Bergen Sheriff's Task Force Arrest 8 For Skipping Court

Police from 18 departments across the county helped the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office round up eight people who were wanted by authorities for failing to appear in Superior Court.

Sheriff Anthony Cureton said the arrests made Tuesday during the Fugitive Task Force operation also generated multiple leads for police.

According to the sheriff’s office, the following people were taken into custody:

• Adrian Gierek, 24, Oakland, 3rd degree burglary charge
• Luz Lozada, 24, Lodi, 3rd degree accomplice liability charge
• Joseph Crawford, 32, Hawthorne, 3rd degree burglary charge
• Rapaikari Whelan, 26, Fort Lee, disorderly persons criminal trespass charge
• Darrell Davis, 36, Hackensack, distribution of a controlled substance charge
• Kristian Salmeron, 37,Garfield, 3rd degree endangering an injured victim charge
• Patricio Ramirez, 47, New Milford, 4th degree operation a motor vehicle during license suspension (second violation) charge
• Jahlea Jones, 27, Bogota, 4th degree unlawful taking (joyriding) charge

Officers from the following departments participated in the task force:

• Bergen County Sheriff’s Office
• Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
• Bogota Police Department
• Closter Police Department
• Demarest Police Department
• Elmwood Park Police Department
• Franklin Lakes Police Department
• Glen Rock Police Department
• Hillsdale Police Department
• Little Ferry Police Department
• Mahwah Police Department
• Midland Park Police Department
• Park Ridge Police Department
• Ramsey Police Department
• River Vale Police Department
• South Hackensack Police Department
• Westwood Police Department
• Wyckoff Police Department