On May 23, 2024 around 12:50 PM, Officer Michael LeStrange with the Lyndhurst Police Department was conducting traffic control for a funeral procession at the intersection of Ridge Road and New York Avenue, and he observed a male operating a motorcycle in a reckless manner. The rider passed several vehicles on the right at a red light before improperly turning onto Ridge Road. He began pursuing the rider on his department’s motorcycle, and eventually closed the gap. The rider appeared to pull over on Ridge Road near Woodland Avenue in Rutherford, NJ, before ignoring the officer’s verbal commands to pull over and suddenly making an improper U-turn. After the U-turn, the rider headed south on Ridge Road, turned west onto Marginal Road, and merged onto Route 3 West. The rider eventually pulled over on Route 3 West after the officer gave him loud verbal commands to pull over. The officer then made contact with the rider, identified as 18-year-old Rozario Ymeraj, and detained him by placing him in handcuffs. Officer LeStrange radioed police headquarters to update them on his location, and Sergeant Philip Reina arrived on scene shortly afterwards. Rozario told Officer LeStrange that he had just purchased the vehicle on Facebook Marketplace, and he acknowledged that he had not insured or registered the motorcycle. A check of the motorcycle’s VIN revealed that it had been reported stolen in Suffolk County, New York on April 10, 2024. As this was being confirmed, Officer Salvatore Wartel also arrived on scene to assist. Rozario was informed that he was under arrest, and Officer Wartel searched him before placing him in his patrol car and transporting him back to the Lyndhurst Police Department for further processing. The motorcycle was impounded by Nick’s Towing. Officer Wartel escorted Rozario into the police station, and he was photographed and finger printed. The Suffolk County Police Department was notified that they were in possession of the stolen motorcycle so that they could advise the owner that his motorcycle had been recovered. Rozario was eventually released pending his court appearance in the Bergen County Superior Court on June 12, 2024. Rozario was issued the following 2 criminal summonses: -Receiving Stolen Property (2C:20-7A) -Eluding (2C:29-2B) Rozario was also issued the following 21 traffic citations: -Reckless driving -Careless driving -Improper display of plates -No liability insurance -Driving without a license -Failure to possess a drivers license -Failure to possess a registration -Failure to possess an insurance card -Improper passing -Failure to keep right -Failure to obey signal of Police -Failure to pull over for emergency vehicle -Traffic on marked lanes -Failure to observe traffic control device -U-turn on curve or grade -Failure to give proper signal -Improper turn at traffic control signal -Driving an unregistered motor vehicle -Failure to comply with direction of Officer -Delaying traffic -Unsafe operation of vehicle ------------------------------------------ Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Donations will be used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. Our content is educational and in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.

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