Tag: Bergen County Sheriff's Department
Bronx Woman Extorted Teaneck Ex With Threat To Contact Employer About Drugs: Police
A 36-year-old Bronx woman is accused of extorting a Teaneck resident, her ex, by threatening to contact the victim’s employer with false drug allegations, police said.
On July 19, 2025, a Teaneck resident reported being the victim of extortion by Kariymah Negron, “with whom they had previously been involved in a dating relationship,” Deputy Chief Seth B. Kriegel said. The victim said that Negron, of the Bronx, initially asked for money in exchange for explicit videos, Kriegel said.
When the victim declined to pay, Negron threatened to send an anonymous email to the vict…
Maywood Man, 21, Dies Days After Edgewater E-Bike Crash, Police Say
A 21-year-old man from Maywood has died after crashing his electric dirt bike in Edgewater, police said.
Johnathan Torres died from his injuries on Tuesday, July 15, following a crash that occurred around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, according to a press release from Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin.
Police were called to the area of 725 River Road, across from the SoJo Spa Club, for a report of a motorcycle crash.
When officers arrived, they found Torres, who had been operating a Sur-ron electric dirt bike, with significant injuries. He was treated on scene by Cliffside Park EMS and …
Drug Raid: Fair Lawn Man Had $152K In Cash, Grow Tents, Shrooms Seized, Cops Say
A late-night call for a suspicious person in Fair Lawn led police to uncover what they say was a full-fledged drug operation—and more than $150,000 in cash, authorities said.
It happened on Monday, May 20, at approximately 11:09 p.m., according to Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich.
Officers responding to Ward Street encountered Timothy S. Brown, 62, after neighbors reported a man walking up and down driveways. Brown had a “large rucksack,” police said, and began acting suspiciously near the front door of a home.
Officers handcuffed Brown and noticed that the front door to a neighboring…
Smile For The Doorbell Camera: Paterson Porch Pirate Arrested For $1K Lyndhurst Theft, Cops Say
A Paterson porch pirate is facing charges for swiping a $1,000 electronics package from a Lyndhurst home, police announced.
Jeison Sime Martinez, 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department apprehended him during a motor vehicle violation investigation, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.
The arrest stemmed from an incident on Tuesday, Oct. 22, when a Lyndhurst resident reported that a package had been stolen from their front porch.
Surveillance footage from a doorbell camera provided detectives with a clear description of the suspect and …
Florida Ex-Cons Found With Runaway Girls, Loaded Guns In Ridgefield Park Traffic Stop: Chief
Two out-of-state men stopped for motor vehicle violations on Route 46 in Bergen County were found to have not only picked up two runaway girls from Virginia but were in possession of loaded guns, a high-capacity magazine, stolen hollow-point bullets, and more, police said.
Ridgefield Park officer Lavrone Green stopped a Penske truck around 11:35 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 in the westbound lanes near the I-95 ramp, Chief Joseph Rella said.
With help from Sgt., Nicholas Triano, Ptl. Marco, and Ptl. Anthony D’Elia, Green carried out an investigation and identified the men as Freddie Lynum,…
Route 17 Stop: NY State Ex-Con Had Drugs, Ammo, Rochelle Park PD Says
An upstate New York ex-con busted for drugs two months ago was illegally carrying hollow-point ammo, along with some drugs, when he was stopped on Route 17 before dawn Tuesday, Rochelle Park police said.
Stephone Salley, 25, of Schenectady had been free pending trial since early June, when New York State Police said they found him carrying heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and a drug cutting agent in the Orange County, NY town of Newburgh, records show.
Rochelle Park Police Officer Chris Kiszka pulled Salley over at the Exxon station on the northbound highway around 2 a.m. Tuesday after spotting se…
