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HAWORTH
Driver had marijuana – On Nov. 19 at about 11:50 a.m., Sgt. Gianluca Ragone reported conducting a motor vehicle stop on Haworth Drive with a vehicle bearing a New York registration. Investigation revealed the driver—a 23-year-old man from Orangeburg, N.Y.—was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The actor was placed under arrest and transported to Haworth Police Headquarters for processing.
The defendant was subsequently issued a complaint-summons charging him with possession of marijuana (50 grams or less) and possession of drug paraphernalia. The defendant was fingerprinted, photographed and released on his own recognizance. The defendant was also issued four motor vehicle summonses.
Juvenile teens in car had marijuana – On Nov. 20 at about 5:01 p.m., Lt. Michael Saudino, Officer James Morgan and Officer George Buono were dispatched to Park Street in the area of the tennis courts on a report of a suspicious vehicle bearing a New Jersey registration.
Investigation revealed the driver, a 17-year-old boy from Dumont, and a passenger, a 16-year-old boy from Dumont, of the vehicle were in possession marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The juveniles were placed under protective custody and transported to Haworth Police Headquarters for processing. The juveniles were subsequently turned over to their guardians; charges pending after review by the juvenile bureau.
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NORWOOD
Driver with broken headlight had been drinking alcohol – On Nov. 21 at about 10:45 p.m., a Norwood patrolman stopped a vehicle on Broadway for speeding and for having an inoperable headlight. While speaking with the driver, a 46-year-old man from Passaic, the officer was able to detect the odor of an alcoholic beverage. The motorist was asked to exit the vehicle to perform several field sobriety tests, all of which he failed. The man was placed under arrest and transported to Norwood Police headquarters where he recorded a 0.10 percent blood alcohol content. The man was charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain lamps and careless driving.
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OLD TAPPAN
Man arrested—again—for stalking, cyberharassment – In October 2017, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit initiated an investigation that revealed Daniel Pfeiffer—28, of Old Tappan—posted nude and sexually explicit photos of a woman he was acquainted with on the Internet.
Some of the postings included personal identifying information of the victim on the Internet.
As a result of the investigation, Daniel Pfeiffer was arrested on Nov. 27 in Hackensack and charged with one count of stalking (third degree); invasion of privacy (third degree), cyberharassment (third degree) and contempt of a stalking restraining order (fourth degree).
Pfeiffer was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his arraignment. Pfeiffer is scheduled to appear in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court for a first appearance on Dec. 13 at 8:30 a.m.
Northern Valley Press previously reported that Pfeiffer was arrested in two related incidents involving sexually explicit photos allegedly posted without consent on Dec. 14, 2015, and June 10, 2016.
Northern Valley Press sought clarification from the prosecutor’s office on the status of the charges from 2015 and 2016, and if the cases were related, but the office did not answer questions, at press time.
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TENAFLY
Suspect captured after chase that led to officer’s injury – Police caught the second suspect in an alleged fraudulent check cashing incident that saw one officer injured after crashing into a utility pole while attempting to stop a fleeing vehicle, Tenafly police said in a statement.
With the help of police in Peekskill, N.Y., Tenafly police identified and arrested Jamie Smalls, 21, of Peekskill, who they say drove the fleeing car in a Nov. 20 chase.
Smalls was arrested Nov. 22 and is charged with eluding a law enforcement officer; he was briefly jailed before being released on Nov. 24.
During the initial response on Nov. 20, Tenafly police responded to a report of an individual attempting to pass a fraudulent check at the Chase Bank on County Road at Central Avenue.
Responding officers observed a black BMW sport utility vehicle with New York license plates idling across the street from the bank.
“Two detectives entered the bank looking for the suspect, while patrol officers approached the vehicle to investigate. As officers approached the car on foot, it quickly accelerated from the scene heading north on Piermont Road,” according to a statement from the Tenafly Police Department.
While pursuing the vehicle, the patrol car crashed; the involved officer was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and released a short time later.
Tenafly detectives arrested one suspect, Jai’iris D. Crawford, 18, from Englewood, inside the Chase Bank for attempting to pass a fraudulent check. Crawford was charged with attempted theft, passing a fraudulent check, and possession of a fraudulent credit card.
“This is still an active investigation and additional charges may be filed. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Tenafly Police Department detective bureau at (201) 568-5100,” the department said in a statement.
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HARRINGTON PARK
Driver had marijuana — On Nov. 25 at about 11 p.m., Officer Michael Getto was conducting radar on Old Hook Road, when he observed a vehicle traveling about 16 to 17 mph over the speed limit. The driver was a 30-year-old female from Dumont. When Getto approached the vehicle, he noticed the driver exhibited signs of intoxication and detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage. The driver was requested to perform some standard field sobriety tests, which she failed to complete satisfactorily. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated, and transferred to headquarters. At the station, the driver tested at a 0.16 percent blood alcohol content, and was changed with speeding, having an open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated.