Union Police: Repeat Bank Robber Arrested After Pursuit Through Snow Storm Union Police: Repeat Bank Robber Arrested After Pursuit Through Snow Storm
Union Police: Repeat Bank Robber Arrested After Pursuit Through Snow Storm A man who police say robbed a pair of Union Township banks was arrested after a foot pursuit during this week's Nor'easter, authorities said. Union Township police responded to a panic alarm from the Morris Avenue TD Bank on Wednesday around 3:50 p.m., the department said in a press release. Once there, employees provided them with a description of the suspect who fled with cash. Officer Sal Valentino responded to the area in the midst of the storm when he saw a man matching the description on North Avenue, police said.  Valentino tried to stop the man, but he ran into the wooded ar…
Authorities: NJ Turnpike Driver With Heroin Slumped Over Wheel Arrested At Home After Pursuit Authorities: NJ Turnpike Driver With Heroin Slumped Over Wheel Arrested At Home After Pursuit
Authorities: NJ Turnpike Driver With Heroin Slumped Over Wheel Arrested At Home After Pursuit A 42-year-old man who sped away from police officers who found him slumped over his steering wheel on the NJ Turnpike in Union County was arrested as his Central Jersey home, authorities said. Mike Otto, 42, of Carteret, was charged with eluding, resisting arrest, obstruction, tampering with evidence, possession of CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia, and criminally under the influence, New Jersey State Police said in a release. State Police Trooper Richard Maliszewski was patrolling the Turnpike when he observed a Chevy Silverado on the right shoulder, partially in the lane at milep…
State Police: Bronx Man, 19, Charged On High-Speed Pursuit Across Morris County State Police: Bronx Man, 19, Charged On High-Speed Pursuit Across Morris County
State Police: Bronx Man, 19, Charged On High-Speed Pursuit Across Morris County A Bronx man lead state police on a pursuit through both Route 80 and Route 287 before he was nabbed in Morristown Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Albaro Velez, 19, ignored officers’ attempts to stop him for a violation on Route 80 westbound near milepost 52.6 just after 2 p.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Velez continued to lead troopers on a pursuit onto Route 287 south, Goez said. Velez then drove onto Route 24 east, where police ended the chase due to public safety risk. He was picked up in Morristown by local police a short time later, Goez said. Velez was arres…
Hackensack PD: Police Flood Neighborhood, Capture Fleeing NYC Parolees Hackensack PD: Police Flood Neighborhood, Capture Fleeing NYC Parolees
Hackensack PD: Police Flood Neighborhood, Capture Fleeing NYC Parolees Hackensack police grabbed two Brooklyn parolees who tried to flee a Monday afternoon traffic stop, authorities said. Narcotics detectives smelled raw pot after stopping their vehicle at the corner of Prospect and Poplar avenues shortly after 2:30 p.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. The driver, Marquis Fleming, 24, at first complied with investigators and got out of the car, DeWitt said. Suddenly, his passenger – identified as 27-year-old Gerald Russell – took off on foot, the captain said. As he did, Fleming got back in the car, put it in drive and tried to flee, as well, DeWitt sa…
Two Charged In Pursuit Crash At Turnpike Rest Area Near GWB Two Charged In Pursuit Crash At Turnpike Rest Area Near GWB
Two Charged In Pursuit Crash At Turnpike Rest Area Near GWB Two Queens men whose rented SUV rolled at the Vince Lombardi Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike when they tried to elude Bergen County prosecutor's detectives apparently didn’t have much reason to run. The Narcotic Task Force investigators tried stopping the white Dodge Durango on the Turnpike in Carlstadt shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, but the driver hit the gas and apparently headed for the George Washington Bridge. The SUV then crashed on a service road outside the rest stop in Ridgefield. The driver, 27-year-old Carvell G. Matthews, didn’t have a driver’s license, Bergen County P…
Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark
Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark A Nutley driver intentionally rammed a Clifton police car in Newark, ending a high-speed chase that began after he was originally stopped on Route 3, authorities said. An officer stopped a Honda Accord driven by Joshua Ortiz, 26, on the eastbound highway shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Ortiz was asked to exit the vehicle after rolling down his window and providing documents, but he hit the gas instead and took off onto southbound Route 21, Anderson said. Police chased him into Newark and through various city streets before Ortiz stopped the Accord ne…
Authorities: Teen Shooter, Getaway Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into Newark Police Cars Authorities: Teen Shooter, Getaway Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into Newark Police Cars
Authorities: Teen Shooter, Getaway Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into Newark Police Cars A teen shooter and his getaway driver who struck two police cars while leaving the scene of a shooting have been charged -- along with the shooting victim, authorities said Tuesday. The male 17-year-old from Hillside tossed a gun and ran from officers responding to reports of shots fired on the 800 block of South 16 Street around 9 p.m., July 24,  Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The teen jumped into an Acura driven by Zamir Dickerson, 18, of Newark, who then crashed into two police vehicles at Clinton and St. James places, Ambrose said. Dickerson ran from t…
PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC
PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC An 18-year-old New York City man who identifies as a woman stole a Mercedes from a Paramus dealership, then crashed it into four vehicles at the George Washington Bridge while trying to flee, authorities said. The vehicle was running, unoccupied, when Nyaomi James got into the driver’s seat and sped off shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, they said. Paramus police, using GPS, tracked the vehicle heading east on Route 4 and alerted Port Authority police. Detectives in the area “observed and followed the vehicle through the toll lane with lights and siren,” Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Rodri…
Ex-Con From Dumont Crashes Fleeing Old Tappan Police Ex-Con From Dumont Crashes Fleeing Old Tappan Police
Ex-Con From Dumont Crashes Fleeing Old Tappan Police A repeat offender from Dumont fled an attempted police stop in Old Tappan and was arrested after his car slammed into a tree, authorities said. James Wilmarth, 33, already was awaiting trial for a Teaneck burglary when Officer Charles DiMaria began pursuing him for speeding on North Washington Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. Wilmarth apparently cut his headlights in an effort not to be detected when DiMaria caught up to him on Hampton Ridge Court, Tracy said. Seeing the officer, Wilmarth hit the gas and turned onto Cripplebush Road, where he lost cont…
Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police
Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police A Bergenfield ex-con with a history of arrests in no fewer than a dozen Bergen County towns assaulted a woman, damaged a Closter police car and threatened to kill the arresting officers, authorities said Tuesday. David Fusco, 36, got out of his car and began yelling and cursing at officers responding to an assault call at the Closter Nature Center, calling them “pigs,” Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. As they checked on the victim and took Fusco into custody, he “threatened to take officers’ weapons from their holsters and kill them” and said that he’d remember their names and faces, then…
Prosecutor: Drug Detectives Capture Virginia Driver After Chase, Crash In Fort Lee Prosecutor: Drug Detectives Capture Virginia Driver After Chase, Crash In Fort Lee
Prosecutor: Drug Detectives Capture Virginia Driver After Chase, Crash In Fort Lee A Virginia driver crashed in Fort Lee and was captured by Bergen County prosecutor’s drug detectives following a pursuit, authorities said. Larry J. Blackwell, 38, of Hampton, VA, at first began to slow down as members of the Narcotic Task Force tried to stop his rented Jeep Wrangler on eastbound Route 46 last Tuesday as part of an investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He then turned onto North Avenue and kept going, Musella said. The Jeep hit a passing vehicle before slamming into an embankment at West Street, the prosecutor said. Detectives quickly captured Blackwel…
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party UPDATE: A pair of Brick Township police officers breaking up a wild house party and street revelers were struck by a vehicle -- sending one of the officers to the hospital, authorities said. Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, fled in a white Mercedes Benz after hitting Brick Officer Joseph Riccio and a detective overnight Monday, Sgt. Jim Kelly later said. Riccio was treated for a knee injury at Ocean Medical Center, while the detective was not injured, Kelly said. Initial responding officers estimated there were more than 400 partygoers at the Atlantic Drive home of Michelle Cicchillo, who …