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…

For Immediate Release:December 6, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced charges filed against 33-year-old CIPRIAN A. TIBER and 43-year-old AHMED ZAREI, both of Romania. The two men have been charged with theft by deception and two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges are a result of a long-term, joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and Hasbrouck Heights Police Department under the direction of Chief Joseph Rinke. In September 2023, the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit regarding an allegation of a fraudulent gold transaction. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit and Hasbrouck Heights Police Department began a year-long investigation that revealed CIPRIAN A. TIBER and AHMED ZAREI orchestrated an in-person meeting to exchange purported gold coils for Bitcoin. Specifically, TIBER and ZAREI negotiated a deal…

For Immediate Release: December 6, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following updated information regarding the investigation into the two-alarm fire that occurred on Jay Avenue in Lyndhurst, NJ, on Thursday, December 5, 2024. This joint investigation was conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Lyndhurst Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Jarvis. On Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 5:34 a.m., the Lyndhurst Police Department and Lyndhurst Fire Department, along with mutual aid from surrounding agencies, responded to a fire inside a multi-family, private residence on Jay Street. During their initial response and fire suppression efforts of the two-alarm fire, the Lyndhurst Police Department and Fire Department evacuated an unresponsive, adult male victim located on the third floor. First responders began CPR on scene and the victim, later identified as 27-year-old Ahmed Abidar, was transported to…

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 36-year-old CECILIA MURILLO VIERA of Oakland, NJ on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault. 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 Oakland Police Department under the direction of Chief Keith Sanzari. On Sunday, December 1, 2024, the Oakland Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding alleged child abuse. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Oakland Police Department revealed that CECILIA MURILLO VIERA physically abused a juvenile under the age of sixteen in Oakland, NJ. As a result of the investigation, CECILIA MURILLO VIERA was arrested in Oakland, NJ and charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(2); and simple assault, N.J.S.A.

For Immediate Release: December 02, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 23-year-old SEEUN JANG of Ridgefield, 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 Chief Matthew Finck and the Ridgefield Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas J. Gallagher. On Monday, November 25, 2024, the Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield Police Department revealed that SEEUN JANG sexually assaulted the juvenile on multiple occasions when the child was under the age of sixteen in Ridgefield, NJ. As a result of the investigation, on Monday, December 2, 2024, SEEUN JANG was…

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 36-year-old JOSE M. SUMBA ASTUDILLO of Newark, NJ on charges related to a fatal motor vehicle crash. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department under the direction of Chief Joseph Rinke. On Sunday, December 1, 2024, at approximately 2:28 a.m., the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department, Lodi Police Department, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office responded to a serious single-car, motor-vehicle accident on Route 46 West in Hasbrouck Heights. Upon arrival, officers determined that a 2019 Hyundai collided with the highway divider injuring all three occupants of the vehicle. One occupant of the vehicle, 57-year-old Angel S. Uzhca Yadaicela of Elmwood Park, NJ, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was ultimately pronounced…

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 32-year-old WILMER HERNANDEZ-BARRERA of Cliffside 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 Chief Matthew Finck and the Fairview Police Department under the direction of Chief Vincent Bellucci. On Friday, October 11, 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 had occurred in the past. During the investigation, it was determined that the alleged assault occurred in Fairview, NJ. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fairview Police Department discovered that WILMER HERNANDEZ-BARRERA sexually assaulted the juvenile, on multiple occasions, when the child was under the age of sixteen, in Fairview, NJ.

For Immediate Release: November 29, 2024 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the launch of a public safety video series produced by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (“BCPO”). The series, entitled “Need to Know”, will provide valuable information to improve the safety of the Bergen County community. For many years, the BCPO has produced social media messages that provided tips on how to avoid being a victim of criminal activities like senior scams, porch pirates, and car thefts. These tips are now being formalized into the “Need to Know” video series, which will offer information so that community members can choose to take action or change behaviors to live more safely. “Utilizing the knowledge base of the BCPO’s subject matter experts – our assistant prosecutors and investigators – provides an invaluable resource for Bergen County,” stated Prosecutor Musella. “Sharing potentially life-saving information with our community members will promote…