NAME CHANGED TO PROFESS THE INNOCENCE

MICHAEL O. ALLEN | Saturday, October 13, 1990

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When Bergen County Police first arrested an 18-year-old Jersey City man on drug charges four months ago, they released him to the custody of an “aunt” because he convinced them he was a juvenile and that his name was William Jones.

On Thursday, Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor James Duffy discovered the man’s true name William Fince and that he was not 16 years old, as he claimed.

Bergen County Police Detective Edward Sorace said Duffy notified Bergen County officials Thursday. Duffy declined to say how he came to discover Fince was not who he said he was.

Fince, who was charged with three counts of drug possession, was re-arrested as he reported to the juvenile division of the Hudson prosecutor’s office and was being held Friday in the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail.

COPS CHASE KEARNY MEN DOWN ROUTE 95

By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, October 4, 1990

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Two Kearny men led police on a high-speed chase along Route 95 and the New Jersey Turnpike before giving up after a foot chase and struggle. One of them suffered a superficial gunshot wound.

Donald V. Teixeira, 18, of 91 Beach St. and Richard T. Nice, 19, of 576 Forest St. were each charged with cocaine possession, assault on a police officer, and the receipt of stolen property, said Bergen County Prosecutor John J. Fahy. They were in the Bergen County Jail Wednesday under $100,000 bail each.

Lt. Richard Touw, a state police spokesman, said Trooper Keith Nelson inflicted a superficial wound on Teixeira’s back during a scuffle for the trooper’s gun.

Touw said police gave chase after seeing the car a red 1983 Camaro being driven by Teixeira and reported stolen from Morris Plains on Monday traveling south on Route 95 in Fort Lee Tuesday night with no lights on.

During the pursuit, police saw Nice throwing from the car items they later determined were vials of crack, Touw said.

The Camaro careened out of control in Lyndhurst and struck a guardrail, he said. Bergen County and state police officers surrounded the car, but it began moving again, striking two patrol cars and causing minor damage.

The two suspects then fled on foot, Touw said, with three officers after them.

Touw said Teixeira hid in tall grass by the roadside, then grabbed Nelson’s gun when the trooper closed in on him. Touw said the gun accidentally discharged and grazed the suspect in the back.

Nice suffered face and head bruises in the car accident. Both suspects were treated at University Hospital in Newark and released into police custody.

Nelson was treated for cuts and bruises to the legs and left hand as a result of the struggle with Teixeira, Touw said.

PARAMUS NABS TRIO ON DRUG, GUN CHARGES

By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, September 16, 1990

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Two men and a woman from Vermont were arrested Saturday after Paramus police stopped them for erratic driving on Route 17. The three were charged with possession of an automatic pistol, hollow-nose bullets, and 3 1/2 ounces of rock cocaine.

Dennis Dostie, 24; Raymond Wescott, 26, and Sheryl Mayville, 29, all from Milton, Vt., were stopped at about 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17.

Police charged them with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, possession of paraphernalia with intent to distribute, and illegal possession of the weapon and ammunition. They were being held in the county jail on $25,000 bail each.

Paramus Police Chief Joseph Delaney said the car did not have license plates and was weaving from lane to lane.

In addition to the drugs, police said they found a loaded Intertech-9, a 9mm automatic pistol with 36-round ammunition magazine, including 20 hollow-nose bullets.

“To see this weapon, it’s unbelievable,” Delaney said. “It’s an awesome weapon. A magazine carrying 36 rounds you can take down half a police force with that. It shows you what firepower these officers face on the streets. “

Police in New Jersey are not allowed to carry guns holding more than 15 rounds each, Delaney said.