For Immediate Release: April 17, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced charges against three teenagers from New York City, two are 18 years old, and one is 17 years old. These charges have been filed as a juvenile delinquency matter stemming from year-long armed carjacking 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 Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 4:26 a.m., the Hackensack Police Department responded to a carjacking that occurred on South River Street in Hackensack, NJ. Upon arrival, responding officers discovered that the victim was parked at a convenience store when a masked suspect approached, opened the driver’s side door, assaulted the victim, and attempted to forcefully remove their jewelry. A struggle ensued, and the assailant ran to an awaiting black Mercedes Benz that pulled alongside the…

For Immediate Release: April 11, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information regarding the investigation into the two-alarm fire that occurred on Oak Street in Moonachie, NJ, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. This joint investigation was conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Moonachie Police Department, under the direction of Chief Richard Behrens. On Thursday, April 10, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Moonachie Police Department and the Moonachie Fire Department, along with mutual aid from the Wood-Ridge Fire Department and neighboring agencies, responded to a shed fire in the backyard of a single-family, private residence on Oak Street. During their initial response and fire suppression efforts of the two-alarm fire, the Moonachie Police Department and Fire Department located an adult male victim by the entrance to the shed. The victim, later identified as 70-year-old Ida Kaba, was…

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 52-year-old JOSE G. SANCHEZ of Berryville, Virginia on charges of aggravated 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; the Allendale Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael Dillon; and with the coordination and assistance of the Clark County (VA) Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Travis Sumption. On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Allendale Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile that had occurred in the past in Allendale, NJ. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allendale Police Department revealed that JOSE G. SANCHEZ sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile under the…

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 50-year-old EVANGELOS DROSOS of Glen Rock, NJ, on charges of money laundering and theft by deception. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck. In August of 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit received information regarding an alleged financial scheme. Detectives initiated a months-long investigation that revealed EVANGELOS DROSOS engaged in a check-kiting pattern where he generated self-issued checks from accounts under his control at several institutions and then deposited those checks into multiple accounts at a different financial institution while knowing that the issuing accounts did not have funds to cover the checks. DROSOS then abused the provisional credit by rapidly withdrawing the non-existent funds, resulting in the theft of approximately $496,788.88. This pattern of transactions occurred…

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 21-year-old JEFFREY S. KISHINEVSKIY of Cresskill, NJ on drug distribution charges. This arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Paramus Police Department, under the direction of Chief Robert Guidetti. Beginning in March 2025, a month-long joint investigation into area drug activity was initiated by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force and the Paramus Police Department. During that time, undercover narcotic detectives identified JEFFREY S. KISHINEVSKIY as selling opioid pills and LSD in Bergen County, NJ. On Thursday, April 3, 2025, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force and the Paramus Police Department, alongside members of the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Tenafly Police Department, and the Cresskill Police Department, located and…

For Immediate Release: April 9, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella provides the following information concerning the stabbing incident at Fort Lee High School on April 8, 2025. It should be well understood that information posted or shared through social media may not always be factual. Speculation and rumors may be amplified by virtue of the digital platform upon which they circulate. In such instances, information that is not factual can spread faster than the facts. For clarity, the facts as determined by the investigation and as previously reported are as follows: On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Fort Lee Police responded to a stabbing inside Fort Lee High School. A male juvenile student was discovered to have been stabbed multiple times in a school restroom following an altercation with a 16-year-old fellow student. Prompt medical attention was provided by first responders and school personnel, and the victim was quickly…

For Immediate Release: April 8, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced charges against a 16-year-old juvenile in connection with a stabbing that occurred at Fort Lee High School in Fort Lee, NJ. The charges in this matter are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Fort Lee Police Department, under the direction of Chief Matthew Hintze. As previously reported, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at approximately 10:52 a.m., the Fort Lee Police Department responded to an emergency radio call from a uniformed officer assigned to Fort Lee High School. The officer reported a stabbing at the school, and additional police units were dispatched, which included assistance from neighboring jurisdictions and agencies. Responding Fort Lee Police Officers discovered a male juvenile student had been stabbed multiple times. First responders and school security personnel provided first aid…

For Immediate Release: April 7, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced additional charges against 35-year-old DEQUAN CEDENO of Teaneck, NJ. 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 Allendale Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Dillon. As previously reported, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Allendale Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged sexual assault that occurred that day at the Hand and Stone Spa in Allendale, NJ. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allendale Police Department revealed that DEQUAN CEDENO sexually assaulted an adult female customer while performing a massage at the spa in Allendale, NJ. CEDENO was subsequently arrested on charges of sexual assault and criminal sexual contact. CEDENO made his first appearance in Bergen County Superior…

For Immediate Release: April 3, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 24-year-old CEILY C. SUNUN-MIRANDA of Cliffside Park, NJ on charges of aggravated 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 Cliffside Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Yakup Zoklu. On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged physical abuse of a juvenile. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Cliffside Park Police Department revealed that CEILY C. SUNUN-MIRANDA physically assaulted a child in Cliffside Park on Sunday, March 30, 2025. As a result of the investigation, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, CEILY C. SUNUN-MIRANDA was arrested in Paramus,…

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of 30-year-old EDGAR HOLGUIN-REYES and 27-year-old YAKAYRA REYES, both of Reading, PA, for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl pills. The arrests were the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck. During the course of a narcotics investigation, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force identified a vehicle that was involved with the transport and distribution of drugs. On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at approximately 6:35 p.m., with assistance from the Mahwah Police Department, the suspect vehicle was located and pulled over on I-287 in Mahwah, NJ. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force, along with members of the Mahwah Police Department, identified the occupants of the vehicle as EDGAR HOLGUIN-REYES and YAKAYRA REYES. Pursuant to a court-authorized…