Secaucus Police Blotter, April 15 - April 21

SECAUCUS, NJ — Released by Secaucus police and unedited by Patch, all of last week's arrests:

On April 15 at 11:57 a.m., during a motor vehicle stop, Secaucus police arrested a 35-year-old woman, Elisa Tejada of Rutherford, NJ for one outstanding warrant out of North Bergen, NJ in the amount of $550. Ms. Tejada was able to post bail for the involved warrant, was issued two motor vehicle summonses and was released from custody.

On April 15 at 2:00 p.m., Secaucus police responded to the Riverdale police department to take custody of a 49-year-old man, Sung Yang of Ridgefield, NJ for one outstanding warrant out of Secaucus, NJ in the amount of $1,000. Mr. Yang was also found to have one outstanding warrant out of Garfield, NJ in the amount of $1,000. Mr. Yang was unable to post bail for the warrants and was subsequently transported to the Hudson County Jail.

On April 16 at 2:30 p.m., the Secaucus police detective division responded to Swatch Group located at 55 Metro Way to investigate a theft incident. During the investigation, the police arrested a 67-year-old male, Angel Rodriguez of Union City, NJ for Theft [2C:20-3A]. Mr. Rodriguez was also charged with Theft[2C:20-3A] and Fencing [2C:20-7.1B] for a previous theft incident that was initially reported to the Secaucus Police Department on March 12 of this year. Mr. Rodriguez was served his complaint summonses for both incidents and was released from custody.

On April 17 at 9:08 p.m., during a motor vehicle stop, Secaucus police arrested a 50-year-old man, Richard Baer of Byram, NJ for Possession of CDS believed to be Marijuana [2C:35-10A(4)], Possession of THC Oil [2C:35-10A(4)] and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia [2C:36-2]. Mr. Baer was also found to have a warrant in the amount of $500 out of Pequannock. Mr. Baer was served his complaint warrant and was subsequently transported to the Hudson County Jail.

On April 17 at 11:55 p.m., Secaucus police responded to the Woodland Park Police Department to take custody of a 32-year-old man, Frank Gallipoli of Totowa, NJ for one outstanding warrant that was issued on Feb. 23 for the charge of Shoplifting [2C:20-11B(1)] following a shoplifting incident that occurred at the Secaucus Home Depot located at 1055 Paterson Plank Road. There was no bail attached to the warrant. Mr. Gallipoli was served his complaint warrant and was subsequently transported to the Hudson County Jail.

On April 18 at 10:22 a.m., during a motor vehicle stop, Secaucus police arrested a 29-year-old woman, Montray Smith of Jersey City for one outstanding warrant out of Newark, NJ in the amount of $100. Ms. Smith was able to post bail for the involved warrant, was issued three motor vehicle summonses and was released from custody.

On April 18 at 11:23 a.m., Secaucus police responded to the Essex County Jail to take custody of a 45-year-old man, Hasan Hatcher of Newark, NJ for one outstanding warrant issued out of Secaucus, NJ in the amount of $1,000 and one outstanding warrant issued out of Paramus, NJ in the amount of $783. Mr. Hatcher was unable to post bail for the involved warrants and was subsequently transported to the Hudson County Jail.

On April 18 at 3:11 p.m., Secaucus police responded to the Essex County Jail to take into custody a 36-year-old woman, Ketty Henriquez-Tejada of Passaic, NJ for one outstanding warrant issued out of Secaucus, NJ in the amount of $500. Ms. Henriquez-Tejada was also found to have one outstanding warrant issued out of Wayne, NJ in the amount of $500. Ms. Henriquez-Tejada was unable to post bail for the involved warrants and was subsequently transported to the Hudson County Jail.

On April 19 at 2:10 p.m., during a motor vehicle stop, Secaucus police arrested a 34-year-old man, Michael Valdes of North Bergen, NJ for one outstanding warrant issued out of Secaucus in the amount of $200 and one outstanding warrant issued out of Jersey City, NJ in the amount of $200. Mr. Valdes was able to post bail for the involved warrants, was issued four motor vehicle summonses and was released from custody.

These charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven
guilty.