Hacker Sends Hate-Filled Midnight Emails To 400+ Fort Lee Condo Residents, Prosecutor Says
A Montclair man was charged after allegedly hacking into a Fort Lee condominium’s communication system and sending hundreds of residents threatening, bias-filled emails, authorities said.
Nicholas M. Scarano, 23, of Montclair, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 15, one day after the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit was notified of a mass email containing bias and threatening language, Prosecutor Mark Musella said Saturday.
The email had been sent to 411 residents at the Atrium Palace condominium complex during the overnight hours, Musella said. Detectives found that two me…
Repeat Offender Spits On Has Heights Officers, Threatens To Kill Them After Burglaries: Cops
A Lodi man with a history of burglaries spat on Hasbrouck Heights police officers and threatened to kill them after a string of vehicle break-ins, authorities said following his latest arrest this week.
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at approximately 7:05 p.m., the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department received a report of a vehicle burglary in progress on the 200 block of Bell Avenue, Lt. John Behr said. Officers Cooke, Renna, Sanchez, and Ciminata responded to the area and observed a male, later identified as Matthew T. Jolls, matching the description walking up the driveway of a residence, according …
Bridgeton Man Pointed Gun At Woman In LA Fitness Parking Lot: Police
A 26-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged after he pulled out a firearm during a dispute at an LA Fitness parking lot in Washington Township, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 15.
On Friday, Aug. 1 at 8:06 p.m., an off-duty New Jersey State Trooper reported seeing a man, later identified as Jacob Vanaman, and a woman arguing near parked cars, Washington Township police said. The trooper then observed the man pull a handgun and point it at the woman, Washington Township police said.
When officers arrived, all parties had left the scene, police said. The woman reported the inciden…
Pleasantville Teen Made Threats With Stolen Firearm At Dollar General: Police
A 19-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested and charged after he made threats while brandishing a firearm on Wednesday, Aug. 13, authorities said.
At 11 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man, later identified as Javont Bell-Lowe making threats at the Dollar General at 600 South New Road, Pleasantville police said.
Bell-Lowe fled the scene prior to officers arrival, police said. When officers spotted him, he fled on foot and discarded a firearm that was recovered by law enforcement, police said. Bell-Lowe was apprehended soon after, police said.
The firearm, which was later de…
NJ Man Who Robbed Kids At Gunpoint In Edgewater Apprehended: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old Guttenberg man has been arrested after he was previously charged with committing an armed robbery in Edgewater, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7.
Vazquez was charged with three other suspects in the June 2024 robbery armed robbery in Edgewater, but attempts to locate him had been unsuccessful, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Vazquez surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office in Paramus, Musella said.
On Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 7:50 p.m., five victims, including two juveniles, parked their car i…
Guttenberg Man Brandished Knife During Fight: Police
A 21-year-old Guttenberg resident was arrested and charged after he brandished a knife during a fight on Monday, Aug. 4, authorities said.
At 3:36 p.m., officers responded to the scuffle on Bergenline Avenue and 68th Street, Guttenberg police said.
Danilio Martinez-Lopez was arrested following an on-scene investigation, police said.
He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault, multiple weapons offenses, terroristic threats, hindering apprehension and disorderly conduct, police said.
Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police
A 44-year-old man returned to a Huntingdon Valley bar with a sword-like weapon and a nail gun after being kicked out earlier in the night, Lower Moreland Township police announced on Monday, Aug. 4.
Igor Rustamovi Dzhumaev, of unknown residence, was charged after the disturbance at a business on the 2800 block of Philmont Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 11:03 p.m., according to police.
Dzhumaev was initially asked to leave the premises with another man due to intoxication and argumentative behavior, officers explained. The pair departed in an SUV, but later that evening, Dzhumaev allegedly re…
They Pulled Guns On Kids In Edgewater, Officials Say: Now Four Are Facing Charges
Four men have been charged including one who remains at large following a year-long investigation into an armed robbery in Edgewater, authorities said.
The investigation stems from a robbery that occurred on Thursday, June 13, 2024, around 7:50 p.m., at a commercial parking lot on River Road, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, Aug. 1.
Five victims, including two juveniles, had just parked when two masked men with firearms approached them, Musella said.
The suspects demanded the keys to the victim’s vehicle, patted down some of the victims, and threatened …
Knife-Wielding Man Who Sparked Lancaster Standoff Waives Hearing: DA
A man who pulled a knife on someone and then barricaded himself inside a Lancaster home, triggering a standoff, waived his preliminary hearing, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 22.
Harry James Thomas Jr., 41, is charged with felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor terroristic threats, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and misdemeanor evading arrest, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Thomas threatened to kill a man while swinging a steak knife at him in the 600 block of North Plum Street just before 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, police explained. The victim call…
