Monday, May 14, 2012
Police blotter for week of May 8-13, 2012. The following information was supplied by the Bloomfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction for any of the arrests listed.
BURGLARY A Bloomfield man was arrested for burglary and possession of stolen property on May 11, after police officers responded to a burglary in progress on Walnut Street. After determining that a brick was used to break a rear glass / screen door, the officers learned that the resident heard someone run towards the back of the property. Hearing someone running through bushes and jumping fences nearby, officers were able locate the suspect in the rear yards of Pine Street towards Jerome Place. When officers ordered him to stop, he fled west through the yards until he was spotted again in rear yard in the 100 block of Jerome Place. The suspect, a white male wearing dark clothing, again refused to comply with orders to stop. …
Dozens of Police and Public Safety agencies come to the Essex County Police and Public Safety Expo at the Livingston Mall.
On Saturday, dozens of police departments and public safety agencies from all over the state came together to discuss and demonstrate public safety techniques at the 2012 Essex County Police and Public Safety Expo. Sponsored by the Essex County Crime Prevention Officer's Association, the goal of the event was to raise public awareness about the services offered by local, state, county, and federal agencies. In addition, it gave the different departments a chance to share ideas. “One of our goals is to get everybody on board and to increase information sharing,” said Livingston Police Officer Gary Mankowitz, who also serves as president of the association. Attending this year’s expo at the Livingston Mall were representatives from the …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Montclair man was struck on the corner of Grove Street and Oxford Street; woman and toddler were struck on Route 10.
A West Orange resident is listed in serious condition after being hit by a car while crossing Route 10 in front of Mount Pleasant Middle School this morning. She was holding a toddler at the time. Kareen Barrett, 42, was crossing the intersection of Tiffany Drive and Route 10 with a 2 1/2-year-old boy in her arms when a woman driving a Honda Odyssey van struck the two, said police. The driver has been identified as Cuifang Nie, 40, of Livingston. Paramedics and the Livingston First Aid squad responded to the scene and brought the two pedestrians to University Hospital, according to Livingston Det. Sgt. Anthony Dippold. As of 3:30 p.m., Barrett was listed as being in serious, but stable, condition with multiple broken bones and possible…
Police blotter for week of May 1-7, 2012. The following information was supplied by the Bloomfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction for any of the arrests listed.
BURGLARY On May 5, a suspect entered the premises of V.I.P. Fitness at 437 Broad Street by forcing open a rear door. Once inside, the suspect forced open an interior door and removed a cash drawer containing approximately $50. Bloomfield police detectives, working with members of the community and video surveillance, were able to identify and arrest John Salvanto, age 40, previously from Belleville Avenue in Belleville, in connection with the burglary. An anonymous tip allowed patrol division officers to locate Salvanto at the Essex Manor on Broughton Avenue. Salvanto was arrested and charged with Burglary and Theft of Moveable Property. It was also discovered that the suspect had an outstanding warrant in Belleville for $1000.00 and …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A bear first spotted in Union County yesterday reappeared this morning in a tree behind town hall.
Editor's Note: Video has been added to Patch's coverage of this story. Check it out! Town hall employees in Union County had a special visitor as they arrived to work this morning: an 18-month-old, 187-pound male black bear had climbed a tree behind the building and settled in. The bear was previously spotted by a resident on Chestnut Street yesterday, but when police arrived, the bear had disappeared. (Though initial reports stated the bear was sighted near Connecticut Farms Church Nursery School, police told Patch yesterday that the bear was actually in a resident's yard and not near the school.) But today the bear came out of hiding once again, spotted by employees around 8:30 a.m. Police kept an eye on the bear while waiting for a …
Recorded tapes of deceased mobster Nick Stefanelli, accused of murdering Bloomfield business owner Joe Rossi in February, will be key in FBI case against North Jersey and Philadelphia crime families
Call it “Dead Man Talking”: The man who allegedly murdered Bloomfield business owner Joe Rossi will be heard in court in September, according to an article today on Philly.com /The Philadelphia Inquirer. But it will only be his voice that the jury hears, because the man is dead. Bloomfield Patch and other media sources reported that, in an act of mafia retaliation, Nicholas “Nicky Skins” Stefanelli and an accomplice shot Rossi dead at his Bloomfield vending machine store on February 24. According to the reports, Rossi had “snitched” to law enforcement agents about a drug operation Stefanelli was running with his son, leading to Stefanelli wearing an FBI wire for two years to get his son off the hook. Stefanelli's accomplice and alleged …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Bloomfield Police Department Officer Luca Piscatelli is recognized in Trenton ceremony for most DUI arrests in Essex County
An emotional ceremony in Trenton recently recognized Officer Luca Piscatelli of the Bloomfield Police Department, who made the most DUI arrests in Essex County in 2011. “New Jersey Remembers” took place April 24 on Memorial Drive near the Trenton War Memorial, honoring those who have helped lower DUI incidents in New Jersey, as well as family members of people who were killed by drunk drivers. “It was a very touching ceremony,” said Piscatelli. "There was one police officer from Ocean Gate who lost his father and his partner. It was real humbling.” A candelit procession, in which family members carried photos of loved ones lost, preceded speeches by law enforcement and traffic safety officials. Piscatelli's 21 DUI arrests led the …
Friday, May 4, 2012
The most recent theft is the eighth reported incident since January at the 211 Grove Street storage unit facility
An alleged burglary on April 24th at Simply Self Storage was the eighth reported criminal incident in four months at the same location. Since January 12, 2012, police have responded to six thefts and two arson incidents at the 211 Grove Street facility, according to the Bloomfield Police Department's weekly reports. The owner of the storage unit in the first alleged burglary said that his storage unit still “had the lock intact and in place" when he discovered his belongings missing. After another burglary was reported the following day, January 13, five additional thefts have occurred at a rate of one per month, on or after the 18th of the month. None of the theft reports described evidence of forcible entry into the units. On …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the case of a Nutley child who allegedly suffered skin burns after her mom brought her to a tanning salon.
The criminal case against the mother accused of endangering the welfare of her five-year-old daughter by allowing her to use a tanning salon bed was referred to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office this morning, according to Nutley Police Chief John Holland. Nutley Police officials said earlier that they arrested Patricia Krentcil, 44, of Nutley for endangering the welfare of her daughter at 10:45 am on April 23. According to Holland, Krentcil's daughter Anna was burned in a booth at the Tropics Tanning Salon in Nutley. Holland said that children under 14 are not allowed to tan at indoor salons, while those 14 to 17 years old may do so with signed parental consent in New Jersey. Krentcil, who has been interviewed by various news media…
Mom of five-year-old was arrested for daughter's burns, said it was a misunderstanding.
Kevin Raposo
10:16 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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