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September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23
Borough of Midland Park Police Department Report
On Aug. 13, a Pine Street resident
reported to Officer Birch that he received
a counterfeit $10 bill while he was in Sea-
side Heights. The bill was turned over to
Detective Sergeant Gibbons for processing
to the Secret Service.
Following up on an incident that
occurred on July 13, Detective Sergeant
Gibbons arrested a 22-year-old male
resident of Lincoln Park on Aug. 13. The
male at that time provided police officers
with false information. An investigation
revealed his correct name and, on Aug. 9,
Officer Thomas Bedoe issued a warrant for
the male’s arrest. Detective Sergeant Gib-
bons saw the defendant at a local business.
Before being taken into custody, the defen-
dant was searched and patrol discovered a
small baggie containing greenish vegeta-
tion. He was processed and charged with
possession of marijuana under 50 grams in
addition to the charges for providing false
information to an officer. He was released
with a pending court date. Lieutenant Van-
denberg and Officers Kenneth Junta and
Jason Tillson assisted in the investigation.
On Aug. 14, a 35-year-old Fair Lawn
man was arrested on outstanding war-
rants. Detective Sergeant Gibbons issued
one warrant in November 2012 for pass-
ing a $520 check with insufficient funds
to a local business. The other warrant was
issued by the Midland Park Municipal
Court in the amount of $750 for a traffic
violation. Officers Kenneth Junta, Christo-
pher Birch, and Jason Tillson investigated.
While on patrol at 8:05 p.m. on Aug.
14, Officer Birch located juvenile males
in the playground of a local school. In
speaking with two of the males, Officer
Birch detected an odor of burnt marijuana
emanating from them. Patrol observed
Bergen County Players
Seated: Robert G. Ouellette, Jim Kelly, and Andrew Gutierrez. Standing: Jim Espaillat, John
Michael Villa, Dan Giordano, Charles Gerard Timm, and Christian Spinella in ‘Man of La
Mancha.’ (Photo courtesy of Alan Zenreich.)
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The talented cast of Man of La Mancha
includes: Brad Baron as Don Quixote (Glen
Rock), Nina Lionetti as Aldonza (West-
wood), Bill Kaufman as Sancho (Paterson),
Brian James Grace as the padre (Clifton),
Neil Kahn as the duke/Dr. Carrasco (May-
wood), Kenneth Fodor as the governor/inn-
keeper (Westwood), Jim Kelly as the barber
(Park Ridge), Rosella DeVincenzo as the
innkeeper’s wife (Oradell), Elisabeth Erd-
mann as Antonia (Nutley), Shari Mendel-
son as the housekeeper (Fort Lee), David
Luke as captain of the guard (Washington
Township), Dan Giordano as Pedro/mule-
teer (Leonia), Christian Spinella as gui-
tarist/muleteer (East Rutherford), Charles
Gerard Timm as Rodrigo/muleteer (Clif-
ton), Andrew Guiterrez as Juan/mule-
teer (River Edge), Robert G. Ouellette as
Paco/muleteer (Westwood), Jill Eras as
Moorish dancer (Wyckoff), Jim Espaillat
as Anselmo/muleteer (Bogota), and John
Michael Villa as Jose/muleteer (Franklin
Lakes). In addition to McElroy-Poquette and
Bell, the production teadm includes Oren
Korenblum (choreographer), Rhea Smith
(choreographer – Moorish dance), Sandra
Chiappino (producer/stage manager), Paul
Reitnauer (assistant to the director/assis-
tant stage manager), David Arts (combat
choreographer), Mark Cardone (set design),
Lauren Zenreich (décor), Patty Howard,
Lynn Oliver (costumes), Neil Kahn (sound
design), Raymond Poquette (lighting
design), Jillian Hendrickson (lighting oper-
ation), Pat Bain and Annette Jacobs (props),
Margie McDonough and Laura Bateman
(stage crew), Norma Llamos (makeup),
Ed Gross and J. Edmund Fond (publicity),
Alan Zenreich (photography), and Eileen
Winkler (member-at-large).
Please note that the show includes
mature subject matter.
Tickets are $22 for all performances, and
may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.
org, by calling (201) 261-4200, or by visit-
ing the box office at 298 Kinderkamack
Road in Oradell during regular box office
hours. Visa, Master Card, and American
Express are accepted. Discounted tickets
for students age 25 and under with proper
ID are available for $14 by phone or walk-
up only.
BCP will continue to offer a “Questions
& Artists” discussion following select per-
formances. The “Man of La Mancha” Q&A
will be held immediately after the Sept. 20
performance. Admission is included in the
cost of the ticket.
Since its founding in 1932, Bergen
County Players has grown from a small
community theater group to nearly 300 vol-
unteer members who work on and off the
stage. an iPhone and a box on the ground. The
box contained plastic baggies with green-
ish/brown vegetation inside. They were
instructed to empty their pockets which
revealed a pipe with burnt marijuana resi-
due and a plastic baggie with marijuana.
One juvenile is a Midland Park resident
and the other is a Waldwick resident. Both
are 16. They were transported to head-
quarters for processing and were released
into the custody of their parents and will
appear in juvenile court. Sergeant Michael
Powderley and Detective Sergeant Gib-
bons assisted.
On Aug. 16, Detective Sergeant Gib-
bons took a report from the daughter of
a Midland Park resident who stated her
father had been the victim of credit card
fraud. She stated that, sometime between
September 2009 and Aug. 16, 2013, some-
one made charges amounting to $1,026 on
his store credit card.
At the conclusion of an investigation
into an allegation that her bank account had
been comprised, Detective Sergeant John
Gibbons charged a Paterson resident with
providing a false statement to a police offi-
cer on Aug. 22. The investigation began on
Aug. 13 when the subject reported to Ser-
geant Gregory Kasbarian a relative with-
drew $900 from her bank account without
permission. The bank’s security video was
viewed and showed the fraudulent transac-
tion taking place. The defendant was seen
in the video sitting in the passenger seat
and signing the withdrawal slip. She was
released, and is to appear in the Midland
Park Municipal Court.
On Aug. 22, Officer Mark Berninger
arrested a 23-year-old Midland Park man
on an outstanding warrant out of the River-
dale Municipal Court. The defendant was
transported to headquarters where bail in
the amount of $110 was paid in full. He
was released with a new court date. Ser-
geant Kasbarian assisted.
As the result of a traffic stop on Aug. 27,
Officers Christopher Birch and Thomas
Bedoe arrested a 51-year-old resident of
Ridgewood on an outstanding warrant
out of the Waldwick Municipal Court.
The male was transported to headquar-
ters where arrangements were made to
satisfy the $35 warrant. Two summonses
were issued to the defendant for traffic
violations. He was released with a pending
court date.
On Sept. 2 at 9:50 p.m., Officer Steven
Vander Pyl and Officer Bedoe located and
arrested a 21-year-old male resident. The
subject had an outstanding warrant from
the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department.
That department was contacted and took
custody of the defendant.
On Sept. 3, the owner of a local busi-
ness reported that a check he received
from a female Midland Park resident had
been returned by the bank due to insuffi-
cient funds. The subject was contacted and
informed the check in the amount of $265
had bounced. Officers Vander Pyl, Chris-
topher Birch, and Jason Tillson investi-
gated. The incident was referred to the
detective bureau.
Also on Sept. 3, the manager of a local
business reported an employee was being
detained after it was discovered he was
making fraudulent returns since Febru-
ary 2012. The returns totaled $2,800.
The defendant, a 22-year-old Hawthorne
resident, was transported to headquar-
ters, processed, and charged with theft by
deception. He was released with a pending
court date. Sergeant Michael Powderley,
Detective Sergeant Gibbons, and Officer
Kevin Van Dyk investigated.