'Watch How Evil I Can Be:' Argument Over Kitchen Cleaning Turns Violent In Hackensack, Cops Say
A Hackensack man with a long criminal history is behind bars again after police said he grabbed a large knife and threatened a family member in an argument over cleaning the kitchen, authorities said.
Daniel Leandry, 29, latest arrest came Monday, Aug. 10, after an adult woman fled their apartment and contacted police, Hackensack Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.
The woman told police that Leandry, a family member who lived with her, put her in fear for her safety while they argued over cleaning the kitchen, according to DeWitt. Leandry threw plates, food, and other items before grabbing …
Brothers Charged With Thefts From Saddle Brook's Garden Plaza Hotel: Police
Two brothers are among three young men charged with breaking into a vacant Bergen County hotel and intending to steal a $12,000 ATV, where approximately $50,000 in tools and construction equipment was also reported missing, police said.
Anthony M. Graziano, 18, of North Haledon, Izan Y. Majagah, 18, of Haledon, and Joseph F. Graziano, 23, of Haledon, were charged Monday, Aug. 10, in the burglary and thefts at the shuttered Garden Plaza Hotel at 129 Pehle Ave., Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said.
The investigation began Tuesday, Aug. 4, when police responded to a theft i…
Ramsey Grandmother Scammed Out Of $7K By Paterson Pair In Jail Scheme: Cops
A Bergen County resident lost $7,000 after a caller posing as her jailed granddaughter set off an elaborate bail scam, police said.
The resident reported the scam in January 2025 after receiving a call from a private number, Ramsey Police Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli said. The caller claimed to be the woman's granddaughter, said she was in jail in New York, and needed $7,000 for bail, according to Sabatelli.
The caller told the woman to contact her attorney, identified as "James Harris," and provided a phone number, police said.
The woman called the purported attorney, who told her a ba…
Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied USR Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has announced charges against a 60-year-old man accused of firing shots into a neighbor's home.
Michael L. Norcia, 60, was arrested following the shooting around noon Friday, Aug. 7, on Hidden Glen Road, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, Aug. 10. Norcia lives on Mill Glen Court, an adjacent street that backs up to Hidden Glen Road, according to Musella.
Upper Saddle River police responded to a report of possible shots fired and determined gunfire had struck an occupied home, authorities said. No one was struck, and no injur…
Clifton BMW Driver, 21, Charged In Crash That Killed 34-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old BMW driver from Clifton has been charged in a four-vehicle North Bergen crash that killed a 34-year-old woman and injured five others, authorities said.
Mahmoud Khalifa was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, in connection with the Saturday, May 30 crash, just after 4:30 a.m. near Tonnelle Avenue and 70th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said.
Responding North Bergen police officers found four damaged vehicles: a tractor-trailer, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Hyundai Tucson, and BMW 435i driven by Khalifa, authorities said.
The Hyundai driver, Karen Velasquez-Ochoa, 34, of North …
