Son Who Worked To Save Dad's Fort Lee Mexican Restaurant Arrested In Taxi Driver Assault: Cops Son Who Worked To Save Dad's Fort Lee Mexican Restaurant Arrested In Taxi Driver Assault: Cops
Son Who Worked To Save Dad's Fort Lee Mexican Restaurant Arrested In Taxi Driver Assault: Cops A man who made headlines for carrying on the legacy of his late father's longtime Fort Lee Mexican restaurant has been arrested for assaulting a taxi driver before threatening police officers and spitting at them during his arrest, authorities said. Fort Lee police responded to McLoud Drive just before 11:35 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, on a report of a fight between a taxi driver and customer, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Officers found the taxi driver with injuries to his face, police said. The Fort Lee Volunteer Ambulance Corps evaluated and treated him at the scene…
Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied USR Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied USR Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor
Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied USR Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has announced charges against a 60-year-old man accused of firing shots into a neighbor's home. Michael L. Norcia, 60, was arrested following the shooting around noon Friday, Aug. 7, on Hidden Glen Road, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, Aug. 10. Norcia lives on Mill Glen Court, an adjacent street that backs up to Hidden Glen Road, according to Musella. Upper Saddle River police responded to a report of possible shots fired and determined gunfire had struck an occupied home, authorities said. No one was struck, and no injur…
Aberdeen Man Walks Into Sting After Arranging Meetup With '14-Year-Old Girl': Sheriff Aberdeen Man Walks Into Sting After Arranging Meetup With '14-Year-Old Girl': Sheriff
Aberdeen Man Walks Into Sting After Arranging Meetup With '14-Year-Old Girl': Sheriff He thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl in Maryland. Instead, deputies were waiting. Laurence B. Purser, 31, of Aberdeen, was arrested after investigators say he engaged in explicit communications with an undercover detective posing as a teenage girl, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler announced on Monday, Aug. 10. And investigators say Purser knew exactly how young the girl was supposed to be. Throughout the investigation, Purser was repeatedly told that the person he was communicating with was 14 years old, according to the sheriff. That allegedly didn't stop him. Purser ultim…
'License Plate Flipper' With Bogus Out-Of-State Plate Found At New Rochelle Park 'License Plate Flipper' With Bogus Out-Of-State Plate Found At New Rochelle Park
'License Plate Flipper' With Bogus Out-Of-State Plate Found At New Rochelle Park A trip to a popular Westchester County park ended with a Bronx woman losing her car after an officer found a device capable of switching between a legitimate New York license plate and a fraudulent out-of-state plate, police said.  The vehicle was found at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle by a Westchester County Police officer assigned to a detail there, the department said on Sunday, Aug. 9.   The officer noticed the vehicle was equipped with a "license plate flipper," which allowed it to display two different plates, according to police.  One side held a legitimate Ne…
Elmwood Park Woman Used Wheelchair Part To Beat Relative, Then Attacked Cop: Police Elmwood Park Woman Used Wheelchair Part To Beat Relative, Then Attacked Cop: Police
Elmwood Park Woman Used Wheelchair Part To Beat Relative, Then Attacked Cop: Police A Bergen County woman with a history of assault is accused of attacking a relative with a wheelchair part and later attacking an officer while trying to escape custody, according to police and court records. Elmwood Park police responded to a home on Donor Avenue on Friday, Aug. 7, for what was initially reported as a medical incident, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Officers arrived to find a man sitting on the front steps with blood coming from his face An investigation found that the man had been assaulted by a family member, identified by police as Tiffany Mendez, 36, of Elmwood…
Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Westbury Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Westbury Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says
Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Westbury Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says A Long Island man found with fentanyl, xylazine, and explosives in his home is headed to prison. Anthony Gianatiempo, 35, of Westbury, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 7 to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to selling drugs and attempted weapons possession, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Gianatiempo sold $820 worth of cocaine, fentanyl, ketamine, heroin, and alprazolam (Xanax) to a person in Cantiague Park on June 18, 2025, according to the district attorney’s office. That sale led to a raid on Gianatiempo’s apartment on Aug. 5, 2025, in which investigators recovere…
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Paramus Police Say Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Paramus Police Say
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Paramus Police Say A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself to women in the parking lot of Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Jordan Williams, of Hackensack, was charged with lewdness following the incident in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 6, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. Officer Vincent LaBarbiera, who was working with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, spotted a gray 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS450 driving through multiple parking aisles and stopping near women walking through the lot, Scott said. Officers began watching the Mercedes, which Williams was dri…
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In PG County: Feds Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In PG County: Feds
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In PG County: Feds A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…
Arrest Made In New Year's Day Murder In Paterson: Prosecutor Arrest Made In New Year's Day Murder In Paterson: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In New Year's Day Murder In Paterson: Prosecutor A Paterson man has been charged in connection with a New Year's Day homicide that left one man dead and another wounded near Market Street, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 6. David Lawrence, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. The charges stem from a shooting reported at approximately 7:0…
World Cup Sex Sting: Bergen Crackdown Nets Six Arrests, Prosecutor Says World Cup Sex Sting: Bergen Crackdown Nets Six Arrests, Prosecutor Says
World Cup Sex Sting: Bergen Crackdown Nets Six Arrests, Prosecutor Says An undercover operation at Bergen County hotels and motels tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup led to the arrests of six people as investigators sought to identify potential human trafficking victims, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 5. The arrests were part of a statewide anti-human trafficking effort that led to the recovery of 97 suspected victims and 71 arrests before and during the tournament, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport's Office announced last month. In Bergen County, the operation was coordinated during June and July by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Human …
Guy Behind Tenafly Package Thefts Was Posing As Amazon Worker, Cops Say Guy Behind Tenafly Package Thefts Was Posing As Amazon Worker, Cops Say
Guy Behind Tenafly Package Thefts Was Posing As Amazon Worker, Cops Say A 42-year-old New York man accused of posing as an Amazon delivery driver to steal packages from a Bergen County apartment complex has been arrested more than a year after police began investigating the case, authorities said. The investigation began in March 2025 after Tenafly police were alerted to a series of package thefts at a local apartment building, according to Deputy Chief Michael deMoncada. Police said the suspect entered the building lobby wearing a face mask and an Amazon delivery vest before leaving with unattended packages. Detective Michael Vecchiarelli used surveillance vid…
Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x In Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: Lanco DA Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x In Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: Lanco DA
Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x In Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: Lanco DA A brother accused of stabbing his sister to death after becoming enraged by barking dogs will have his homicide case moved to county court following a preliminary hearing, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Bryan Emeric Adolph, 26, of East Hempfield Township, was ordered to stand trial after Judge Brian Chudzik ruled on Wednesday, July 29, that the case should proceed to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Adolph remains charged with criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and possessing an instrument …