NYPD: Hasbrouck Heights Professor Charged With Attempted Arson, Endangerment At St. Patrick's NYPD: Hasbrouck Heights Professor Charged With Attempted Arson, Endangerment At St. Patrick's
Nypd: Hasbrouck Heights Professor Charged With Attempted Arson, Endangerment At St. Patrick's UPDATE: A philosophy professor from Hasbrouck Heights was charged with attempted arson and reckless endangerment for trying to enter St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan with four gallons of gasoline, two cans of lighter fluid and lighters Wednesday night, the NYPD said Thursday. Marc Lamparello, a 37-year-old East Rutherford native who'd been staying at a hotel in the city, was carrying a one-way ticket to Rome when he was arrested, police said. He remained held at the NYPD's Midtown North Precinct on Thursday as reports emerged that he'd also been arrested by Essex County sherif…
American Dream: Confirmed Stores For Bergen County's Newest Mega Mall American Dream: Confirmed Stores For Bergen County's Newest Mega Mall
American Dream: Confirmed Stores For Bergen County's Newest Mega Mall Several stores have been confirmed for Bergen County's newest mega mall "American Dream." Currently under construction in East Rutherford, the mall is expected to open in Spring 2019. North America's first indoor ski and snowboard park with real snow has also been confirmed at the mega mall -- get ready for BIG SNOW America. Nearly 75 percent of the mall has been leased, according to a new report by NJ.com. The following stores will be moving in: Aritzia Banana Republic Century 21 Gap Hermes Lord & Tailor Lululemon MAC Cosmetics Microsoft OFF 5th Primark Saks Fifth Avenue UNIQLO Vict…
Man Nabbed For 'Grab-And-Run' Theft Of Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Saks Coats, Police Say Man Nabbed For 'Grab-And-Run' Theft Of Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Saks Coats, Police Say
Man Nabbed For 'Grab-And-Run' Theft Of Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Saks Coats, Police Say A 24-year-old man was arrested by Greenwich Police for a September 2017 theft crime from Saks Fifth Avenue. Cleveland Fowler, of New York City, who was sitting in a New Jersey prison on other charges, was transported to Greenwich on Wednesday to face two counts each of larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny for the incident that took place on Sept. 14, 2017, said Greenwich Police Lt. David Nemecek. Nemecek said Fowler, along with another person allegedly stole several thousand dollars of coats from Saks Fifth Avenue on Greenwich Avenue.  During the "grab-and-run" crime, Fo…
Woman Caught Trying To Steal $3.9K Chanel Handbag At Saks, Greenwich Police Say Woman Caught Trying To Steal $3.9K Chanel Handbag At Saks, Greenwich Police Say
Woman Caught Trying To Steal $3.9K Chanel Handbag At Saks, Greenwich Police Say A 20-year-old was arrested for allegedly attempting to purchase a $3,900 Chanel handbag by using another person's identity. Weining Su, of Flushing, was arrested on Wednesday by Greenwich Police after police were called to Saks Fifth Avenue on Greenwich Avenue for suspected fraudulent activity, Greenwich Police said. According to police, Su attempted to purchase a Chanel handbag for $3,9000 by using personal information from another person who had an account with Saks, police said. She was arrested and charged with larceny defined, larceny, and resisting arrest.  She was being h…
Woman, Man Accused Of Stealing $7K Worth Handbags From Saks In Greenwich Woman, Man Accused Of Stealing $7K Worth Handbags From Saks In Greenwich
Woman, Man Accused Of Stealing $7K Worth Handbags From Saks In Greenwich Two people wanted stealing more than $7,000 in handbags from Saks Fifth Avenue in Greenwich were nabbed out of state. Greenwich Police issued warrants for the arrest Yeico Guzman-Fernandez, 18, of New York City; and Mariel Miranda-Guerra, of the same address, following the theft of three handbags from the store with a combined worth of $7,000 on July 31, 2018, said the Greenwich Police. Greenwich Police were notified this week that both had been arrested in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, on unrelated charges and traveled on Wednesday to extradite the two back to Greenwic…
Suspect In Theft Of High-End Handbags At Saks Fifth Avenue Taken Into Custody Suspect In Theft Of High-End Handbags At Saks Fifth Avenue Taken Into Custody
Suspect In Theft Of High-End Handbags At Saks Fifth Avenue Taken Into Custody A 30-year-old woman wanted for allegedly ripping off high-end handbags from Saks Fifth Avenue has been arrested two years later on a warrant.  Rosetta Armstead was picked up on a warrant Wednesday at the Hudson County Correctional Facility and charged with larceny, conspiracy, reckless endangerment and a host of other charges, said the Greenwich Police. Armstead of North Bergen was wanted for an Oct. 25, 2016, incident in which police responded to the store on a report of the theft of handbags by two women who appeared to be in their mid-20s, police said. Store employees told police the wo…
Bergen Town Center Construction Paves Way For New Stores, Restaurants Bergen Town Center Construction Paves Way For New Stores, Restaurants
Bergen Town Center Construction Paves Way For New Stores, Restaurants The Bergen Town Center is about to get even bigger. The 61-year-old Paramus mall will soon boast several new retailers, restaurants and even more parking. A new report in NorthJersey.com said shoppers can expect a Burlington discount department store, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Express clothing store and a two-level parking structure. The department store will be located in the 50,000-square-foot space on the mall's third level, above Marshall's and Saks Fifth Avenue. The area had previous been occupied by the chapel and mall offices. Burlington is expected to open next spring, the report sa…
Card Data Stolen From 5 Million Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue Customers Card Data Stolen From 5 Million Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue Customers
Card Data Stolen From 5 Million Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue Customers Two of the nation's premier department stores suffered a security breach that has compromised credit and debit card as well as personal information for more than five million customers. About 125,000 cards used at Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue have been released for sale so far on dark web forums, according to Gemini Advisory, a New York-based cyber-security firm. For a notice about the breach published by Gemini Advisory, click here. A spokesman for the Hudson's Bay Company, which owns both chain stores, confirmed the breach and released separate statements for customers of both…
Greenwich Fraud Suspect Bought $2.4K Gucci Bag, $312 Jacket, Police Say Greenwich Fraud Suspect Bought $2.4K Gucci Bag, $312 Jacket, Police Say
Greenwich Fraud Suspect Bought $2.4K Gucci Bag, $312 Jacket, Police Say A Greenwich resident was the victim of identity theft after a person made a fraudulent credit card transaction in their name at Saks Fifth Avenue worth thousands of dollars. Greenwich police said they are reviewing surveillance video after the resident reported to store security that someone had charged a $312 jacket and a $2,400 Gucci handbag on Friday while they were out of town, according to Lt. John Slusarz. Slusarz said the charges are under investigation. 
Scarsdale Police Investigate Identity Theft Of Nearly $10,000 Scarsdale Police Investigate Identity Theft Of Nearly $10,000
Scarsdale Police Investigate Identity Theft Of Nearly $10,000 Police in Scarsdale are investigating a case of identity theft that saw a village resident taken for nearly $10,000 on numerous allegedly stolen credit cards. An Aspen Road resident reported to police over the weekend that she had received a letter from the Macy’s department store, notifying her that approximately $1,200 worth of merchandise from the store had been purchased with a credit card in her name earlier this month, which she had not authorized. The Scarsdale resident received a second notification from the security department of Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, notifying her that a…
Norwalk Police Seek Suspect Who Used Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Jewelry Norwalk Police Seek Suspect Who Used Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Jewelry
Norwalk Police Seek Suspect Who Used Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Jewelry NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Police are seeking a person suspected of stealing someone's credit cards and using them to buy jewelry and handbags in Trumbull and Greenwich. Police said that on Oct. 19, 2017, the suspect made several thousand dollars worth of fraudulent purchases of jewelry and handbags at the Trumbull Mall and at Saks Fifth Avenue in Greenwich, using the victim's store credit cards.  The suspect also had the sales associates look up the accounts using the victim's personal information, and opened several other store credit cards in the victim's name as well, police said. Anyon…