Mahwah Man Steals $3K Watch, Credit Cards From Unconscious Victim Months After Drug Bust: Cops
A Mahwah couple already arrested in June for running a cocaine ring out of their condo has been taken into custody again, this time after police say he stole from a crash victim in Suffern, NY, and she was found with cocaine.
Daniel Santos, 49, and Natalie Sarkissian, 34, were arrested Thursday, Sept. 4, after investigators linked Santos to a theft that followed a car crash on Orange Avenue in Suffern on Aug. 26, according to Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin.
Police said Santos entered the vehicle of an unconscious driver during the crash, posing as a good Samaritan. The victim was taken…
Suffern Man, 74, Forcibly Touches Victim While Being Driven To Appointment: Police
A 74-year-old Rockland County man has been charged after allegedly exposing himself and inappropriately touching someone while being driven to an appointment, according to state police.
Donald Hopkins of Suffern was arrested on Saturday, June 21, and charged with public lewdness and forcible touching in connection with the incident, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, June 24.
The incident allegedly happened around 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, while the victim was transporting Hopkins in their vehicle on Interstate 87 southbound in Clarkstown, en route to an appointment in Yonkers.&…
Man Tried To Meet With Boy In Suffern For Sex, Was Arrested Instead In Hotel Parking Lot: DA
A New Jersey man arrested in an undercover child exploitation operation in the parking lot of a Rockland County hotel has now been formally indicted on charges including attempted rape, prosecutors announced.
Essex County resident Carl Ellis, 55, of Maplewood, NJ, was arraigned Wednesday, May 21, in Rockland County Court on an indictment charging him with several felonies, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 22.
According to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II, Ellis engaged in sexually explicit text conversations between Ap…
Sex Assault Suspect, Armed Robber Arrested In Ramsey, Mahwah Thanks To Brand-New Task Force
Two New York men wanted in separate violent crimes were tracked down last month in Bergen County, thanks to the county's newly-launched Crime Suppression Team, authorities said.
The first arrest was made on Saturday, Dec. 21, when members of the team identified 51-year-old Randolph R. Smith of Far Rockaway, NY, who was wanted in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in New York City, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Smith was spotted in the Ramsey area, and when confronted by the Crime Suppression Team, he provided a false name to investigators, Musella said.
He was…
Man, 42, Killed By Train In Garfield ID'd As Hackensack Resident
Police have identified the person struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train on Tuesday morning, Oct. 1.
Tameko Joseph, 42, of Hackensack, was struck by Bergen County Line train 1154 near the Garfield Station, near Outwater Lane, just before 7:50 a.m., a spokesperson for the agency said.
The train had left Suffern, N.Y. at 7:09 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 8:14 a.m.
There were no reported injuries to the 600 customers or crew on board. Bergen County Line service was temporarily suspended but has since resumed with 60-minute delays.
New Jersey Transit poli…
$400K, 415 Pounds Of Pot Seized In Hudson Valley Zava Smoke Shops Investigation
Five corporations and three people have pleaded guilty following an investigation into multiple smoke shops in the Hudson Valley that netted more than $400,000 and 405 pounds of pot.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II announced Wednesday, July 10, that three individuals and five corporations that were involved in a year-long investigation into Rockland County smoke shops, said have pleaded guilty,
The investigation began on Monday, March 4, when the DA's Office, the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations, New York State agencies, and local police …
