CDS

CARLSTADT — Charles Florio Jr., 56, of Ridgefield Park, was arrested Thursday, July 9 for DWI, careless driving, possession of drugs in a motor vehicle, two counts of being under the influence of drugs, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia (rolling papers), following a motor vehicle accident on Sixth Street and Berry Avenue. Police reported Florio had 52.6 grams of marijuana in the car and was in possession of 54 tablets of Alprazolam. Florio reportedly lost consciousness while driving and struck a parked 2009 Honda Accord. The Accord was brand new; the owner had just bought it three hours before the accident. Florio was charged and transported to Hackensack University Medical Center.

CARLSTADT — Sergio Gonzalez, 20, of Kearny, was arrested Thursday, July 16 at 1:40 a.m. for DWI, speeding, possession of drugs in a car, careless driving, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia (plastic dime bags), following a motor vehicle stop on Route 17 South. He was released on summonses to a responsible party.

Criminal mischief

RUTHERFORD — A Darwin Avenue resident reported Wednesday, July 15 that some time between 12 a.m. and 2 p.m., someone smashed the passenger’s side rear window of his 2009 BMW. Nothing was reported stolen.

DWI

NORTH ARLINGTON — David Rivera, 22, of Lyndhurst, was arrested Saturday, July 11 at 4:30 a.m. for DWI, careless driving, having an uninsured car, failure to observe stop sign and failure to wear a seat belt, following a motor vehicle stop on Sixth Street off Bergen Avenue. Rivera reportedly failed the field sobriety test, his Jeep Grand Cherokee was impounded and he was released on summonses to a responsible party.

NORTH ARLINGTON — Natalya Morris, 33, of Nutley, was arrested Saturday, July 11 at 6:23 p.m. for endangering the welfare of a child, DWI and refusal to submit to a breath test, following a motor vehicle stop on Jauncey Avenue at River Road. A witness reported observing Morris drive over the double yellow line several times and almost strike oncoming cars while her 8-year-old son was in the passenger seat. The witness reportedly stood in front of Morris’ car, while it was stopped at a red light, until police arrived at the scene. Morris reportedly failed the field sobriety test and the Department of Youth and Family Services was contacted about the incident. Morris was released on summonses to a responsible party and the child was turned over to a family friend by DYFS.

NORTH ARLINGTON — Michael Fernandes, 22, of Kearny, was arrested Sunday, July 12 at 4:35 a.m. for DWI, refusal to submit to a breath test, careless driving, speeding and having an open container of alcohol in the car (can of Coors), following a motor vehicle stop on Belleville Turnpike. Fernandes reportedly failed the field sobriety test, his car was impounded and he was released on summonses to a responsible party.

RUTHERFORD — Kevin Corkin, 19, of Rutherford, was arrested Monday, July 20 at 4:05 a.m. for DWI and underage drinking while driving, following a motor vehicle stop on Prospect Place. He was released on summonses to a responsible party.

Fraud

RUTHERFORD — Nick’s Towing employees reported Tuesday, July 14 that someone sent a check for $1,925 for a car on sale for $750. An e-mail  asked the victim to cash the check and send the difference back with the car. The victim reportedly called Bank of America and found the check to be a fake.

Stolen car

NORTH ARLINGTON — The owner of a 2002 silver Dodge Intrepid reported that some time between July 16 at 12 a.m. and July 17 at 6 a.m., someone stole his car, worth $8,000, while parked on Park avenue off Argyle Place.

RUTHERFORD — A Clifton resident reported Monday, July 13 at 3:07 p.m. that he was driving on Schuyler Avenue in Kearny when he saw another male driving his 1994 Nissan pickup truck. The victim reportedly followed the male to a LukOil gas station on Route 17 North, where he confronted the male. The white male (5-feet-10-inches, weighing 170 pounds and heavily tattooed) claimed he bought the car for $200. When the victim called the police, the male fled in a burgundy Chevy Malibu on Route 17 North.

Theft

CARLSTADT — Victor Baez, 29, of Kearny; Sylvester Johnson, 44, of Paterson; and David Pulgar, 25, of West New York, were all arrested Friday, July 10 for theft of moveable property. Police reported all three were employees of Allied Beverage on Washington Avenue, where they allegedly stole more than $1,000 worth of liquor products, which were recovered in their vehicles. They were all releases on summonses.

RUTHERFORD — A Hackensack resident reported Friday, July 10 that someone stole his Blackberry Curve, which he left on a table while he went to the bathroom at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Park Avenue.

Theft from car

EAST RUTHERFORD — A Jersey City resident reported Friday, July 17 at 6:38 p.m. that someone broke the driver’s side door lock of his 1997 Chevy van and stole two Alpine Amplifiers ($1,200), one Playstation 3 ($400) and damaged the passenger’s side seat, while parked at the Sheraton Hotel on Meadowlands Plaza Drive.

All police blotter items are obtained from local police departments. All persons are presumed innocent until proved otherwise.