AC man mistakes Bayonne for Paterson
A confused resident of Atlantic City was held on $15,000 bail after allegedly threatening to “get even” with police for his March 12 arrest on disorderly conduct charges.
Mathew C. Mooney, 32, of Sunset Avenue in Atlantic City, was arrested at 9:44 p.m. near Avenue C and 14th Street in Bayonne when he allegedly ordered a driver for Archie’s Cab to take him to purchase drugs.
The cab driver alerted the police, and during the arrest, Mooney told police he had come out of New York City on his way home to Atlantic City.
“But the train left me here in Paterson,” he said, according to the police report.
Once taken to the police station, Mooney allegedly threatened the police.
“I’ll get you one day,” he said, according to the police report. “I don’t forget a name.”
Mooney was charged with making terroristic threats against the police and disorderly conduct. He was sent to Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City, where he is being held on $15,000 bail.
Vandals strike 16th Street Park
Department of Public Works employees told police that someone overturned five park benches – breaking one – and dumped several trashcans, spreading the contents on the ground during the overnight period from 5 p.m. on March 10 to 7:30 a.m. on March 11.
Construction laser stolen
The foreman for HMC Associates Inc. told police that a rotating laser used to provide level reference plane for construction, carpentry, concrete, plumbing and other projects was stolen from its site at 53rd Street and Broadway sometime after 4 p.m. on March 11.
Lasers of this kind can cost more than $1,000, and the foreman said someone came into the gated construction site overnight and took the laser. Police said the gate to the site had not been tampered with.
Bayonne man arrested on $17K in outstanding fines
Jose A. Ocasio, 49, of Avenue C in Bayonne, was taken into custody on March 9 after police discovered the Hudson County Sheriff’s Department was seeking him. Police said Ocasio owed $17,401.49 to Hudson County.
Car tires slashed on March 7
The owner of a 2006 four-door white Honda Accord said someone had slashed both rear tires at some time between 8:30 p.m. on March 7 and 1:30 a.m. on March 8 when parked near Broadway and Andrew streets.
Irvington man busted for speeding, no insurance and other charges
Police said Anthony D. Afolabi, 26, of Irvington, was stopped for allegedly traveling 72 miles per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone. He was arrested for allegedly having no car insurance, fictitious license plates, lack of registration, and an outstanding $750 warrant from Union.
Police said they caught the 1999 Beige Volvo on radar when it was traveling northbound on Route 440. Officers pulled over the car just north of the entrance to the former Military Ocean Terminal on March 10 at about 10:54 p.m. The vehicle was impounded and Afolabi was picked up by Union police.
Non-working brake light leads to arrest of JC man
Police pulled over a 2000 red Gallant near Avenue E and 53rd Street at 9:37 a.m. on March 10 because one of the car’s brake lights was not working, according to police. A check showed the driver, Faarah R. Ballon, 33, of Jersey City, allegedly had a suspended driver’s license and outstanding warrants from Jersey City and Newark. Ballon owed Jersey City $730 in outstanding fines and $300 to Newark.
Graffiti hits St. Andrew’s School
The Bayonne Police reported that someone painted several words on a rear wall of St. Andrew’s School sometime between March 9 at 7 p.m. and March 10 at 9 a.m. Using black spray paint, the vandals painted the words “vest,” “miss,” “flat,” and “alt.”
The police took a picture of the graffiti for investigation by the detectives.
Lack of train ticket leads to arrest
Jeffrey M. Plumber, 26, of Bayonne, allegedly failed to produce a valid ticket for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail when police asked for one on March 10 during a routine check at the platform on West 22nd Street. While issuing Plumber a summons, police discovered he had an outstanding warrant from Kearny Municipal Court for $150. Because Plummer could not produce the $150 to pay off the warrant, he was sent to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
Secaucus resident gets a break
George C. Renker, 33, of Secaucus, allegedly failed to produce a valid ticket for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line when police checked at the 34th Street station just before midnight on March 12. Although Renker had an outstanding warrant from Elmwood Park for $274, the municipal judge in Elmwood Park allowed him to be released without paying it. He was issued a ticket, however, for fare evasion.
Jersey City resident arrested on warrants from multiple towns
James S. Grant, 29, of Jersey City, was remanded to Mountainside after a March 11 motor vehicle stop near 56th Street and Kennedy Boulevard showed he had outstanding warrants from a number of municipalities.
According to police, Grant owed Mountainside $350 in unpaid fines; Secaucus, $250; Union City, $192; and Jersey City, $100. Mountainside sent its police to pick him up at 3:30 a.m. on March 12.