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Police Blotter, Oct. 31, 2008
(by Albina Sportelli, Editor - October 30, 2008)
Criminal mischief
Police are not
sure what the letters BTD and ALF stand for, but they have been found spray painted in bright green paint on several city homes and cars this past week.
On Oct. 23 the letters were found spray painted on the front steps of a home on Fornelius Avenue. They were found on the driver side door of a 2004 Cadillac on Oct. 23 at 9:28 a.m. also on Fornelius Avenue. Later on that same night the green paint was found on a Mustang parked on Fenlon Boulevard and then again on a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu parked on Sylvan Avenue. Police speculate that the letters could be gang-related and are asking anyone with information to call the detective bureau at 973-470-5908.
A 1997 Toyota
had its rear window smashed on Oct. 19 between 4 and 5:15 p.m. while parked on East Russell Street.
A 2003 Toyota Tundra had both side-view mirrors broken off between Oct. 18 and Oct. 19 while parked on Lake Avenue.
DWI
Abul Hasnat, 25,
of Clifton, was arrested and charged with DWI on Oct. 19 at 3:46 a.m.
According to police reports, Officer Scott Gibson saw Hasnat in the parking lot of Pub 46 on Route 46 east and approached him. When the officer detected signs of intoxication, he advised Hasnat not to drive and offered to call him a taxi. Hasnat told the officer he would not drive and was going to his car to get his cell phone. The officer walked away and a short while later saw Hasnat enter his vehicle and attempt to drive away. He was stopped and after failing the field sobriety tests was arrested and taken to police headquarters where he was charged with DWI after posting results of .11 on the breath alcohol test. He was also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. (A score of .08 and higher shows legal intoxication.)
Christine Michalchuk, 29
, of Clifton, was arrested and charged with DWI on Oct. 21, 9:51 p.m.
According to police reports, Officer Bruce Lawson responded to Harding Avenue on a report of a motor vehicle accident.
While speaking with Michalchuk, the officer detected signs of intoxication and following failed field sobriety tests, she was arrested and transported to police headquarters where she was charged with DWI after posting a .19 on the alcohol breath test.
Albert Youssef, 49,
of Haledon, was arrested and charged with DWI on Oct. 19 at 6:55 p.m.
According to police reports, Officer Christopher Ianos observed a 2006 Ford Explorer driving erratically on Route 3 west and stopped the driver.
While speaking with Youssef the officer detected signs of intoxication and asked him if he had been drinking. According to police reports, Youssef said he does not drink. The officer then detected the odor of burned marijuana and questioned the driver, who said he had taken prescription medications and provided the prescriptions. The officer reports show, then observed Youssef throw an item to the side of the road. The officer retrieved it and found it to be a bag containing marijuana, reports show.
Youssef was arrested following failed field sobriety tests and was taken to police headquarters where he took a breath test which did not show intoxication, but he was still charged for driving under the influence. When the officer checked his possessions, reports show they found a number of identification papers with different names.
He was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft, DWI and possession of marijuana and was given summonses for careless driving, being an unlicensed driver, and failure to wear a seatbelt.
Burglaries to vehicles
A 1983 Oldsmobile
Cutlass was reported broken into sometime between Oct. 14 and Oct. 19 while parked on Lincoln Avenue.
The driver’s lock was punched in and the steering column was damaged.
A 1996 GMC
Yukon parked on Merselis Avenue was reported broken into on Oct. 23. The alarm woke the owner who ran outside to find the car door open and someone running from the area. Police reports show the burglar was interrupted before he or she had the chance to steal anything.
A 2001 Jeep
Laredo was reported broken into while parked on Scoles Avenue between Oct. 20 and Oct. 21. A Gerber flashlight was reported stolen along with a cigarette lighter.
A 2007 Ford
van was reported broken into between Oct. 19 and Oct. 20, while parked on Jefferson Street. A GPS was reported stolen.
A 2009 Toyota
Corrola was reported broken into on Oct. 22 while parked on Dawson Avenue. According to police reports the window was smashed and a GPS reported stolen.
A 2008 Ford
Edge was reported broken into while parked on Route 3 east in the parking lot of the LaQuinta hotel on Oct. 23. A laptop bag containing a Blackberry phone, its chargers and credit cards was reported stolen.
A 2007 Dodge Charger was broken into while parked in the parking lot of the AMC Theater in the Clifton Commons parking lot on Oct. 23. A GPS, a birth certificate and a Northface jacket were reported stolen.
Burglaries
A bike worth
$447 was reported stolen from Merselis Avenue between Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 while in an unlocked vestibule.
A Grove Street home was reported broken into on Oct. 22. Assorted jewelry was reported stolen after a burglar used a milk crate to climb up to a window, cut the screen and enter the home.
Thefts
A 66-year-old
visitor from France reported her purse stolen while she ate breakfast at the Howard Johnson on Route 3 west on Oct. 19 at 7:50 a.m.
The victim, a member of a tour group, told police she left her purse at her table while at the buffet table and when she returned it was gone. A man of Indian descent was seen leaving the restaurant with a purse matching the description of the victim’s purse.
The purse contained the visitor’s cash, credit cards, identification and French passport.
A customer of
the Pathmark store on Ackerman Avenue reported her purse stolen from her cart while she shopped on Oct. 21.
A woman reported her purse stolen as she performed at the Jewish Community Center on Scoles Avenue on Oct. 23. According to police reports, the victim left her purse in the dressing room as she performed, but when she returned it was gone.
Stolen Vehicles
A 1989 Toyota
Camry was reported stolen between Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 while parked on East Eleventh Street from in front of the victim’s house.
A 1985 Buick
LeSabre was reported stolen between Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 while parked on Caroline Avenue.
A 1989 Buick
Century was reported stolen between Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 while parked on Bergen Avenue.
A 2002 Infinity
was reported stolen on Oct. 20 while parked on Getty Avenue.
A 2000 Honda
Civic was reported stolen on Oct. 21 from High Park Place.
A 1998 Plymouth
Voyager was reported stolen on Oct. 15 while parked in the Costco parking lot on Bridewell Place.
A 1995 Lincoln Pathfinder was reported stolen between Oct. 11 and Oct. 23 while parked on Lincoln Place.
Recovered stolen Vehicles
A 1997 Acura
Integra reported stolen in Clifton on Oct. 18 was found in Newark on Oct. 20.
A 1997 Ford
Explorer reported stolen in Clifton on Oct. 19 was found in Newark on Oct. 20.
A 2008 Scion
reported stolen in Clifton on Oct. 20 was found in Paterson on Oct. 20.
A 1986 Oldsmobile
Cutlass reported stolen in Elmwood Park Oct. 14 was found on Bergen Avenue on Oct. 21.
A 1990 Toyota Camry reported stolen in Paterson on Oct. 21 was found on Bergen Avenue on Oct. 21.
Shoplifters
Alfredo Ramon, 23,
with no known address, was arrested and charged with stealing seven bottles of shampoo from the Pathmark on Ackerman Avenue on Oct. 20 at 8:54 p.m.
According to police reports, a store security officer stopped Ramon as he attempted to leave the store with the unpaid merchandise in his backpack.
John Jakubcak, 52,
of Clifton and Russell Mayor, 56, of Passaic, were arrested and charged with shoplifting a mobile phone from the Target store on Kingsland Road, on Oct. 21.
Officer Wilfredo Ramirez and Juan Velez responded to the store on a report of a shoplifting in progress. The officers were told the suspects, one wearing a New York Giants football jersey was fleeing and one was in possession of a knife. The officers spotted the suspects matching the description leaving the store and stopped them as they attempted to flee in a 1994 Ford Taurus.
A folding knife and the stolen cell phone were found in Mayor’s jacket, according to police reports.
Both were charged with shoplifting and Mayor with possession of a burglary tool and possession of a weapon.
Mario Bonilla, 27,
of Elizabeth, was arrested and charged with shoplifting cologne from the Coscto store on Bridewell Place on Oct. 23, at 5:20 p.m. Security officers, according to police reports, observed Bonilla using a box cutter to remove the cologne from its box. The officers responded and recovered the box cutter and found marijuana and a pipe in Bonilla’s possession, according to police reports.
Bonilla was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of burglary tools, possession of a weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Muhammed Anwar, 36,
of Nutley, was arrested and charged with shoplifting DVDs from the Costco on Bridewell Place on Oct. 24.
According to police reports, a security officer observed Anwar attempting to leave the store with the unpaid merchandise. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters where officers found crack cocaine, cocaine and marijuana in his possession, according to police records.
Jamall Black, 24,
of Roselle, was arrested and charged with shoplifting potato chips and other items from Walgreens on Main Avenue on Oct. 24.
According to police reports, Sgt. Christopher Kelly and Kevin Colucci responded to the store and were told by the manager that Black had also been spotted on the store’s surveillance video shoplifting from the store two days earlier also.
The officers watched the video and then charged Black with shoplifting and having an outstanding warrant.
Alan Beam, 45,
of Garfield, was arrested and charged with shoplifting a cart full of merchandise from Pathmark on Ackerman Avenue on Oct. 26.
According to police reports, a store employee observed Beam trying to leave with the unpaid merchandise consisting of non-foods over-the-counter medical products.
By Albina Sportelli
Editor
Sportelli@northjersey.com
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