3 A.M. 911 Call Leads Rutherford Police To Man On Memorial Field Bleachers With Knife: PD
A 911 call early Sunday, Sept. 1 led police to a man at Bergen County football field with a stolen knife, authorities said.
At about 3:20 a.m., a 911 operator reported a male caller who said he was at a field before hanging up, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said.
Lt. Craig Capoano traced the call near Memorial Field, dispatched officers, and monitored the field’s surveillance cameras, spotting the man later identified as Brian Smith of Union Beach, according to Russo.
Officers Thomas Kilroe, Courtney Dembowski, and Justin Finelli arrived to find Smith holding a knife. He complied with…
Ephrata Cub Scout Leader Embezzles $5.9K For DoorDash, Netflix, Tattoo, Police Say
An Ephrata woman is accused of embezzling nearly $6,000 from a local Cub Scouting Pack’s accounts, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29.
Amy Jo Mody, 49, of Ephrata, was charged with one count of felony theft by unlawful taking after an investigation into financial discrepancies in the Cub Scouting Pack’s account, the Ephrata Police Department said.
The probe began in May 2025 when the current Committee Chair reported suspicious activity in the group’s Ephrata National Bank account, according to police.
Investigators determined that Mody, who held multiple leadership roles within the Pack s…
Sheriff’s Officers Stole Designer Belt, Sneakers During East Orange Drug Raid: Prosecutor
Three Essex County Sheriff’s officers have been charged with theft after allegedly taking high-end sneakers and a designer belt during a narcotics search in East Orange, authorities said.
The incident happened on Jan. 10, 2023, at the apartment of Kirk Mansook, 470 Park Ave., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said in a Friday, Aug. 29 announcement.
At the time, Officers Jimmy Rodriguez, 39, of Kearny; Fabian Caicedo, 45, of East Rutherford; and Erik Udvarhely, 44, of Belleville were assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Narcotics, Stephens said.
Mansook was arrested on m…
Asbury Park Man Broke Into Elementary School, Stole Scooter: Deal PD
A 39-year-old Asbury Park man was arrested and charged with breaking into Deal Elementary School, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 29.
On Monday, Aug. 11, officers responded to the elementary school after a man, later identified as Kyle Costello, entered the building through a window the day before and stole an electric scooter from the hallway before he exited the building, Deal police said.
Officers recovered the scooter and identified Costello as the suspect, taking him into custody a day later, police said.
Costello is charged with burglary, theft, trespassing and narcotics offenses,…
Wanted Burglary Suspect Known As ‘Macho’ Caught After Chase In Prospect Park: Cops
A man wanted in two cities for burglary and other offenses was caught after a bicycle and foot chase in Prospect Park, police said.
On Monday, Aug. 25, Officer Maruri, who was on routine patrol, saw a man wearing a lime green shirt, shorts, and a white hat riding a bicycle on Eastmain Street, according to a statement from the Prospect Park Police Department.
Maruri recognized the man as Francisco Sanchez, also known as “Macho,” who was wanted by the Prospect Park Police Department for burglary, theft, possession of burglary tools, and resisting arrest by flight for an incident on June…
Man Stole 54 Memorial Vases From Camp Hill Cemetery To Fund Drug Runs: Affidavit
A York County man stole 54 bronze memorial vases from gravesites in Rolling Green Cemetery and sold them to scrap yards to fund drug runs to Baltimore, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.
Stephen Reed Glassick, 40, of 85 Butter Road in York, has been charged with felony theft by unlawful taking for stealing the vases between Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, 2024, according to the Lower Allen Township Police Department and court documents.
Police were called to the cemetery on Dec. 3, 2024, after staff noticed the vases were missing from the southeast section. The…
UPS Worker From Lemoyne Stole Nearly $9K In Jewelry, Designer Goods From Packages: Police
An employee at one of UPS’s largest shipping hubs in the country stole nearly $9,000 in merchandise from packages, police in Lower Swatara Township announced on Thursday, Aug. 25.
Dandre Rayvon Sibblies, 28, of Lemoyne, was arrested for allegedly pocketing jewelry, designer sunglasses, Pokémon cards, and other items while working at the UPS Middletown Hub, located at 2110 North Union Street, police say.
Sibblies was charged with Felony Theft by Unlawful Taking and Felony Theft of Mail, according to charging documents.
UPS Security contacted police on Tuesday, Aug. 13, after discovering sev…
Poolesville Man Who Stole Veteran’s Truck, Missing Dog Pleads Guilty In PA: DA
A Maryland man who stole a veteran's truck — with an ironically-named dog still inside — has copped to the crime in Pennsylvania, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office announced.
Kenneth Crider, of Poolesville, pleaded guilty to a host of charges in connection with an incident in September 2024 outside a Tractor Supply in East Huntingdon Township.
Specifically, Crider pleaded guilty to robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, and flight to avoid apprehension on Monday, Aug. 25.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, the victim told…
Man Stole $10K From NJ Dunkin': Police
A man is at large after he stole $10,000 from a Dunkin' in Newark on Sunday, Aug. 24, authorities said.
At 9:30 p.m., police responded to the Dunkin' at 131 Bergen St. and found the front door had been shattered, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. The suspect fled before police arrived, police said.
After entering the Dunkin by breaking the front glass door, the suspect made his way to a back office, where he rummaged through drawers and storage areas until he opened a file cabinet with the cash, Miranda said. He took the money and fled after being confronted…
