Fairfield County Felon Busted With Loaded Gun Fairfield County Felon Busted With Loaded Gun Fairfield County Felon Busted With Loaded Gun
Fairfield County Felon Busted With Loaded Gun A Fairfield County felon who has a long rap sheet and has spent years in prison was busted with a loaded handgun, according to the Stamford Police. Kenneth Jefferies, 49, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received word that he would be in the area with a gun and the hallucinogen PCP, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. While on patrol, officers spotted Jefferies near Stillwater Avenue and Finney Lane and pulled him over, Conklin said. During the stop, officers found that he was driving with a suspended li…
Major Charges Brought Against Driver In East Rutherford Chase, Crash That Injured Six Major Charges Brought Against Driver In East Rutherford Chase, Crash That Injured Six Major Charges Brought Against Driver In East Rutherford Chase, Crash That Injured Six
Major Charges Brought Against Driver In East Rutherford Chase, Crash That Injured Six Charges mounted against a wrong-way driver who rolled his Mercedes into a building -- injuring five occupants, some of them seriously --while trying to flee East Rutherford police over the weekend. Enrique Luis Garcia, who turns 26 this Wednesday, was on the suspended list when his 2007 Mercedes Benz CL3 blew past police at more than 90 miles an hour on northbound Route 120 around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, launching a chase, records show. Police broke off the chase but a short time later discovered that the car struck the Whitney Building on Paterson Avenue, across from the Candlewyck Diner, just…
Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin
Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin Both the driver and passenger in a car stopped by a Glen Rock police officer were wanted on outstanding warrants – and had used and unused bags of heroin in their car, authorities said. Officer Sarah Orsita stopped the erratically-driven vehicle on Lincoln Avenue just after 3 a.m. last Friday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. It turned out that Christopher Delacruz, 23, of Kearny, was driving with a suspended license and was wanted on a warrant out of Verona, Acerkmann said. Delacruz was carrying 11 glassine bags of heroin, along with several empties, the chief said. His passenger, 36-ye…
Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208 Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208 Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208
Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208 GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- An unlicensed driver from Paterson was drunk, Glen Rock police said, when they stopped her swerving car on Route 208. Officer Sarah Orsita was on patrol in the area of Berry Place and Lincoln Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. last Monday when she saw “what appeared to be a disabled vehicle parked at the side of the road with its high beam lights shining into oncoming traffic,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “As she approached, the vehicle abruptly left the area onto Route 208 north, where it was observed to be swerving within its lane,” Ackermann said. Orsita pulled over …
Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop
Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop OAKLAND, N.J. -- An Oakland police officer arrested an unlicensed driver after discovering he was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Passaic County. Officer Michael Griffin stopped a car driven by Jay Faber, 47, of Midland Park, then ran a computer check, Lt. Christian Eldridge said Wednesday. Faber was taken into custody, processed and later turned over to the custody of the Passaic County Sheriff's Department -- only to have a judge order his release, under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law, records show. Oakland police issued Faber a summons for driving with a suspended license.
Mahopac Man No-Shows Court Appearance, Yorktown Police Say Mahopac Man No-Shows Court Appearance, Yorktown Police Say Mahopac Man No-Shows Court Appearance, Yorktown Police Say
Mahopac Man No-Shows Court Appearance, Yorktown Police Say A 36-year-old Mahopac man was arrested and charged with bail jumping after police say he failed to show up for a court appearance. James Hosford was charged with bail jumping in the third degree, a Class A misdemeanor after police pulled him over for a vehicle and traffic infraction and discovered an active warrant out for his arrest Wednesday. Hosford was processed and is being held pending arraignment. Last April, Hosford was arrested in Yorktown and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without an interlock device installed, a condition of his suspended license, afte…
Man Possesses Xanax While Driving On Route 6, Yorktown Police Say Man Possesses Xanax While Driving On Route 6, Yorktown Police Say Man Possesses Xanax While Driving On Route 6, Yorktown Police Say
Man Possesses Xanax While Driving On Route 6, Yorktown Police Say A 23-year-old Mahopac resident was arrested and charged with possessing Xanax after a traffic stop on Route 6 early Wednesday morning. Shane McDonald was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, a Class A Misdemeanor and driving with a suspended license. McDonald was pulled over after police saw he only had one tail light illuminated. Police discovered his driver's license had been suspended multiple times for failing to answer a summons and that he was in possession of Xanax, a controlled substance. McDonald was released on his own recognizance and is …
2018's First GWB DWI: Unlicensed Chestnut Ridge Driver Wanted On Warrants 2018's First GWB DWI: Unlicensed Chestnut Ridge Driver Wanted On Warrants 2018's First GWB DWI: Unlicensed Chestnut Ridge Driver Wanted On Warrants
2018's First GWB DWI: Unlicensed Chestnut Ridge Driver Wanted On Warrants An unlicensed Chestnut Ridge motorist wanted on three warrants became the first DWI driver busted by Port Authority police on the George Washington Bridge in 2018, authorities said. Officer Ed Berdecia stopped the New Jersey-bound black BMW sedan on the upper level around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday after the driver -- Rafael A. Hidalgo, 45 -- "abruptly changed lanes without signaling, crossed two lanes of traffic and then crossed back across two lanes," the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "There was a strong odor of alcohol on the suspect's breath and his eyes were watery and bloo…
2018's first GWB DWI: Unlicensed Driver Wanted On Alpine Warrants 2018's first GWB DWI: Unlicensed Driver Wanted On Alpine Warrants 2018's first GWB DWI: Unlicensed Driver Wanted On Alpine Warrants
2018's first GWB DWI: Unlicensed Driver Wanted On Alpine Warrants FORT LEE, N.J. -- An unlicensed motorist wanted on three warrants out of Alpine became the first DWI driver busted by Port Authority police on the George Washington Bridge in 2018, authorities said. Officer Ed Berdecia stopped the New Jersey-bound black BMW sedan on the upper level around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday after the driver -- Rafael A. Hidalgo, 45, of Chestnut Ridge in Rockland County -- "abruptly changed lanes without signaling, crossed two lanes of traffic and then crossed back across two lanes," the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "There was a strong odor of alcohol on…