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NORTH CALDWELL POLICE SERGEANT HOSPITALIZED AFTER POLICE PURSUIT: five arrests made

4/3/2019

North Caldwell Police Sergeant Hospitalized After Police Pursuit: Five Arrests Made

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
First Published 5am

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ - Early Wednesday morning, North Caldwell Police received a report of suspicious individuals running through a backyard on Mountain Avenue near White Oak Road.

The incident led to a responding officer, North Caldwell Police Sergeant John Belotta, being hospitalized after reportedly being dragged by the driver of a stolen car. Multiple departments responded and ultimately five were arrested, while two cars which were reported stolen in Morris County were recovered.

At about 4:51am this morning, North Caldwell Police responded to Mountain Avenue investigating the suspicious individuals and at the same time called in Caldwell Police Department and West Caldwell Police Department to assist with the investigation. Caldwell and West Caldwell officers patrolled Mountain Avenue while North Caldwell officers patrolled the side street areas.

A few minutes later, at 4:54am, another call came into North Caldwell headquarters from a resident reporting that they could seeing individuals running on Mountain Avenue toward Knollwood Drive. At 4:57am, Cedar Grove Police were also dispatched to assist.

While patrolling the area at 5:03am, Sergeant Belotta spotted two cars driving on Deer Trail Road headed to Brookside Terrace. Police later determined that the two cars were stolen last night out of Morris Plains and Maplewood:

Grey Nissan Rogue
Black Jeep Wrangler

"The driver of the stolen Jeep
attempted to hit Sergeant John Belotta,"
stated North Caldwell Police Chief Mark Deuer.
"As the officer grabbed onto the car's window,
the driver then sped away,
and the officer was dragged by the car.
Sergeant Belotta is now hospitalized
with non-life-threatening injuries."

North Caldwell officers were able to apprehend two individuals on Brookside Terrace and placed them under arrest. Although injured, Belotta was able to report that the cars drove away towards Mountain Avenue and by 5:05am, Verona Police was also sent out to assist the investigation.

At 5:26am, a Verona patrol officer on Smull Avenue saw the two wanted cars drive past him on Mountain Avenue headed towards Bloomfield Avenue.

At 5:30am, another Verona patrol officer witnessed multiple persons bail out of a car at Ryerson Avenue near Grove Street in Caldwell. The officer followed after the suspects on foot and reported to the other responding units that they were running in the area of Fells Road and Devon Road, in Essex Fells.

At 5:32am, Roseland Police were dispatched to assist after the suspects were seen behind Devon Road residences near Avon Drive. Soon after, Livingston Police were dispatched to assist at 5:36am.

North Caldwell officers were on foot as they witnessed individuals running through the backyards of Devon Road going through the connecting Fells Road backyards. At the same time, at about 5:39am, Verona officers reported seeing suspects near a residence on Fells Road.

By 5:49am, the Verona patrol office witnessed a suspect on Devon Road. Soon he was subdued, and the final arrest was made.

Deuer reported that, in total, five arrests were made in Essex Fells and North Caldwell and 1 gun was recovered. The individuals arrested reside in Maplewood, Newark and Irvington.

Within minutes, Caldwell Police reported they were with the two
stolen cars which were located at the dead end of Grove Street, Caldwell.

North Caldwell Chief Mark Deuer:
"Due to multiple towns experiencing vehicle theft and robberies, the Essex County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Unit is currently processing this morning's incident, along with officers from the Maplewood and Morris Plains Police Departments."

PHOTO: North Caldwell Police Department

According to Deuer, by 9:45am, Essex County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Unit, along with the Prosecutor's Office and officers from Maplewood and Morris Plains Police Departments responded to the scene and police headquarters to process the incidents.

This investigation is ongoing, and police request that anyone with video or information should contact them:

North Caldwell Police
(973) 226-0800

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roseland police officer michael gibbons thwarts car burglaries, Dodges car attack and enables recovery of stolen car in parsippany

3/26/2019

ROSELAND POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL GIBBONS THWARTS CAR BURGLARIES, Dodges car attack
AND enables recovery of a
STOLEN CAR in Parsippany

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
First Published 2:20am

ROSELAND, NJ - In the early morning hours of Tuesday, Mar. 26, Roseland Police Officer Michael Gibbons alerted headquarters to two individuals he reportedly saw breaking into cars in the area of Third Avenue, Roseland. Within minutes, he escaped injury, made an arrest, and assisted with a stolen car recovered in Parsippany.

At about 2:20am, Gibbons called in two individuals he reportedly witnessed on foot breaking into cars on Third Avenue. He was able to make one arrest, while a second individual ran on foot, and another remained in a second car.

The suspect on foot is described as:

Black male
wearing all black including a black skullcap
last seen running in the area of 502 Eagle Rock Avenue, at the end of Third Avenue

The individual driving the second car, described as a white male, reportedly attempted to use his car to attack Gibbons. The officer jumped back into his patrol car, and was not injured. The police car is believed to have sustained driver-side door damage.

The car was determined by police to be a 2012 Toyota Sienna wagon, stolen out of Lakewood. The driver then sped off, followed by Gibbons who was able to follow the car as it drove onto Eisenhower Parkway, and then Route 280 West.

After reportedly driving at speeds over 100 miles-per-hour, the car exited the road at some point after Exit 1 in Parsippany, in the back-lot of an office building. At that point it's believed that the driver bailed from the car and was seen running behind the building. Gibbons secured the car, and police were able to report its recovery to Lakewood authorities.

Multiple Parsippany Police units responded at about 2:33am to the car's location, along with a K9 unit. East Hanover also responded to the Parsippany location.

Roseland Police requested mutual aid from all surrounding towns and the State Police were also notified. By about 2:30am, Roseland Police began scouting in the areas of Harrison, Eisenhower, and Eagle Rock. As of 2:45am, the Essex County Sheriff Officers, including K9, were dispatched to Third Avenue to locate the second individual.

By 3am, officers responded from Caldwell, East Hanover, Livingston, and West Caldwell and surrounded the perimeter from QuickChek to Noecker School, while the K9 unit was picking up a scent at 3:15am in the Third Avenue location.

At 3:40am, all police units were released from the Third Avenue area with the investigation continuing.

"Officer Gibbons performed an excellent job this morning," commented Roseland Police Chief Rich McDonough.
"The recovered stolen car will be used to complete the investigation and identify all individuals involved with these incidents."

This morning at 8:45am, at least one car was reported to have been confirmed broken into overnight on Glen Avenue, Roseland, near Passaic Avenue.

Additionally, a car was reported stolen overnight from Green Avenue, near Cooper. The investigation continues and any new information will be updated.

Anyone with information should contact Roseland Police:
973-226-8700

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NORTH CALDWELL RESIDENT AND POLICE PREVENT WILLOWBROOK DRIVE BURGLARY

2/22/2019

NORTH CALDWELL RESIDENT
AND POLICE PREVENT
WILLOWBROOK DRIVE BURGLARY

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 10:40am

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ - North Caldwell Police Chief Mark Deuer reported that earlier this morning Officers Depoe and Herbert prevented a likely burglary by a suspect who was driving a car which was stolen this morning from Lyndhurst.

IMAGE: Carolyne Volpe Curley

According to Deuer, at about 9am this morning, a resident on Willowbrook Drive alerted North Caldwell Police to a suspicious male who was in their backyard and approached the backdoor and attempting to gain entry. The resident reported that the suspect was then seen leaving the area in a black Audi sedan.

North Caldwell Police immediately responded and patrols spread out across the area.

By 9:15am, Depoe and Herbert spotted a male in a similar car driving on Brookside Terrace. Within minutes it was determined that the same Audi had been reported stolen this morning out of Lyndhurst.

The driver, Tino Byrd, 25, from Jersey City was taken into custody and charges are still being determined.

It takes a collective effort to ensure we keep North Caldwell a safe place to live," commented Chief Deuer. "The North Caldwell Police are appreciative to the resident for making the call and for the quick and efficient police response by both officers."

Essex Fells Police, Fairfield Police and Roseland Police are currently assisting North Caldwell in the investigation by searching the surrounding area to ensure the suspect acted alone.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should contact North Caldwell Police at 973-226-0800.

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NORTH CALDWELL POLICE SERGEANT HOSPITALIZED AFTER POLICE PURSUIT: five arrests made

roseland police officer michael gibbons thwarts car burglaries, Dodges car attack and enables recovery of stolen car in parsippany

ROSELAND POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL GIBBONS THWARTS CAR BURGLARIES, Dodges car attack
AND enables recovery of a
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ROSELAND POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL GIBBONS THWARTS CAR BURGLARIES, Dodges car attack
AND enables recovery of a
STOLEN CAR in Parsippany

NORTH CALDWELL RESIDENT
AND POLICE PREVENT
WILLOWBROOK DRIVE BURGLARY