Officers J. Chichizola and T. Solimando responded to a residential report of a trespasser on private property. The Officers located the suspect accused of trespassing and the subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old homeless male for violations of warrants out of Guttenberg, NJ. The defendant was turned over to Guttenberg Police for [...]
The Emerson Police Department was notified by TGX loss prevention and the Westwood Police Detective Bureau that a shoplifting arrest made at a Westwood retail location may have a nexus to a previous incident in Emerson. Subsequent to an investigation by loss prevention, Westwood Detectives, and Emerson Detectives; a 33-year-old female from East Orange, NJ [...]
Officers A. Mazzo, C. Murphy, and Det. T. McDermott responded to a reported smoke condition from a campfire on the Veolia Water Company Property. Once on scene, Officer C. Murphy deployed the Department drone and located the hazardous fire and suspect responsible. The subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old homeless male for [...]
In early June a local business reported receiving a bad check from a customer during a large supply order transaction. A subsequent investigation by the Emerson Detective Bureau identified the customer as a 61-year-old male from Mount Arlington, NJ. Formal charges were filed by DSgt D. Kearns for violations of N.J.S.A 2C:21-5C (3rd Degree) Bad [...]
Officers C. Murphy and K. Cullen responded to a suspicious person’s report at the Old Hook Road shopping plaza. The Officers on-scene investigation resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old homeless male for violations of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10.4 (DP) Possession of toxic chemicals to cause intoxication. The defendant was formally charged on a complaint summons and [...]
The Emerson Police Department was notified by TGX loss prevention that a shoplifting incident occurred on June 12th, 2026. Subsequent to an investigation by the loss prevention employees and Det. T. McDermott, a 53-year-old female from Ramsey, NJ was identified. Det. T. McDermott generated a complaint summons and charged the absentee defendant with (1) count [...]
While on patrol, Officer J. Chichizola observed an equipment violation on a vehicle traveling Northbound on Kinderkamack Road. A motor vehicle stop was initiated, and an active ATS Warrant was located out of Kearny NJ for the owner/operator. The driver of the vehicle, a 27-year-old female from Newark NJ, was confirmed to be the wanted [...]
Officers K. Cullen and C. Murphy responded to a reported domestic dispute on Eagle drive in Emerson. During the process of the incident investigation, one of the involved parties attempted to leave the scene via motor vehicle. A motor vehicle stop was initiated by Officer C. Murphy. The vehicle operator, a 53-year-old female from Emerson [...]
The Emerson Police Department was notified by TGX loss prevention that an active Organized Retail Theft group targeting multiple retail locations across Northern New Jersey / New York committed multiple acts of shoplifting in our jurisdiction. Subsequent to an investigation by the loss prevention employees, Officer J. Schwarz and Officer J. Chichizola, a 43-year-old male [...]
Subsequent to a public verbal dispute at a Kinderkamack retail store; a motor vehicle stop was initiated by Officer T. Solimando. The vehicle operator, a 43-year-old female from Oradell NJ, displayed multiple signs of impairment. The subject driver failed to pass the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST’s) and was suspected to be under the influence [...]
