Parole Violator In Stolen Van Smashes Cars In Wild Multi-Town Pursuit, Chester PD Says
A wanted parole violator led police on a multi-town chase through Morris County in a stolen van Thursday afternoon, Aug. 21, authorities said.
At 2:20 p.m., a resident on Ryan Court in Chester Township reported a suspicious man standing outside a silver minivan in their driveway, according to police, Chester police said. Officers arrived and learned the van was stolen and had been involved in a pursuit earlier that morning in Roxbury Township.
Police said the driver, who was not named, was wanted on a parole violation for armed robbery. When officers approached, the man got into the van, dr…
Philly Men Had Stolen Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets: North Wildwood PD
A 35-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm in North Wildwood, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 18.
On Saturday, Aug. 14, officers received information a group of people were in possession of a gun near 23rd Avenue and the boardwalk, North Wildwood police said. Paul Volpe was found to be in possession of a Sig Sauer P290 .380, which was stolen out of Pennsylvania, police said. The firearm was found to have both hollow-point and round nose bullets in the magazine, police said. He was arrested at the scene, police said.
An investigation using video surv…
Mugshots: Cops Seize $30K, Cartier Watch, Drugs In Twin Mahwah Busts, PD Says
More than $30,000 in cash and counterfeit bills were seized and six people were arrested in two separate investigations in Mahwah this month, police said.
The first incident happened on Wednesday, July 9 around 4:15 p.m., when Officer Timothy Knutelsky noticed suspicious activity behind a Route 17 hotel, according to Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin.
Several signs of “criminal activity” were observed during a traffic stop, police said. Officers William Reardon, Greg Lehman, and Anthony LoFaro responded to assist, along with the Mahwah Police K-9 Unit.
A search turned up $19,090 in U.S. …
Stolen Acura Riding On Hot Plates Leads To Arrests Of Two NYC Men In Teaneck: Police
Two New York men were arrested in Teaneck after police say they were caught trying to sell a stolen luxury car that was not only missing from New York City, but was riding on stolen plates from Connecticut.
Michael J. Mendez, 29, of Glendale, and Zyon M. Maynard, 20, of Brooklyn, were stopped around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 27, near Frank W. Burr Boulevard, according to Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr.
Officers had pulled over two separate vehicles, each with two occupants. One of them, a 2023 Acura TLX, was quickly confirmed to have been stolen out of New York City, police said. Th…