Passenger Among Trio Passed Out In Stopped Vehicle Had Loaded Gun On His Lap: Fair Lawn PD Passenger Among Trio Passed Out In Stopped Vehicle Had Loaded Gun On His Lap: Fair Lawn PD
Passenger Among Trio Passed Out In Stopped Vehicle Had Loaded Gun On His Lap: Fair Lawn PD One of three men who were found nodded out in a car stopped in the middle of a Fair Lawn street had a loaded handgun on his lap, authorities said. Officers responding to the overnight call on Broadway at Fair Lawn Parkway arrested William Barba, 31, of Newark, along with the driver, Richard Scott, 30, of Ridgefield Park, and passenger Devin McConnell, 31, of Clifton, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Scott was released to a responsible adult after being charged with DWI, refusing to submit to a breath test and obstruction following the 3:30 a.m. incident on March 6, Metzler said. McConnell was rele…
Sussex County Police Officer Punched In Face By Fleeing Suspect Sussex County Police Officer Punched In Face By Fleeing Suspect
Sussex County Police Officer Punched In Face By Fleeing Suspect A Sussex County man previously jailed and evaluated for assaulting his father was arrested after punching a police officer in the face and attempting to flee, authorities said. Newton Police Department Special Officer Raul Couce was working as a crossing guard at the corner of Spring Street, Halsted Street, and Sparta Avenue when he was punched in the face by Louis B. Selimi, 23, shortly before 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, NPD said in a Monday release. Selimi then took a “fighting stance as if he wanted to continue fighting” before running from the area, police said. The Andover re…
Atlantic City Man Arrested With Loaded Gun, Cocaine Atlantic City Man Arrested With Loaded Gun, Cocaine
Atlantic City Man Arrested With Loaded Gun, Cocaine Police working a traffic detail arrested an Atlantic City man for possession of a loaded handgun and cocaine, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 9:17 a.m., Detectives Anthony Abrams and Jaimee Moore were at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Atlantic Avenues when Abrams noticed Jamil Hunter walk past him westbound on Atlantic Avenue near a Walgreens Pharmacy, police said. As Hunter approached Walgreens, Abrams allegedly observed Hunter discard an object from his pocket found to be cocaine, police said.  Detectives Abrams and Moore followed Hunter inside Walgreens to advise him …
4 Indicted In Double NJ Shooting That Wounded Teenager, Killed His Dad At Walmart: Prosecutor 4 Indicted In Double NJ Shooting That Wounded Teenager, Killed His Dad At Walmart: Prosecutor
4 Indicted In Double NJ Shooting That Wounded Teenager, Killed His Dad At Walmart: Prosecutor Four men have been indicted on murder and other charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old man and the wounding of his father in a Walmart parking lot, authorities said.   A Burlington County grand jury returned a 14-count indictment that included charges against Tarik Jenkins, 25, of Pemberton Township; and Jayviyohn J. Earley, 19; Kweli L. McCants, 20; and Kayhree Simmons, 19, all of Willingboro, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. An investigation began at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2021, after police officers from Burlingt…
CT Man Charged With Tax Fraud, Obstruction, ID Theft Offenses CT Man Charged With Tax Fraud, Obstruction, ID Theft Offenses
CT Man Charged With Tax Fraud, Obstruction, ID Theft Offenses A Connecticut man is facing a host of federal charges for alleged tax fraud, obstruction, and identity theft offenses, officials announced. Tolland County resident David Kamal, age 60, of Stafford, formerly of Hebron, was charged in an 11-count indictment and will face years in prison if found guilty, US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced. Specifically, Kamal was charged with: Two counts of tax evasion; Four counts of filing a false tax return; Obstruction; Four counts of unlawful use of a means of identification. It is alleged that Kamal evaded taxes for the 2012 and 2013 tax years by fil…
Murder Suspect Led Police To Missing South Jersey Man's Snow-Covered Body: State Police Murder Suspect Led Police To Missing South Jersey Man's Snow-Covered Body: State Police
Murder Suspect Led Police To Missing South Jersey Man's Snow-Covered Body: State Police New Jersey State Police have arrested a 21-year-old South Jersey suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a Cumberland County man who went missing for three days. State Police charged Miguel Perez, 21, of Bridgeton, with murder in connection to the disappearance of Jonathan Morris II, 23, of Bridgeton, whose remains were discovered Monday in Hopewell Township. Perez, described by State Police as an acquaintance of Morris, took them to the body, which was found covered in snow on Archie Platt Road in Hopewell Township. Perez has been charged with murder, weapons offenses, desecratio…
Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers
Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers A wanted driver who fled a Palisades Interstate Parkway police stop in Bergen County late last year was captured by New York State troopers in Rockland after doing it again, authorities said. Vincent Gambrell, 56, of Orange County had initially sped off when Officer Thomas Shine tried to stop his Ford Taurus on the New Jersey side of the northbound parkway shortly before midnight last Dec. 17, Detective Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The sedan had Georgia license plates that belonged to another vehicle, leading to the attempted stop, Walter explained. Gambrell slowed down and…
Authorities: Convicted Stalker From Passaic County Returned To Jail For Emailing Bergen Victim Authorities: Convicted Stalker From Passaic County Returned To Jail For Emailing Bergen Victim
Authorities: Convicted Stalker From Passaic County Returned To Jail For Emailing Bergen Victim A convicted stalker who spent eight months in the Bergen County Jail ended up right back there following his release. Michael Strzelczyk, 40, of Wayne had served eight months after being convicted in March of harassment, among other offenses, for violating a restraining order, records show. Strzelczyk was released on Nov. 30. He began emailing the Franklin Lakes victim soon after, violating a final order that was among the terms of probation, authorities said. Police arrested Strzelczyk at his parents' home on New Year's Eve. They charged him stalking, harassing and making terro…
Bean Bag Chair Set On Fire, Housing Complex Evacuated: Jackson PD Bean Bag Chair Set On Fire, Housing Complex Evacuated: Jackson PD
Bean Bag Chair Set On Fire, Housing Complex Evacuated: Jackson PD A 30-year-old man from Ocean County was arrested early Monday after allegedly setting a neighbor's bean bag chair on fire, prompting the evacuation of the housing complex authorities said. At 1:49 a.m. Monday, police responded to a residence on Chatham Court located in the Gardens at Jackson 21 for a disturbance in progress, police said. A man armed with a baseball bat reportedly threatened his neighbors and took a bean bag chair from the caller’s porch and lit it on fire on the grass in a common area at the complex, police said. Jackson Officer John Araneda arrived on scene first and…
Philly Man Charged In Deadly Cherry Hill Thanksgiving Hit-Run Philly Man Charged In Deadly Cherry Hill Thanksgiving Hit-Run
Philly Man Charged In Deadly Cherry Hill Thanksgiving Hit-Run Authorities have charged a Philadelphia man for fleeing the scene of a deadly crash on Thanksgiving Day in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Michael R. Rodgers Jr., 29, has been charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal accident and obstruction, the Cherry Hill Police Department announced Thursday. He has not been arrested yet. Tabreia Ewing, 29, of Camden, was crossing the westbound lanes of Route 70 near the Garden State Park shopping center on Nov. 25 at 7:10 p.m. when police say she was struck by a dark-colored vehicle near the median of the highway, according to authorities and 6…
One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized
One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized Police nabbed one suspect and were tracking down another after they broke into a Bergen County home owned by one of New York City rapper Fat Joe's business partners. Efrain Uran Garcia, 43, and his partner bolted out a back door of the North Woodland Street residence in Englewood shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday when they realized someone was home, police said. The resident was unharmed, they said. The pair ditched a late-model SUV in a Booth Street resident's driveway and ran, neighbors said. Officers caught Garcia after a brief foot chase. The Colombian national told them he'd recently arri…
Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say
Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say A Fairview police officer chased down a Westchester County driver who was carrying a gun when he bolted during a pre-dawn traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Sebastian Castano stopped the Toyota Camry on 91st Street and Kennedy Boulevard just over the North Bergen border after the driver was unable to maintain a lane while heading south on Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Castano had the driver -- identified as Zachary Montique-Lyttle, 22, of New Rochelle -- step out of the car after he showed the officer a phony driver's license, Kahn said. A temporary license plate on…