For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of YASEN R. DELGADO, 26; AHJAINAY N. GAWTHNEY, 27; and DELAREESE DELGADO, 31, all of whom reside in Paterson, NJ, on various charges stemming from an organized theft scheme. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck; the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton and Chief Carmelo Giustra; and several local police departments from across Bergen County, NJ. Beginning in January 2025, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Intelligence & Counterterrorism Unit reviewed a series of incidents reported to local and county law enforcement involving scam telephone calls using technology that modified the incoming caller ID information. Specifically, area law enforcement began receiving reports from concerned residents of an unknown caller who claimed he was either…

For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced an additional criminal charge filed against 26-year-old RANDY LANTIGUA of Lodi, NJ. This latest charge is the result of a months-long, continuing investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Lodi Police Department, under the direction of Police Chief Donald Scorzetti. As previously reported, on Saturday, April 6, 2024, the Lodi Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an adult male who was unresponsive in the bedroom of a private residence. The victim, identified as 62-year-old James White of Lodi, NJ, was located by first responders and pronounced deceased at the scene. Indicators of a possible drug overdose were noted, and detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force were notified. A joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lodi Police Department into…

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department are investigating a serious motor vehicle crash that occurred on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, N.J.   On Friday, February 28th, at approximately 5:58 a.m., the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles in the southbound direction of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, near the New York State line.  One of the occupants of an involved vehicle suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Several other occupants were transported to an area hospital for varying degrees of serious injuries.  The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office activated the Bergen County Fatal Accident Task Force, which responded to the scene and initiated a joint investigation into the circumstances of the fatal crash.  Detours in the area of the highway are…

For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 43-year-old ISON REID (also known as OTIS REID) of Lodi, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault, 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 Chief Matthew Finck and the Lodi Police Department under the direction of Chief Donald Scorzetti. On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, the Lodi Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child that occurred in the past. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lodi Police Department revealed that ISON REID sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile in Lodi, NJ on multiple occasions between 2020 – 2021. As a result of the investigation, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025,…

For Immediate Release: February 26, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 20-year-old CHRISTIAN V. CEPEDA of Paterson, NJ; 20-year-old DANTE N. BRAXTON of Paterson, NJ; and 20-year-old ELIAS X. MONTANEZ of Elizabeth, NJ on various charges stemming from a November 2024 incident in Garfield, NJ. The arrests were the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Garfield Police Department, under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Joseph Delaney. On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Garfield Police Department responded to a suspicious incident involving individuals wearing masks on the 400 block of River Drive. Responding officers came upon the suspects who immediately fled in a Nissan Altima. An occupied Garfield Police Department SUV was struck by the Altima, and the occupants bailed out to continue fleeing from the police on foot. The…

For Immediate Release: February 24, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 58-year-old MARC PIOVANETTI and 50-year-old JENNIFER PIOVANETTI of Fort Lee, NJ, on charges related to a sexual assault investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck; and the Fort Lee Police Department, under the direction of Chief Matthew Hintze; along with assistance provided by the New York City Police Department, under the direction of Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. On Sunday, February 23, 2025, the New York City Police Department notified the Fort Lee Police Department about a missing child from New York City who was believed to be in the Fort Lee, NJ area. The Fort Lee Police Department located the child, who was between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, in the company of MARC PIOVANETTI and JENNIFER PIOVANETTI. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s…

For Immediate Release: February 21, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 47-year-old FRANCISCO A. SERPAS and 37-year-old ANGEL W. SERPAS, both of Wood-Ridge, NJ, on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrests were the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Wood-Ridge Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael O’Donnell. On Thursday, February 13, 2025, the Wood-Ridge 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 Wood-Ridge Police Department revealed that FRANCISCO A. SERPAS and ANGEL W. SERPAS sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile on multiple occasions between January 2021 and December 2022 in Wood-Ridge, NJ. As a…

For Immediate Release: February 20, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 36-year-old QUAYYAN R. HORTON of Jersey City, NJ; 36-year-old CHARLES E. KIRKLAND of Newark, NJ; 33-year-old NAFEE A. HORTON of Newark, NJ; and 30-year-old HAKEEM J. JONES, of East Orange, NJ, on charges stemming from a shooting investigation. The arrests 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 Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael Antista. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hackensack Police Department were alerted to a shooting that occurred in the area of Newman Street in Hackensack. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad was notified, responded to the scene, and initiated a joint investigation with the Hackensack Police Department. Preliminary investigation revealed that a drive-by shooting took…

For Immediate Release: February 20, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 23-year-old GERALD A. PICADO of Fair Lawn, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, 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 Oradell Police Department under the direction of Chief William Wicker. On Friday, January 17, 2025, the Oradell 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 Oradell Police Department revealed that GERALD A. PICADO sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile on multiple occasions between April 2022 and November 2023 at locations in Oradell, NJ and Wayne,…

For Immediate Release: February 20, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 21-year-old ERICK NUNEZ of Hackensack, NJ on charges of luring, lewdness, 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 Lodi Police Department under the direction of Chief Donald Scorzetti. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the Lodi Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged luring of a juvenile. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lodi Police Department revealed that ERICK NUNEZ engaged with a child under the age of 16 on “Monkey,” a social media and video chat platform, as well as Instagram, a popular social media application. Subsequently, NUNEZ made arrangements to meet the child in Lodi, NJ. NUNEZ picked the…