"He's just mad at me cause I'm not trying to f&*k": Police Bodycam of Exotic Dancer in Stolen Car

On October 27, 2023 at around 7:40 PM Officer Joseph Fuardo with the Secaucus Police Department observed a gray colored Honda CRV swerving on the road with no lights on. As Officer Fuardo began his investigation he noted that the vehicle had a single white female occupant within. A check of the vehicle registration revealed the vehicle to be stolen out of Patterson, NJ. As Officer Fuardo prepared to conduct a felony stop on the vehicle he awaited additional backup officers. Once backup arrived a felony traffic stop was initiated.

While attempting to instruct the driver to exit the vehicle, the vehicle began backing, colliding with the push bumper of Ofc. Fuardo’s police vehicle. Eventually, the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Rosemary Torres, was removed and detained as the sole occupant of the vehicle. Torres stated upon exiting the vehicle: “I didn’t know the car was stolen, he didn’t tell me it was stolen. He’s just mad at me cause I’m not trying to fuck”. Torres was secured in the rear of a police vehicle while the investigation into the recovery of the stolen vehicle was conducted.

While in custody, Torres made statements to another on-scene officer that the owner of the vehicle had left the keys on the table at the strip club. Torres stated “I saw it, I took it” with regard to the vehicle keys left on the table at the strip club. Further conversation with Torres revealed that she dances at the club where the theft occurred, Sunrise Sports Go Go Strip Club in Patterson, NJ.

Officer Fuardo then, in furtherance of his investigation conducted field sobriety tests on Torres in which the video shows Torres being unable to follow instructions or balance herself several times. Torres is then placed back into the rear of the police vehicle. No charges for DWI were placed against her in reference to this incident.

Torres was eventually transported to the police station for processing and later remanded to the Hudson County jail for an outstanding warrant and a new charge of receiving stolen property for being in possession of the stolen vehicle. It does not appear at this time that Torres has been charged by Patterson for the actual theft of the vehicle.