Prosecutor: East Rutherford Rt 3 Stop Turns Up Hidden Fentanyl, $67,000 Prosecutor: East Rutherford Rt 3 Stop Turns Up Hidden Fentanyl, $67,000 Prosecutor: East Rutherford Rt 3 Stop Turns Up Hidden Fentanyl, $67,000
Prosecutor: East Rutherford Rt 3 Stop Turns Up Hidden Fentanyl, $67,000 A Jeep stopped by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives on westbound Route 3 in East Rutherford had a secret compartment containing a small amount of Fentanyl and $67,000 in suspected drug proceeds, authorities said. They arrested the driver – Fermin A. Castillo, a 38-year-old convenience store cashier from Miami, FL – and confiscated the cash and cash found in the 2008 Grand Cherokee, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Tuesday. Authorities charged Castillo with money laundering and drug possession and sent him to the Bergen County Jail on Friday. Hours later, a judge ordered…
Port Jervis Men Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop, Police Say Port Jervis Men Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop, Police Say Port Jervis Men Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop, Police Say
Port Jervis Men Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop, Police Say Three New York State men -- two of them from Port Jervis -- were arrested just across the New Jersey state line by police who said they found the trio carrying 450 bags of heroin during a stop on northbound Route 287. Officer Christopher Fasulo stopped the car, driven by Donovan Burton, 18, of Port Jervis for several motor vehicle violations, Mahwah Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Burton and his passengers gave conflicting stories about their travels, after which Fasulo obtained Burton’s consent to search the vehicle, the chief said. After finding nine bricks of heroin, he took passeng…
Mahwah PD: Repeat Offenders Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop Mahwah PD: Repeat Offenders Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop Mahwah PD: Repeat Offenders Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop
Mahwah PD: Repeat Offenders Caught With 450 Heroin Bags In Route 287 Stop Three New York State men were arrested by Mahwah police who said they found the trio carrying 450 bags of heroin during a stop on northbound Route 287. Officer Chistopher Fasulo stopped the car, driven by by Donovan Burton, 18, of Port Jervis for several motor vehicle violations, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Burton and his passengers gave conflicting stories about their travels, after which Fasulo obtained Burton’s consent to search the vehicle, the chief said. After finding nine bricks of heroin, he took passengers Brian Klich, 26, also of Port Jervis, and Richard McInturff 27, of …
Teaneck Officer Assaulted Trying To Break Up Holiday Street Fight Teaneck Officer Assaulted Trying To Break Up Holiday Street Fight Teaneck Officer Assaulted Trying To Break Up Holiday Street Fight
Teaneck Officer Assaulted Trying To Break Up Holiday Street Fight Teaneck police were splitting up two men fighting in the street when one of them threw his ID at an officer, grabbed him by the shirt and began swinging and kicking while being taken into custody, authorities said. Responding officers found ex-con Julio R. Javier, 28, and the other man struggling in a Memorial Day brawl in the middle of Beech Street on Monday and split them up, Police Chief Glenn M. O'Reilly said. They began interviewing each separately when Diaz "became combative," the chief said. Javier -- who already has a history of assault on police -- was charged with aggra…
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
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…
Authorities: Serial Energy Drink Thief Scuffles With Lyndhurst Police Authorities: Serial Energy Drink Thief Scuffles With Lyndhurst Police Authorities: Serial Energy Drink Thief Scuffles With Lyndhurst Police
Authorities: Serial Energy Drink Thief Scuffles With Lyndhurst Police LYNDHURST, N.J. – A serial energy drink thief was looking at a simple shoplifting charge when he got physical with Lyndhurst police, authorities said. Michael Llopis, who was busted two years ago for stealing a shopping cart full of Red Bull, this time hid several cans inside his clothing Thursday afternoon before heading out of the Rite-Aid on Valley Brook Avenue, Capt. John Valente said. Someone got a description and direction of travel of his car, which was spotted soon after by responding Officers Steve Batista and Steve Passamano as Llopis pulled out of the parking lot onto northbound …
Wayne PD: Passaic Couple Caught Behind Route 46 Motel Had Crack, Pot, Baby Wayne PD: Passaic Couple Caught Behind Route 46 Motel Had Crack, Pot, Baby Wayne PD: Passaic Couple Caught Behind Route 46 Motel Had Crack, Pot, Baby
Wayne PD: Passaic Couple Caught Behind Route 46 Motel Had Crack, Pot, Baby WAYNE, N.J. -- A Passaic County couple caught behind a Route 46 motel with 15 bags of crack as well as marijuana in their car also had an infant in the back seat, said Wayne police who busted them. Officers Ryan Vallaro and Mark Ciavirella investigated after spotting Michael J Allen, 28, of Paterson and Shaquetta F. Mouzone, 27, of Haledon in the rear parking lot of the Kings Motor Inn around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. In plain view on the front seat of their car was a clear, zip-locked bag of marijuana, Martin said. The officers also found 15 individually pack…
Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home
Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Dozens of arrests over nearly 25 years followed ex-con Willie Edward Carter into some shrubs, where Englewood police said they found him hiding after he broke into a house under construction. Carter, a 50-year-old career burglar with a long history of stealing copper piping and other valuables to hock, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail, records show. Responding to the 4:30 a.m. burglary call Monday in the 300 block of Tenafly Road, Officer Chris Formisano heard someone climbing over a nearby fence, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Moments later, Officer …
Hackensack PD: Homeless Man Steals Little Ferry Car To Sleep In, Buy Pot Hackensack PD: Homeless Man Steals Little Ferry Car To Sleep In, Buy Pot Hackensack PD: Homeless Man Steals Little Ferry Car To Sleep In, Buy Pot
Hackensack PD: Homeless Man Steals Little Ferry Car To Sleep In, Buy Pot HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A homeless man who last month left two court summonses behind in a vehicle he'd just burglarized was caught driving a stolen car, Hackensack police said. Released under New Jersey's bail reform law, 32-year-old Anthony Burks was stopped by city detectives Thursday afternoon on Lodi Street, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. “I took it from a gas station last night,” Busciglio said Burks told them. The car was, in fact, taken from a gas station in neighboring Little Ferry around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, the captain said. ****** ALSO SEE: An Elmwood Park man who stabbed himself an…
Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop
Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop OAKLAND, N.J. -- An Oakland police officer arrested an unlicensed driver after discovering he was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Passaic County. Officer Michael Griffin stopped a car driven by Jay Faber, 47, of Midland Park, then ran a computer check, Lt. Christian Eldridge said Wednesday. Faber was taken into custody, processed and later turned over to the custody of the Passaic County Sheriff's Department -- only to have a judge order his release, under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law, records show. Oakland police issued Faber a summons for driving with a suspended license.
Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient
Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient HILLSDALE, N.J. – A Bloomfield man working for a private ambulance service stole two checks from a Hillsdale woman while she was being transported home from a hospital, then conspired with his girlfriend to deposit them, authorities said. Eric Fernandez “stole the checks while transporting the resident,” then filled them out and signed them in the victim’s name, Police Chief Robert Francaviglia said. The 32-year-old EMT then deposited the checks into the account of Karian Persaud, 31, who works as a clerk, the chief said. Fernandez was arrested Wednesday, charged with various forgery and t…