Secaucus PD blotter: knife case, DWI crash, trailer burglary among week's arrests

Secaucus police logged a knife-brandishing arrest, a DWI crash, a trailer burglary collar, and a child-endangerment case among incidents in the department’s blotter for Sept. 28 through Oct. 4, 2026.

According to the Secaucus Police Department weekly blotter signed under Chief Dennis Miller, CPM, the most serious local cases of the week centered on Minnie Place, a crash on Paterson Plank Road, an August trailer break-in, and a Juvenile Bureau follow-up that ended with a West New York woman in Hudson County Jail.

These charges are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Knife case — 700 block of Minnie Place

On Oct. 4 at 4:28 a.m., Secaucus police responded to the 700 block of Minnie Place on a report of an individual brandishing a knife. The involved individual was reported to have driven away and struck a parked vehicle, the blotter says.

That same date at 11:06 p.m., police arrested Joshua M. Mastropietro, 19, of Secaucus, at Secaucus Police Headquarters, 1203 Paterson Plank Road. He was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (knife) [2C:39-5D], Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose [2C:39-4D], Criminal Mischief [2C:17-3A(1)], Harassment [2C:33-4A], and Criminal Trespass [2C:18-3B(1)]. Mastropietro was issued a complaint summons and released from custody.

DWI crash — Paterson Plank Road and Born Street

On Oct. 3 at 6:14 p.m., officers responded to Paterson Plank Road and Born Street for a motor vehicle crash. Jonah Cardenas, 21, of Secaucus, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated [39:4-50]. He was issued seven motor vehicle summonses and released into the custody of a responsible adult.

Trailer burglary — 925 Paterson Plank Road

On Oct. 1 at 5:50 p.m., following a Detective Division investigation of a trailer burglary reported Aug. 8, 2026, at 925 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus police went to Jersey City and arrested Luis Berrios Cintron, 69, of Jersey City. He was charged with Burglary [2C:18-2A(1)] and Conspiracy to commit Burglary [2C:5-2A(2)]. Berrios Cintron also had an outstanding Elizabeth warrant for $750. He was issued a complaint warrant and transported to the Hudson County Jail.

Child-endangerment case — West New York arrest

On Sept. 30 at 12:37 p.m., the Secaucus Police Juvenile Bureau followed up on a Sept. 25 report of simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Officers took into custody a 56-year-old woman of West New York — the blotter does not name her — on charges of Simple Assault [2C:12-1A(1)], Endangering the Welfare of a Child [2C:24-4A(2)], and Endangering Another Person [2C:24-7.1B(1)]. She was issued a complaint warrant and transported to the Hudson County Jail.

Other blotter entries

On Sept. 28 at 10:36 p.m., during a motor vehicle stop, police arrested Kyndra Edmonds, 48, of Newark, on one outstanding NCIC warrant from Newark with no bail. She was transported to the Newark Police Department.

On Sept. 29 at 1:57 p.m., Secaucus police took custody of Joanna Smith, 48, of Toms River, at the Atlantic County Jail on an outstanding Secaucus warrant for $1,500. Unable to post bail, she was transported to the Hudson County Jail.

On Oct. 1 at 12:14 a.m., officers responding to a dispute at 10 Meadowlands Parkway arrested Maikol Jimenez-Peguero, 24, of Paterson, for Engaging in Prostitution [2C:34-1B(1)]. He was issued a complaint summons and released.

On Oct. 1 at 2:00 p.m., police took custody of Mohamed Kiawu, 27, of Metuchen, at the Essex County Jail on an outstanding Secaucus warrant for $2,500. Unable to post bail, he was transported to the Hudson County Jail.

On Oct. 3 at 12:13 p.m., officers responded to Walmart at 400 Park Plaza Drive on a shoplifting report and arrested Alexandra C. Tweede-Hernandez, 23, of West Orange, for Shoplifting [2C:20-11B(1)]. She was issued a complaint summons and released.

On Oct. 3 at 4:06 p.m., during a motor vehicle stop, police arrested Mamoudou Barry, 25, of the Bronx, N.Y., for Exhibiting a False Insurance Card [2C:21-2.3]. He was issued a complaint summons plus five motor vehicle summonses and released.

On Oct. 4 at 7:59 a.m., during a motor vehicle stop, police arrested Brian Lowe, 44, of Mahwah, on one outstanding NCIC warrant from Mahwah with no bail. Mahwah police took custody of Lowe at Secaucus headquarters for transport.

Source: Secaucus Police Department weekly blotter, Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026 (Chief Dennis Miller, CPM; Municipal Government Center, 1203 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094).

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