Scammers Hoping For $35K Payout Got Arrested Instead, Cops In Fair Lawn Say Scammers Hoping For $35K Payout Got Arrested Instead, Cops In Fair Lawn Say
Scammers Hoping For $35K Payout Got Arrested Instead, Cops In Fair Lawn Say Two men were arrested in Fair Lawn after police say they tried to scam a senior resident out of $35,000 by posing as part of a bogus bank error scheme, police said. At 11:34 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, Officers Tiller Uriarte, Thomas Spear, and Vincent Messina responded to a home on Fair Lawn Avenue after a resident called to report a suspected scam, according to Sgt. Eric Eleshewich of the Fair Lawn Police Department. The resident told police she had received a phone call from an unknown person who “was able to persuade her into giving remote access to her computer.” Once access was granted…
Cocaine Found On Lyndhurst Man During Traffic Stop, Cops Say Cocaine Found On Lyndhurst Man During Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Cocaine Found On Lyndhurst Man During Traffic Stop, Cops Say A traffic stop in Lyndhurst ended with a man behind bars after officers found suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle, authorities said. At approximately 3:46 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, Officer Anthony Giaquinto pulled over a black Toyota SUV on Rutherford Avenue near Livingston Avenue for driving without a visible license plate, the Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The driver, identified as Juan Martinez, 48, of Lyndhurst, appeared visibly nervous, Auteri said. Officer Giaquinto was soon joined by Sgt. William Kapp and Officer Sal Wartel. The officers ob…
BMW Driver Rams Cop Car Head-On, Leads Foot Pursuit Down Grand Avenue In Leonia: Police BMW Driver Rams Cop Car Head-On, Leads Foot Pursuit Down Grand Avenue In Leonia: Police
BMW Driver Rams Cop Car Head-On, Leads Foot Pursuit Down Grand Avenue In Leonia: Police A Newark man is facing serious charges after crashing into a Leonia police car and taking off on foot near a high school on Saturday morning, March 22, police said. The incident began around 9:45 a.m. when Sgt. Ray Forsdahl was running a traffic detail at the corner of Fort Lee Road and Grand Avenue, Chief Scott Tamagny said. Sgt. Forsdahl spotted a silver 2010 BMW heading north on Grand Avenue with no front license plate and tinted windows. When he pulled out to stop the car, the driver turned quickly onto Schor Avenue and sped off, police said. The car turned onto Willow Tree Road a…
Jailed Edgewater Rapper Misses His Own Music Video, So They Held Lookalike Contest Instead Jailed Edgewater Rapper Misses His Own Music Video, So They Held Lookalike Contest Instead
Jailed Edgewater Rapper Misses His Own Music Video, So They Held Lookalike Contest Instead Rapper Fivio Foreign might’ve missed his own music video shoot—but that didn’t stop the show. The Brooklyn-born rapper, whose real name is Maxie Ryles III and has an address in Edgewater, was a no-show for the filming of “Get Out of the Way,” his new collab with country artist Caldwell—because, according to police, he was behind bars following a New Year’s Day gun charge in Bergen County. The just-released music video opens with Caldwell in the back of a black SUV, holding a phone to his ear: “What do you mean you can’t make the video?” he asks—clearly referencing Ryles’ absence. Instead …
Substitute Teacher, 62, From Teaneck Sexually Assaults 3 Students On Same Day: Prosecutor Substitute Teacher, 62, From Teaneck Sexually Assaults 3 Students On Same Day: Prosecutor
Substitute Teacher, 62, From Teaneck Sexually Assaults 3 Students On Same Day: Prosecutor A 62-year-old substitute teacher at a school in Garfield has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted three juvenile students, authorities said on Friday, March 21. Marc S. Green, of Teaneck, assaulted the students at the Bergen County Arts & Science Charter School on March 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said following an investigation. Green inappropriately touched three victims under 13 years old, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. Green had been acting in the capacity of a certified substitute at the time of the incidents, police said. …
SWAT Team Seizes Gunman In Shooting, Stabbing That Rocked Englewood Apartment Complex: Cops SWAT Team Seizes Gunman In Shooting, Stabbing That Rocked Englewood Apartment Complex: Cops
SWAT Team Seizes Gunman In Shooting, Stabbing That Rocked Englewood Apartment Complex: Cops A teen wanted in connection with a shooting and stabbing at an Englewood apartment complex has been arrested, authorities confirmed. Willmi Ramos-Rosario, 18, of Englewood, was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, March 19, by Englewood police and the Bergen County Regional SWAT team, according to police. Ramos-Rosario has been charged with illegal possession of a handgun, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, second-degree aggravated assault, possession of hollow point bullets, and reckless endangerment. He was committed to the Bergen County Jail, authorities said. The …
$500K Bonds Linked To Dead Couple Found On Burglar Who Roamed Teaneck HS For 9 Hours: Cops $500K Bonds Linked To Dead Couple Found On Burglar Who Roamed Teaneck HS For 9 Hours: Cops
$500K Bonds Linked To Dead Couple Found On Burglar Who Roamed Teaneck HS For 9 Hours: Cops Police in Teaneck have arrested a 39-year-old man accused of breaking into Teaneck High School and later being found in possession of U.S. Savings Bonds worth $500,000 belonging to a deceased Brooklyn couple, they said. Ryon Reid was taken into custody Thursday, March 20, after Officer James Zwerling spotted a man matching Reid’s description walking on Cedar Lane around 5:09 p.m., Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said.  Zwerling recognized Reid as the suspect wanted in connection with a March 12 burglary and theft at Teaneck High School, in which he broke in during a Board of Ed meet…
Hawthorne Facebook Marketplace Scammer ID'd As Ex-Con Linked To Similar Fraud Cases: Cops Hawthorne Facebook Marketplace Scammer ID'd As Ex-Con Linked To Similar Fraud Cases: Cops
Hawthorne Facebook Marketplace Scammer ID'd As Ex-Con Linked To Similar Fraud Cases: Cops A 28-year-old man from Hawthorne was arrested after using counterfeit U.S. currency to scam a Facebook Marketplace seller out of an iPhone, authorities said. Hawthorne police launched an investigation after a victim reported being scammed during a Jan. 30, transaction, according to Hawthorne Police Detective Capt. Robert King. Detectives identified the suspect as Ashari Wilson, who was later linked to similar fraud cases in Glen Rock and Elmwood Park, police said. Wilson, who gave the victim $700 in bogus cash, was taken into custody on March 13, and charged with theft and forgery, King sa…
Fort Lee Man Arrested For Sexual Conduct With Two Children: Officials Fort Lee Man Arrested For Sexual Conduct With Two Children: Officials
Fort Lee Man Arrested For Sexual Conduct With Two Children: Officials A 45-year-old Fort Lee man has been charged with endangering the welfare of two juveniles, whom he engaged in sexual conduct with for at least three years, according to police paperwork and court records. Kyu Chul Kim was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, after investigators determined he had endangered two minors under the age of sixteen in Fort Lee, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Friday, March 14. Police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice shows that Kim sexually touched two children over their clothing. Kim engaged in sexual conduct with the juveniles from January…
Stolen Cash Registers, Fake Plates: Two Arrested In Rochelle Park Wingstop Heist, Cops Say Stolen Cash Registers, Fake Plates: Two Arrested In Rochelle Park Wingstop Heist, Cops Say
Stolen Cash Registers, Fake Plates: Two Arrested In Rochelle Park Wingstop Heist, Cops Say Two Fort Lee men have been arrested in connection with a commercial burglary at a Wing Stop restaurant, where thieves stole two cash registers in an early-morning break-in, authorities said. Officers responded to the Wing Stop on Essex Street in Rochelle Park around 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 28, after receiving a burglary report, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta. Investigators found signs of forced entry and determined that $400 had been stolen from two cash registers, police said. Detectives Jared Shatkin and Nick Mercoun began investigating and quickly identified suspects, of…
More Charges Filed In Teaneck Gun Bust, Maywood Woman Arrested: Cops More Charges Filed In Teaneck Gun Bust, Maywood Woman Arrested: Cops
More Charges Filed In Teaneck Gun Bust, Maywood Woman Arrested: Cops A gun and drug investigation that began with a routine traffic stop in Teaneck last month has resulted in additional charges against one suspect and the arrest of a second, authorities announced Tuesday, March 4. On Monday, Feb. 10, at approximately 10:52 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Cedar Lane and arrested Ross Daniels-Lynn, 18, of Teaneck, after discovering he was carrying an illegal firearm, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. Following an ongoing investigation, authorities charged Daniels-Lynn with additional weapons and drug offenses and arrested the vehicle’s owner, Ser…
Lodi Man, 43, Sexually Assaulted Child Multiple Times Following Pandemic: Prosecutor Lodi Man, 43, Sexually Assaulted Child Multiple Times Following Pandemic: Prosecutor
Lodi Man, 43, Sexually Assaulted Child Multiple Times Following Pandemic: Prosecutor A 43-year-old Lodi man has been charged with the sexual assaults of a child, authorities announced. Ison Reid, who also goes by Otis Ried, sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile in Lodi on multiple occasions between 2020 and 2021, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said at the culmination of an investigation. He was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 26 and lodged in the county jail on charges of first-first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Reid was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pendi…