Sword, Machete, Airsoft Gun Gets Jersey City Man Arrested: Fairfield PD
A 22-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged after multiple weapons were found in his position following a traffic stop in Fairfield Monday, Sept. 1, authorities said.
At 8:13 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on Route 46 East, Fairfield police said. While speaking with the driver, Bojian Zhang, officers observed a machete on the floor of the vehicle, police said.
Officers took possession of the machete, police said. During an investigation, Zhang admitted to having an air soft gun in the vehicle glove box, police said. The air soft gun was identical to a Glock 17 handgun, p…
2 Guns, High Capacity Mags: 3 Arrested In One Week, Fairfield PD Say
Three people were recently arrested and charged in Fairfield on weapons related charges, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 15.
On Friday, Aug. 8 at 9:29 a.m., officers spotted a dark colored Dodge Charger exit the Ramada at 28 Two Bridges Rd. so fast, it spun its tires and left marks on the roadway, Fairfield police said.
The driver, Jahari Pearson, a 28-year-old-Georgia resident, admitted to having a Taurus 9mm handgun in the center console of the vehicle. A 12-round magazine was found in Pearson's front pocket, loaded with both hollow-point and ball ammunition, police said. Althoug…
Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD
A 22-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old were arrested and charged with stealing two BMWs in Fairfield, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7.
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 7:57 a.m., officers responded to Colt Street for a report of a motor vehicle stolen from a driveway of a home overnight, Fairfield police said.
Altamir Thornton and the juvenile entered the home through a window and stole cash and a key fob to a 2024 BMW X7M, police said. The vehicle, along with a BMW X5 were later spotted in Glen Avenue that day. The BMW X5 was stolen from Piscataway, police said.
The two BM…
Garfield Man Tried To Cash Phony Checks At TD Bank: Fairfield PD
Four North Jersey men have been arrested and charged following two separate fraud cases at a TD Bank in Fairfield, authorities announced, Thursday, July 24.
On Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. officers responded to the bank at 436 Hollywood Ave. after an employee recognized Jaydin Colon, a 20-year-old Garfield resident, who had previously cashed a fraudulent check in the past at the branch, Fairfield police said.
Colon was trying to cash a $1,616.04 fraudulent arrest and he was placed under arrest, police said.
While officers were apprehending Colon, they saw a vehicle parked illegally in a nearb…
State Of Emergency: House Struck By Lightning, Hundreds Without Power In Bergen County
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday evening, July 14, as storms swept through the state.
At 8:45 p.m., NJ Transit announced major impacts across multiple rail lines due to weather-related conditions.
Severe flooding left cars underwater with drivers stranded, and thousands without power. Some of those areas include Route 22 in Scotch Plains, local streets in Cranford, Edgewater, and Teaneck, Route 287, and Route 78.
Our crews were on the scene in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, where they witnessed a dramatic water rescue unfold.A flash flood warning i…
Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD
Two people were arrested and charged after they found unconscious in a vehicle in Denville, authorities announced Tuesday, July 1.
On Thursday, June 26, at 2:47 p.m., an ambulance was flagged down by a pedestrian in the ACME parking lot at 125 East Main St, after two people appeared to be unconscious inside a parked vehicle, Denville police said.
Officers were able to awaken the two occupants and observed suspected narcotics inside the vehicle, police said. The duo were identified as Brandy Teabo, an East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania resident and Kyle Wolf, a 29-year-old Blairstown resident, p…
Drugs, Weapons: Bronx Man Busted After Pursuit, Fairfield Police Say
A 43-year-old Bronx man was arrested and charged on Sunday, June 1, after he possessed drugs and weapons in Fairfield, police said.
At 10:20 a.m., officers responded to the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel at 38 Two Bridges Rd. for a report of a fight in progress, Fairfield police said. Upon arrival, police spoke to a man who said he had been in an altercation with another man, later identified as Christopher Martinez, a 43-year-old resident of The Bronx, officers said.
Martinez was located inside the hotel and refused officers commands to stop and speak with them, police said. As Martinez walked aw…
Asian Mobster Stole $12K From NJ Resident's Bank Account: Fairfield PD
An organized crime member from Flushing was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 22, with stealing $12,000 from a Fairfield resident's bank account last November, authorities said.
Xuan Jin, 50, obtained personal banking information from a Fairfield resident and used that information for cash withdrawals, Fairfield police said. In total, over two days, $12,000 was withdrawn from the victim’s account, police said.
Fairfield police worked with law enforcement in New York City, Rockland County and Fort Lee to identify Jin as the suspect, officers said. Jin's organized crime ring is known to p…
Towaco Teen Struck Pedestrian Delivering Food, Fled Scene: Police
An 18-year-old Morris County resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 21 with striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene, authorities said.
At 9:26 p.m., officers responded to 100 Horseneck Road after a pedestrian making a food delivery was struck by a motor vehicle, Fairfield police said. The vehicle did not remain on the scene, police said.
Neighbors assisted police with security footage, allowing them to identity the vehicle, a 2024 white Lincoln Corsair, officers said. Police located the driver, Hunter Hayek, a Towaco resident, and the vehicle, officers said.
Hayek was char…
$100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say
A 56-year-old Mexican man has pleaded guilty to theft charges in Fairfield months after he fled the country, only to be captured at the southern border, authorities said.
On Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, an employee at Care by Dank's on Route 46 in Fairfield received a phone call from someone pretending to be with FedEx, Fairfield police said. During the conversation, the employee was told to obtain all the money from the business safes and deposit it into a Bitcoin machine, police said.
The caller, later identified as Jose Renteria-Medellin, told the employee this was urgent an…
DWI Wayne Driver Speeding, Failed To Yield: Fairfield PD
A 23-year-old Wayne resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Fairfield early morning, Sunday, May 18, authorities said.
At 12:34 a.m., officers observed a white Honda Civic exit the Route 80 West ramp onto Lane Road at a high rate of speed and then failed to yield prior to entering Two Bridges Road from Lane Road, Fairfield police said.
During a motor vehicle stop, the driver, Kyle Quiroga, exhibited signs and symptoms of someone under the influence, police said. Quiroga refused to comply with standard field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.
At police…
Man Arrested In Stolen Car: Fairfield Police
A 29-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested while driving a stolen car in Fairfield on Thursday, March 20, authorities said.
At 8:30 p.m., officers were alerted via an Automated License Plate Reader that had a car had entered town after being reported stolen in West New York on Sunday, March 16, Fairfield police said.
The vehicle, a white Jeep Grand Cherokee, was located on Route 46 East. Davon Miller, the driver, was arrested, police said.
A further investigation revealed the vehicle was also reported stolen in January out of Suffolk County, NY, authorities said.
Miller was charged with rece…
Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say
Two men were arrested and charged with stealing mail on Thursday, March 6, after a retired Fairfield police sergeant helped track them down, authorities said.
At 11:46 a.m., Joseph Keegan, a retired Fairfield police sergeant, alerted law enforcement that he saw a black Chevrolet Malibu with no license plates parked next to a mailbox on Law Drive, Fairfield police said.
Keegan saw two men, later identified as Aiioune Gueye, a 25-year-old East Orange resident and Elijah Muhammad-Outen, a 25-year-old Newark resident, dressed in black with yellow reflective vests try to enter the mai…
Fire Ravages Fairfield Motor Home (Video)
A motor home in Fairfield was fully engulfed in flames on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said.
🔹Motor Home Catches Fire on Camp Lane, No Injuries Reported🔹
🔹Fairfield (NJ) – On February 2, 2025, at approximately... Posted by Fairfield Police Department - Essex County, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2025
At 8:48 p.m., Fairfield officers and Fairfield firefighters responded to Camp Lane for the fire, Fairfield police said. All occupants were safely out of the home, police said.
The Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Wayne Fire Department quickly exti…
Landing Gear Fails Mid-Flight, Plane Skids Off Runway At Essex County Airport In Fairfield: PD
A plane carrying two people skidded off the runway at the Essex County Airport on Wednesday evening, Nov. 6 after its landing gear failed, Fairfield police said.
The flight began at Essex County Airport but was cut short about six miles out when the pilot noticed electrical issues, Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna said.
The pilot, a 58-year-old Weehawken man, immediately turned back toward the airport, but due to the electrical malfunction, the landing gear failed to deploy, causing the plane to skid off the runway upon landing around 5:35 p.m., according to Manna.
The 2011 Baron…
NY Man Kills Hotel Employee, Wounds Coworker At Ramada Inn In Fairfield: Prosecutor
A New York man has been arrested and charged in a double shooting at New Jersey at a Fairfield hotel last week, authorities announced.
Tyrone Malcolm, 39, of Middletown, NY, has been charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Mohammed Sahariar, which also left his co-worker with critical injuries, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna.
Investigators say that shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, Sahariar and the second victim, who has not been identified, were working at …
