ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Angered by a medical bill, a 51-year-old New Milford landscaper referred to the YouTube shooting earlier this month in California while threatening an Englewood Hospital and Medical Center employee, said authorities who arrested him and seized two handguns from his home.Joshua Lieberman was charged with making terroristic threats stemming from a 9 a.m. call he made to ...

MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A Hackensack counter worker from Maywood sexually assaulted a Garfield youngster, authorities charged.Edwin V. Vizcarra-Cortez, 19, was arrested after city police were told that he "was engaging in sexual relations with a child under the age of 16," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday.He was charged with sexual assault, aggravated sexual ...

PATERSON, N.J. – FBI agents on Friday arrested a Paterson police officer who they said dealt heroin, crack and pot to a drug buyer working for the government -- sometimes directly from his patrol cruiser.For several weeks up to his arrest, Ruben McAusland, 26, sold the cooperator heroin made to look like Percoset pills, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.McAusland, who lives in the city ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A drunken man reached through a hole he'd punched in a door and slammed his ex-girlfriend’s head into it before he was grabbed by Hackensack police, authorities said."Help me!" the victim screamed as Fature Moody attacked her, a concerned neighbor told an emergency dispatcher."I'm going to kill you!" the neighbor heard him shout.Officers ...

ENGLEWOOD, N.J -- An ex-con with a stolen semi-automatic handgun in his waistband fought with Englewood police before being subdued, authorities said.Officer Anthony Gallo was on a drug investigation in the area of First Street and Epps Avenue around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday when 21-year-old Englewood resident Paul Antonio Howell "became uncooperative," Capt. Timothy Torell ...

LYNDHURST, N.J. – A serial energy drink thief was looking at a simple shoplifting charge when he got physical with Lyndhurst police, authorities said.Michael Llopis, who was busted two years ago for stealing a shopping cart full of Red Bull, this time hid several cans inside his clothing Thursday afternoon before heading out of the Rite-Aid on Valley Brook Avenue, Capt. John Valente ...

LODI, N.J. -- Even if John Jordan of Lodi miraculously comes up for possible release after being sentenced to life in prison for murdering his estranged wife, he'd get a parole officer "who hasn't been born yet," the sentencing judge told him. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian sentenced him to life on Thursday -- Jordan's 51st birthday -- for stabbing 39-year-old Tracy ...

PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – It's now nearly three weeks since a 26-year-old Prospect Park man went missing without a trace, said police who issued additional photos of and information about him on Thursday.Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro hasn't been seen since he left his home on Easter, April 1, headed towards the Paterson area near JFK High School, Detective Walter Richmond said.Alcade-Alfaro is ...

WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Wyckoff police on Thursday asked that the privacy of two 13-year-old girls and their families be respected after the teens were caught trying to run away from home.No one else was involved in the plan hatched by the two youngsters, police said.Lt. Joseph Soto issued this statement:“Police Chief David V. Murphy reported that the police department received a report from ...

WYCKOFF, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A standoff at a Wyckoff home that brought a Bergen County Regional SWAT team Thursday afternoon ended peacefully. That makes four SWAT team calls in just under two weeks that were resolved without incident.The Bergen County Mental Health Screening Agency asked that a Wyckoff officer respond to the Martom Road home off Van Houten Avenue with them to assist in a ...