Harrison, Union Men Sentenced For Bribing Mail Carriers To Steal Credit Cards Harrison, Union Men Sentenced For Bribing Mail Carriers To Steal Credit Cards
Harrison, Union Men Sentenced For Bribing Mail Carriers To Steal Credit Cards A 22-year-old man from Union was sentenced for his role in a wide-ranging scheme to bribe postal workers in exchange for credit cards being sent in the mail to customers, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday.  Olagoke Araromi previously pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was sentenced to 61 months in prison.  Araromi and Moussa Dagno, 24, of Harrison bribed the postal employees for the cards, usually at a rate of $100 per card. The two would then activate the stolen cards and use them to buy clothes, electronics and other hi…
‘They Never Thought’: Rolex Watch Crew Busted In Series Of Violent Bergen Street Robberies ‘They Never Thought’: Rolex Watch Crew Busted In Series Of Violent Bergen Street Robberies
‘They Never Thought’: Rolex Watch Crew Busted In Series Of Violent Bergen Street Robberies An elite unit of prosecutor’s detectives cracked a violent street spree in several Bergen County towns with the arrests of three adults – two of them from New York City – and a Georgia juvenile who targeted victims they figured had money, authorities announced Monday. Jabri L. Moore, 30, of Gorge Road in Cliffside Park, the 17-year-old juvenile from Douglasville, GA and the other two – Jamaris Gray, 20, and Jaylen Nichols, 19, of the Bronx -- all unemployed -- targeted victims wearing Rolex watches, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They strong-armed victims in Paramus, Englewood…
Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG
Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG Authorities raided an Irvington apartment Tuesday that was used to prepare heroin for sale on the street, with doses stamped with “brand names” like Dunkin Donuts and American Greed, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Also on Tuesday, four people were arrested for their alleged involvement with the operation, which sold drugs believed to be responsible for 33 overdose deaths and more than 90 overdoses in total. Numerous law enforcement agencies from across North Jersey assisted in the investigation that led to Tuesday’s raid on a second-floor apartment at 214 Eastern Parkway, where au…
Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River
Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River Authorities were trying to determine how a Hackensack cook who worked at a popular Ridgefield Park pizzeria drowned in the Passaic River on the Fourth of July. Someone spotted the 30-year-old victim’s body on the Harrison side of the river from Raymond Boulevard in Newark just after 4:45 p.m., responders said. Harrison firefighters recovered the body near the PSE&G lot about 40 minutes later. The cook, who worked at Dante's Pizzeria & Restaurant on Main Street, had been watching a World Cup soccer match at a local tavern earlier. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
Union Man Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Swipe Credit Cards From The Mail Union Man Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Swipe Credit Cards From The Mail
Union Man Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Swipe Credit Cards From The Mail A 22-year-old man from Union became the latest suspect to admit his role in a scheme to bribe postal workers in exchange for credit cards being sent in the mail to customers, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Monday.  Olagoke Araromi pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Araromi, who is scheduled to be sentenced in September, faces up to 15 years for the bribery charge, 30 years for the fraud charge and two years for identity theft, in addition to fines.  Araromi and Moussa Dagno, 24, of Harrison bribed the postal employees for the car…
Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants
Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-32) Thursday joined Assembly members Angelica Jiminez and Pedro Mejia in favoring proposed legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.  Speaking in North Bergen, Sacco said the legislation would "make our streets safer" by enabling drivers who are not in the U.S. legally to get insurance and to pass a driving test.  "What it does is protect those people who need to find employment that they will have a valid driver’s license," he said.  The legislation, introduced late last year, would create two kinds of lice…
Mail Carrier From Harrison Admits Part In Credit Card Theft Ring Mail Carrier From Harrison Admits Part In Credit Card Theft Ring
Mail Carrier From Harrison Admits Part In Credit Card Theft Ring A 24-year-old postal worker from Harrison pleaded guilty to fraud, bribery and identity theft charges for his role in a scheme in which he recruited other mail carriers to steal credit cards before they were delivered, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday.  Moussa Dagno, who was arrested last year, paid other carriers $100 for each card they stole. He and others who took part in the scam activated the cards and used them to buy expensive items like high-end electronics. Other mail carriers who took part have already pleaded guilty, including Zenobia Gilmer, who had a route in Mt. Arl…
Singin' In The Train: Acts Audition For Regular Gig At PATH Stations Singin' In The Train: Acts Audition For Regular Gig At PATH Stations
Singin' In The Train: Acts Audition For Regular Gig At PATH Stations Buskers, dancers and other kinds of entertainers have long used the PATH train system running between Newark and New York as their stage, albeit an informal one.  Now, the Port Authority, the bi-state agency that runs PATH, wants to make those performances official.  The Port Authority recently held auditions for acts that will be allowed to do their thing at five PATH stations: Hoboken, Journal Square, Harrison, Newport and Exchange Place. The program, PATH Performs!, hosted the auditions at the William Brennan Courthouse in Jersey City last week, the agency said in a blog p…
3 Charged In Takedown Of Hudson County Heroin, Fentanyl Mill Linked To 84 Deaths 3 Charged In Takedown Of Hudson County Heroin, Fentanyl Mill Linked To 84 Deaths
3 Charged In Takedown Of Hudson County Heroin, Fentanyl Mill Linked To 84 Deaths Three people were charged in connection with the takedown of a Hudson County heroin and fentanyl mill that was linked to  227 overdoses including 84 deaths, authorities said. Timothy Guest, 45 of Irvington, William Woodley, 27 of Belleville, and Selionel Orama, 25 of Cedar Grove, were arrested in connection with the Harrison drug mill in which authorities seized 32,500 doses and four kilos of fentanyl and heroin, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a release.  The investigation was headed up by the New Jersey State Police Opioid Enforcement Task Force with …
Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean Opens Harrison Location Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean Opens Harrison Location
Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean Opens Harrison Location Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean is rapidly expanding, with its third store now open in Harrison. The Mediterranean-style restaurant -- dubbed the "Chipotle of NYC Halal-style platters -- held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 406 Bergen St., Saturday. Owner Jaffar Wahdat aka “Juicy Jaffar” opened the restaurant's flagship Fair Lawn store in 2011. He noticed the lack of restaurants with food as authentic as his mom’s cooking. Juicy Halal Mediterranean opened its Hackensack shop in 2015, putting its expansion in motion. "We are extremely happy to be apart of the Harrison community, it…
Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges
Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges Investigative work by Mahwah police detectives led to the arrest of a Jersey City doctor and his girlfriend, who they said were peddling Ecstacy and LSD to suburban buyers. Thanks to a solid tip, Detective Lt. Guido Bussinelli led an investigation that targeted Anthony Kopiecki, 28, and Molly Campbell, 29, after they sold the drugs to buyers in Edgewater and Harrison, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said Monday. Kopiecki's LinkedIn account lists him as a resident MD at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. He previously was a GNC salesman for two years and a mortgage consultant for…