Law Enforcement Announces Arrest for Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer and Attempted Kidnapping Incident

Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and New Jersey State Police Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle confirmed that Julio D. Estrada-Mogollon, 36, of Wayne, has been charged in connection with impersonating a law enforcement officer, theft and attempted kidnapping for an incident that occurred in Roxbury, in the early-morning hours of May 3, 2026.

At approximately 2:15 a.m., the victim left a business located in Saddle Brook, and while driving on Route 80 West, reported being pulled over by a dark-colored sedan with emergency lights in Roxbury, believing it to be a police officer. The driver of the sedan asked her for her documentation, removed her from the vehicle, and conducted an alleged field sobriety test. The individual then handcuffed the victim and advised her that she was under arrest. When the victim asked to see the alleged officer’s badge, he walked back to his vehicle. At that time, the victim fled the area in her vehicle. She was able to get out of the handcuffs, and later realized her cell phone was missing, and reported the incident to the NJSP.

A subsequent investigation located the victim’s phone in Paterson the following day.

The investigation revealed that the suspect vehicle was registered to Estrada-Mogollon.

Following an investigation, Estrada-Mogollon was subsequently charged on May 12, 2026 with second degree Attempted Kidnapping; third degree Theft by Unlawful Taking; and fourth degree Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer.

Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the defendant has been detained in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending future court proceedings.

The incident remains under investigation by the NJSP and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200.

A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, this defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.