HACKENSACK, N.J. – A parolee convicted in a fatal 2017 Hudson Valley crash has been arrested on robbery and burglary charges after Hackensack Police allegedly caught him fighting with a security guard and a vehicle owner inside a luxury apartment building’s parking garage.
According to the Hacksensack Police Department, officers responded to the Excelsior II on Prospect Avenue shortly before dawn on Aug. 16 and found 33-year-old Matthew D. Sindone involved in an altercation with two people.
Police said Sindone was allegedly carrying items taken from burglarized vehicles inside the garage.
Suspect arrested, jailed
Hackensack police charged Sindone with robbery and burglary before transporting him to the Bergen County Jail. A Superior Court judge later denied his initial request for pretrial release; however, he no longer appears in the Bergen County Jail inmate roster.
- Hackensack police arrested a parolee on robbery and burglary charges at a luxury apartment complex.
- Officers allege the suspect was carrying property stolen from burglarized vehicles.
- A Superior Court judge denied the defendant’s request for release pending trial.
Sindone has been on parole since November 2024 after serving more than six years in a New York state prison for aggravated vehicular homicide. Prosecutors said he pleaded guilty after running a red light while under the influence of Xanax, causing a crash in New City, New York, that killed Neil and Alina Block.
Recent arrests before Hackensack incident
Court records show Sindone was also arrested in Bergen County twice in May. Authorities charged him with trespassing in Wallington on May 19, and three days later he was arrested by Maywood police on suspicion of driving under the influence, resulting in multiple traffic summonses.
The Hackensack investigation remains active. Criminal charges are allegations, and Sindone is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Who is Matthew Sindone? Sindone is a New York parolee who was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with a 2017 crash that killed a married couple in New City, New York.
What are the new charges? Hackensack police charged Sindone with robbery and burglary after allegedly finding him with property stolen from vehicles inside a parking garage.
Is Sindone still in custody? No. According to the Bergen County Jail inmate roster, he is no longer in that facility. Whether or not he has been transferred. He also did not show up in the NJDOC inmate database search.
Sources: Hackensack Police Department, Bergen Co., New City Public Records, New Jersey Courts, Maywood Police Department, Bergen County Jail Inmate Lookup, NJ Dept. of Corrections
