Tag: Passaic County Sheriff's Office
3AM Motorcycle Stop Turns Up Gun, Drugs, Knife: Clifton PD
Two men are facing weapons and drug charges after Clifton police stopped a motorcycle early Sunday morning, Sept. 14, authorities said.
At about 3:14 a.m., Officer Benjamin Bressel saw a 2024 Zhilo motorcycle with two riders near Lexington Avenue and Highland Avenue, Lt. Robert Anderson said. The driver wore a ski mask, and the passenger had no helmet. The motorcycle turned onto Van Winkle Avenue into Passaic before parking, and Bressel conducted a stop, according to Anderson.
The driver was identified as Daymon Duncan-Wilson, 33, of Passaic, and the passenger as Jim Murillo, 34, of Clifton…
Fugitive Found Hiding In Apartment, 2 Nabbed In ‘Tom Hardy’ Heroin Bust: Passaic County Sheriff
Three men were arrested in Paterson on fugitive and drug charges during separate operations on the same day, authorities announced.
On Friday, Sept. 19, around 9 a.m., detectives located Tieshmere Adams, 23, at an apartment on Lyons Street, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. Adams was wanted on a first-degree criminal warrant for narcotics charges, authorities said. He was arrested inside the residence without incident, according to the sheriff.
Later that day, detectives set up surveillance near West Broadway after receiving complaints from residents and business owners about open-a…
Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities
A Paterson man who refused to pay his bus fare multiple times is accused of physically attacking drivers and smashing windows with rocks and bottles, authorities in Passaic County said.
Juan C. Hichez, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, near Madison and Park avenues in Paterson, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said.
Hichez is accused of assaulting drivers and damaging jitney buses in a series of incidents dating back to January. In one case, police say he threw a rock at a bus door, shattering the glass. In another, he allegedly struck a driver in the head "multiple times" after refu…
5,000 Heroin Folds, Shotgun, Ammo Seized In Paterson Drug Raid: Sheriff
A Paterson man is facing 15 drug-related charges after authorities seized thousands of heroin doses, crack cocaine, prescription pills, and a shotgun during a bust at a suspected drug production site, officials said Friday, June 20.
On a court-authorized search of 396-398 East 18th Street, detectives with the Sheriff Office’s Bureau of Narcotics (BON) arrested Jason E. Sizer, 42, following a narcotics investigation, according to Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo.
Sheriff’s detectives discovered a large quantity of illegal narcotics, including nearly 5,000 heroin folds, approximately …
Woman Walks Into Clifton Hotel Room, Steals Cell Phone, Police Say
A woman from Passaic was arrested after she walked into a stranger’s unlocked hotel room and stole her phone, police in Clifton said.
Officers responded to the Howard Johnson's hotel on Route 3 West on Monday, June 2, 2025, around an undisclosed time, after a 23-year-old woman reported her phone had been stolen, according to the Clifton Police Department.
The victim told police that another woman walked into her room while the door was momentarily left unlocked. The woman grabbed the victim’s cell phone and ran off.
The victim followed the woman, later identified as Natalie Valles, 42, of …
Newark Pair Caught With Stolen Goods, Heroin, After Bloomingdale Car Burglaries, Police Say
Two Newark residents were arrested after police say they were caught on surveillance video breaking into cars in Bloomingdale, and later found with stolen items, heroin, and an imitation firearm.
Christian Pagan, 28, and Lurzime Sakir, 43, were taken into custody on Monday, June 2, after Bloomingdale Police responded to a report of a car burglary involving stolen property—including a pepper ball gun, Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan said.
Officers reviewed local surveillance footage showing two suspects “peering into parked vehicles and unlawfully entering several of them to steal …
520 Heroin Folds, 22 Vials Of Crack Seized In NJ Drug Bust: Sheriff
A drug investigation sparked by an anonymous tip led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of heroin, crack cocaine, and cash from a Paterson apartment, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo announced.
The tip came through the department’s Tip-Hotline, reporting illegal drug activity from Apartment #6 at 50 Colonial Ave., Adamo said.
On Monday, April 14, detectives with the Bureau of Narcotics (BON) began surveillance at the location. While watching the area, they saw Henry Hiemstra, 62 — who was arrested on drug charges in 2019 — leave the apartment and get into a white Chevrolet driven b…
13 Fugitives Captured In Major Warrant Sweep Across Passaic County: Sheriff
Thirteen fugitives were arrested in a major warrant sweep across Passaic County, Sheriff Thomas Adamo said.
The sweep was carried out on Thursday, April 10, and included help from several divisions of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, including the Detective Bureau, Patrol, and Courthouse Division.
“This operation was a collaborative effort involving multiple divisions, including the Sheriff’s Detective Bureau, Patrol, and the Courthouse Division,” Adamo said. “I want commend every individual who was involved in this significant operation.”
According to Adamo, the focus of the operation…
Off-Duty Cop Helps Nab Man Breaking Into Cars In Clifton, Police Say
A man in a ski mask was arrested in Clifton after he was caught breaking into a parked car, police said.
Officers responded around 1:14 a.m. on Thursday, April 3 to a report of a suspicious person near the intersection of Center Street and Arthur Street, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson.
The witness, an off-duty law enforcement officer from another agency, told police he saw the man enter an unlocked 2012 Mazda, rummage through the interior, and then try to enter other parked cars.
Police located the suspect, identified as Allen Bright, 24, of Brooklyn, NY, near the intersec…
Dating App Trap: Teens Robbed In Late-Night Clifton Set-Up, Cops Say
Two teens thought they were going on a date. Instead, they walked into an armed robbery, police in Clifton said.
The incident happened around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, when Clifton Police responded to Harrington Road for a reported armed robbery, Lt. Robert Anderson said.
The 18-year-old male victims had connected with a woman through a dating app and were invited to meet her in the neighborhood, Anderson said. When they arrived, Luis Mena, 24, of Clifton, and Nevaeh Steve, 18, of Asbury Park, apparently approached their vehicle.
Mena got into the car while Steve waited outside, And…
DWI Butler Driver Charged In Bloomingdale Rollover Crash, Passenger Seriously Hurt: Cops
A Butler man was charged with driving while intoxicated and assault by auto after flipping his Ford Explorer in a Bloomingdale crash that left his passenger seriously injured, police said.
Eleazar Jimenezespinoza, 40, was arrested early Saturday, March 15, at 3:46 a.m. after officers responded to Union Avenue and Morse Lakes Road, where an overturned SUV was found in a wooded area, Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan said.
The crash was first detected by an Apple iPhone’s 9-1-1 alert system, bringing Sgt. Conrad Jimenez and Patrolman Zach Borell to the scene, Ziedan said.
Jimenezespi…
Violent Bus Thief, Assault Suspect Captured In Separate Passaic County Stings: Sheriff
Two fugitives wanted in separate violent crimes were tracked down and arrested by Passaic County Sheriff’s detectives, authorities said.
The Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Division apprehended Tyler Dakota Masonius, 30, and Subhi Aburami, 27, on March 12, in two unrelated cases, according to Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo.
Authorities in Pike County, Pennsylvania requested assistance in locating Masonius, who was wanted for aggravated assault and attempted bodily injury with a deadly weapon, Adamo said.
After an extensive investigation, detectives identified a possible location for Masoniu…
