Cranford A Tabernacle man arrested for attempting to break into a Cranford home is now facing additional charges for the attempted burglary of a Springfield Avenue home. Bryan Muscatello, 26, was arrested on September 18 for attempting to break into a Columbia Avenue home. He has now additionally been charged with attempted burglary, criminal mischief, and possession of burglary tools.... Full story »

Cranford A Union man and his passenger were arrested for narcotics possession and were held on outstanding warrants after the car they were in failed to stop as police conducted a pedestrian decoy program on Thursday, Oct. 15. Officers Patrick Fay, Spencer Durkin, Sean Holcomb and Sergeant Frank Williams were conducting a pedestrian crosswalk safety detail at Springfield Avenue and... Full story »

Garwood A Middlesex man was charged with possession of paraphernalia and was held on an outstanding warrant after the tow truck he was driving released a vehicle into a marked police SUV on Saturday, Oct. 10. Michael Poltorak, 32, was charged after he responded to the parking lot of the Garwood Mall at 300 South Ave. to tow a disabled... Full story »

Cranford A pair of senior citizens from Essex County were arrested on narcotics charges after the car they were in was stopped because the front seat passenger was not wearing a seatbelt on Saturday, October 3. Havert Lane, 67, of Irvington and his passenger James Johnson, 71, of East Orange were charged after they were stopped by Officer Donald Zsak... Full story »

A Rahway man who was stopped for riding a bicycle at night without a light was charged with narcotics possession on Monday, Sept. 28. William McGettigan, 32, was charged after he was stopped by Officer Brian Lopez at 11:04 p.m. as he rode his bicycle on Centennial Avenue at Raritan Road without a light. During the stop, McGettigan was found... Full story »

Cranford A Paterson woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after she was stopped for driving without headlights on Sunday, Sept. 20. Dawn Marsico, 33, was charged after she was stopped by Officer Matthew Nazzaro at 2:22 a.m. on North Avenue at the Garden State Parkway north bound interchange. During the investigation Marsico reportedly refused a breath test. She was... Full story »

Kenilworth A Seaside Heights man was charged with criminal trespass and theft from two borough homes in July when he was arrested in Paramus on Wednesday, August 5. Steven Engkilterra, 24, was charged after an investigation by Detective Sergeant Tim Dowd into thefts at a home on South 18th Street and another home on Boyd Terrace. According to Dowd jewelry... Full story »

CRANFORD -- A Roselle man was charged with narcotics possession and possession of fireworks after he was stopped for having a brake light out in Cranford on Tuesday, July 28. Jean G. Glemaud, 27, was charged after he was stopped at 9:39 p.m. at the intersection of Centennial Avenue and Hayes Street by Officer Brian Lopez. During the stop, Glemaud... Full story »

A Brick man who reportedly acted suspiciously when he approached a Cranford police cruiser for directions was charged with narcotics possession and held on an outstanding warrant on Sunday, July 26. Full story »

A Cranford man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police responded to a report of a possible car accident on Wednesday, July 15. Officer Chris DiFabio responded to the intersection of Hillside and Centennial avenues at 10:54 p.m. and found that a vehicle driven by Robert Stauffer, 53, had struck a sign and a tree. Stauffer was additionally charged... Full story »

Cranford A Cranford man was charged with driving while intoxicated and other violations after he was stopped for failing to yield to a pedestrian as part of the Cranford Police Department's pedestrian decoy program on Thursday, July 9. Full story »

Cranford A Cranford man was charged with drug possession and other charges after he was stopped for using a handheld cell phone and driving without his headlights on Sunday, May 24. Saul Arruda Jr., 32, was charged after he was stopped by Officer Thomas Stainsen at 10:22 p.m. at the intersection of North Avenue East and Elizabeth Avenue for motor... Full story »

Cranford A Cranford man was arrested on drug charges after he was stopped for crossing a double yellow line on Thursday, May 14. Edon Dalip Bytyqi, 22, was charged after he was stopped by Officer Brian Lopez at 3:03 a.m. at the intersection of Raritan Road and Mohawk Drive and allegedly had narcotics and a weapon in his possession. Bytyqi... Full story »

Cranford Two Linden men were arrested after a stop for a seatbelt violation lead to a foot chase on May 9. Officers John Rattigan and Brian Wagner stopped a vehicle at 11:15 p.m. at the intersection of Centennial Avenue and Raritan Road because driver Taji Jones, 23, was reportedly not wearing a seat belt. Jones tussled with Wagner as passenger... Full story »

Cranford A Newark man was held on a warrant and faces drug possession and distribution charges after police responded to a motor vehicle accident he was involved in on Saturday, April 18. Kenneth Gosa, 38, was charged after Officer John Colineri responded to an accident at the intersection of South and Centennial avenues at 4:39 p.m. Gosa was found to... Full story »