April 24, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Waldwick A Brooklyn man who was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” in the 1980s and is suspected of more than 25 robberies in eight states, is now facing multiple charges, including armed robbery and carjacking, after being apprehended by Waldwick Police Sergeant Robert Woessner. Woessner arrested John Edward Stevens on April 15. At 10:26 a.m., Woessner stopped the vehicle Stevens was driving after the automated license plate reader in Woessner’s patrol vehicle alerted him to the fact that the vehicle had been reported stolen. Woessner stopped the vehicle on the Paramus Road exit ramp from Route 17 South and apprehended Stevens without incident. Woessner discovered a TD Bank bag containing over $4,000 in cash and a handgun inside the vehicle. It was determined that Stevens is suspected of an armed robbery that had taken place at the TD Bank in Oakland. Waldwick police charged Stevens with possession of a stolen vehicle, unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, eluding, and two counts of possession of stolen property. As of last week, he was being held at the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail. According to a press release issued by the Oakland Police Department, that agency received a 911 call reporting an armed robbery at the Ramapo Valley Road branch of the TD Bank at approximately 10:03 a.m. on April 15. Officers responded, and deter- Robbery suspect halted mined that the suspect had entered the bank and displayed a black handgun to one of the bank managers who was seated at a desk. Once the customers had left the bank, the suspect proceeded to the rear of the tellers’ counter and removed cash from the drawers. He then left on foot heading north on Ramapo Valley Road. No shots were fired, and no one sustained any injuries during the robbery, police said. A perimeter was maintained by members of the Oakland and the Franklin Lakes police departments. A canine from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department tracked the suspect to a nearby parking lot, where he apparently entered a vehicle and fled the area. All available information was broadcast to the surrounding jurisdictions, and the crime scene was processed by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department BCI Unit and agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. At approximately 10:40 a.m., Oakland police learned that members of the Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus police departments had apprehended the suspect. The FBI has also filed charges against Stevens for numerous offenses, including the bank robbery. Additional charges are pending from multiple jurisdictions, including the 10th Precinct in Manhattan, where Stevens is wanted for a carjacking that took place on April 14. Police say the vehicle stolen in the New York City carjacking was the same vehicle used in the Oakland robbery. Stevens had been released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on April 2. Fun with benefits The Waldwick Education Foundation thanks Shelley Capener and the other instructors for donating their time to run a Zumba fundraiser for the WEF. The instructors are all Waldwick moms, including Capener, Tracey Zysman, Laura Gimelli, Chiquis Ayala, Melissa Boland Avalo, and Stacie DeSena. Everyone who came had a great time working out to the great music. Proceeds from Zumba Night go directly to Waldwick’s public schools to fund educational programs.