Man With Phony License Plates Busted In Wallington: Police
A man was arrested in Wallington on Friday, April 11, while driving a car with a stolen license plate and giving police false information, authorities said.
At 10:30 a.m., a license plate reader alerted officers to a blue Hyundai Santa Cruz traveling east on Wallington Avenue, displaying a stolen license plate registered out of New York, Wallington police said.
During a traffic stop, the driver, Daniel Gatson, presented a driver’s license belong to an individual who had an active warrant in Virginia, police said.
Gatson was charged with receiving stolen property, exhibiting a false governm…
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…
Dealer Rams Police Car, Caught With Stolen Gun And Drugs In Silver Spring, Police Say
A convicted felon is back behind bars after a botched drug deal in downtown Silver Spring ended with a police car getting rammed, a loaded stolen gun recovered, and felony charges stacked high, according to Montgomery County Police.
The chaos kicked off around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, when plainclothes officers from the department's 3rd District spotted a suspected drug transaction during a proactive criminal enforcement operation.
When officers moved in, the suspected buyer was caught with marijuana, cocaine, and prescription pills—some of which they admitted buying from the dealer, po…
Bronx Man Drags Victim With Car, Injures Montvale LT After Stealing $3.5K Camera: Cops
A 29-year-old Bronx man stole a $3,500 camera from a victim in a Bergen County liquor store, whom he dragged the victim with his car while trying to escape, also leaving a police officer injured, authorities said.
Woodcliff Lake officers were alerted to a vehicle with a stolen New Jersey license plate near the Whole Foods shopping center on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 12:09 p.m., Capt. Chad Malloy said. Officers, with help from Montvale police, located the vehicle driving recklessly in the parking lot and stopped it, detaining both the driver and passenger for further investigation, authorities s…
