Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 26, 2014 Wyckoff Police arrest woman with 47 bogus credit cards A Wyckoff Police Department arrest on Veterans Day caught a 21-year-old New York City woman with 47 credit cards in her name. All of the cards were bogus. At 2:46 p.m., Lieutenant David Murphy, Detective Sergeant Michael Musto, Sergeant Michael Ragucci, and Patrolman Thomas Tully responded to a report from the CVS Pharmacy that a customer was trying to use an apparently fraudulent credit card to purchase gift cards. The woman had escaped from the store when the CVS employee began to question her, but Patrolman Tully located her in the parking lot. The 21-year-old New Yorker was found to be in posses- sion of 47 credit cards manufactured with her name stamped on them, but they were all found to be fraudulent. “She was working for a fraudulent credit ring as a ‘runner’ who is sent out with fraudulent cards and purchases gift cards and items,” Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox explained after the arrest. “She then provides the stolen proceeds back to the ring operators and is paid a fee.” The woman was charged with fraudu- lent use of a credit card, theft, and crimi- nal attempt, crimes of the third degree. The other major incident reported in Wyckoff was an assault on a police officer. Patrolman Kyle Ferreira, Patrol- man Robert Schlossberg, and Patrolman Terrance Murphy responded to attempt to resolve a dispute between an 18-year- old man and his mother about the use of her car. The 18-year-old pushed Patrol- man Ferreira and had to be physically restrained, police said, when he report- edly attempted to kick the other officers. The 18-year-old was charged with aggra- vated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. His bail was set at $25,000 and he was remanded to Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail. “I have zero tolerance for assaults on my officers,” Chief Fox said. The Wyckoff Police Department has also handled a number of incidents in which motorists were charged with driv- ing while intoxicated or with marijuana offenses. At 2:50 a.m. on Oct. 31, Sergeant Michael Ragucci stooped a vehicle that had been clocked speeding on Frank- lin Avenue and arrested the 36-year- old Wyckoff motorist. The driver was charged with DWI, speeding, and failure to keep to the right. On Nov. 1 at 12:03 a.m., Patrolman Ryan Noon stopped a vehicle for travel- ing 75 miles per hour on Route 208 and charged a 42-year-old West Milford man with DWI, reckless driving, and speed- ing. He was released to his wife and will appear in municipal court. An hour later, Patrolman Michael Teegan stopped a vehicle that was moving erratically on Route 208. The driver, a 57-year-old Staten Island woman, was charged with DWI, possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage in a vehicle, careless driving, and fail- ure to obey marked travel lanes. She was released to a friend and will appear in municipal court. On Nov. 8 at 12:09 a.m., Sergeant Brian Zivkovich and Patrolman Teegan responded to the Sicomac School on a report that a car had hit a utility pole. The driver, a 23-year-old Wyckoff man, was arrested by Patrolman Teegan and charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, possession of mari- juana, and possession of narcotics para- phernalia. He was released to his mother and will appear in municipal court. At 4:20 p.m. the same day, Patrolman Noon observed a vehicle parked in the Pulis Field parking lot. The five young- sters in the vehicle, residents of Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and Oakland, included four minors (ages 15 to 17) and an 18- year-old Oakland boy whom the other boys said had supplied them with mari- juana. The 18-year-old was charged with possession of marijuana and distribution of marijuana within 500 feet of a public park. The four minors were released to their parents pending juvenile charges and the 18-year-old was released on his own recognizance and faces a municipal court appearance. On Nov. 11 at 12:09 a.m., several resi- dents called the Wyckoff Police Depart- ment after hearing a vehicle strike a light pole on Red Rock Road. The vehicle was observed leaving the scene. Patrolman Kyle Ferreira responded and found the vehicle parked in a driveway on nearby Bridle Path. The driver, a 26-year-old Wyckoff resident, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash. He was released to his father and faces an appearance in municipal court.