Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrests of Aasim Boone, 35, Englewood, Joslin Harrington, 32, of Irvington, Justin Dahzy, 19, Bogota
and Valerie Joyner, 27, of Wanaque.
The arrests are the result of a month-long investigation by a special task force comprised of members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and the Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Hackensack, Teaneck, Tenafly, Oradell, Paramus, and Rochelle Park Police Departments.
As a result of the investigation, Boone, Harrington, Dahzy and Joyner were arrested on July 16th and charged with multiple counts of burglary and theft.
Officials say in June 2018, the Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad and provided information that led detectives to a rental vehicle being used by Boone and others to commit numerous residential burglaries throughout Bergen County and to the formation of the task force. After tracking the vehicle in question and using multiple law enforcement databases, a historic timeline was produced in connection with the multiple burglaries that occurred.
According to authorities, through witness interviews, surveillance, video and other law enforcement investigative techniques, search warrants and arrest warrants were issued.
As a result of information obtained during this investigation, several arrest and search warrants were executed for the individuals and locations involved in this coordinated criminal enterprise. Authorities arrested Boone, Harrington, Dahzy and Joyner at various locations in Bergen County and Essex County.
They were charged with the following residential burglaries in Bergen County:
6/25 Boone was charged in Englewood with Burglary (3rd Deg), Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg, Theft (3rd Deg) and Possession of Burglary Tools
6/23 Boone, Harrington and Dahzy were charged in Hackensack with Burglary (3rd Deg), Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg), Theft (3rd Deg) and Possession if Burglary Tools
6/23 Boone, Harrington and Dahzy were charged in Englewood with Burglary (3rd Deg, Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg) and Possession of Burglary Tools
6/23 Boone, Harrington and Dahzy were charged in Tenafly with Burglary, Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg, Possession of Burglary Tools
6/25 Boone was charge in Englewood with Burglary (3rd Deg, Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg), Theft (3rd Deg) and Possession of Burglary Tools
6/23 Boone, Harrington, and Dahzy were charged in Hackensack with Burglary (3rd Deg), Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg), Theft (3rd Deg)and Possession of Burglary Tools.
6/23 Boone, Harrington, Dahzy were charged in Englewood with Burglary (3rd Deg), Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg), Possession of Burglary Tools.
6/23 Boone, Harrington and Dahzy were charged in Tenafly with Burglary (3rd Deg), Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg, Possession of Burglary Tools
6/19 Boone, Harrington were charged in Oradell with Burglary (3rd Deg, Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg, Possession of Burglary Tools
6/18 Boone was charged in Englewood with Burglary (3rd Deg, Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg) and Possession if Burglary Tools
6/18 Boone was charged in Teaneck with Burglary (3rd Deg), Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg) and Possession of Burglary Tools
6/16 Boone and Joyner were charged in Paramus with Burglary (3rd Deg), Criminal Mischief (3rd Deg), Theft (3rd Deg), Possession of Burglary Tools
The charges are merely accusations and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.