For Immediate Release: May 26, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ALIA ELSAFY (DOB: 1/26/2000; single; unemployed) of North Arlington, NJ on a charge of child endangerment. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the North Arlington Police Department under the direction of Chief Scott Hedenberg. On Friday, May 19, 2023, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged overdose of a 6-month-old child. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the North Arlington Police Department revealed that ALIA ELSAFY endangered the welfare of the child by failing to supervise and allowing the child access to a suspected opioid that resulted in the child ingesting it. As a result of the ongoing investigation, on Thursday, May…

For Immediate Release: May 25, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella is seeking the public’s assistance for information leading to the arrest of AARON SIERRA (DOB: 10/10/2000; single; unemployed) of 87 N Taylor Street, Bergenfield, NJ, on charges of attempted murder, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a handgun, receiving stolen property and obstruction of justice by flight. These charges are the result of an ongoing investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Bergenfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Mustafa Rabboh. At approximately 6:50 p.m., on Sunday, May 21, 2023, the Bergenfield Police Department responded to a report of shots fired within a private residence. First responders discovered a 20-year-old female victim with multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to an area hospital and is in stable condition. An investigation conducted by…

For Immediate Release: May 24, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced that on May 23, 2023, RAUL TORRES of North Bergen, NJ and CARLOS BURGOS of Jersey City, NJ were sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison (“NJSP”) after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and weapons offenses in connection with the death of David Duque Soto in Fairview, NJ on June 29, 2019. On June 29, 2019, TORRES, BURGOS, and others conspired to rob David Duque Soto at his home at 415 4th Avenue in Fairview. During this armed robbery, Duque Soto was shot and subsequently died of his injuries. On March 31, 2023, BURGOS and TORRES pled guilty to entering the apartment armed with loaded handguns and shooting and killing the victim. On May 23, 2023, the Honorable Margaret M. Foti, P.J.Cr., sentenced BURGOS and TORRES each to 30 years in…

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Hackensack Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Clay Street and Second Street in Hackensack on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. At approximately 5:30 p.m., the Hackensack Police Department responded to a report of shots fired. Responding officers found a 35-year-old male victim with a graze wound from gunfire, and a second victim, a 40-year-old male, who had already been transported to Hackensack University Medical Center by a private automobile moments after the shooting where he is being treated.  An investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain Michael Antista. No other information is available at this time.

For Immediate Release: May 23, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of MICHAEL D’ANGELO (DOB: 7/09/1972; married; construction worker) of 115 E. 235th Street, Bronx, NY; DANIEL RUGGIERO (DOB: 12/17/1970; single; unemployed) of 65 Arnow Avenue, Bronx, NY; DOMINICK MEMOLI (DOB: 2/03/1966; single; construction worker) of 1201 Mace Avenue, Bronx, NY; BRUNO SIMONETTI (DOB: 8/18/1980; single; unemployed) of 390 Hutchinson Boulevard, Mount Vernon, NY; ERION BESHIRI (DOB: 1/14/1988; single; unemployed) of 2026 Haight Avenue, Bronx, NY; and SIAN STAFFORD (DOB: 6/29/1994; single; unemployed) of 412 Audubon Avenue, New York, NY on charges related to a home invasion in Fair Lawn, NJ that occurred in November 2022. The arrests are the result of a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fair Lawn Police Department under the direction of Chief Glen Cauwels. On Thursday, November 17, 2022, at…

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Bergenfield Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred at 87 North Taylor Street in Bergenfield on Sunday, May 21, 2023. At approximately 6:50 p.m., the Bergenfield Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call in which the caller reported shorts being fired within a private residence. Responding officers found a female victim with multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center where she is being treated for her injuries. An investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Bergenfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Mustafa Rabboh. No other information is available at this time.

For Immediate Release: May 19, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of GERRMAIOUD CHAPE (DOB: 4/28/1980; married; self-employed) of 46 Howard Avenue, Rochelle Park, NJ on charges of theft by deception, theft, and forgery. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love. In January 2023, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit received a complaint that GERRMAIOUD CHAPE was involved in mortgage related fraud through the use of his company, 10 PERCENT GROUP, LLC. The investigation revealed that GERRMAIOUD CHAPE solicited and obtained investment funds from victims by representing false ownership interests in properties he did not own. He supported his claims by providing fraudulent mortgage documents to his victims. The investigation showed that GERRMAIOUD CHAPE maintained control over the victim’s funds, and their losses are approximately $525,000.00. On May…

For Immediate Release: May 19, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of EDWARD A. TORRES (DOB: 9/09/1999; single; unemployed) of 39 Union Place, North Arlington, NJ on the charges of production of child pornography, possession and distribution of child pornography, debauching the morals of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and hindering apprehension. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love. On Thursday, May 18, 2023, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of EDWARD TORRES during the course of an Internet child pornography investigation. The investigation revealed that TORRES used the Internet to view, download, possess, and distribute items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children. In addition, TORRES used the Internet to engage in live, one-on-one web…

For Immediate Release: May 18, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of LUIS J. HERNANDEZ-PEREZ (DOB: 05/22/1999; single; unemployed) and JOSE A. PEREZ-PEREZ (DOB: 04/07/2003; single; unemployed), both of 238 Milford Street, Rochester, NY, on charges of money laundering. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love. On May 17, 2023, during a narcotics investigation, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle as it traveled through Bergen County, NJ. The investigation revealed that the driver, Luis Hernandez-Perez and the passenger, Jose Perez-Perez, were transporting $155,000.00 of U. S. currency using a sophisticated, electronically operated hidden compartment in the vehicle. As a result of the investigation, both Luis Hernandez-Perez and Jose Perez-Perez were arrested and charged with second-degree money laundering, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-25a. Both men…

For Immediate Release: May 17, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JUAN NIMACACHI (DOB: 06/06/1984; single; car washer) of Lodi, NJ, on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated criminal sexual contact, and criminal sexual contact. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Lodi Police Department under the direction of Chief Donald Scorzetti. On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child in Lodi, NJ. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lodi Police Department revealed that JUAN NIMACACHI sexually assaulted a child, when the child was between 13 and 16 years old, and again after the child turned…