On 1/15/26, a loss prevention employee spoke with Det. D. Kearns regarding multiple shopliftings (totaling approximately $2,225). After speaking with the Ridgewood Detective Bureau, Det. Kearns was able to identify the suspect, a 27-year-old male from Brooklyn, NY. The absentee defendant was charged on a complaint warrant for Shoplifting (3rd Deg.) with a mandatory court appearance [...]
While on routine patrol, Officer J. Schwarz observed a suspect vehicle idling in a closed business parking lot. Officer Schwarz observed multiple vehicle violations and proceeded to initiate a motor vehicle stop after the vehicle followed him onto the public roadway. The driver, identified as a 34-year-old male from Paterson, NJ, consented to a search [...]
Officer K. Cullen responded to a local grocery store to speak with a loss prevention employee regarding a shoplifting (approximately $104) that had occurred in the past. The case was turned over to Det. D. Kearns, who was familiar with the suspect, a 35-year-old male from Emerson, NJ. The absentee defendant was positively identified and [...]
While on routine patrol, Officer J. Schwarz observed a suspect vehicle idling in a closed business parking lot. Officer Schwarz observed the driver, later identified as a 40-year-old male from Greensboro, NC, to be slumped over behind the steering wheel and recognized the driver was possibly intoxicated by alcohol and or drugs. Officer J. Chichizola [...]
During the course of a motor vehicle stop & roadside investigation, Officer J. Chichizola learned of one (1) active $1,000 ACS Warrant for the driver, a 27-year-old male from Emerson, NJ, out of the Teaneck Municipal Court. The driver, who was operating the vehicle with a suspended license, was taken into custody, issued a summons [...]
During the course of a motor vehicle stop & roadside investigation, Officer J. Chichizola learned the vehicle was displaying fictitious temporary registration tags. The driver, a 31-year-old female from E. Orange, NJ, was charged with falsifying/tampering with Records, issued multiple summonses and was issued a mandatory court appearance date with the Emerson Municipal Court. **A charge is [...]
During the course of a motor vehicle stop & roadside investigation, Officer J. Chichizola learned of one (1) active $750 ATS Warrant for the driver, a 19-year-old male from Saddle Brook, NJ, out of the Ramsey Municipal Court. The driver, was taken into custody, issued multiple summonses and ultimately released on his own recognizance after [...]
Officer J. Dmitruk was dispatched to Linda Place for a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC). Officer Dmitruk located the subject vehicle with heavy front end damage and airbag deployment, which matched the description of a wanted vehicle involved in a hit and run MVC in Oradell. PO Dmitruk was able to locate the [...]
While on patrol with the Bergen County Crime Suppression Task Force, Officers J. Schwarz and J. Chichizola observed a vehicle that was known to be registered to a wanted person. The officers initiated a traffic stop for an equipment violation, which the officers were able to identify the driver of the vehicle, a 40-year-old male from [...]
Officer J. Chichizola and PO Schwarz responded to a local grocery store to speak with a loss prevention employee regarding a detained shoplifter (approximately $375). The suspect, a 21-year-old female from River Vale, NJ, was taken into custody, identified and charged on a complaint summons for Shoplifting (4th Deg). The subject was ultimately released on her [...]
