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Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force Raids illegal marijuana dispensary

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Garfield  NJ , Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of JAIME  COSTANZO (DOB: 9/05/1981; married; business owner of THC JARZ) of 115 Wallington Ave., 1st Floor, Wallington, NJ;  MICHAEL DELMORAL (DOB: 3/10/1981; married; unemployed) of 115 Wallington Ave., 1st Floor, Wallington, NJ; VINCENT SCARPULLA (DOB: 4/03/1989; single; cashier) of 802 Main Street, Apt 20B, Toms River, NJ; and RICHARD WALENTY (DOB: 10/19/1971; single; cashier) of 524 Bash Road, Toms River, NJ, on drug-related offenses.  The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Raymond Kovach.

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Newark Pair Charged in Hasbrouck Heights Armed Robbery

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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of KEYWAN HUDSON (DOB: 4/04/1986; single; unemployed) of 191 South 9th Street, 3rd Floor, Newark, NJ and SALIK STEPHENS (DOB: 03/07/1982; single; unemployed) of 43 South Hawthorne Lane, Newark, NJ, on armed robbery and weapons charges.  The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Joseph Rinke.

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Bergen County Prosecutor Investigates Fatal Fire in North Arlington

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North Arlington NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella made the following statement as to the fatal fire investigation in North Arlington:

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Hasbrouck Heights Gardener Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Minor

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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of CHELDON CLARE (DOB: 10/20/1978; married, retail gardening assistant) of 503 Prospect Street, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department under the direction of Officer In Charge Captain Joseph Rinke, and the Barnstable, Massachusetts Police Department under the direction of Chief Matthew Sonnabend.

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Traffic Stop in Leonia Leads to Multiple Arrests for Firearms and Drugs

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Leonia NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of RICHARDS MERCEDES AVILA (DOB: 8/27/1997; single; landscaper) and HECTOR B. MERCEDES CEDENO (DOB: 8/21/1984; single; mechanic) of 7840 Rebel Walk Drive, Manassas, VA on drug and firearm related offenses. These arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Fair Lawn Dad Charged with Endangering after Two-year-old Child tests Positive for Drugs

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Fair Lawn NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of RAMON VARGAS (DOB: 7/29/1973; married; unemployed) of 8 Langan Court, Fair Lawn, NJ on a child endangerment charge. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fair Lawn Police Department under the direction of Chief Glenn Cauwels.

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Ridgefield Park Man Fraudulently Collecting Unemployment Benefits Busted For Shoplifting in Virginia

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Ridgefield Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DANIEL GATSON, JR. (DOB: 7/20/1997; single; unemployed) of 1 Elizabeth Street, Ridgefield, NJ on fraud-related charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fairfax County, VA Police Department under the direction of Chief Kevin Davis.

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Park Ridge Man Arrested for the Possession and Production of Child Porn

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Park Ridge NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of RICHARD OSINSKI (DOB: 1/03/1960; divorced; unemployed) of 100 Colony Avenue, Park Ridge, New Jersey on child pornography charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Bergen SWAT Raids Palisades Park Drug Mill

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Palisades Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of DAVID BAEZ (DOB: 7/21/1985; married; unemployed) and MASSIEL INOA (DOB: 2/7/1993; married; unemployed) of 267 Hillside Avenue, Palisades Park on drug related offenses. The arrests are the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.

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Delivery Man From Little Ferry Charged With Sexual Assault of A Minor

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Little Ferry NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ROBERTO CARLOS MANCIA (DOB: 6/29/1998; single; delivery worker) of 66 John Street, Little Ferry, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Hackensack Woman

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of CLARENCE STOKES (DOB: 12/24/1978; single; unemployed) of 415 E 26th Street, Paterson, NJ on charges of murder and weapons possession charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.

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New York Man Arrested in Connection to Body Found in Barrel in Ridgefield Park

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Ridgefield Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of AQUELLIO PARKER (DOB: 3/12/1992); single; unemployed) of 18621 140th Avenue, Springfield Gardens, New York on charges related to disturbing, moving and/or concealing human remains. The arrest is the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton, and the Ridgefield Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Joseph Rella.

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Bergen County Prosecutor Confirms ID of human remains that were found in the area of Hobart Street and Teaneck Road, Ridgefield Park

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Ridgefield Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirms the following information:

As previously reported, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the discovery of human remains that were found in the area of Hobart Street and Teaneck Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ on August 13, 2021. The victim has now been identified as 42-year-old Nicole Flanagan. The medical examiner’s office has not yet determined a cause of death, and this remains an active investigation.

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72 Year Old Garfield Man Charged with Inappropriate Sexual Conduct with a Child under the Age of Sixteen

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MIKULAS BANACKY (DOB: 11/17/1949; married; unemployed) of Garfield, New Jersey on charges of child endangerment and aggravated criminal sexual contact. The arrest was a result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Raymond Kovach.

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Lyndhurst IT Analyst Charged with Distribution of Child Porn

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Lyndhurst NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of PAUL S. AN (DOB: 2/10/1995; single; IT analyst) of 529 Stuyvesant Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ on a charge of distribution of child pornography.  The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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