Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Contractor Fires Shots, Wrestles With Westwood Police Authorities: Contractor Fires Shots, Wrestles With Westwood Police
Authorities: Contractor Fires Shots, Wrestles With Westwood Police A fencing contractor with a criminal past was jailed after he fired an illegally owned gun inside his Westwood home and then fought with the responding officers, police said. No one was struck when Philip Pinto, 60, fired two shots from a Smith & Wesson handgun inside his home around 8 p.m. Monday, Police Capt. Jay Hutchinson said. Pinto then wrestled with several officers who rushed to the house off the corner of Roosevelt and Palm streets, Hutchinson said. Police eventually subdued Pinto and took him into custody. They charged him with six counts of aggravated assault on a law enfo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Bogus Contractors Solicit 'Way Too Much Money' From NJ Homeowners In New Scam Police: Bogus Contractors Solicit 'Way Too Much Money' From NJ Homeowners In New Scam
Police: Bogus Contractors Solicit 'Way Too Much Money' From NJ Homeowners In New Scam A group of people posing as contractors approached a North Jersey home and tried scamming the owners out of money, prompting local police to issue a warning. The group stopped at a Florham Park home Wednesday, Aug. 26 and offered to do driveway and masonry work for the owners, local police said on Facebook. Since the incident, the group has tried to scam the homeowners out of “too much money to even mention,” police said. “These solicitors were not authorized and are part of a criminal element whose mere presence often delegitimizes our honest, legal contractors." Anyone with informa…

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by Valerie Musson
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Multiple Arrests Made In Santander Bank ATM Thefts Across NY/NJ/CT Multiple Arrests Made In Santander Bank ATM Thefts Across NY/NJ/CT
Multiple Arrests Made In Santander Bank ATM Thefts Across NY/NJ/CT UPDATED: Dozens of people were arrested after using prepaid debit cards to steal from ATMs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut because of a system glitch on Tuesday, authorities said. Police in Bergen, Mercer, Middlesex, Essex, Hudson, Morris and Union counties were on the lookout for suspects in Santander Bank ATM thefts using prepaid debit cards. ALSO SEE: Seven police departments in Monmouth County help round up 31 suspects.  “We are cooperating with law enforcement as they actively investigate this situation," a Santander Bank spokesperson said.   FBI agents and det…

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by Jon Craig
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Rockland Man Attempted To Withdraw $29K From Long Island Bank With Fake ID, Police Say Rockland Man Attempted To Withdraw $29K From Long Island Bank With Fake ID, Police Say
Rockland Man Attempted To Withdraw $29K From Long Island Bank With Fake ID, Police Say A Rockland County man was arrested after attempting to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from a closed bank account using a fake ID on Long Island, police said. Stony Point resident Ravid Abdul, 52, was inside Dime Community Bank on Old Country Road in Westbury at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, Suffolk County Police said, when he attempted to withdraw $29,000 from an account using fraudulent identification. According to the Nassau County Police Department, an employee of the bank became suspicious when processing the request and further investigation determined that the account was prev…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Know Them? Duo Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards At Five Long Island Stores Know Them? Duo Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards At Five Long Island Stores
Know Them? Duo Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards At Five Long Island Stores Two men are wanted after allegedly going on a shopping spree using stolen credit cards at multiple Long Island retailers. An alert was issued by Suffolk County Crime Stoppers as they attempt to identify and locate a pair of suspects who used stolen credit cards in Huntington Station in July. Police said that on Friday, July 17, the two men pictured above used the stolen credit cards at Rite Aid, CVS, Best Buy, Target, and Dicks Sporting Goods. It is unclear how much the two charged during their spree. After using the cars, the two men fled in a black SUV. The credit cards had been report…

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by Zak Failla
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mahwah PD: Officers Converge On Neighborhood, Capture Rockland Burglar Amid Crime Spree Mahwah PD: Officers Converge On Neighborhood, Capture Rockland Burglar Amid Crime Spree
Mahwah PD: Officers Converge On Neighborhood, Capture Rockland Burglar Amid Crime Spree A group of Mahwah police officers quickly converged on a neighborhood during a string of burglaries and captured a Rockland County man. Jorge Lopez, 18, of Spring Valley lost his Nike slides breaking into a home and stole a pair of footwear to try and make his getaway, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He was riding away on a stolen bicycle when township officers grabbed Lopez and found him carrying stolen jewelry and other items, the chief said. Responding to several 911 calls, Officers Michael Cleary, Joe Alvarez, Martin Kilroy, Timothy Letavish, Chris Lupo, John Rodriguez and Sgt. Stacy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen Sheriff's Officer, PalPark Police Nab Overnight East Bergen Burglary Suspects Bergen Sheriff's Officer, PalPark Police Nab Overnight East Bergen Burglary Suspects
Bergen Sheriff's Officer, PalPark Police Nab Overnight East Bergen Burglary Suspects A Bergen County sheriff’s officer helped Palisades Park police capture a pair of burglars who authorities said have been breaking into vehicles in East Bergen overnight. Sheriff’s Officer Michael Griffin was on patrol around 3 a.m. Saturday when he heard an alert and spotted borough resident Christopher Bueno, 22, and Dakota Cirelli, 19, of Elmwood Park on 10th Street. Griffin grabbed the two, who were arrested by borough police, said Capt. Anthony Muccio, the officer in charge of the department. Each was charged with four counts of attempted vehicle burglary and turned over to Cliffside P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
RECOGNIZE HIM? Mugger Flees With Wallet From Elmwood Park CVS RECOGNIZE HIM? Mugger Flees With Wallet From Elmwood Park CVS
Recognize HIM? Mugger Flees With Wallet From Elmwood Park CVS Police turned to the public for help finding a mugger who wrested a wallet from an Elmwood Park CVS customer, injuring him, before fleeing Friday afternoon. The robber lost a pair of Nike flip flops that he was wearing when he accosted the victim in the vestibule of the Market Street pharmacy just after noon, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was also wearing a sleeveless black tank top with the word "Proven" on the front, shorts and a black cap, Foligno said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was processing the footwear and an iced tea bottle the robber had…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Driving Stolen Car Crashes Into Several Vehicles, Police Say Man Driving Stolen Car Crashes Into Several Vehicles, Police Say
Man Driving Stolen Car Crashes Into Several Vehicles, Police Say A 37-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen vehicle smashed into numerous cars causing injuries before being apprehended by police. The incident began in Fairfield County around 2 p.m., Sunday, May 10, when police received reports of a man recklessly driving and hitting several cars in Bridgeport, causing injuries. A bulletin was issued for a blue 2005 Honda Civic and police from surrounding areas were on the lookout for the man later identified as Daniel Baker, of Meriden, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir. The vehicle had last been seen traveling northbound on Main Street in Trum…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Crash Leads To Arrest Of Long Island Man In Connection With Numerous Vehicle Thefts Crash Leads To Arrest Of Long Island Man In Connection With Numerous Vehicle Thefts
Crash Leads To Arrest Of Long Island Man In Connection With Numerous Vehicle Thefts A 21-year-old Long Island man has been arrested following a traffic crash for allegedly being responsible for more than 11 incidents of stealing multiple vehicles and other items throughout. Matthew Christianson, of North Babylon, was arrested on. Tuesday, April 21, following an investigation of the thefts throughout Suffolk County during the past week, said the Suffolk County Police. Christianson was driving a 1999 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen on Monday, April 20, when he crashed the vehicle into a utility pole at the intersection of Miller Avenue and White Street in No…

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by Kathy Reakes
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Garfield PD: Ex-Con Who Ran After Car Burglary Claims He Was Just Exercising Garfield PD: Ex-Con Who Ran After Car Burglary Claims He Was Just Exercising
Garfield PD: Ex-Con Who Ran After Car Burglary Claims He Was Just Exercising A Morris County ex-con chased down by Garfield police after a vehicle burglary told them he was running to get some exercise, authorities said. Officer Nicholas Kopacz spotted Scott P. Cuskaden, 48, in a River Drive parking lot Wednesday night minutes after a man who fit his description broke into a vehicle on nearby Hobart Place, Capt. Richard Uram said. Cuskaden took off as Officer Jonathan Librizzi pulled into the parking lot in his marked police vehicle, the captain said. Librizzi chased down Cuskaden, who told the officer that he’d begun running for exercise, Uram said. Cuskaden, of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Torrington, CT
Police & Fire
COVID-19: Police Warn Motorists To Keep Vehicles Locked Amid Pandemic COVID-19: Police Warn Motorists To Keep Vehicles Locked Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: Police Warn Motorists To Keep Vehicles Locked Amid Pandemic With thefts from vehicles and stolen car incidents being reported through Fairfield County, police are reminding residents that car burglars and thieves aren't heeding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) warning to stay thieves. The Greenwich Police Department said it received reports on Sunday, March 29, of five stolen vehicles overnight. Two have been recovered. All of the vehicles had the keys left inside and were unlocked, police said. Ridgefield Police also reported a stolen vehicle incident as well as thefts from unlocked vehicles. On Monday, March 30, Greenwich officers captured …

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by Kathy Reakes