For Immediate Release: August 30, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of CHRISTOPHER GONZALEZ (DOB: 08/27/2003; single; unemployed) of 85 Mercer Street, Paterson, NJ; RAEKWON J. NORWOOD (DOB: 01/19/2003; single; unemployed) of 83 Garfield Avenue, Paterson, NJ; and a 17-year-old JUVENILE with carjacking, armed robbery, weapons and theft offenses. The arrests are the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Uram. On Sunday, May 14, 2023 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Garfield Police Department received a report of an armed carjacking that occurred on Botany Street. Four male suspects, two of whom were armed with a handgun, approached a Garfield resident who was sitting in his Lexus sedan outside his home. Two of the suspects pointed their firearms at the victim and demanded his vehicle, cash,…

For Immediate Release: August 29, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JONATHAN R. CZYZEWSKI (DOB: 4/09/1986; single; unemployed) of 193 Blue Ridge Drive, Levittown, PA, on charges of aggravated arson, arson, and criminal mischief.  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 Sunday, July 30, 2023, at approximately 4:40 a.m., the Lodi Police Department responded to a vehicle fire at 62 Route 46, which is a used car dealership called MFT Auction.  Responding officers found a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck fully engulfed in flames, and they successfully suppressed the fire.  However, prior to the fire being put out, eight other vehicles parked in the vicinity of the pickup truck were also damaged by fire.  An investigation conducted…

For Immediate Release: August 28, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JOHN LAIOSA (DOB: 10/9/1946; single; retired) of 35 Trudy Drive, Lodi, NJ.  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 Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain Michael Antista. On Saturday, August 26, 2023, at approximately 8:47 p.m., the Hackensack Police Department Department received a 911 call reporting a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at the intersection of Essex Street and Lehigh Street in Hackensack, NJ.  The pedestrian, a 65-year-old Hackensack resident, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of serious bodily injuries.   An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Hackensack Police Department revealed that a 2019 Ford Mustang operated by JOHN LAIOSA struck the victim…

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DASHAWN D. HOOKS (DOB: 09/29/2000; single; security guard) of 217 East Tryon Avenue, Teaneck, NJ, on charges of possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.  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, August 24, 2023, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of DASHAWN D. HOOKS during an Internet child pornography investigation.  The investigation revealed that HOOKS used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.  As a result of the investigation, DASHAWN D. HOOKS was arrested on Thursday, August 24, 2023, in Paramus, NJ, and charged with second-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)ii; and…

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of VICTOR MORALES (DOB: 07/08/1991; single; lab technician) of Saddle Brook, NJ, on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault.  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 Saddle Brook Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain John A. Zotollo Jr. On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, the Saddle Brook Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding a report of child abuse.  An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Saddle Brook Police Department revealed that MORALES physically assaulted a child under the age of 13 years old who was in his care. On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, as a result of the investigation, MORALES was arrested in…

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of DERICK DE LA ROSA (DOB: 8/27/2003; single; unemployed) of 1432 Crotona Park East, Apt 2-B, Bronx, NY;  ISMAEL CARRASCO-DE LA ROSA (DOB: 9/06/1990; single; unemployed) of 229 Kingston Avenue, Yonkers, NY; JOAQUIN PORTORREAL-GARCIA (DOB: 11/22/2001; single; unemployed) of 1440 Crotona Park East, Apt 2-C, Bronx, NY; and FRANCISCO ROJAS-CORPORAN (DOB: 12/17/1993; single; unemployed) of 642 Hanson Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ on armed robbery related charges.  The arrests are the result of a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (“BCPO”) under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Maywood Police Department under the direction of Chief Terrance R. Kenny. On Friday, November 11, 2022, the Maywood Police Department received a report of an armed home invasion that occurred at a residence on Terrace Avenue.  Three male suspects armed with handguns demanded cash from…

For Immediate Release: August 17, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JOHN DANIELS, JR. (DOB: 4/25/1993; single; unemployed) of 151 Stonegate Trail, Cresskill, NJ, on charges of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, hindering apprehension by suppression, hindering apprehension by providing false information, and unlawful possession of a weapon.  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 Cresskill Police Department under the direction of Chief James Domville. On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at approximately 6:46 p.m., the Cresskill Police Department responded to a 911 call at a private residence on Stonegate Trail and found 48-year-old Irma Daniels, deceased of apparent blunt force trauma.  An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Cresskill Police Department revealed that JOHN DANIELS, JR. struck the…

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Cresskill Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred at 151 Stonegate Trail in Cresskill, NJ on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. At approximately 6:46 p.m., Cresskill police responded to a 911 call and found the victim deceased of apparent blunt force trauma. The decedent’s name is currently being withheld pending notification of next of kin.  The investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Cresskill Police Department under the direction of Chief James Domville. No other information is available at this time. …

For Immediate Release: August 15, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ANGEL CHAVIX (DOB: 01/01/1998; single; framer) of North Bergen, NJ on charges of sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief James Parker, and the Fairview Police Department under the direction of Chief David Brennan. On Friday, July 28, 2023, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Fairview Police Department revealed that ANGEL CHAVIX sexually assaulted a child who was under the age of 13 on one occasion in Fairview, NJ. As…

For Immediate Release: August 13, 2023 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MICHAEL MANIS (DOB: 06/20/1952; retired) of 110 Hamilton Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ on charges related to a homicide in Hasbrouck Heights. The arrest is the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department under the direction of Chief Joseph Rinke. On Saturday, August 12, 2023, at approximately 5:01 p.m., the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department responded to a 911 call from MICHAEL MANIS, who reported that he had just arrived home and found his wife deceased. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit also responded, and the ensuing investigation determined that on Friday, August 11, 2023, MANIS killed his wife and later staged a robbery to cover up the homicide. On Sunday, August 13, 2023, MICHAEL MANIS was arrested and…