Officer S. Croal and Officer G. Howard were dispatched to a retail store on the report of a shoplifting in progress. The responding officers received information from loss prevention employees that a female was removing security tags from merchandise and concealing the items into a reusable bag. PO Howard located and stopped the female near [...]
On June 21, 2025 Officer K. Cullen took a report for a package theft that occurred on the front steps of a residence. The incident was investigated by Detective Sergeant D. Kearns, who was able to identify a vehicle that was used in the commission of the crime. Through his investigation, and with assistance of [...]
While conducting motor patrol, Officer J. Chichizola attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop of a vehicle displaying tinted windows and a suspended registration. While traveling north on Forest Avenue, the driver refused to yield to the officer’s vehicle with activated emergency lights and sirens. A decision as made not to pursue the vehicle as [...]
While on patrol with the Bergen County Crime Suppression Team, Officer J. Schwarz observed a black Honda Accord with multiple equipment violations, and furthermore observed the operator of the vehicle using a handheld cellphone while exiting a parking lot. Officer Schwarz and his partner initiated a traffic stop, which developed information linking the vehicle to a [...]
Officer J. Chichizola and Officer J. Schwarz were dispatched to a retail store following a report of a shoplifting in progress. Upon arrival, responding officers were provided with information from store loss prevention personnel indicating that a male and female suspect were observed removing security sensors from merchandise and concealing the stolen merchandise. The suspects [...]
While conducting motor patrol, Officer M. Martino initiated a traffic stop after an equipment violation on a vehicle. During the roadside investigation, it was determined that the driver, a 39-year-old male resident of Belleville, New Jersey, was operating the vehicle with an expired driver’s license and suspended driving privileges. Further investigation revealed the individual had [...]
Lost prevention officers from a local retail store reported that their store was a victim of shoplifting on 6/04/25, totaling approximately $544 worth of stolen merchandise. With assistance from the loss prevention team who was able to obtain the fleeing vehicle’s registration, DSgt. D. Kearns developed a possible suspect, and after further investigation, was able [...]
Officer J. Chichizola, Officer J. Schwarz and Det. T. McDermott were dispatched to a retail store on the report of a shoplifting in progress. The responding officers received information from loss prevention employees that a male and female were using an antishoplifting countermeasure, specifically a large magnet, to remove security tags from handbags. Both individuals [...]
While performing motor patrol, Officer J. Schwarz initiated a traffic stop for multiple equipment violations. During Officer Schwarz’s roadside investigation, it was confirmed that the driver, a 38-year-old male from Hackensack, NJ, had (1) active ACS warrant from the Hackensack Municipal Court for Terroristic Threats. The individual was taken into custody, and turned over to the [...]
Officer M. Martino and Officer A. Mazzo were dispatched to a local supermarket on the report of a detained shoplifter. The investigating officers determined that the suspect bypassed all points of sales without paying and exited into the parking lot with the merchandise. The suspect, a 68-year-old female from River Vale, NJ, was taken into [...]
