For Immediate Release: March 28, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of BRIAN DRISCOLL, 36, of New Milford, NJ on a charge of possession 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 Acting Chief Matthew Finck. On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit was contacted by the New Jersey State Parole Board regarding a parolee who violated the terms of his release and was suspected of possessing child pornography. BRIAN DRISCOLL was arrested by parole officers for violating the conditions of his release, and a subsequent investigation was initiated by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit. The investigation, which involved a court-authorized search of BRIAN DRISCOLL’s electronic devices, revealed that DRISCOLL viewed, downloaded, and/or possessed a total of 1,102 items depicting nude and/or…
Archive: March 2024
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MELVIN GUZMAN, 29, of Garfield, NJ for strict liability in a drug-induced death and a drug distribution-related charge. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Uram. On Saturday, September 17, 2023, at approximately 6:41 p.m., the Garfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting the drug overdose of two victims. Responding officers located the two victims in the area of 249 Lincoln Place in Garfield, and life saving measures were immediately initiated, including the administration of Naloxone. The victims were subsequently transported to an area hospital for treatment, where one of the transported victims, identified as 30-year-old Ivan Santiago of Garfield, NJ, was pronounced deceased. A six-month investigation…
For Immediate Release: March 26, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 76-year-old PHILLIP PORTER of Hackensack, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain Michael Antista. On Saturday, March 23, 2024, the Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that occurred in the past. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hackensack Police Department revealed that PHILLIP PORTER sexually assaulted a juvenile under the age of 13 in Hackensack, NJ. As a result of the investigation, on Monday, March 25, 2024, PHILLIP PORTER was charged with…
For Immediate Release: March 25, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of WHIGMER J. VILLANUEVA, 56, of Harrison, NY for assault by auto as a result of a motor vehicle crash which occurred in Paramus, NJ. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Robert M. Guidetti. On Saturday, March 23, 2024, at approximately 2:28 a.m., the Paramus Police Department responded to Route 4 West, near the intersection with Paramus Road, for a report of a motor vehicle crash that involved two vehicles. An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Paramus Police Department revealed that a 2008 Toyota operated by VILLANUEVA was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 4…
For Immediate Release: March 25, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 31-year-old JORGE ORREGO-GARCIA of Palisades Park, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Palisades Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Anthony Espino. On Friday, March 22, 2024, the Palisades Park Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that occurred in the past. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office revealed that JORGE ORREGO-GARCIA sexually assaulted a juvenile under the age of 13 in Palisades Park, NJ. As a result of the investigation, on Friday, March 22, 2024, JORGE ORREGO-GARCIA was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Paramus Police Department are investigating a motor vehicle crash that occurred on Route 4 in Paramus, NJ. At approximately 2:28 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2024, the Paramus Police Department responded to Route 4 West near the intersection of Paramus Road for a report of a motor vehicle crash that involved two vehicles, and several injured persons with possible serious injuries. An investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Robert M. Guidetti. No other information is available at this time, but more details will be released when possible.
For Immediate Release: March 21, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MICHAEL SAPUPPO (DOB: 09/19/1985; single; food delivery driver) of 9 Vreeland Avenue, Apartment 2A, Hackensack, NJ, on charges of possession 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 Acting Chief Matthew Finck. On Thursday, March 21, 2024, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of MICHAEL SAPUPPO during the course of an Internet child sexual abuse material investigation. The investigation revealed that SAPUPPO used the Internet to view, download and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children. As a result of the investigation, MICHAEL SAPUPPO was arrested on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Paramus, NJ and charged with third-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)(iii).
For Immediate Release: March 19, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of JAYSON RIVERA (DOB: 12/25/2000; single; unemployed) of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; BRYANT SANCHEZ (DOB: 11/29/1997; single; carpenter) of Paterson, NJ; ERONY SANCHEZ (DOB: 04/02/1996; single; unemployed) of Clifton, NJ; and DANTE MOORE (DOB: 08/14/1990; single; retail) of Passaic, NJ on murder charges. RICKY “ANGEL” VARGAS (DOB: 07/18/1988; single; unemployed) of East Stroudsburg, PA was charged with murder and is currently a wanted fugitive from justice. The arrests were the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard M. Uram. On Sunday, February 4, 2024, at approximately 12:44 a.m., the Garfield Police Department responded to JoJo’s Bar & Grill located at 131 Monroe Street, Garfield, NJ on the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, responding…
For Immediate Release: March 15, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ERNEST F. HOFMANN (DOB: 5/18/1929; widowed; carpenter) of 107 Spring Avenue, Bergenfield, NJ. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Dumont Police Department under the direction of Chief Brian Joyce. On Thursday, March 14, 2024, at approximately 5:19 p.m., the Dumont Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Madison Avenue in Dumont, NJ. The pedestrian, 54-year-old Dumont resident Elizabeth Feliciano-Rosa, was transported to Hackensack University Hospital and later died as a result of her injuries. An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Dumont Police Department revealed that a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck operated…
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Dumont Police Department are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Madison Avenue in Dumont on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at approximately 5:19 p.m. The decedent’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Dumont Police Department under the direction of Chief Brian Joyce. No additional information is available at this time.