Police: Caretaker Stole From Ill Resident

Wyckoff police have charged a Hackensack woman with theft after she allegedly bilked a resident who was in her care.

Authorities started investigating Juleen M. Reid, 41, in February after an Allendale resident told police that Reid had taken advantage of her mother, a Wyckoff resident. Reid had worked as an aide in the home of the Wyckoff woman, who has Alzheimer's disease.

Police said Reid got the resident to write a check for $450. The Hackensack resident allegedly told the ill woman that the check was to purchase items for her, but the caretaker used it on herself instead, police said.

Reid will have to answer a theft charge in Municipal Court.

• A resident was arrested recently on charges of violating a domestic violence restraining order.

Police said the 44-year-old man was removed from his home on April 18 after his wife got a no-contact court order following complaints of threats of physical violence. Only six hours later, the man allegedly showed up at the home, police said.

The resident was charged with harassment and contempt of a domestic violence restraining order. He was released on $5,000 bail, and the complaint will be referred to Superior Court.

• An Allendale man will have to answer numerous traffic and a criminal complaint in Municipal Court following a traffic stop on April 16.

Police said Patrolman Mark Tagliareni saw Andres A. Segovia, 20, make a left at a red light at the Wyckoff and Godwin avenues intersection at 12:43 a.m. that day. Police said Tagliareni tried to stop Segovia, who accelerated and drove into a business complex at the Mahwah border.

During the ensuing investigation, Segovia was found to be in possession of a fake Connecticut driver's license that said he was 23. He was arrested and charged on a criminal complaint with possession of a fraudulent driver's license. He also was charged with failure to observe a traffic signal, reckless driving, driving without headlights and violating a provisional driver's license.

Segovia will appear in Municipal Court on May 13.