BREAKING: Arrest Made In Paramus Widow's Murder BREAKING: Arrest Made In Paramus Widow's Murder
Breaking: Arrest Made In Paramus Widow's Murder A 21-year-old Newark man has been charged with murder after authorities say he strangled and stabbed a 74-year-old woman inside her Paramus home before stealing her vehicle and debit card. Kishan S. Sheth was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Newark following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the Paramus Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Paramus police conducted a welfare check on Monday, Nov. 18, around 4:08 p.m. at an East Ridgewood Avenue residence, where they discovered Rita Acharya dead on her couch, Musella said. An investigatio…
Teen Burglar Caught After Ransacking Maywood Apartment, Police Say Teen Burglar Caught After Ransacking Maywood Apartment, Police Say
Teen Burglar Caught After Ransacking Maywood Apartment, Police Say A Maywood resident returned to her apartment on Tuesday, Nov. 19, to find a light on in the rear bedroom and assumed her husband was home, authorities said. Instead, an unknown man emerged, fled through the bedroom window, and left the Howcroft Road apartment ransacked, according to Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny. Officers from Maywood and Rochelle Park police departments responded to the scene at 5:14 p.m., established a perimeter, and began their search, Kenny said. They determined the suspect had entered through an unlocked rear window, he added. Shortly after, Detective Brian Rubio…
Pair Of Prowlers Arrested After Overnight Foot Pursuit In Glen Rock, Police Say Pair Of Prowlers Arrested After Overnight Foot Pursuit In Glen Rock, Police Say
Pair Of Prowlers Arrested After Overnight Foot Pursuit In Glen Rock, Police Say Two men, including one with a replica handgun, were arrested early Monday morning, Nov. 18 following a foot pursuit involving multiple Bergen County police departments after they were caught them prowling residential neighborhoods, authorities said. Glen Rock Officer Nicholas Onove was on patrol just after 2:30 a.m. when he spotted two men in dark clothing near properties on Cornwall Road and Gibson Place. When Onove attempted to confront them, the suspects jumped a fence into the backyard of a Cornwall Road property and fled. Following a foot chase involving Sgt. Greg Carter, Officer James…
Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police
Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police A Jersey City man faces multiple charges, including first-degree robbery, after a physical altercation involving a knife in Edgewater on Friday, Nov. 8, police said. Edgewater Police responded to the scene at approximately 12:48 p.m. after receiving a report of a dispute involving a weapon, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. The caller, identified as the victim, told police he caught 38-year-old Steven Ranne burglarizing his vehicle. When the victim confronted Ranne, a physical altercation broke out, police said. During the scuffle, Ranne allegedly brandished a pocket knife, causing…
Bogus US Documents Found On Mexican National Burglarizing Oakland Homes, Police Say Bogus US Documents Found On Mexican National Burglarizing Oakland Homes, Police Say
Bogus US Documents Found On Mexican National Burglarizing Oakland Homes, Police Say A 20-year-old Mexican national was found with a fraudulent Social Security card and U.S. Permanent Resident card after police say he tried breaking into two Bergen County homes while residents were home. Oakland officers responded to a Hillside Avenue around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, to reports of a break-in, according to Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan. Officers Jake Martin, Michael Didonato, and Karley Greulich found Angel Parra Zaragoza leaving the homeowner’s vehicle and immediately detained him. Investigators determined that Zaragoza had allegedly tried to kick in…
NC Man With High-Capacity Magazine, Loaded Handgun Found Lurking On Lyndhurst Street: Cops NC Man With High-Capacity Magazine, Loaded Handgun Found Lurking On Lyndhurst Street: Cops
NC Man With High-Capacity Magazine, Loaded Handgun Found Lurking On Lyndhurst Street: Cops A North Carolina man is facing multiple charges after local police officers found him with a loaded firearm and high-capacity magazine on a Bergen County street over the weekend. Konnar Morris, 22, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 3 after a 9-1-1 caller reported a suspicious man dressed in black, with a handgun visible in his waistband, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officers responded to the 200 block of Ridge Road at 9:18 a.m., where Officer Anthony Morreale found Morris in the 600 block of Lake Avenue, Auteri said. Joined by Lt. Paul Haggerty and Officers Brian Kapp and…
Mugshot Released Of Accomplice Accused Of Running Over Glen Rock Bottle King Worker Mugshot Released Of Accomplice Accused Of Running Over Glen Rock Bottle King Worker
Mugshot Released Of Accomplice Accused Of Running Over Glen Rock Bottle King Worker The mugshot of the 37-year-old Wayne woman accused of running over a Bottle King worker tackling her pal who stole booze on Halloween night has been released. UPDATE: Cops ID Bottle King Shoplifter Jeanelle Mulligan ran over the Glen Rock store employee who ran out to stop the 31-year-old Maywood shoplifter on Thursday night, Oct. 30, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The thief had grabbed $655 worth of liquor and then fled without paying just before 7:30 p.m., Ackermann said.  Mulligan had been waiting for the shoplifter in the parking lot in a 2006 Toyota, and purpos…
Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say
Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say A Newark man who tried burglarizing homes in part of a luxury car theft ring last spring in Maywood and Rochelle Park was taken into custody last month, police said. Alexander M. Colon, 20, was among two men in face masks who Maywood police said were trying to break into a Maywood home on Wednesday, May 22, around 2:50 a.m., Maywood Police Sgt. William Phayre said. While the residents were on the phone with the 911 operator, Colon and the other man fled in a white Jaguar. Officer Matthew Della Bella was responding to the call when he saw the white Jaguar heading south on Maywood Avenue near…
Accomplice Struck Employee Tackling Shoplifter In Glen Rock Bottle King Parking Lot: PD Accomplice Struck Employee Tackling Shoplifter In Glen Rock Bottle King Parking Lot: PD
Accomplice Struck Employee Tackling Shoplifter In Glen Rock Bottle King Parking Lot: PD A 37-year-old Wayne woman was lodged in the Bergen County Jail after police say she purposely ran over a Bottle King Liquors employee tracking down a shoplifter on Halloween Night. The 31-year-old Maywood shoplifter ran into the Prospect Street store, grabbed $655 worth of liquor and then fled without paying just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The store employee ran out after the shoplifter into the parking lot, where he was struck by Jeanelle Mulligan, who had been waiting for the shoplifter in the parking lot in a 2006 Toyota, police s…
BREAKING: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody BREAKING: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody
Breaking: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody A nationwide search for the men who held up a Maywood jewelry store at gunpoint and fled on moped-style motorcycles has come to an end, with all four in custody, police said. Beiker A Aguilera Areyan, 19, of East Elmhurst, NY, Daniel A Rivas Alvarado, 23, of New York, NY, Yeison Amarante Bolivar,25, of Miami, FL, and Jhon C Requena Yerena, 26, of the Bronx, NY, are each facing charges in connection with the incident on April 23 at the West Pleasant Avenue jewelry store, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.   An investigation found that two of the men broke into t…
Clifton Driver Asleep At Wheel Had Heroin, Cocaine In Lyndhurst: Police Clifton Driver Asleep At Wheel Had Heroin, Cocaine In Lyndhurst: Police
Clifton Driver Asleep At Wheel Had Heroin, Cocaine In Lyndhurst: Police A 37-year-old man who police found asleep behind the wheel of a car was found with drugs and more than $1,100 in cash, police in Bergen County said. Lyndhurst Police Officer Dorio approached a Toyota Corolla stopped in the middle of the 300 block of Harding Avenue around 3:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, where a man later identified as Daniel Barro Jr., of Clifton, was sleeping behind the wheel, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. With the vehicle running and still in drive, Dorio rendered the vehicle safe before waking Barro. "Upon learning of the police presence, Barro attempted to conceal …
Child Sex Assault Charges For NY Man Just Accused Of Kidnapping In Englewood: Prosecutor Child Sex Assault Charges For NY Man Just Accused Of Kidnapping In Englewood: Prosecutor
Child Sex Assault Charges For NY Man Just Accused Of Kidnapping In Englewood: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Queens man already charged with kidnapping and sexual assault a victim in Englewood is facing new charges of sexually assaulting a child, authorities said. Miguel A. Chimbo-Orellana first kidnapped and sexually assaulted the adult victim in Englewood, in August 2024, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Chimbo-Orellana later kidnapped and sexually assaulted the victim multiple times in Englewood and Queens, NY on multiple occasions, and threatened to kill the victim, Musella said. On Monday, Oct. 21, Chimbo-Orellana was charged with kidnapping, sexual assault …