NY Man Pulled Fake Gun In Palisades Park Road Rage Incident, Police Say
A New York man is facing charges after police say he pulled out an imitation gun during a road rage incident in Bergen County last weekend.
On Sunday, Aug. 31, at about 10:35 a.m., officers were called to Bergen Boulevard and E. Central Boulevard in Palisades Park for a report of a driver brandishing a handgun, Police Chief George Beck said.
Patrol Officer Stephen Kim spotted the suspected vehicle and driver several blocks away, Beck said. During the investigation, Kim found an imitation firearm believed to have been used in the incident, according to police.
Marcelino Amaya Castro, 50, of…
6-Hour Standoff Ends In Arrest In Phillipsburg Man's Arrest: Prosecutor
A 50-year-old man was arrested after a six-hour standoff with police in Warren County last Friday, Aug. 29, authorities said.
On Friday, Aug. 29, at approximately 4:45 a.m., officers responded to Manor Road in Pohatcong for a report of a person who was physically assaulted and threatened with a firearm, Acting Warren County Prosecutor Jessica L. Cardone said in a release.
The suspect, identified as Ian M. Walker, 50, of Phillipsburg, was known to the victim, Cardone said. Officers made repeated attempts to contact Walker, but he refused to exit the residence. Due to the nature of the call, …
Man Used 8 Different Phone Numbers To Sexually Extort Victim, Bergen Prosecutor Says
A Massachusetts man is facing charges in Bergen County after he threatened to expose sexually explicit images of a victim in an attempt to force her into a sexual relationship, authorities said, noting he also shared pre-pubescent child porn online.
Robert J. Meserve III, 37, of Plymouth, MA, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 27, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
In June 2025, the Cyber Crimes Unit received information about alleged sexual extortion, Musella said. An adul…
Woman Points Shotgun At Man In Berks County Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police
A woman is accused of pointing a shotgun at a man and blocking the road to keep him from leaving a park, police announced in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Diana Lynn Wendler, 60, of Sinking Spring, was arrested after Spring Township officers were called to Willow Glen Park around 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025, for reports of a woman threatening a man with a gun, according to police and court documents.
Berks County dispatchers told police that Wendler was allegedly preventing the victim from leaving the area. When officers arrived, they observed her walking toward her home on Park Aven…
Man Threatens To Shoot Up Bloomingdale Bar, Police Say
A Pompton Lakes man was arrested after police say he threatened to shoot multiple patrons inside a Bloomingdale bar.
On the night of Saturday, Aug. 23, Bloomingdale officers were dispatched to a local bar for a report of an unruly male who had allegedly threatened to open fire, Bloomingdale Police said in a news release. The man fled before officers arrived.
Through an investigation and interviews with victims, police identified the suspect as William Stonesifer, 53, of Pompton Lakes, authorities said.
Officers from the Bloomingdale Police Department, with help from Pompton Lakes Police, w…
Hacker Sends Hate-Filled Midnight Emails To 400+ Fort Lee Condo Residents, Prosecutor Says
A Montclair man was charged after allegedly hacking into a Fort Lee condominium’s communication system and sending hundreds of residents threatening, bias-filled emails, authorities said.
Nicholas M. Scarano, 23, of Montclair, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 15, one day after the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit was notified of a mass email containing bias and threatening language, Prosecutor Mark Musella said Saturday.
The email had been sent to 411 residents at the Atrium Palace condominium complex during the overnight hours, Musella said. Detectives found that two me…
