On 2/21/26, Officer J. Chichizola was dispatched to a local grocery store for a reported shoplifting in progress (approximately $1,000). PO Chichizola witnessed the suspect exiting the store with a shopping cart full of various unpaid merchandise and placed the subject, a 51-year-old male from Dumont, NJ, under arrest. The subject also had active NCIC [...]
While on patrol, Officer J. Chichizola observed a vehicle traveling north on Kinderkamack Road with equipment violations. Officer Chichizola attempted to perform a motor vehicle stop; however, the vehicle began making abrupt turns and continued to elude the officer. The vehicle finally stopped after pulling into a driveway on Belmont Avenue, where Officer Chichizola learned [...]
Officers were dispatched to Wortendyke Ave. for a report of a Criminal Trespassing incident. The subject in question was later located on Emerson Plaza East and brought in for an interview by the Emerson Detective Bureau. At the conclusion of the interview, the subject, a 51-year-old male from Emerson, NJ, was charged on a complaint [...]
During the course of a motor vehicle stop & roadside investigation, Officer J. Chichizola learned of one (1) active NCIC Warrant for the driver, a 36-year-old female from Oradell, NJ, out of the Little Ferry Police Department. The driver was taken into custody and ultimately turned over to the Little Ferry Police Department's custody. **A [...]
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 [...]
