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2 Shootings, 2 Arrests: Jersey City PD 2 Shootings, 2 Arrests: Jersey City PD
2 Shootings, 2 Arrests: Jersey City PD Two people have been arrested following two separate shooting incidents in Jersey City, authorities announced Thursday, April 23. On Thursday, April 9, a man was shot near Pavonia and West Side Avenues, Jersey City police said. Isaac Ross, 43, was arrested on Wednesday, April 15 and charged with attempted murder, police said. On Tuesday, April 14, officers responded to a report of shots fired at Clendenny and Bergen avenues and arrested 18-year-old Tysaan Menter, police said. Menter is charged with attempted murder and unlawful possession of a handgun, police said. The firearm was dete…
Arrest Made In Deadly Hammer Attack Of 32-Year-Old Homeless Man In Paterson: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Deadly Hammer Attack Of 32-Year-Old Homeless Man In Paterson: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Deadly Hammer Attack Of 32-Year-Old Homeless Man In Paterson: Prosecutor A 32-year-old homeless man has been charged with murder following a deadly hammer attack in Paterson, authorities said. Jamie Lopez struck the other 32-year-old homeless man in the back of the head with a hammer inside a makeshift tent near Marshall Street around 1:20 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray said. Lopez was charged with first-degree murder, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, authorities said. Lopez was a…
Man Pulls Knife On Cops Who Found Him Sleeping In Lyndhurst Storage Unit: Police Man Pulls Knife On Cops Who Found Him Sleeping In Lyndhurst Storage Unit: Police
Man Pulls Knife On Cops Who Found Him Sleeping In Lyndhurst Storage Unit: Police A Haledon man was arrested after police found him sleeping in a hallway inside a Lyndhurst storage facility, authorities said. Officers responded to Columbia Self Storage at 1 Terminal Road at approximately 11:44 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, after receiving a report of a male sleeping in a hallway, Capt. Paul Haggerty said. Management reported receiving multiple complaints about a man sleeping in the sixth-floor hallway and identified him as Kevin Salamanca, 42, according to Haggerty. Management told officers Salamanca was renting a storage unit at the business and that the unit was paid f…
Wayne Man Lodges Bullet In Neighbor's HVAC: Cops Wayne Man Lodges Bullet In Neighbor's HVAC: Cops
Wayne Man Lodges Bullet In Neighbor's HVAC: Cops A Wayne man was arrested after police said a bullet was found lodged in a neighbor’s central air conditioning unit on Monday, Oct. 27. Walter P. Preiss, 58, is accused of firing a bullet into his Longwood Court neighbor's home from his basement window, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said in a news release. A report of a bullet found inside the neighbor's outdoor condenser brought Wayne officer Jonathon Giannotte to the scene just before 5:40 p.m., Monday, Daly said. The resident and HVAC technicians showed officers where the bullet had penetrated the exterior unit, police…
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say A 56-year-old Andover man was arrested after police say he was caught with multiple weapons and suspected drugs during a late-night stop at Wawa in Wayne. The arrest happened on Sunday, June 22, around 11:45 p.m., when Wayne Police Officer Michael Sweeney spotted a 2007 Honda Pilot with a headlight out and a smashed windshield driving on Route 23 North, a release from Capt. Dan Daly says. The vehicle was stopped in the Wawa parking lot, where Officer Gerard Parent arrived to assist. While speaking with the driver, Sweeney noticed what he believed to be “a crack pipe with burn marks on it a…
SWAT Team Called After Jersey City Man Shoots At Secaucus Officers: Cops SWAT Team Called After Jersey City Man Shoots At Secaucus Officers: Cops
SWAT Team Called After Jersey City Man Shoots At Secaucus Officers: Cops A 59-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged after he shot at Secaucus police on Sunday, June 1, authorities said. At 7:45 p.m., officers responded to a County Avenue apartment after a woman's phone was snatched by a man, later identified as Dhanraj Dass, Secaucus police said. The man also threatened her with a handgun, police said. An hour later, officers located Dass at 25 County Ave, observing a handgun protruding from the doorway, police said. Dass fired two rounds at officers before retreating inside the building, police said. Secaucus Patrol Division officers began to estab…
Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say
Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say A 50-year-old Somerset man was convicted this week of drug trafficking and possessing firearms after initially being arrested after he was found passed out in his car, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, Lawrence Township police responded to Route 1 near the Quaker Bridge Mall after they were alerted to a car stopped in the middle of the highway, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Officers found Malachi Muhammad unresponsive and as they attempted to wake him, they noticed the handle of a handgun in between his legs, Habba said. Muhammad was removed from his vehicle and placed under arr…
Man Brought Hunting Bow, Knife To Middle School: Middlesex PD Man Brought Hunting Bow, Knife To Middle School: Middlesex PD
Man Brought Hunting Bow, Knife To Middle School: Middlesex PD A 30-year-old Warren man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, March 18, after he was found to be in possession of a hunting bow and a knife near a middle school in Middlesex, authorities said. At 11:31 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man, later identified as Robert Villa, with a camouflaged bag used for transporting weapons, trespassing at Von E. Mauger Middle School, Middlesex police said. The middle school along with Woodland Intermediate School and Watchung Elementary School went into a shelter in place, police said. Villa fled the scene before police arrived, but he was later …
Franklin Man Gets 3 Years For Firing Shots Onto Neighbor's Property: Sussex County Prosecutor Franklin Man Gets 3 Years For Firing Shots Onto Neighbor's Property: Sussex County Prosecutor
Franklin Man Gets 3 Years For Firing Shots Onto Neighbor's Property: Sussex County Prosecutor A 53-year-old Franklin Borough man was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday, Dec. 18 after he pleaded guilty to firing gunshots that damaged his neighbor's property, authorities said. On Saturday, July. 27, officers arrived on Corkhill Road and determined Kevin Kaye was intoxicated when he was handling the rifle, causing damage to his neighbor's fence, above-ground pool, children's clubhouse and garage, Franklin Borough police said.  The residents and their children were in the yard and swimming pool at the time shots were fired, police said. Kaye pleaded guilty to unlawful…
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police
Man Found With Crossbow, Guns, Meth During Berlin Traffic Stop: Police A Glassboro man was accused of having a loaded crossbow, two guns, and methamphetamine in Berlin, authorities said. Robert Stippick Jr. was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a shotgun, one count of unlawful possession of a weapon, and one count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, the Berlin Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 18. An age wasn't given for Stippick. An officer pulled over a vehicle Stippick was driving for an equipment violation at around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Police claimed Stippick became confro…
Sussex County Man Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of BB Gun: Prosecutor Sussex County Man Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of BB Gun: Prosecutor
Sussex County Man Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of BB Gun: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Montague man learned his fate on Friday, Dec. 6, after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a BB gun and possession of heroin with intent to distribute, authorities said. Zachary Minter was sentenced to three years probation after serving 373 days in county jail, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said. Minter must also engage in substance abuse treatment and pay $1,330 in mandatory fees and penalties, Murray said. Minter was originally arrested in August 2023 by the New Jersey State Police Special Investigations Unit, Murray said.
Naked Man With Gun At Atlantic City Apartment Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say Naked Man With Gun At Atlantic City Apartment Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say
Naked Man With Gun At Atlantic City Apartment Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Say A Glassboro man admitted to having a gun when he was found naked at a downtown Atlantic City apartment building, authorities said. Forrest Graves, 36, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 25 to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Atlantic City police responded to the Best of Life Park Apartments on South Virginia Avenue at around 12:10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. The building is near Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Police received a report of a man taking off his clothes and refusing to leave the property…
Thousands Of Suspected Fentanyl Pills Seized From 19-Year-Old In Virginia, Police Say Thousands Of Suspected Fentanyl Pills Seized From 19-Year-Old In Virginia, Police Say
Thousands Of Suspected Fentanyl Pills Seized From 19-Year-Old In Virginia, Police Say More than 9,400 fentanyl pills and two stolen guns are off the streets after officers from the Fairfax County Police Department busted a 19-year-old in Seven Corners, officials say. Annandale resident Marco Domingo Juarez is facing multiple charges after a traffic stop led police to an unexpected discovery. According to police, detectives on patrol in the area of Glen Carlyn Drive and Arglye Drive in Seven Corners spotted Juarez, who was already wanted, and took him into custody. During the arrest, more than 250 suspected fentanyl pills and a stolen gun were recovered. Inves…
Route 17 Gas Station Clerk Who Loaded Magazine In Front Of Ridgewood Cop Arrested: Police Route 17 Gas Station Clerk Who Loaded Magazine In Front Of Ridgewood Cop Arrested: Police
Route 17 Gas Station Clerk Who Loaded Magazine In Front Of Ridgewood Cop Arrested: Police A Route 17 gas station clerk and the man who sold him an illegal firearm have both been arrested, police in Ridgewood said. Ridgewood Police Officer Malone was on patrol when he went into a gas station on the northbound side of Route 17 around 2 a.m. on June 9, Ridgewood Police Chief Forest Lyons said. When Malone entered the station, he noticed the clerk, later identified as as Melvin Rodriguez, 45, was loading a firearm magazine with bullets, Lyons said. The clerk then showed a firearm to Malone and told him that he just bought it that day in Ridgewood, according to the chief. Malone co…
Duo Accused Of Stealing Mail From Hudson Valley Residences Duo Accused Of Stealing Mail From Hudson Valley Residences
Duo Accused Of Stealing Mail From Hudson Valley Residences Two 22-year-olds face a long list of charges after allegedly stealing mail from residences in the Hudson Valley, including several checks, authorities announced.  Bronx residents Devonte Hamilton and Kadon Jackson were both arrested on Wednesday, July 10 around 12:30 p.m. in connection with mail thefts at several household mailboxes in the Putnam County town of Philipstown, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, July 11.  According to the Sheriff's Office, on the day of the duo's arrests, a resident told deputies that they saw an unknown subject take mail f…
Tattooed Gunman Charged With Shooting NJ Victim In Face In Tag-Team Assault: Prosecutor Tattooed Gunman Charged With Shooting NJ Victim In Face In Tag-Team Assault: Prosecutor
Tattooed Gunman Charged With Shooting NJ Victim In Face In Tag-Team Assault: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting another man in his face last month, authorities in Ocean County said. Michael Vulpis, 26, was arrested at his home in Freehold on Wednesday, July 3, in connection with the June 27 incident in Jackson Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The 27-year-old victim and a female were sitting in a parked car outside of a home on Larsen Road when a blue sedan then parked in front of the vehicle, blocking it in, Billhimer said.  Vulpis and another man got out of the blue sedan, approached the ve…
Philly Man Who Pulled Gun On Atlantic City Driver At Traffic Light Sentenced: Prosecutors Philly Man Who Pulled Gun On Atlantic City Driver At Traffic Light Sentenced: Prosecutors
Philly Man Who Pulled Gun On Atlantic City Driver At Traffic Light Sentenced: Prosecutors A Philadelphia man will spend more than three years in prison after pulling a gun on a man in Atlantic City, authorities said. Sean Bennett, 31, was sentenced on Friday, June 7, to five years in state prison for second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He must serve at least three-and-a-half years before he's eligible for parole.  An Atlantic City officer was flagged down by a man near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Pacific Avenue at around 1:31 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. The v…
Man Made Threats With Stun Gun, Knife In Warren County: Police Man Made Threats With Stun Gun, Knife In Warren County: Police
Man Made Threats With Stun Gun, Knife In Warren County: Police A 30-year-old Warren County man faces numerous charges after making terrorist threats while possessing a stun gun on Tuesday, April 30, authorities said. At 4:44 p.m., Washington Township Police said they responded to a harassment complaint on the 100 block of W. Washington Avenue in Washington Borough. Upon the officer's arrival and investigation, a man was arrested and charged with terrorist threats, harassment, disorderly unlawful possession of a knife and unlawful possession of a stun gun, police said in a release on Facebook. The man, a Washington resident who was not identified, was p…
Duo Found With Ghost Guns, Drug Equipment In Atlantic City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Duo Found With Ghost Guns, Drug Equipment In Atlantic City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors
Duo Found With Ghost Guns, Drug Equipment In Atlantic City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Two Atlantic City men will spend at least three years in prison after admitting to having two ghost guns in a home with three children inside, authorities said. A judge sentenced 33-year-old Robert Caro-Green and 31-year-old Lenardo Caro on Thursday, Apr. 25 to six years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They had each pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit in October and November 2023. Atlantic City police and the department's SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant at a home on the 1500 block of Mediterra…
Ex-Jersey City High School Footballer Charged With Selling Guns To Undercover Ex-Jersey City High School Footballer Charged With Selling Guns To Undercover
Ex-Jersey City High School Footballer Charged With Selling Guns To Undercover A former high school football standout from Jersey City twice sold guns to an undercover police officer, authorities charged. A Superior Court judge ordered Emerson Deline, 18, held following a hearing in Jersey City last week, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 2023 Snyder High School graduate sold a handgun to an undercover police officer on Jan. 4 and then again on Jan. 12 during a joint investigation by her Narcotics Task Force and members of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Suarez said. He's charged with two counts each of unlawful posses…
New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Bedford Hills Home, Feds Say New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Bedford Hills Home, Feds Say
New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Bedford Hills Home, Feds Say Two men face charges after allegedly exploding a bomb on a Northern Westchester driveway as part of an effort to threaten a victim into dropping a court case, federal officials said. New Jersey residents Damjan Stanivukovic and Vladamir Radunovic were both arrested on Saturday morning, Jan. 13 in connection with an explosion at a Bedford Hills residence on McLain Street on Thursday, Jan. 11, according to court documents filed with the US District Court of the Southern District of New York.  Earlier Report - Suspicious Fire At Bedford Hills Residence Under Investigation …
Fentanyl, Heroin, BB Gun Land Atlantic City Man In State Slammer Fentanyl, Heroin, BB Gun Land Atlantic City Man In State Slammer
Fentanyl, Heroin, BB Gun Land Atlantic City Man In State Slammer An Atlantic City man was sentenced on Thursday, Jan, 4, to three years in state prison after police found him with a BB gun, heroin, and fentanyl in 2021, authorities said. Atlantic County prosecutors said 43-year-old Emmanuel Diaz had been convicted of third-degree unlawful possession of a BB gun. On Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, Atlantic City police saw Diaz walking near South Montpelier Avenue. The officers said when they made eye contact with Diaz, he put what looked like a semi-automatic black handgun in his front pocket. Officers then searched Diaz and discovered the weapon was actually a …
Loaded Gun Lost In Target, Ex-Con Owner Jailed: Closter PD Loaded Gun Lost In Target, Ex-Con Owner Jailed: Closter PD
Loaded Gun Lost In Target, Ex-Con Owner Jailed: Closter PD It’s not every day that a loaded gun turns up in the lost and found at Target. Surveillance video helped point Closter police to Tyshawn Culver, a 31-year-old convicted burglar from Westwood, soon after the gun was found on Tuesday, Oct. 24, Capt. Vincent Aiello said. Culver was arrested later that day in Englewood, the captain said. He was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possessing a handgun as a convicted felon and possession of both a large-capacity ammo magazine and hollow-nose bullets, Aiello said. Culver remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a firs…
UPDATE: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole UPDATE: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole
Update: Admitted Homemade Bomb Maker From South Jersey Gets 2 Years, No Parole A South Jersey man whom federal authorities said they caught with a do-it-yourself bomb and the materials to make it was sentenced to two years in prison without parole. Thomas Petronglo, 64, had a 5¾-inch diameter metal can filled with potassium perchlorate and aluminum with a fuse sticking out when authorities raided his Vineland home in March 2021, according to a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Camden. The mixture is commonly used in commercial fireworks displays. Authorities seized several other improvised devices -- mostly plastic cylinders and cardboard tubes containing "…
Atlantic City Man Caught Shooting Gun On Surveillance Camera: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Caught Shooting Gun On Surveillance Camera: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Caught Shooting Gun On Surveillance Camera: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man from Atlantic City pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a handgun, authorities said. Jai Caesar admitted to the offense on Tuesday, Aug. 29, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On Aug. 11, 2022, Atlantic City police responded to a report of a gunshot hitting the window of a residence on North Indiana Avenue in Atlantic City. When law enforcement arrived, they observed a bullet hole had entered through a window of the residence. Law enforcement reviewed surveillance video from a neighboring residence and were able to identify the subject&…
Pair Sentenced In Drive-By Shooting In South Jersey Pair Sentenced In Drive-By Shooting In South Jersey
Pair Sentenced In Drive-By Shooting In South Jersey Two Atlantic City men were sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for their roles in a drive-by shooting, authorities said. Adresce Jones, 20, and Armaad Brooks-Chappelle, 21, were sentenced on charges of attempted murder, unlawful possession of community guns, and related crimes, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. A third defendant, Quran Fenwick, 19, also of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty for his role in the drive-by shooting to charges of attempted murder and possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. Although Fenwick was a juvenile at the time of …
South Dakota Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Atlantic City Man: Prosecutor South Dakota Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Atlantic City Man: Prosecutor
South Dakota Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Atlantic City Man: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from South Dakota has been indicted for the June killing of an Atlantic City man, authorities said. Dominique Woodall, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury on Tuesday, Aug. 15, for the shooting death of 30-year-old Terrance Dismuke on June 16, in Egg Harbor City, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Woodall was indicted for first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, the prosecutor said. Woodall is currently held i…
Man, 31, Arrested For Weapons Offenses On Jersey Shore: Police Man, 31, Arrested For Weapons Offenses On Jersey Shore: Police
Man, 31, Arrested For Weapons Offenses On Jersey Shore: Police A 31-year-old man from California was arrested on weapons charges in Middletown, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 3, at 12:33 a.m., Middletown Twp. Police Officers Shane Hall and Aidan Cary, arrested Rajiv U. Bryant, of Emeryville, California, for unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of high capacity magazines, and possession of hollow point ammunition, police said. The arrest came after officers observed Bryant commit a motor vehicle violation in the area of State Highway 36 and Main Street, in the Belford section of the township.  During the course of&…
Two Arrested For Stealing Car, Stealing Handgun: Linden PD Two Arrested For Stealing Car, Stealing Handgun: Linden PD
Two Arrested For Stealing Car, Stealing Handgun: Linden PD Two Newark residents were arrested in Linden on Thursday, July 6 for driving a stolen car and possessing a stolen handgun, police said. At 8 p.m., officers were alerted to a report of a stolen vehicle traveling south on Route 1, Captain Christopher Guenther of the Linden Police said. The car suddenly came to a stop at Avenue C and Tijohn Cato, 30, and Samiya Medina, 34 were arrested and taken into custody, Guenther said. When police searched the vehicle, they discovered a stolen handgun, Guenther said. Medina and Cato were charged with unlawful possession of a stolen handgun in the second d…
Assault Weapons Seized, Car Salesman From Ramsey Arrested: Police Assault Weapons Seized, Car Salesman From Ramsey Arrested: Police
Assault Weapons Seized, Car Salesman From Ramsey Arrested: Police A car salesman from Ramsey remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday after local police said they seized assault weapons from his home earlier in the week. Christopher Werling, 49, was taken into custody after officers responded to a call at his Airmount Avenue home shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. He didn't say what prompted the call. Police charged Werling with five counts of unlawful possession of assault weapons and sent him to the county lockup to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court, the chief said.
Traffic Stop Helps Troopers Solve Central Mass Armed Robbery: Police Traffic Stop Helps Troopers Solve Central Mass Armed Robbery: Police
Traffic Stop Helps Troopers Solve Central Mass Armed Robbery: Police An accused armed robber made things very easy for Massachusetts state troopers this week when he left enough evidence to link him to the crime in his illegal vehicle, authorities said.  Eddie Colon, 18, of Fitchburg, is accused of robbing a Cumberland Farms store in Fitchburg Tuesday night, Feb. 21, state troopers said.  Troopers pulled over Colon's Nissan Altima in a Sears parking lot in Leominster on Wednesday morning because he didn't have a tag on the front of the car, authorities said. When police pulled over the sedan, they noticed the driver frantically reaching around in t…