Speeding Driver Running 'Sophisticated, Extensive' Drug Operation Busted In Lyndhurst: Cops
A traffic stop in Lyndhurst led to the arrest of a Rutherford man and the discovery of a massive stash of illegal drugs and weapons, police said.
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, near Park Avenue and Rutherford Avenue, according to Lyndhurst Police Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri.
Detective Michael Giangeruso and Officer Angel Batista pulled over a black Mini Cooper for speeding and a lane violation. The driver, Gavin J. Lebosquet, 47, of Rutherford, had an active arrest warrant out of Hackensack, police said.
While talking to Lebosquet, officers saw him acting su…
Terroristic Threats, Weapons Charges Filed After Man Brings Gun To Hackensack Restaurant: Cops
A Hackensack man was arrested after police say he brought a gun into a restaurant and used it to threaten someone.
Officers Andres Lopez, Massimo Gallorini, Anzour Marza, and Anthony Mattalian responded to an Essex Street restaurant over reports of a man with a handgun on Sunday, May 4, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said.
Police found 40-year-old Joseph Frankowski with an unloaded Ruger handgun, Antista said.
Frankowski was arrested and charged with multiple weapons possession charges, terroristic threats, and certain persons not to possess weapons, police said.
It was not …
Prepubescent Child Porn Found On Closter Man, 62: Prosecutor
A 62-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested for possessing sexually explicit images of prepubescent children, Prosecutor Mark Musella announced.
Kurt A. Hildenbrand, 62, was taken into custody on Friday, May 2, in Paramus, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit and the FBI.
The investigation, launched Wednesday, April 30, revealed that Hildenbrand “used the Internet to view, download, and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” officials said.
Hildenbrand was charged with third-degree possession of c…
Tenafly Child Jumps Out Of Moving Lyft Fearing Danger, What Cops Uncovered Shocked Everyone
A juvenile who feared for their safety jumped from a moving Lyft in New Jersey after a missed turn. But police say it was all a misunderstanding.
The incident happened on Tuesday, April 22, around 3:32 p.m., after the juvenile requested a ride home from school, Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said.
The juvenile became alarmed when the driver took a different route and missed a turn onto their street, police said.
“The juvenile attempted to alert the driver to the missed turn, but indicated that the driver did not respond,” deMoncada said. In fear, the teen exited the moving vehicle, f…
Child Porn Raid Turns Up Prepubescent Images At 63-Year-Old Edgewater Man's Home: Prosecutor
A 63-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced.
James T. Reilly, of Edgewater, used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The findings were announced following a raid of Reilly's home Wednesday, April 23, the prosecutor said. Reilly was arrested in Paramus and charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography and third-degree possession of child pornography.
H…
Drug Bust: Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD Found On Pair At Closter Shopping Plaza, Cops Say
A routine patrol in Bergen County ended with the arrest of two women and the discovery of a wide range of illegal drugs, including LSD, cocaine, and ecstasy, police said.
Catherine Reyes, 35, of Irvington, and Samantha Souffront, 36, of the Bronx, were taken into custody on Monday, April 14, after Closter police officers stopped two vehicles involved in what authorities described as suspicious activity, according to Chief James Buccola and Captain Vincent Aiello.
During the investigation, officers discovered multiple types of illegal narcotics, including LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone,&…
Pizza Box Toss Turns Up Hollow-Point Bullets, Prescription Pills, Stolen Gun In Lyndhurst: Cops
A late-night traffic stop that began with a discarded pizza box ended with the discovery of a stolen handgun, hollow-point bullets, and a stash of prescription pills inside a car in Lyndhurst, authorities said.
The stop happened around 12:14 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, when Officers Robert Litterio and Michael LeStrange saw a pizza box fly out the window of a Volkswagen Jetta parked near a business at Rutherford Avenue and Orient Way, according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri.
When the driver tried to leave, officers pulled the vehicle over. Timothy Carriel, 25, of Hackensack, stepped out…
