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Man Who Tried To Abduct Lakewood Girl, Groped Woman In Toms River Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors Man Who Tried To Abduct Lakewood Girl, Groped Woman In Toms River Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors
Man Who Tried To Abduct Lakewood Girl, Groped Woman In Toms River Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors A Farmingdale man admitted to trying to kidnap a teen girl and groping a woman in a Target parking lot during a two-county crime spree, authorities said. Quamel Benton, 36, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 21 to attempted kidnapping, two counts of eluding, and criminal sexual contact, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Lakewood police responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping near Forest Park Circle at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 21. Officers learned that a man tried to force the girl into a "smaller model" white SUV. The …
Delco Felon Reaches For Gun After Crash Ends Police Chase, Troopers Claim Delco Felon Reaches For Gun After Crash Ends Police Chase, Troopers Claim
Delco Felon Reaches For Gun After Crash Ends Police Chase, Troopers Claim A police chase in Ridley Township ended in a car crash and an arrest on Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, state police wrote in a release.  Troopers tried to pull over a driver, later identified as 30-year-old Khalid Mack, in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 around noon, according to officials.  Mack stopped initially but then sped away, exiting the highway onto Highland Avenue, troopers said.  The 30-year-old blew through a red light before crashing into another driver and several parked cars, authorities said. After his car came to a rest, police claimed Mack was "actively re…
Fleeing Mall Suspect Caught After Ordering Uber: Wayne PD Fleeing Mall Suspect Caught After Ordering Uber: Wayne PD
Fleeing Mall Suspect Caught After Ordering Uber: Wayne PD A suspect who ran from a Wayne police officer at the Willowbrook Mall got tripped up when he called for an Uber, authorities said. A mall security guard had flagged down Officer William Hall following shoplifting from the Pac Sun clothing store shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The officer approached Khaalil Tariq Branch, 29, of Philadelphia, who “feigned that he was looking for identification and suddenly ran through the parking lot,” the captain said. Hall chased Branch to Willowbrook Boulevard and onto Riverside Drive before he and Officer Matthew Ber…
Teen Thieves In Stolen Car Bail Out On Garden State Parkway, Nabbed By Mahwah, Paramus Police Teen Thieves In Stolen Car Bail Out On Garden State Parkway, Nabbed By Mahwah, Paramus Police
Teen Thieves In Stolen Car Bail Out On Garden State Parkway, Nabbed By Mahwah, Paramus Police A trio of teenagers bailed out of a stolen car on the Garden State Parkway during an overnight chase and were quickly captured by police from Mahwah and Paramus. Mahwah Police Officer Brian Doolittle was on pro-active patrol in the township’s Scotch Hills area when he spotted the 2023 Honda Civic moving slowly along McIntosh Drive shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. An instant license plate check showed the Civic had been reported stolen out of Orange on Sept. 29, Bussinelli said. Doolittle called for backups and activated his vehicle’s overhead lights, the …
Glock-Modifying Counterfeiter Leads Boston Cops In Multi-Hour Search: Police Glock-Modifying Counterfeiter Leads Boston Cops In Multi-Hour Search: Police
Glock-Modifying Counterfeiter Leads Boston Cops In Multi-Hour Search: Police A man who was not licensed to drive a car or carry a gun was caught doing both and successfully hid from police for multiple hours before being arrested, according to officials.  A state trooper on patrol pulled a driver over after he ran a red light on Monday, Dec. 16 around 3:00 a.m. on Blue Hill Avenue, according to Massachusetts State Police. The driver was identified as 31-year-old Michael Williams, who turned out to not be properly licensed to drive a vehicle in Massachusetts.  On top of his driving violations, Williams, of Boston, had also been identified by the Boston Regi…
Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School
Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School A 25-year-old wanted felony with probation violations had a loaded gun when police chased and used a TASER Device on him in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. The Quindon Maurice Hill was being pursued by the PA State Probation and Parole when Manheim Township officers nabbed him following a brief foot chase at the Sheetz at 1790 of Millersville Road on Tuesday, Dec. 6 around 12:32 p.m., according to a release by Township police. The following is a statement released by the police on Tuesday, Dec. 13 about the incident: "Hill was located inside the store and told he was not free to l…
GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase
GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase The New Jersey family of a 35-year-old man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover the funeral cost. Krysten Harland Pretlor, who had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3, had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017, after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local resi…
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey A 35-year-old Johnstown man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. Krysten Harland Pretlor, had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3.  The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017 after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local in resident’s home, the office stated in a release at the time. He was arreste…
UPDATE: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say UPDATE: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say
Update: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say A stolen luxury SUV that crashed and overturned as a good Samaritan chased it was stolen moments earlier by two teenage thieves who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehr…
Hempstead Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Assaulting, Robbing Housemate, DA Says Hempstead Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Assaulting, Robbing Housemate, DA Says
Hempstead Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Assaulting, Robbing Housemate, DA Says A Long Island man with a lengthy rap sheet may spend the rest of his life in prison after violently assaulting his female housemate and robbing her, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Johnny Shorter, age 42, of Hempstead, was found guilty in April of pistol-whipping and robbing a woman of money and other belongings before attempting to flee from police with a loaded gun in October 2020. Specifically, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced that Shorter was convicted by a jury of: Two counts of first-degree robbery; Two counts of second-degree assault; Two coun…
PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By NYPD PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By NYPD
PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By Nypd A 23-year-old Teaneck woman with a violent criminal history went on a gun-waving rampage before leading a township detective on a chase to the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. The detective broke off the pursuit out of safety concerns, but the NYPD captured Ashley Gilead Wednesday night, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly said. She was carrying what turned out to be a Glock replica pellet gun, the chief said. It began hours earlier at a private home on Genesee Avenue, off Teaneck Road, where callers reported Gilead “banging on a door, then standing in the street yelling and wav…
Area Man, 25, Faces Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses Area Man, 25, Faces Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses
Area Man, 25, Faces Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses An ex-convict wanted for missing mandated sessions with his parole officer was apprehended by police after they recovered a backpack he tossed aside, filled with an illegal firearm and "large quantity" of narcotics, while he was pursued by law enforcement, police said.  Police said a City of Newburgh detective allegedly spotted Alberto Rivera, of Newburgh, 25, who the detective knew was wanted by authorities, riding a bicycle on Broadway on Friday, Oct. 1 at approximately 1:25 p.m.  When the detective stopped his vehicle in Rivera's path, police said, the wanted man fled the scene…
Car- Then Foot-Chase End In Arrest of Suspected Murderer Car- Then Foot-Chase End In Arrest of Suspected Murderer
Car- Then Foot-Chase End In Arrest of Suspected Murderer A murder suspect made Worcester police chase him by car and on foot to make an arrest. Eleuterio Draughn was arrested on Austin Street on Saturday, Aug. 29, and charged with an outstanding warrant for crimes including armed assault to murder and use of a firearm in a felony, police said. It is not clear who Draughn is accused of killing.  Police became suspicious of Draughn when an officer allegedly observed an Infiniti sedan driving erratically on King Street, police said. After the driver allegedly blew through several stop signs, the officer attempted to pull over the vehicle. The d…
Paterson Detectives Nab  Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash Paterson Detectives Nab  Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash
Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash Paterson police detectives nabbed ex-cons with guns in two separate incidents -- one of which ended in a crash when one of them drove the wrong way up a one-way street. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Mustafa Dombayci began chasing a Chevy Malibu that had sped through a stop sign at the corner of Carroll Street and Godwin Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Damond King, 30, of Paterson, then turned east onto Fair Street in the wrong direction and continued to Rosa Parks Boulevard, where the Malibu collided with another vehicle, Spe…
Man On Parole Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Fleeing From Police In Area Man On Parole Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Fleeing From Police In Area
Man On Parole Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Fleeing From Police In Area Police arrested an armed man who sped away from officers when they attempted to make a traffic stop and then jumped from the car in an attempt to flee. Joseph Powell, 34, of Liberty, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 28, after Monticello Police received information around 4:30 p.m., that a disturbance was about to take place at the Monticello Housing Authority Complex, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone. Officers were also told that a man in a white Toyota Camry was reportedly armed with a handgun.  Monticello police officers Eric Youmans and Tyrus Walker arrived on the sc…
Two Nabbed In Stamford Grandparent Scam Two Nabbed In Stamford Grandparent Scam
Two Nabbed In Stamford Grandparent Scam Two men were nabbed after a brief police pursuit for accepting a package from UPS containing mone they thought was part of a "grandparent" scam. The incident began when the Stamford police were contacted by detectives from Virginia regarding a financial scam, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. The detectives told the Stamford Financial Crimes Unit that a victim in Virginia was contacted and made to believe that their grandson was arrested and he needed $7,500 for his bail, Conklin said. The grandparent sent the money to an address in the Bronx and a few days la…