Pennsylvania Man Charged with Gun Crimes in Bergen County, New Jersey A Pennsylvania man was recently arrested and charged with numerous criminal weapons offenses for allegedly selling assault firearms in Bergen County, NJ. The suspect, Andrew Okie, is a 24-year-old electronics technician who resides in Tobyhanna, PA. According to officials, Okie illegally sold firearms to residents of Bergen County, New Jersey. A number of NJ law enforcement agencies worked together on a major investigation into…

California Man Who Used to Live in Woodcliff Lake Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault in New Jersey An ex-rabbi from Woodcliff Lake in Bergen County, New Jersey has been criminally charged with sexual assault. The sex crime suspect is Menachem A. Weiss, a 46-year-old who used to live in Woodcliff Lake. For a while, Weiss has lived in Los Angeles, California with his wife and worked as a teacher. He’s currently in New Jersey…

Garfield Police Searching for Two Men Who Allegedly Held Up Local Garage Worker Garfield, NJ police are investigating the violent robbery of a garage worker. The theft incident occurred during that day at a garage shop in the area of Passaic Street and Cambridge Avenue in Garfield, New Jersey. According to authorities, two men walked into the building and asked the worker for help. Garfield Police Capt. Darren Sucorowski said that one suspect distracted the…

Hackensack Man Struck by New Milford Truck Driver – and Then Cited for Jaywalking Pedestrians in Bergen County, New Jersey should understand that they will receive tickets if they don’t pay attention while attempting to walk across the street. A Hackensack, NJ man was recently cited for jaywalking after being struck by a motor vehicle while trying to walk across a street in Hackensack, New Jersey. Daniel Gallagher, a 57-year-old Hackensack resident, was in the…

Drug Crime Charges for Lyndhurst, NJ Woman Involved in Serious Car Accident on Route 17 in Rutherford, NJ A Lyndhurst, NJ woman was arrested and charged with multiple crimes after she allegedly caused a serious car crash on Route 17 in Rutherford, New Jersey. The suspect, Soscia Salo, is a 43-year-old resident of Lyndhurst, New Jersey. According to law enforcement officials, Salo was behind the wheel of a 2008 Dodge Caliber and traveling north along…

Tax Preparer in Fair Lawn Gets Prison for Helping Clients Claim Phony Deductions on Tax Returns A woman from Fair Lawn, New Jersey will be going to prison after she pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges connected to her tax preparation company. The defendant in the case was 43-year-old Shirley Arias (who also goes by Shirley Zambrano). Arias owned Santos & Associates, a tax filing business located in Union City, NJ. Arias helped multiple clients…

NY Man Gets Prison Time for Armed Robbery of Bank in Lodi, New Jersey A man who robbed a Lodi bank was sentenced to 10 years behind bars in New Jersey State Prison. The defendant, 41-year-old Michael Cassano of Queens, New York, was arrested by Lodi police officers on February 23, 2015, a short time after he held up the Hudson City Savings bank located in Lodi, New Jersey. Cassano entered the bank and used…