For Immediate Release: December 18, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 22-year-old ALTAMIR L. THORNTON of Newark, NJ; 20-year-old YASHIR T. PHILLIPS of Newark, NJ; 22-year-old RAHIEM A. MALDONADO of Newark, NJ; and two 17-year-old juveniles, on charges stemming from an armed robbery and assault. The arrests are the result of a lengthy 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 Saturday, August 3, 2024, at approximately 12:11 a.m., the Englewood Police Department responded to a robbery of patrons dining outside of a restaurant on Engle Street. Responding officers quickly determined that a group of assailants armed with handguns and concealing their identities with ski masks committed an armed robbery of multiple patrons of the restaurant. Prior to robbing and assaulting the victims, the masked assailants…

For Immediate Release: December 17, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 36-year-old SERVOLO M. MORALES DE LA ROCA of Fairview, NJ on charges of aggravated 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 Special Victims Unit under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Fairview Police Department under the direction of Chief Vincent M. Bellucci. On Friday, December 13, 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit was contacted by the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency regarding the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that had occurred in the past. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fairview Police Department revealed that SERVOLO M. MORALES DE LA ROCA had sexually assaulted the juvenile when the child was less than thirteen-years-old in Fairview,…

For Immediate Release: December 17, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 45-year-old JOSE F. FAJARDO of Hackensack, NJ on charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal sexual 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 Chief Matthew Finck and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael Antista. On Friday, December 13, 2024, the Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that had occurred in the past. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hackensack Police Department revealed that JOSE F. FAJARDO sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile in Hackensack, NJ on multiple occasions. As a result of the investigation, on Monday, December 16, 2024, JOSE F. FAJARDO was…

For Immediate Release: December 17, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of CHRISTOPHER J. GIGLIO, 34, of Staten Island, NY, on the charges of attempted sexual assault, luring, child endangerment, production of child sexual abuse material, and 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 Wednesday, December 11, 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit was notified by a local police department that a 12-year-old juvenile was in contact with an adult male via an online messaging application, and they were engaged in sexual conversations. The adult, who was only acquainted with the child through the Internet, appeared outside of the juvenile’s home on the evening of December 11, 2024. He fled the scene after the child’s parent observed his vehicle idling in front…

For Immediate Release: December 17, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information regarding the investigation into the three-alarm fire that occurred on Lawton Avenue in Cliffside Park, NJ, on Monday, December 16, 2024. This joint investigation was conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Cliffside Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Marc Marano. On Monday, December 16, 2024, at 6:21 p.m., the Cliffside Park Police Department and Cliffside Park Fire Department, along with mutual aid from surrounding agencies, responded to a three-alarm fire inside a multi-family, private residence on Lawton Street. Upon arrival, first responders located two occupants of the residence with serious injuries as a result of the fire. The residents, a 58-year-old female and 33-year-old male, were able to evacuate the structure prior to the arrival of first responders. Both victims were transported to…

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information related to the ongoing investigation of a fatal crash that occurred in Saddle Brook, NJ on December 15, 2024. This continuing investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Saddle Brook Police Department under the direction of Chief John A. Zotollo, Jr. On Sunday, December 15, 2024, at approximately 9:11 p.m., the Saddle Brook Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian on Route 46 East. Upon arrival, officers determined that a pedestrian was attempting to cross Route 46 East when she was struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian, later identified as 65-year-old Vilma Huamani-Centeno of Bloomfield, NJ, was pronounced deceased. The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian remained on the scene. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident…

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JONATHAN J. GAVIN, 48, of Hackensack, 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 Monday, December 16, 2024, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of JONATHAN J. GAVIN during the course of an Internet child sexual abuse material investigation. The investigation revealed that GAVIN 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, JONATHAN J. GAVIN was arrested on Friday, December 16, 2024, and charged with third-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)(iii). GAVIN was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a…

For Immediate Release: December 13, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of a 14-year-old juvenile from Bergen County on the charges of false public alarm and terroristic threats. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton and Chief Carmelo Giustra. On Friday, December 6, 2024, members of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office received information about a suspicious post on the popular online social media platform TikTok concerning Bergen Community College and notified the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Threat Management Unit. Further investigation by the Threat Management Unit, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, revealed that the same post and comments included a threat wherein the author was going to “shoot up” Bergen Community College on December…

For Immediate Release: December 11, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the sentencing term handed down in Bergen County Superior Court against 59-year-old PATRICK J. CAMILLI of Washington Township, NJ in connection with his recent conviction for the 2021 murder of Mary E. Huber. On Sunday, October 24, 2021, at approximately 12:05 a.m., the Washington Township Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an incident at a private residence in Washington Township, NJ. Upon arrival, Officers located PATRICK J. CAMILLI on the floor of the residence, lying on top of 51-year-old Mary E. Huber, and there was a knife near him. Mary E. Huber suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises, and was transported to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, where she was pronounced deceased. PATRICK J. CAMILLI was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of self-inflicted stab wounds. After his treatment and as a result of…

For Immediate Release: December 9, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 35-year-old JEVON M. BRYANT of Teaneck, NJ on charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run motor vehicle 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 Teaneck Police Department under the direction of Chief Andrew McGurr. As previously reported, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at approximately 6:59 p.m., the Teaneck Police Department responded to several 911 calls reporting a pedestrian lying in the roadway. Upon arrival, officers determined that the pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle, which left the scene of the collision. The pedestrian was subsequently identified as 70-year-old Bernardita Garcia of Englewood, N.J. She was transported from the scene to Holy Name Hospital where she was ultimately pronounced deceased. Accordingly, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident…