Englishtown Police Chief Resigns After Criminal Charges, Judge’s Order: Officials Englishtown Police Chief Resigns After Criminal Charges, Judge’s Order: Officials
Englishtown Police Chief Resigns After Criminal Charges, Judge’s Order: Officials The police chief of a New Jersey town has officially resigned months after being charged with using law enforcement databases for personal searches and helping someone shoplift, municipal paperwork shows. Former Englishtown Police Chief Peter Cooke Jr., 58, submitted his resignation following a judge’s order of Public Employment Forfeiture, according to a resolution passed by the Englishtown Borough Council on Tuesday, May 28. The resignation came after Cooke was charged in November 2024 with third-degree computer theft and third-degree conspiracy to commit shoplifting, Monmouth County Pros…
VIDEO: Hoboken Woman Arrested Twice In Same Morning Minutes Apart VIDEO: Hoboken Woman Arrested Twice In Same Morning Minutes Apart
Video: Hoboken Woman Arrested Twice In Same Morning Minutes Apart A 28-year-old woman was arrested twice within the same morning after allegedly causing disturbances at two Hoboken coffee shops last month. Dina Elbanna's back-to-back arrests on Friday, April 18 were shared on YouTube by Transparency Bodycam. Elbanna was first arrested at 7-Eleven on 422 Washington Street around 9:26 a.m. on Friday, April 18. Employees told police that Elbanna had entered the store even though she had previously been told not to, Transparency Bodycam reports. They also said she tried to drink coffee without paying for it. When officers Font and Anthony Rutkowski trie…
Shoplifting Turns Violent: Cops Detail Drugs, Kicking And Chaos In Lyndhurst Shoplifting Turns Violent: Cops Detail Drugs, Kicking And Chaos In Lyndhurst
Shoplifting Turns Violent: Cops Detail Drugs, Kicking And Chaos In Lyndhurst A shoplifting call in Bergen County turned violent when one suspect kicked a police officer and the other was found with cocaine, authorities said. Officers responded to the 400 block of Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst around 4:01 p.m. on Monday, May 19, for a shoplifting in progress involving two men who ran toward Grant Avenue, according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department Officer Michael D’Alessandro canvassed the area and found a man matching the suspect description near Valley Brook and Cleveland Avenues, police said. That man, later identified as Ray…
Queens Man With Stolen Moped, ICE Warrant Busted Stealing From Valley Stream Walmart: Police Queens Man With Stolen Moped, ICE Warrant Busted Stealing From Valley Stream Walmart: Police
Queens Man With Stolen Moped, ICE Warrant Busted Stealing From Valley Stream Walmart: Police A Queens man riding a stolen moped was caught shoplifting from Walmart in Valley Stream — and was later handed over to immigration agents due to an outstanding warrant, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, May 18. Kelvin Betancourt Guerrero, 23, of Jamaica Avenue, slipped merchandise into a bag at the Green Acres Mall Walmart and passed all points of purchase without paying around 3:22 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, according to the Fifth Squad. Loss Prevention officers confronted him outside the store and responding police placed him under arrest without incident, authorities said. But th…
Brazen Thieves Hit Waldorf Store Twice In One Day, Caught With $20K Haul In Flashy SUV: Sheriff Brazen Thieves Hit Waldorf Store Twice In One Day, Caught With $20K Haul In Flashy SUV: Sheriff
Brazen Thieves Hit Waldorf Store Twice In One Day, Caught With $20K Haul In Flashy SUV: Sheriff Talk about bold. Two Maryland suspects are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of fragrances from a department store in Waldorf — then coming back for more the very same day, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. The luxury crime spree came to a crashing halt after officers say the pair stuffed the stolen goods into a bright electric blue Range Rover and parked it at a nearby restaurant before going inside. Patrol officers were called to the restaurant's parking lot on Saturday, May 10, after store loss prevention spotted the suspects, later identified as Robert Lee …
Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Levittown Shoplifter Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Levittown Shoplifter
Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Levittown Shoplifter A shoplifter who rammed a Long Island Home Depot employee with his car, leaving the worker with lifelong injuries, now faces years in prison. Joshua Mitchell, 29, of Queens, was found guilty of assault and related charges by a Nassau County jury on Friday, May 9, stemming from a violent incident at the Levittown Home Depot in 2020. Mitchell was seen placing dozens of high-value plumbing items—worth more than $3,300—into a bin and attempting to leave the Hempstead Turnpike store without paying on June 17, 2020. When an asset protection officer confronted him, Mitchell shoved the cart into t…
Pair Wanted In Wayne Walgreens Shoplifting Spree: Cops Pair Wanted In Wayne Walgreens Shoplifting Spree: Cops
Pair Wanted In Wayne Walgreens Shoplifting Spree: Cops Police in Wayne are asking for the public’s help tracking down two people wanted for shoplifting at a local Walgreens, with a third woman still unidentified, authorities said. Tiffany Vasto, 34, of Lyndhurst, and John Howlett, 51, of Maplewood, have been charged in connection to a theft at the Walgreens on Valley Road that happened on March 9, according to Detective Capt. Dan Daly of the Wayne Police Department. The two are currently wanted and at large, police said. The department credited help from the public in identifying the suspects. “With assistance from the public, Wayne Police Det…
Man In US Illegally Caught Stealing From Green Acres Mall, Gave Police Fake ID: Cops Man In US Illegally Caught Stealing From Green Acres Mall, Gave Police Fake ID: Cops
Man In US Illegally Caught Stealing From Green Acres Mall, Gave Police Fake ID: Cops A man in the United States illegally was taken into federal custody after shoplifting from a Long Island mall, police said. Rammeike Campbell, 27, of Queens, was arrested Monday, April 21, after he was caught stealing merchandise from both Macy’s and Forever 21 at the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. Campbell concealed items in a shopping bag and walked out of Macy’s without paying, police said. After being stopped by loss prevention officers, he was arrested by responding Nassau officers without incident. An investigation revealed that Campbell had als…
$3.7K In Beauty Products Stolen From Ramsey Ulta, Trio From Passaic County In Custody: Cops $3.7K In Beauty Products Stolen From Ramsey Ulta, Trio From Passaic County In Custody: Cops
$3.7K In Beauty Products Stolen From Ramsey Ulta, Trio From Passaic County In Custody: Cops Three people were arrested after allegedly stealing more than $3,700 in cosmetics from an Ulta Beauty store along Route 17 over the weekend, authorities said. On Saturday, April 19, officers responded to a shoplifting in progress at the Ulta Beauty store in the Interstate Shopping Center in Ramsey, Police Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli said. An employee gave officers descriptions of the two female suspects and the vehicle, a blue Jeep, that they fled in towards North Franklin Turnpike, Sabatelli said. Officers located the vehicle near the Carlson Way exit and pulled it over. Inside the car wer…
Brick Man Touched 8-Year-Old At Walmart, Busted Shoplifting At Target: Prosecutor Brick Man Touched 8-Year-Old At Walmart, Busted Shoplifting At Target: Prosecutor
Brick Man Touched 8-Year-Old At Walmart, Busted Shoplifting At Target: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Brick Township man was arrested and charged while shoplifting at Target after being inappropriate with a child at Walmart, authorities announced on Monday, April 21. On Wednesday, April 9, an 8-year-old girl was standing in the aisle at Walmart on 1872 Route 88 when a man, later identified as Sean Slowinski, approached her, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. While standing near her, Slowinski grabbed the girl's hand and put it in his sweatshirt pocket, engaging with her verbally before walking away, Billhimer said. On Friday, April 18, Brick Township police respon…
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops A Bayonne man and a Jersey City woman were arrested after police say they were caught shoplifting handbags and sneakers from TJ Maxx on in Bergen County — with cocaine and drug paraphernalia also recovered at the scene. The incident happened in Lyndhurst on Wednesday, April 16, around 8:15 p.m., according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department. A loss prevention officer at TJ Maxx on Valley Brook Avenue observed two men removing anti-theft devices from merchandise and gave officers a description of one of the suspects — a Hispanic male wearing a black shirt and…
Bags, Pills, Rx Pad: Virginia Man Busted In Wild Leesburg Outlet Spree, Police Say Bags, Pills, Rx Pad: Virginia Man Busted In Wild Leesburg Outlet Spree, Police Say
Bags, Pills, Rx Pad: Virginia Man Busted In Wild Leesburg Outlet Spree, Police Say He didn’t just steal merchandise — police say he had an entire street pharmacy in his car. A Loudoun County man is behind bars after Leesburg Police say he was caught shoplifting from multiple stores — and was later found with more than 150 prescription pills and a blank stolen prescription pad. Michael T. Paul, 36, of Ashburn, was arrested Thursday afternoon, April 17, after officers at the Leesburg Premium Outlets were alerted that a man had taken items from several shops, according to the Leesburg Police Department. It happened around 3:15 p.m. at the outlets on Fort Evans Road NE. An …