Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Bail Reform Strikes Again: Judge Frees Fair Lawn Woman Accused Of Shooting Man In Face NJ Bail Reform Strikes Again: Judge Frees Fair Lawn Woman Accused Of Shooting Man In Face
NJ Bail Reform Strikes Again: Judge Frees Fair Lawn Woman Accused Of Shooting Man In Face Police were shocked to learn that a Fair Lawn woman charged with attempted murder after authorities said she shot a man in the face was released from jail over the weekend. Sharese Peeples spent nine days in the Bergen County Jail before a judge ordered her release with conditions, pending further court action, under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law. "We’re usually quiet about this stuff, but the [law enforcement community] is just shocked," one said. "We get that there are people who can't afford bail, and so [bail reform] lets them stay out and work," the officer told Daily Voice. "But …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Beneficiary Of NJ Bail Reform: Meet Jaime Bauer Beneficiary Of NJ Bail Reform: Meet Jaime Bauer
Beneficiary Of NJ Bail Reform: Meet Jaime Bauer When it comes to offenders “known to police,” Jaime Bauer is near the top of the list in Wyckoff. He's become something of a poster child for opponents of bail reform. It didn’t take long for responding Officer Michael Scalise to identify Bauer, 30, while reviewing surveillance images recorded by a Hurley Road resident whose bicycle was stolen earlier this month, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Detectives later arrested Bauer, charged him with theft and criminal trespassing and sent him to the Bergen County Jail. Barely 24 hours later, a judge ordered him released under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic Sheriff's Warrants Sweep Nets 39 Defendants, Many Released Under Bail Reform Passaic Sheriff's Warrants Sweep Nets 39 Defendants, Many Released Under Bail Reform
Passaic Sheriff's Warrants Sweep Nets 39 Defendants, Many Released Under Bail Reform A three-day warrant sweep by the Passaic County sheriff’s officers netted 39 arrests for a variety of offenses, including rape, robbery and weapons possession. Several of those charged were soon back on the street, however. Among those arrested was 34-year-old Clarence Jones, who had dozens of envelopes and bags of heroin and crack when officers went to his Paterson home to execute a warrant, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Bernik said Thursday. Jones was charged with various drug counts and released under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law. “I want to commend the detectives involved in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
New Milford PD: Irate Teaneck Driver Slams Car Into Police Cruiser, Knocks Down Officer New Milford PD: Irate Teaneck Driver Slams Car Into Police Cruiser, Knocks Down Officer
New Milford PD: Irate Teaneck Driver Slams Car Into Police Cruiser, Knocks Down Officer A probationary Teaneck motorist stopped by a New Milford police officer for talking on her cellphone -- among other violations -- deliberately slammed her car into his cruiser, then knocked him down while speeding off, authorities said. Responding officers from Teaneck helped their colleagues capture 26-year-old Shanice Dicks on Northumberland Street in Teaneck soon after, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said Thursday Officer Vincent Siekierski was OK after Monday's 11:19 p.m. incident. The police car sustained minor damage. Dicks, meanwhile, was charged with aggravated assault by auto whil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Prospect Park PD: Reckless Driver Had Warrants, 300 Bags Of Heroin Prospect Park PD: Reckless Driver Had Warrants, 300 Bags Of Heroin
Prospect Park PD: Reckless Driver Had Warrants, 300 Bags Of Heroin A driver with outstanding warrants who just missed crashing into a parked car while backing up was carrying 300 envelopes of heroin stamped “ROLEX,” said Prospect Park police who arrested her. After stopping the sliver Audi on Hopper Street, Officer Craig Bonagura noticed that the driver, 33-year-old Shanea Dunbar, “making furtive movements toward the center console as if she was attempting to conceal something,” Capt. Ammen Matari said. Bonagura then spotted a clear bag containing the bundled heroin, Matari said. Dunbar – who had outstanding warrants out of Elmwood Park and East Orange --…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Self-Published 'Inspirational' Wyckoff Author Charged With Torching Former Home Self-Published 'Inspirational' Wyckoff Author Charged With Torching Former Home
Self-Published 'Inspirational' Wyckoff Author Charged With Torching Former Home A self-published Wyckoff author who wrote about suffering from depression and schizophrenia was charged with trying to burn down her former home. Carolyn M. Kaetz, 54, “admitted to Detective Sgt. Kevin Kasak that she started the fire” at her former residence at 115 Huntington Court in March, destroying it, Lt. Joseph Soto said. She was charged with one count of aggravated arson and sent to the Bergen County Jail after police said she confessed last month – only to be released by a judge hours later under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law pending a court hearing. Kaetz, who previously worke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mahwah PD: EMS Worker Fired Over KKK Incident Nabbed With Loaded Gun Mahwah PD: EMS Worker Fired Over KKK Incident Nabbed With Loaded Gun
Mahwah PD: EMS Worker Fired Over KKK Incident Nabbed With Loaded Gun A security guard at a Route 17 truck stop was carrying a loaded handgun and wearing clothing that suggested he was a police officer, said Mahwah police who arrested him. The defendant, 58-year-old Timothy M. Prahm of Secaucus, was one of three UMDNJ paramedics fired in 2008 after photos surfaced of them dressed as members of the KKK and holding a large wooden cross. In the recent Mahwah incident, Detective Eric Larsen responded to a concerned citizen's call from a highway truck stop and found Prahm “wearing a Jersey City Police Department tee-shirt, navy blue tactical pants and black police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: Drunk Ex Violates Order, Slams Woman’s Head Into Door, Wall Hackensack PD: Drunk Ex Violates Order, Slams Woman’s Head Into Door, Wall
Hackensack PD: Drunk Ex Violates Order, Slams Woman’s Head Into Door, Wall HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A drunken man reached through a hole he'd punched in a door and slammed his ex-girlfriend’s head into it before he was grabbed by Hackensack police, authorities said. "Help me!" the victim screamed as Fature Moody attacked her, a concerned neighbor told an emergency dispatcher. "I'm going to kill you!" the neighbor heard him shout. Officers responding to the call found the drunken Moody still at the home -- his hands covered in blood and wooden splinters -- around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Moody, 26, of Paterson, began yelling …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Fairview PD: Teen Muggers Caught Fairview PD: Teen Muggers Caught
Fairview PD: Teen Muggers Caught FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview police nabbed two borough teenagers who they said beat and robbed two other teens after ambushing them on a local street. The victims weren't aware that Diakos Manolis, 19, had revenge in mind for a prior incident when he approached them and began walking with them near Bergenwood Road, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Manolis was joined by Luis Christian Abreu, 18, who suddenly came up from behind, he said. Manolis and Abreu then began punching and kicking the victims, he said. The assault became a robbery when the pair took a baseball cap worth $50 and a bluetoo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Catch/Release: Fair Lawn Police Bust Hackensack Man Twice In Same Day Catch/Release: Fair Lawn Police Bust Hackensack Man Twice In Same Day
Catch/Release: Fair Lawn Police Bust Hackensack Man Twice In Same Day FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Hours after an ex-con wanted for skipping court was arrested for lying to Fair Lawn police, he threw a brick through the window of a local bakery during a burglary, authorities said. Sure enough, 53-year-old R.J. Button Baker of Hackensack was released again, under the terms of New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law. Officer Justin DiGuglielmo first approached Baker as he pedaled his bicycle on Broadway at 29th Street, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. With a criminal record stretching back 25 years, Baker was known to police. He gave a fake name to DiGuglielmo, who discovered warran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic Sheriff: Released Dealer Nabbed With 4,750 Heroin Bags, $15,000 Passaic Sheriff: Released Dealer Nabbed With 4,750 Heroin Bags, $15,000
Passaic Sheriff: Released Dealer Nabbed With 4,750 Heroin Bags, $15,000 PATERSON, N.J. – A month after he’d been arrested and released on drug charges, an ex-con was busted by Passaic County sheriff’s detectives with 4,750 bags of heroin and $15,500 in bundled proceeds, authorities said Wednesday. Narcotics Bureau members staked out a pair of residences where 51-year-old Troy Kelley was known to live – one in Newark and the other on Sherman Avenue in Paterson, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. They’d busted Kelley with 370 glassines of heroin for sale during a traffic stop a month ago, after which a judge released him under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law. Ar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Police: THC Gummies, $7,200 In Drug Proceeds Found In Stop Paterson Police: THC Gummies, $7,200 In Drug Proceeds Found In Stop
Paterson Police: THC Gummies, $7,200 In Drug Proceeds Found In Stop PATERSON, N.J. -- They came in various flavors and names, but the gummies and throat drops found on a speeding tailgater were made with THC, Paterson police said. The "Killer GummyYummy" and "Jolly Rancher Cannabis Herb" drops -- containing the active chemical in marijuana -- were found during a Monday afternoon stop of a speeding, tailgating Jeep Cherokee on 16th Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. So was $7,180 in suspected drug proceeds, he said. Officers immediately smelled raw marijuana as soon as the driver -- identified as 35-year-old Alexis Fernandez o…

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by Jerry DeMarco