For Immediate Release: October 31, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the conviction of MARCELO VELEZ, 59, formerly of Woodcliff Lake, NJ, in connection with the aggravated sexual assault of a child that occurred on January 2, 2021. After a three-week trial that began in October 2024 before the Honorable James X. Sattely, P.J.Cr. in Bergen County Superior Court, the defendant was found guilty. Sentencing is scheduled for January 24, 2025. On Sunday, January 3, 2021, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit received information from the Woodcliff Lake Police Department regarding an alleged sexual assault of a child. The investigation revealed that MARCELO VELEZ engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13 in his residence in Woodcliff Lake. VELEZ was subsequently arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Woodcliff Lake Police Department on charges related to…

For Immediate Release: October 31, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the charge of false public alarm filed against ADELE ULRICH, 72, of Wayne, NJ. The charge is the result of a months-long investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck. On Saturday, August 17, 2024, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Intelligence & Counter-Terrorism Unit were notified by the Teaneck Police Department that an unknown telephone caller using technology to anonymize their “caller ID” placed a telephone call to Holy Name Medical Center claiming that several bombs were going to detonate in the hospital. First responders, including the Teaneck Police Department, Teaneck Fire Department, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad, along with hospital officials, took measures to ensure the safety of the facility while members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Threat Management Unit and detectives from the…

For Immediate Release: October 31, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced additional charges against 37-year-old MIGUEL A. CHIMBO-ORELLANA of Queens, NY. These latest charges are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Englewood Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas Greeley. As previously reported, on Monday, October 21, 2024, the Englewood Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of an adult that began in August 2024. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department revealed that MIGUEL A. CHIMBO-ORELLANA kidnapped and sexually assaulted an adult in Englewood, NJ and Queens, NY on multiple occasions, as well as threatened to kill the victim. On Thursday, October 24, 2024, MIGUEL A. CHIMBO-ORELLANA was located and arrested in Englewood, NJ on…

For Immediate Release: October 30, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests and indictments of 37-year-old GLIDERMAN D. CIENFUEGO CASTRO of Alexandria, Virginia and 30-year-old EDUARDO L. VILLEGAS VALERA of Elmhurst, New York on charges stemming from an armed robbery. The arrests and indictments are the result of a months-long investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Englewood Cliffs Police Department under the direction of Chief William Henkelman. On Monday, March 11, 2024, at approximately 3:55 p.m., the Englewood Cliffs Police Department responded to a reported armed robbery at a commercial property on Sylvan Avenue in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Upon arrival, responding officers were informed that three victims were held at gunpoint, and the armed suspect had already fled the scene. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad was notified, responded, and initiated a joint investigation with…

For Immediate Release: October 28, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the arrest of 37-year-old MIGUEL A. CHIMBO-ORELLANA of Queens, NY on charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, witness tampering, criminal restraint, terroristic threats, and contempt of court. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Englewood Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas Greeley. On Monday, October 21, 2024, the Englewood Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of an adult that began in August 2024. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department revealed that MIGUEL A. CHIMBO-ORELLANA kidnapped and sexually assaulted an adult in Englewood, NJ and Queens, NY on multiple occasions, as well as threatened to kill the victim. As a result of…

For Immediate Release: October 23, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 46-year-old PEDRO A. OSORIO-ESTRADA of Palisades Park, NJ on charges of sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Palisades Park Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge James Rotundo. On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit was contacted regarding the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that had occurred in the past. An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Palisades Park Police Department revealed that PEDRO A. OSORIO-ESTRADA sexually assaulted the juvenile victim on multiple occasions, when the child was between the ages of five and fifteen, in Palisades Park, NJ. As a result of the…

For Immediate Release: October 22, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 47-year-old RALPH W. CASTELLANO III of Lodi, NJ on charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run accident. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Midland Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael Powderly. As previously reported, on Friday, October 11, 2024, at approximately 7:09 p.m., the Midland Park Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on Godwin Avenue. Upon arrival, officers determined that the vehicle involved fled the scene of the collision. The struck pedestrian was subsequently identified as 70-year-old Paul Adams, whose last known address was in Wyckoff, NJ. He was transported from the scene to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was ultimately pronounced deceased. Accordingly,…

For Immediate Release: October 22, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ABHISHEK VIJAYAKUMAR, 41, of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, on the 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 Chief Matthew Finck. On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit received information that ABHISHEK VIJAYAKUMAR was suspected of possessing child pornography. In conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Newark Division, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office initiated an investigation, which included a court-authorized search of VIJAYAKUMAR’s electronic devices. The investigation revealed that VIJAYAKUMAR viewed, downloaded, saved, and/or possessed items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children. As a result of the investigation, ABHISHEK VIJAYAKUMAR was arrested on Monday, October 21, 2024, in Paramus, New Jersey and charged with third-degree possession…

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 42-year-old UVALDO GONZALEZ of the Bronx, NY on additional charges of armed robbery, carjacking, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, theft of a motor vehicle, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The arrest was the result of a continuing investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, the South Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Chief Robert Chinchar, and the Port Authority Police Department under the direction of Superintendent Edward Cetnar. As previously reported, on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the South Hackensack Police Department responded to a business on Route 46 following a motor-vehicle crash and a reported stolen vehicle. The occupant of the crashed vehicle abandoned it after crashing, and attempted to steal another nearby vehicle, but was unsuccessful. Moments…