Catalytic Converter Thief From Paterson Caught Covered In Dirt, Leaves, Garfield PD Says
Garfield police caught a catalytic converter thief red-handed, authorities said.
A Monroe Street resident heard a noise and found Louis G. Cadet Jr., 35, of Paterson doing something under a parked vehicle shortly before midnight Wednesday, Capt. Richard Uram said.
Cadet, who was carrying a tool bag, quickly fled as the resident approached him, he said.
Sgt. Michael Bocco and Officer Joseph Kopacz found Cadet in the area of Midland Avenue and Commerce Street moments later “covered in dirt and leaves as if he had been laying on the ground,” Uram said.
Cadet “gave a false name and denied bei…
Bail Reform Allowed Suspect To Stab Innocent Victim, Suffolk Sheriff Says
A knife-wielding Long Island man, a suspect in a recent stabbing in New York City, had recently been released from jail in Suffolk County due to bail reform, according to Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr.
Quandale Linton, age 26, of Hauppauge, was arrested on Wednesday, March 10, in the parking lot of the First District Court in Central Islip following the attack, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office.
According to Toulon, Linton had been released on his own recognizance from the 1st District Court in Central Islip, in line with New York State bail reform guidelines.
During th…
