Authorities ID Man Killed In Moonachie Shed Fire
Authorities have identified the 70-year-old man who was killed in a Moonachie shed fire that left his wife injured.
Ida Kaba was pronounced dead at the scene following the 4:30 p.m. blaze Thursday, April 10 at the Oak Street home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Fire crews from Moonachie and Wood-Ridge, along with other neighboring departments, responded to the scene. When they got there, they found a shed on fire in the backyard, and Kaba down near the entrance, Musella said.
His wife, 67 years old, suffered non-life-threatening injuries while trying to save him, official…
Two Juveniles Sexually Assaulted By Moonachie Man, 25, Multiple Times: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Bergen County man is facing charges for sexually assaulting two children, authorities said.
Andrew Salamone, of Moonachie, became the center of an investigation on Thursday, Nov. 21, when the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit got a tip that he'd sexually assaulted two children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Moonachie Police Department revealed that Salamone had sexually assaulted the children, on multiple occasions, when they were under the age of 16 in Moonachie, Mus…
Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say
A 37-year-old man fresh out of jail for stalking was arrested just hours later in Bergen County, police said.
Daniel MacTaggart, of Elmwood Park, was jailed on Sunday, Aug. 11 on charges of stalking as a repeat offender, driving on a suspended license/registration, and failure to possess driver's insurance card, court records show.
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Hours after his release, MacTaggart walked into the service area of Park Avenue Acura on W. Passaic Street in Maywood around 8;30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15,…
Update: Little Ferry Boy, 14, Buddy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting
Two youths – one 14, the other 15 – were charged with attempted murder after the younger one fired a gunshot at three teens in Moonachie, authorities said.
The Little Ferry boy was on a bicycle with the older borough teen when he fired at the trio near the corner of Edstan Drive and Rooney Place shortly before 7:30 p.m. late last week, Moonachie Chief Richard Behrens said.
Sgt. Victor Migliorino heard the shot and raced to the scene, where a vehicle had been struck and a shell casing was recovered, the chief said.
An investigation into the May 25 incident led to both boys, Behrens said.
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