Little Ferry Police K-9 Unit Turns Up 150 Heroin Folds During Route 46 Stop Little Ferry Police K-9 Unit Turns Up 150 Heroin Folds During Route 46 Stop
Little Ferry Police K-9 Unit Turns Up 150 Heroin Folds During Route 46 Stop A Ridgefield Park driver was busted by Little Ferry police with 150 folds of heroin after he was stopped for tailgating on Route 46, authorities said. Osman Hoti, 40, denied Officer Joseph Convery consent to search the 1999 Honda, so he alerted Lt. John Andronaco, who responded with K-9 Timmy, Police Chief James Walters said. Hoti "showed signs of extreme nervousness," the chief said. "His hand were shaking uncontrollably." He then told Convery that he'd gone food shopping in Paterson for his sick parents, Waters said, adding that the entire stop was recorded on the officer's body camera. …
Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter
Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter A North Arlington man was charged with murder in the death of his and his fiancée’s 3-month-old daughter. Aaron Medrano, 27, initially was charged with aggravated assault and released on Dec. 30, 2021, a week after the child was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center with several injuries. Baby Giovanna died last Wednesday, Jan. 5, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Medrano was re-arrested on Tuesday, this time on first-degree murder charges, the prosecutor said.  He was in custody Wednesday at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus pending a first appearance in Centr…
North Jersey Cook Charged With Raping Child: Prosecutor North Jersey Cook Charged With Raping Child: Prosecutor
North Jersey Cook Charged With Raping Child: Prosecutor A 46-year-old cook from Essex County was arrested for raping a child in Bergen County, authorities announced. Terrell Williams, of Irvington, was arrested Dec. 8 -- three days after the Hackensack Police Department contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged incident, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Darrin DeWitt. Williams was …
One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized
One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized Police nabbed one suspect and were tracking down another after they broke into a Bergen County home owned by one of New York City rapper Fat Joe's business partners. Efrain Uran Garcia, 43, and his partner bolted out a back door of the North Woodland Street residence in Englewood shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday when they realized someone was home, police said. The resident was unharmed, they said. The pair ditched a late-model SUV in a Booth Street resident's driveway and ran, neighbors said. Officers caught Garcia after a brief foot chase. The Colombian national told them he'd recently arri…
Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Emerson Victim For Pair Of $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Emerson Victim For Pair Of $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge
Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Emerson Victim For Pair Of $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge Three Bergen County robbers severely beat a young Emerson man, taking a pair of $600 sneakers and a vape cartridge, in a violent pre-planned attack, authorities charged. Bergenfield residents Jacob Inglis, 19, and Colin Murphy, 18, and Cameron Schneid, 20, of New Milford were each seized at their homes early Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Their cellphones, among other items, were also confiscated, investigators said. The trio, all unemployed, "punched and kicked" the victim -- whom they know -- while robbing him of the Jordan sneakers and vape shortly before 1:…
Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Machine Operator, 42, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen In Fairview Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Machine Operator, 42, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen In Fairview
Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Machine Operator, 42, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen In Fairview Bergen County authorities charged a machine operator from Jersey City with sexually assaulting a pre-teen in Fairview nearly a decade ago. Alejandro Morales Alonzo, 42, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault on a victim under 13 and one count each of sexual assault by contact and child endangerment, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. Musella said there were at least two incidents, which are alleged to have occurred in the summer of 2012, according to court records. Morales Alonzo was arrested late last week following an investigation by Musella’s Spec…
Man Stabbed Dead In Little Ferry, Bergen's 4th Homicide In 10 Days Man Stabbed Dead In Little Ferry, Bergen's 4th Homicide In 10 Days
Man Stabbed Dead In Little Ferry, Bergen's 4th Homicide In 10 Days Authorities charged a 22-year-old Jersey City man with brutally stabbing a well-known chef to death during a party at the victim’s Little Ferry home. Ray Edwardo Arcentales Sanchez, who works for a cleaning service, was arrested hours after detectives said he violently attacked 36-year-old Yuryin Herrera during a pre-dawn party Thursday at his Abend Street home. It was Bergen County's fourth homicide in 10 days, all of which produced arrests. Little Ferry and Moonachie police officers responded to a 911 call from the Herrera’s home shortly after 5 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musel…
Fort Lee Businessman Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen Fort Lee Businessman Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen
Fort Lee Businessman Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen A global trader from Fort Lee was jailed on charges of sexually abusing a pre-teen. Yupang Ip, 45, was charged with sexual assault by contact and child endangerment by conduct, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. Musella’s Special Victims Unit detectives were alerted by Fort Lee police, leading to a joint investigation, the prosecutor said. Ip, who is married, was arrested on Tuesday, he said. He remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.    
Woman, 75, Found Dying Washington Township Daughter After Stabbing, Reports Show Woman, 75, Found Dying Washington Township Daughter After Stabbing, Reports Show
Woman, 75, Found Dying Washington Township Daughter After Stabbing, Reports Show UPDATE: A dying Washington Township woman was found by her 75-year-old mother after she'd been beaten and stabbed in her townhouse, investigators said. Flora Casale, who's listed in tax records as owning the Washington Commons condo off Pascack Road, called township police at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, saying that "she found her daughter, Mary Huber, injured inside of the residence," a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack says. Arriving officers found the accused killer, Patrick Camilli, with a knife atop the unresponsive Huber, 51, "in a pool of blood," the complaint says. Camilli, w…
Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says
Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says A Little Ferry homeowner who awoke to find a burglar in his bedroom seized the intruder and held him for police, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim told police he awoke around 6 a.m. Sunday to find Joshua Purvis, 21, in the bedroom of his Kaufman Avenue home, Police Chief James Walters said. He chased Purvis into the basement and seized him there while his wife dialed 911, the chief said. Officers Dominick Verdi and Chris Nepil took custody of Purvis, who was charged with burglary and theft. He was then released under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law while awaiting a first appearan…
PD: Mom Assaults Female Officer After Leaving Child Alone In Car Outside Walmart PD: Mom Assaults Female Officer After Leaving Child Alone In Car Outside Walmart
PD: Mom Assaults Female Officer After Leaving Child Alone In Car Outside Walmart A woman who left her 4-year-old child alone in a car in a handicapped spot outside the Walmart in Garfield was jailed after kicking a police officer, authorities said. Officer Marlene Martinez found the unattended youngster in a rear child seat, with the driver's side door unlocked, after not seeing a handicapped placard shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Martinez was trying to locate a parent when Latoya N. Williams-Edwards, 32, of Hollis, Queens walked up, said she'd left the youngster alone and then got into her and drove off, Uram said. The officer activated her…
Hackensack Man Formerly Of Englewood Busted On Child Porn Charges Hackensack Man Formerly Of Englewood Busted On Child Porn Charges
Hackensack Man Formerly Of Englewood Busted On Child Porn Charges A security guard from Hackensack was arrested on child porn charges, authorities confirmed. Emery Taylor, 34, “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 1,000 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Taylor following a raid Friday of his home in the Park Lane Apartments on Union Street, the prosecutor said. Taylor, formerly of Englewood, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Centra…