So yet another slick con man has admitted duping people who trusted him with their savings. Do we have your attention yet? The swindler from Saddle Brook told a federal judge he and his partner played a shell game, covering more than $10 million in payroll taxes with money they raised in an investment scam.
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Investment swindler admits conning elderly
So yet another slick con man has admitted duping people who trusted him with their savings. Do we have your attention yet? The swindler from Saddle Brook told a federal judge he and his partner played a shell game, covering more than $10 million in payroll taxes with money they raised in an investment scam. Ciao, familia! Finding relatives you didn't know
OP-ED: I recently got a Facebook friend request from a Martino DeMarco, who also happens to be on my cousin’s friends list. Same last name as my dad and my cousin's mom. Hmmmm. So I emailed my cuz, asking about this Italian character -- and he informs me that Martino is a distant cousin on my father’s side.Let's give it up for the mack daddy of reality shows: 'COPS'
As we slide deeper into the ring of hell that is reality television, it’s tough to ignore one of the pioneers of the form. Yep, it's been more than 22 years since we all took our first ride-along with “COPS.”Just what we need: Another bank shot
When I saw the recent headline -- “Limits on overdraft fees won’t cripple banks, research says” -- my first thought was, “Oh good. How nice to hear it won’t kill the banks to stop robbing us.” My second thought was: “I bet they’ve already found another way to steal our money.”Times Square car bomb: It takes evil to show us the good in the world
EDITORIAL: He sells t-shirts for a living, surrounded every day by hordes of people shouting in any number of languages, haggling over his wares. But the Times Square t-shirt vendor who alerted cops to what turned out to be a car bomb is proof of how much good there is in this world.
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Public Safety
National Preparedness Month: It's not a celebration
September brings us not only the anniversary of the worst attack on U.S. soil: It’s also National Preparedness Month, a time when those responsible for our safety ask whether we’ve done what we can to help protect our families. So: How about checking this list to see how YOU measure up?
Critics of Bergen's first gun buy-back program are off-target
Naysayers are firing criticism at a gun buy-back program that netted more than 700 firearms this weekend, but Bergen County Sheriff Leo P. McGuire says they’re way off the mark.
Amber Alert nixed, Terry Dusseault and son found
UPDATE: Terry Dusseault and his 8-year-old son have been found, and New Jersey State Police have cancelled an Amber Alert.
No 'Kyleigh's Law' decal repeal: 6-month study instead
If Gov. Chris Christie goes along with it, state authorities will have six months to evaluate an unpopular law that requires young drivers to have red decals on their license plates -- a far cry from the repeal sought by several Bergen-area lawmakers and tens of thousands of New Jerseyans.
Firefighters helped catch wanted serial bank robbers
ONLY ON CVP: It’s no coincidence that New Jersey has the highest percentage of bank robbery arrests in the nation, not when there are people like the firefighters who helped lead to the arrest of two accused serial bank robbers.
String of high-figure bank jobs solved, FBI says
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Nathaniel Barreto of Newark admitted to being "the Black Stocking Robber" and Juan Perez of Clifton the wheelman in a string of bank holdups in Paramus, Boonton and elsewhere from North to Central Jersey that ended when they were tracked down following an armed robbery Tuesday, the FBI said.
Cops find new tactic: The Facebook perp walk
Posting mug shots on Facebook seemed a sweet idea for police in a small New Jersey town within spitting distance of Philadelphia -- only some people aren’t too crazy about it.Connect
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Muscle Maker Grill celebration in Edgewater
No reason to let the weather keep you indoors. Muscle Maker Grill in Edgewater is celebrating an extremely successful first year down in Edgewater.
US judo champ Toni Marie Geiger of Dumont aims for 2012 Olympics
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Because U.S. Olympic athletes don’t receive government funding, Toni Marie Geiger of Dumont -- the #1 ranked female judo athlete in the U.S. and a member of Team USA -- has to raise the money she needs to train, travel and compete herself to qualify for the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Hot on the teen scene: North Jersey's hard-rocking Odd Man In
Remember the days when you and your friends dreamed of starting a band? Well, it’s wonderful to watch a group of kids pursue their collective dream today -- which, in the case of Odd Man In, is a record deal. What makes it sweeter: The oldest is 15.
Beloved Union City educator taught students to believe in themselves
Jack O'Connor is being remembered with intense love and affection by hundreds of former students whose lives he touched. "He was a true man's man," former student John ODonnell Rosales said of one of Union City's most popular educators.
Ex-Passaic sheriff Englehardt, 80, 'sharp as a tack' after heat sends him to hospital, Speziale says
ONLY ON CVP: Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale was driving on Route 80 when the radio crackled with the report of a disoriented driver who had blown a tire hitting a curb on Garrett Mountain. Imagine Speziale’s surprise when he pulled up to discover the motorist was his predecessor, perhaps the most legendary of all Passaic County political figures.
Those who knew Justin Sanchez recall 'that beautiful, bright smile'
ONLY ON CVP: Among those trying to make sense of the death of Justin Sanchez is Lucille Stanziale, who was there when the happy-go-lucky teen suffered a freak accident that killed him.
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