Linda Seida

By: centraljersey.com
LAMBERTVILLE – A city man who was in possession of 30 fake ID cards has been charged with threatening the property manager and his landlord, former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli, according to Lambertville police.
Police arrested Michael Falzone, 42, on Feb. 14 after he allegedly sent threatening letters to Mr. Torricelli and the manager, Beth Steffanelli, of Delaware Township.
Mr. Falzone had fraudulent documents that identified him as holding various positions of authority. The documents proclaimed he was, alternately, a judge, a police officer, a member of the FBI, a member of the press and a public utilities employee, police said. He was charged with making terroristic threats, impersonation of a public servant and possession of fraudulent government documents.
Police Director Bruce Cocuzza said Mr. Falzone had no contact with Mr. Torricelli, and most of the threats were directed at Ms. Steffanelli, the property manager.
Mr. Falzone was sent to Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, police said. He has "a history of psychiatric issues," but police said they could not discuss them because of health privacy laws.
Mr. Falzone also has a history with Lambertville police, "but as far as we know he never exhibited violence," Mr. Cocuzza said.
Following an earlier report that Mr. Falzone had been sending the threatening letters, Officers Michael Gramlich and Anthony Memolo spotted him walking on the free bridge that connects Lambertville and New Hope and took him into custody at about 11 p.m.
In general, the fake documents were good reproductions, including "relatively realistic law enforcement credentials," Mr. Cocuzza said. "You could see he spends a lot of time on this stuff."
Mr. Cocuzza said the documents were created with the aid of a computer. "Some were pretty convincing," he said. "Others had strange names and titles," including royalty.
The threatening letters were "rambling, almost incoherent, with direct and indirect threats," including death, Mr. Cocuzza said, and the letters also said police were not authorized to set foot on the property.
Mr. Falzone’s letters came in response to an eviction over "non-payment issues," according to police. The building where he lives is a multi-unit apartment building.