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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced that the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cold Case Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a number of cold cases in Bergen County and will be releasing new information on each of these investigations via its website. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cold Case Task Force consists of detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey State Police who investigate unsolved homicides throughout the county in which all leads were exhausted and the cases remained open and unsolved after a period of three years. The public is encouraged to visit www.bcpo.net/coldcase for information on these investigations and to visit the site periodically as new cases will be featured each month.
Ridgefield Park NJ , Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of YUN J. KIM (DOB: 03/01/1948; married; unemployed) of 205 Bergen Turnpike, Apt. 1G, Ridgefield Park, NJ on charges of theft by deception and tampering with public records. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, The Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General Office of Investigation New York Field Division under the direction of Special Agent in Charge John F. Grasso and The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s New York Field Office under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Keith Byrne.
Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of TAQUAN JACKSON (DOB: 12/21/1987; single; fire prevention installer) of 21 Monroe Street, Passaic, NJ on sex assault and child endangerment 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 Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Raymond Kovach.
Palisades Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JOSE M. RIVERA MES (DOB: 12/30/1991; single; bus company employee) of 45 East Brinkerhoff Avenue, Apartment 7, Palisades Park, NJ, on charges of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. 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 Palisades Park Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Shawn Lee.
Ridgewood NJ, with crime targeting seniors on the raise, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella is pleased to announce a week-long senior citizen resource initiative titled, “We Care for Our Seniors” that was organized by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Community Engagement Division in partnership with the Bergen County Community Engagement Task Force. The initiative took place from Sunday, July 18 through Saturday, July 24, 2021.
The CETF is a network of Bergen County police officers who are focused on building firm and sustainable relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve through engagement. These officers host programs and initiatives intended to improve public safety, increase communication, share resources, and build trust.