palin's "Dancing with the Stars" routine blasted his television with a shotgun, leading to an all-night standoff with a SWAT team, investigators said.

Sex assault reported on Seton Hall campus

The Record

Police and Seton Hall University officials are investigating a sexual assault on the school's campus in South Orange.

New York man admits role in tax-fraud scheme; Englewood man also implicated

The Record

Adult and pediatric cancer patients were among the unwitting players in a scheme that used their names, birth dates and Social Security numbers to claim $507,000 in bogus tax refunds from Uncle Sam, a New York man admitted Wednesday.

Massive manhunt in three Bergen towns continues late into night

The Record

Authorities mounted a large-scale manhunt for a fugitive who escaped from police custody on Route 4 in Fort Lee, prompting schools in three Bergen County towns to go on lockdown out of fear ...

Former construction worker testifies he was asked by Saddle Brook man to kill his father

The Record

A former construction worker from Colorado testified Wednesday that his employer, William Silvi, offered to pay him $50,000 to kill Silvi’s father, who was found dead outside a Saddle Brook ...

Information sought after crash

Neighbor News (Denville Edition)

The Denville Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Sue Court in the Old Mill Drive neighborhood.

According to police reports, the crash probably took place between 7:30 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4. The vehicle of unknown make or model ...

Denville: Police Blotter, Nov. 17

Neighbor News (Denville Edition)

Denville

DWI, possession

Carlos A. Arias, of Piscataway, was stopped by Denville Police for ...

Parsippany: Police Blotter, Nov. 17

Parsippany Life

Parsippany

Warrant arrests

While on patrol on New Road on Nov. 5 at 7:57 a.m., Officer Matthew ...

Tinsel Town figure killed

The Record

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It was a scene befitting a Hollywood true crime drama: A prominent Beverly Hills publicist was gunned down in her Mercedes-Benz after attending a movie premiere, sending the luxury car veering into a light post near Sunset Boulevard.

Police said ...

Nov 16, 2010

Former Wanaque man charged with assault, interfering with custody

The Record

Robert H. Furman, 43, of New York City faces up to of 40 years in prison if he is found guilty on three counts of aggravated assault and two counts each of interference with custody and making terroristic threats, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.

Judge nixes entrapment bid by former N.J. lawmaker

The Record

A federal judge has denied a former New Jersey legislator's attempt to claim entrapment at his upcoming corruption trial.

Paterson woman admits role in mortgage fraud scheme

The Record

A Paterson woman, one of 28 defendants charged in various mortgage scams that aimed to bilk lenders out of $5.5 million, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud by fabricating bogus pay stubs.

3 in NJ sting plead to illegal cash transfers

The Record

Three New York men arrested in a large-scale federal money laundering sting in New Jersey last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to running unlicensed money transmitting businesses.

Englewood police warn residents after recent attempted carjackings

The Record

Police are warning residents to lock their car doors and take precautions after two attempted carjackings in the last month.

DPW supervisor makes bail after being charged with trying to run over man with vehicle

The Record

Englewood DPW Supervisor Danette Adams was officially suspended without pay Monday, nearly a week after she was charged with attempted assault in connection with an Oct. 28 incident.

Elizabeth man pleads guilty to threatening NBA office in Secaucus

The Record

A 19-year-old Elizabeth man who worked as private security guard pleaded guilty Tuesday to making hoax threats to blow up the Secaucus offices of an affiliate of the National Basketball Association.

Former UMDNJ employee admits stealing cell phones

The Record

A former employee of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has admitted stealing more than 400 cell phones from the university.

Dutch experts test Aruba bone in Holloway case

The Record

Dutch forensic experts are testing a piece of bone found on the Caribbean island of Aruba to see if it comes from missing American teenager Natalee Holloway, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Nov 19, 2010

Jewelry thieves 'daring'

Clifton Journal

Both suspects, brothers, behind bars

Nov 16, 2010

'Put the money in the bag,' armed robber tells cashier

The Montclair Times

Clerks at the 7-Eleven on Bloomfield Avenue near Glen Ridge were robbed at gunpoint by a couple who took hundreds of dollars out of the register and a bouquet of roses during the heist, police ...

FBI agents raid Middlesex County offices

The Record

The FBI would only confirm that agents were in the city.

Second suspect in Clifton jewelry theft turns himself in

The Record

Lester Hughes, 43, of Phillipsburg, Warren County, was in custody late Tuesday, charged with armed robbery, theft and eluding police, the Clifton police said.

Englewood men assaulted

The Record

ENGLEWOOD — Two robbers assaulted two local men as they walked home from religious services at their synagogue.

The men were walking near the intersection of Chestnut Court and Chestnut Street around 5:50 p.m. on Saturday when they were thrown to the ground, Deputy ...

Billionaire warns press not to cover divorce case

The Record

GENEVA — Lawyers acting for a Russian billionaire fighting what could end up being the biggest divorce settlement in history have cautioned reporters in Switzerland not to cover his divorce case, warning that they may breach strict local privacy laws.

Dmitry ...

Police capture suspect after jewelry store robbery, but one is still being sought

The Record

The men, suggesting they had guns under their clothing, herded employees of the Clifton jewerer's into a back room, and smashed display cases, making off with about $200,000 in jewelry and cash.

Lyndhurst man arrested in North Bergen on drug charges

The Record

NORTH BERGEN — A 35-year-old Lyndhurst man was arrested after police intervened in a dispute with his girlfriend and discovered that he was carrying 10 baggies of a substance believed to be cocaine, authorities said.

Police Lt. Frank Cannella said officers arrested ...

Nov 15, 2010

Englewood public works supervisor charged in assault considered fugitive

The Record

A Department of Public Works supervisor who was charged with attempted assault for allegedly trying to run over a subordinate with her city-owned car is being considered a fugitive by police.

Jet company president guilty on most serious charge in Teterboro crash case

The Record

The former president of a luxury charter company whose plane barreled off a Teterboro Airport runway in 2005 put profits ahead of safety in a scheme to overload jets with cheap fuel, a jury ...

Police capture accused burglar

Nutley Sun

A Nutley detective caught a burglar weighed down by pockets filled with jewelry before he could jump into his getaway car, authorities reported.

Identity thieves target residents

The Item of Millburn and Short Hills

Victims unaware of scams

Glen Ridge: Police blotter, Nov. 15

Glen Ridge Voice

Glen Ridge police blotter items reported through Nov. 15.

Nutley: Police blotter, Nov. 15

Nutley Sun

Nutley police blotter items reported through Nov. 15.

Police issue stranger alert

Glen Ridge Voice

Police issued a stranger alert Monday after two boys were allegedly followed by a man in a vehicle Saturday afternoon.

Mahwah man arrested in attempted theft of municipal dump truck

Mahwah Suburban News

Allegedly jumped into vehicle that was running while at the scene of a water main break

Clifton police catch one, seek two others in jewelry store robbery

The Record

A Newark man who led Clifton police on a three-mile chase through Passaic and Bergen counties after allegedly robbing a Clifton jewelry store was being held on $400,000 bail late Monday, ...

Nutley officers injured in struggle

Nutley Sun

Two Nutley Police officers were injured while trying to subdue a Clifton driver, accused of being inebriated on codeine, authorities reported Monday.

Beating suspect: 'No deal'

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

Eduardo Rosario rejects latest plea dea in death of Michael Halpert.

Arrest made in fatal shooting of Elizabeth woman

The Record

Thirty-four-year-old Yessenia Feliciano was gunned down down when she answered the door of her Elizabeth home early Sunday.

Cedar Grove: Police blotter, Nov. 15

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

On Monday, Nov. 8, a Pompton Avenue resident reported the theft of a mailbox and post from the front of her home. The theft occurred sometime during the overnight hours. The missing mailbox ...

Laundromat robbed in Paterson

The Record

Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a Paterson Avenue Laundromat Sunday night

Prison inmate mail taken seriously

The Record

Corrections Officer Deborah Roberts sits at a metal desk facing a cinder-block wall. Her job this morning is to help open every piece of mail entering Northern State Prison in Newark, one ...

Texas company seeks to get a receiver appointed to run the Wayne company of former schoolboy stockpicker Lebed

The Record

Jonathan Lebed, who struck an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2000 over his alleged fraud in promoting penny stocks, faces a $2.56 million judgment stemming from ...

Social Security judges face threats

The Record

WASHINGTON — Judges who hear Social Security disability cases are facing a growing number of violent threats from claimants angry over being denied benefits or frustrated at lengthy delays in processing claims.

There were at least 80 threats to kill or harm ...

Nov 14, 2010

Pequannock: Police Blotter, Nov. 14, 2010

Suburban Trends

A teen from Oakland faces a litany of charges after she drew police attention last week.

Wanaque man accused of arson but investigation continues into three other local car fires.

Suburban Trends

The arrest of a 20-year-old Wanaque man Tuesday in connection with a car fire in Ringwood and alleged threats against two witnesses has not closed the investigation into a spree of arson and vandalism in Ringwood and Wanaque.

Bloomingdale: Police Blotter, Nov. 14, 2010

Suburban Trends

Borough police have responded to a variety of calls recently, including vandalism reportedly caused by a bear.

N.J. man charged in infant son's death

The Record

Authorities in southern New Jersey say a man smothered his 4-week-old son with a pillow when the infant would not stop crying, then left him alone when he realized the child wasn't breathing.

Blood found in home of missing Ohio family

The Record

HOWARD, Ohio — An unusual amount of blood found in a missing woman's home is evidence of an injury apparently related to her disappearance with her two children and a female friend, a ...

Madoff auction a big draw

The Record

NEW YORK — Anyone wanting to walk in the shoes of fallen financier Bernard Madoff was in luck Saturday: Thousands of belongings from his penthouse, including his used shoes, went on the ...

Nov 13, 2010

Paterson police ID man in fatal shooting

NorthJersey.com

Police have identified the man who was found with a gunshot wound to the back on E. 18th Street Saturday morning as 19-year-old Daval Cox, police said.

Paterson asks for federal help in combatting gun crimes

The Record

Mayor Jeffery Jones has asked the U.S. Attorney to designate the city a special zone in which gun crimes would be subject to tougher federal prosecutions.

PSE&G; settles Teaneck gas blast death suit; will pay $450,000 over mystery leak

The Record

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. has reached a $450,000 settlement with the family of a Teaneck man who died when his house exploded two years ago.

Nov 12, 2010

Englewood DPW supervisor accused in attempted assault

The Record

A supervisor in the Englewood Department of Public Works has been charged with attempted assault for allegedly trying to run over a subordinate with her city-owned car, police said Friday.

Belleville: Police blotter, Nov. 12

Belleville Times

Belleville police blotter items reported through Nov. 12.

5 plead guilty in New Jersey dogfighting case

The Record

Four New Jersey residents and one from Pennsylvania have pleaded guilty to dogfighting charges.

UPDATE: Increased police presence to continue next week at high school

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DEMAREST — The Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest will remain on alert next week, as the authorities continue to investigate a tip that a school shooting might occur.

Verona police department

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

Blotter reports from Nov. 5 to Nov. 12.

Ex-N.J. teacher gets 5 years for sex with student

The Record

A former teacher at a New Jersey middle school has been sentenced to five years in prison for performing a sex act on a 13-year-old male student in a classroom closet.

High court allows military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy to continue during court review

The Record

The court on Friday denied a request from the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights group, to step into the ongoing federal court review of "don't ask, don't tell." The Obama administration ...

Palin e-mail hacker sentenced to 1 year in custody

The Record

Federal Judge Thomas W. Phillips also said David Kernell, who was a 20-year-old economics major when he deduced the answers to security questions and read e-mail in Palin's private account, should get mental health treatment.

Friend testifies he was asked to kill Saddle Brook man's father

The Record

Mark Pollard of Colorado Springs was an employee, a very close friend and a groomsman to William Silvi before becoming a damaging witness against him.

Police think they've found missing NC girl's remains

The Record

Investigators said Friday they believe they have found the remains of a disabled North Carolina girl who was reported missing about a month ago.

Bogota: Police Report, Nov. 12

Bogota Bulletin

Oct. 25: Theft

At 3:25 p.m., an individual reported receiving notice from Valley National Bank of possible identity theft. The victim completed an affidavit. The case was forwarded to the ...

Little Ferry: Police Report, Nov. 12

Little Ferry Local

Oct. 29: Motor Vehicle Stop

At 9:15 p.m., while patrolling the area of Route 46, police observed a vehicle parked in the Valero gas station parking lot with an individual standing outside ...

NJ teacher accused of providing alcohol to minor

The Record

Authorities have charged a high school science teacher in northern New Jersey with providing alcohol to a minor and allowing kids to drink at his home.

Deliberations resume in trial of Fla. jet firm involved in Teterboro crash

The Record

A Federal court jury in Newark began its third day of deliberations today in the trial of two brothers accused of fraudulently operating a charter jet company whose jet crashed on takeoff from Teterboro Airport in 2005.

Glen Rock fire ruled accidental

The Record

GLEN ROCK - A fast-moving fire that killed three dogs and destroyed a three-story wood-frame house at Prospect Street and Locust Avenue on Wednesday has been ruled accidental by the Bergen ...

For retiring family court judge, hard decisions were occasionally rewarded

The Record

There are perhaps few more difficult tasks for a judge than terminating a parents’ custody of their children because of substance abuse problems, says Michael K. Diamond, outgoing chief judge ...

Cigarette giveaways in the '50s targeted

The Record

BOSTON — Marie Evans once recalled she was 9 years old when she first started getting free cigarettes in the Boston housing project where she lived.

At first, she traded them for candy, but she said she started smoking them herself at age 13. Four decades later, Evans ...

Russian officer reportedly turned in spies

The Record

MOSCOW — A Russian legislator specializing in national security confirmed on Thursday a newspaper report that a top intelligence official helped the United States arrest 10 Russian spies this summer.

The official was instrumental in the high-profile arrests of spies in ...

Police Blotter Clifton Journal Nov. 12, 2010

Clifton Journal

Outstanding warrants

Demarius Hurd, 24, of Paterson, was arrested and charged with having outstanding warrants on Nov. 5.

According to police reports, officers Robert Miller and Joseph Pichnarcik approached a 2001 Ford Mustang parked in the rear of the Stop & ...

HPD officers' hearings continue

Hackensack Chronicle

HACKENSACK — The administrative hearings that have involved several Hackensack police officers since last year continued last week, a sign of the ongoing turmoil in the city police department.

A hearing for Lt. Vincent Riotto, charged with not reporting a terroristic ...

Glen Rock: Police Blotter, Nov. 12

Glen Rock Gazette

Police reports include outstanding warrant arrests, marijuana possession charges.

Police confiscate cell phone with built-in stun gun

Clifton Journal

CLIFTON — Police confiscated a cell phone with a built in stun gun on Monday and charged its owner with possession of an illegal weapon.

The phone/stun gun made in China under the ...

Suspect nabbed after police chase

Little Ferry Local

Two suspicious person/burglary incidents involving one suspect were reported on Nov. 2.

Nov 11, 2010

Closter's Hugh Johnson jailed

The Record

Closter resident Hugh Johnson has been jailed for violating his probation, a spokeswoman for the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday.

Ex-pharmacy manager charged after camera found in St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital men's room

The Record

The former pharmacy manager at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, charged with invasion of privacy for recording at least one man using a hospital restroom, was himself caught on camera as he hid ...

A rash of burglaries in Englewood; eight homes hit since Oct. 14

The Record

Police are investigating a string of home burglaries, including one this week in which a burglar made off with a safe filled with $25,000 in jewelry.

Hawthorne police blotter

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Blotter for Hawthorne

Teen who accused fellow student of rape kills herself

The Record

HURON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Samantha Kelly endured merciless taunting from classmates after they learned that the high school freshman had accused a senior of rape.

The weeks of ...

Police issue scam warning alert

Passaic Valley Today

Buyer, seller and lottery winner beware, authorities have reported an increase in the number of scammers victimizing area residents.

Suspect is charged in burglary

The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition)

Four days after a burglary and theft was reported at a local gas station, the Hawthorne Police Department had a suspect in custody.

The Hawthorne Detective Bureau arrested Damon Ladlee, 29, of Prospect Park, in connection with an Oct. 24 burglary and theft in the ...

Drug cartel offers to disband

The Record

MEXICO CITY — A letter allegedly signed by organized-crime leaders offers to dissolve a major Mexican drug cartel if the government promises to protect citizens in the western state where it is based, authorities said Wednesday.

Prosecutors said that they couldn't ...

Ex-schools chief denies guilt

The Record

Former Toms River schools Superintendent Michael Ritacco pleaded not guilty to bribery and fraud charges Wednesday, and his lawyer dismissed the case against him as ...

Police say vigilant resident scared away three burglars

The Record

Paterson Police have arrested three men suspected of attempting a mid-morning burglary that was thwarted by an alert resident.

Authorities lose track of 100,000 sex offenders

The Record

Thousands of convicted sex offenders are evading state and federal authorities, congregating in regions thought to have lax enforcement, slipping back and forth to Mexico or disregarding laws on reporting their whereabouts.

As authorities stitch together a national ...

Pedophile e-book stirs backlash

The Record

Amazon is selling a self-published book defending pedophiles, sparking discussions about the retailer's obligation to vet items before they are sold in its online stores.

The book, "The Pedophile's Guide to Love & Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct" by Phillip ...

Montvale: Police Blotter, November 11

Pascack Valley Community Life

montvale

On Oct. 29 at 7:44 p.m. officers met with four employees of a child development center and a friend of one of the employees. The five people reported to the officers that between the hours of 6:56 and 7:30 p.m. an unknown person purposely deflated the front ...

Emerson: Police Blotter, Nov. 11

Pascack Valley Community Life

Emerson

On Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 3:37 p.m. Officers Mark Savino and Dan Kalyoussef responded to Shop Rite of Emerson on a report of a theft of moveable items.

The caller informed police headquarters that a man was attempting to gain access to a secure area near ...

Teaneck, police reports, Nov. 11

Teaneck Suburbanite

Burglary/theft

Oct. 25. A Cottage Place resident reported that when she arrived home at 7:30 p.m. she observed that the glass panel of the rear door of her home was shattered and the door open. The master bedroom and a second bedroom had been ransacked. It was ...

Franklin Lakes: Police Blotter, Nov. 11

Franklin Lakes - Oakland Suburban News

Oct. 27 — As a result of a motor vehicle stop, a 35-year-old Franklin Lakes man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, breath test refusal, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane. Officers Jon Rynander and Denny Knubel investigated.

Nov. 3 — A ...

Appellate court reinstates whistleblower suit against Speziale

The Record

An appellate court Wednesday reinstated a civil whistleblower suit filed by a Passaic County sheriff's officer claiming he was maliciously transferred to duties he was unprepared to handle after blowing the whistle on some of his superiors for bad behavior.

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