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Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: Teen Escapes Through Window, Ex-Con Busted After Sex Attempt Hackensack PD: Teen Escapes Through Window, Ex-Con Busted After Sex Attempt
Hackensack PD: Teen Escapes Through Window, Ex-Con Busted After Sex Attempt HACKENSACK, N.J. – A teenage boy climbed out a second-story window in Hackensack and screamed for help after an ex-con lured him into a room and tried to sexually assault, authorities said. Thomas Allocca, 59, enticed the 18-year-old boy “from the street and into his bedroom by offering coaching guidance, citing that he's starting up a basketball team,” Capt. Francesco Aquila said. Allocca – who is “known to frequent area parks and engage in basketball games with younger adult males – touched the boy’s inner thigh, said Aquila, , the officer in charge of his department. The terrified teen …

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by Jerry DeMarco
05/04/2018
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Teaneck PD: Instagram Sneaker Robbers Nabbed After Chase Teaneck PD: Instagram Sneaker Robbers Nabbed After Chase
Teaneck PD: Instagram Sneaker Robbers Nabbed After Chase TEANECK, N.J. – Three men robbed a pair of sneakers from a 20-year-old seller from Ridgefield after a meeting on a Teaneck street arranged through Instagram, authorities said. The victim told police a friend drove him to the 100 block of Van Buren Avenue, where he was approached by a man claiming to be the buyer just after 9 p.m. last Wednesday. As they spoke, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said, the purported buyer suddenly grabbed the sneakers and ran. The victim told police he chased the thief to Albin Street, where he was confronted by two accomplices. The three then beat him until th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
01/10/2018