Paramus, NJ
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Pursuits Are Back, And Paramus Police Are Already In The Plus Column Pursuits Are Back, And Paramus Police Are Already In The Plus Column
Pursuits Are Back, And Paramus Police Are Already In The Plus Column Paramus police -- no longer hamstrung by limits on pursuits -- captured a trio of teenage car thieves who crashed into a tree off Route 17 after they were caught prowling local neighborhoods, authorities said. Officer Kevin Grady was on patrol when he spotted the ski-masked bandits from Kearny scoping out vehicles around Polly Ann Terrace and Ivanhoe Drive in a Honda CRV shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Grady tried to stop the SUV, which had been reported stolen out of Livingston, the chief said. The driver, 19-year-old Jason Cathcart, hit the ga…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult
Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult Paterson police seized three loaded guns – one of which had been stolen – in a trio of separate incidents just days apart. Two of those taken into custody were each 17 years old, city public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. One of the juveniles bolted after seeing Detectives Yamil Pimienta, Muhammed Dombayci, Levis Qirjako, and John Rikowich approaching near the corner of Highland and Lyons streets, Speziale said. They chased the boy down and seized him behind a North York home near Sassafras Street, the director said. They then checked the route he took while fleeing through various …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Four Charged With Mugging Hackensack Boy For $3,000, Jacket, AirPods At Mall In Paramus Four Charged With Mugging Hackensack Boy For $3,000, Jacket, AirPods At Mall In Paramus
Four Charged With Mugging Hackensack Boy For $3,000, Jacket, AirPods At Mall In Paramus A 16-year-old Hackensack boy was lured to a mall in Paramus where he was beaten and robbed of $3,000, a jacket and a pair of AirPods, authorities said. Manuel Pimentel-Reyes, 20, of Hackensack and three juveniles surrendered to police after being identified as the muggers, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said on Monday, April 18. The victim told police a friend led him to the 5th floor of the south parking garage in the Garden State Plaza shortly before 9 p.m. last Thursday on the pretext of meeting some acquaintances of theirs, the chief said. Instead, he said, he was punched, kicked and r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Two Teens Arrested Trespassing At Yorktown High School Two Teens Arrested Trespassing At Yorktown High School
Two Teens Arrested Trespassing At Yorktown High School A pair of teenagers are facing charges after allegedly breaking into an area high school and resisting arrest when approached by investigators in Northern Westchester. The two 14-year-old boys from Peekskill were busted by a Yorktown High School resource officer on Thursday, March 17 after they were caught by a staff member loitering on campus without authorization, according to Yorktown Police. Police said that the high school resource officer was joined by a member of the Mildred E. Strang Middle School security team to launch an investigation into the juveniles. During the subsequent in…

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by Zak Failla
Edison, NJ
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2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police 2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police
2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police Two students have been charged in connection with the evacuation of 3,000 high school students in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 12:25 p.m. on Friday, March 11, South Brunswick police were notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science classroom at the South Brunswick High School. While students and staff evacuated the building, twelve additional police officers responded to maintain safety and security. Fire departments from Monmouth Junction, Kendall Park, and Kingston responded to the scene with four trucks an…

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by Jon Craig
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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GOTCHA! Ramsey Police Nab Late-Night Parts Thieves At Route 17 Dealership GOTCHA! Ramsey Police Nab Late-Night Parts Thieves At Route 17 Dealership
Gotcha! Ramsey Police Nab Late-Night Parts Thieves At Route 17 Dealership Ramsey police nabbed a trio of late-night part-strippers from South Jersey at a Route 17 auto dealership. Israel F. Ortiz, 19, and Britney Jimenez, 20, were arrested and a juvenile detained after police converged on the Mitsubishi dealership on the southbound highway just past Island Road shortly at 11:30 Wednesday, Feb. 16. The trio from Sewell in Gloucester County were "in the process of removing parts from a vehicle using battery-powered tools," Ramsey Police Chief Brian M. Lyman said. Jimenez, it turned out, had four outstanding warrants out of Camden County, records show. She and Ort…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun
Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun A Clifton liquor store was robbed by four young city teens, one of whom displayed what turned out to be a BB gun, said authorities who took them into custody. The haul? A vape. The quartet entered Dante's Liquor & Wine on Van Houten Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. One of the boys asked the cashier for a vape, then pulled up his shirt to expose the weapon in his waistband, Bracken said. The youth grabbed the vape and they all bolted, he said. A detective was checking the area when he spotted the group sitting on a porch a few blocks away…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Seven Youths Nabbed In Series Of Clifton Car Thefts, Multi-County Pursuit, Crash Seven Youths Nabbed In Series Of Clifton Car Thefts, Multi-County Pursuit, Crash
Seven Youths Nabbed In Series Of Clifton Car Thefts, Multi-County Pursuit, Crash A Clifton police officer dove into a moving car after the teenager who stole it bailed out during one in a series of incidents involving out-of-town car thieves -- one of whom is only 14. Six of them were captured following a pursuit and crash involving another stolen vehicle and a Clifton police car later that day, Lt. Robert Bracken said. Officers interrupted the theft of a 2017 Mazda on Chittendon Road around 3 a.m. Monday, Bracken said. The thief hopped out of the car while it was still moving, forcing an officer to dive in to keep it from damaging nearby property, he said. The teen a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Rockland Brothers Seized After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus, Police Say Rockland Brothers Seized After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus, Police Say
Rockland Brothers Seized After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus, Police Say An extremely tense situation ended safely when police in Bergen County seized two underage Rockland brothers who they said threatened passengers on a commuter bus with a fake gun and fireworks. Police in Montvale stopped the Monsey Trails bus on Chestnut Ridge Road around 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 after receiving multiple calls that one of the Monsey brothers – ages 14 and 16 – pointed a pistol at fellow passengers, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. The pair also threw lighted fireworks at them, the chief said. Fellow officers from Woodcliff Lake, Upper Saddle River, Park Ridge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Police: Rockland Brothers Seized In Montvale After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus Police: Rockland Brothers Seized In Montvale After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus
Police: Rockland Brothers Seized In Montvale After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus UPDATE: An extremely tense situation ended safely when police in Montvale seized two underage Rockland brothers who they said threatened passengers on a commuter bus with a fake gun and fireworks. Police stopped the Monsey Trails bus on Chestnut Ridge Road around 10 p.m. Thursday after receiving multiple calls that one of the Monsey brothers – ages 14 and 16 – pointed a pistol at fellow passengers, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. The pair also threw lighted fireworks at them, the chief said. Fellow officers from Woodcliff Lake, Upper Saddle River, Park Ridge, Hillsdale, and R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested With Loaded Handgun In South Jersey Teen Arrested With Loaded Handgun In South Jersey
Teen Arrested With Loaded Handgun In South Jersey A teenager was arrested with a loaded handgun, authorities said.  On Tuesday, a juvenile male was arrested and a handgun recovered after a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen, according to Atlantic City police. At 5:21 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 400 block of New York Avenue for a report of a group of males making a music video next to the New York Avenue School.  The 9-1-1 caller described two males that appeared to be in possession of a handgun. As officers arrived into the area, the males began to flee, police said.  Detectives Christopher Dodson and Eric Eva…

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by Jon Craig
Paramus, NJ
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Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made
Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made UPDATE: Several people were taken into custody in a weekend brawl that brought police reinforcements from various towns to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, responders said. No one was hurt and no major property damage was reported in the Saturday night flareup, which witnesses said quickly ended once borough police began making arrests. Police had been "having weekend problems with large numbers of juveniles" at the mall, a veteran law enforcement officer said Sunday. Saturday's trouble began when some began resisting efforts by a security guard and a few Paramus officers to move a large…

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by Jerry DeMarco