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22-Year-Old Meriden Man Charged In Crash That Seriously Injured 2 Passengers
A Connecticut man is facing multiple assault charges following a crash that seriously injured two passengers last year.
New Haven County resident Daniel Leal Jr., of Meriden, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 2, in connection to a crash that happened in Kearny, New Jersey, in October of 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
Police responded to the crash near the Route 7 and Harrison Avenue split at about 4:10 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2021, after receiving reports that a vehicle struck a parked tractor-trailer, Suarez reported.
The four occupants of the 2011 Mitsubishi …
MA Man Gave Teen Girl Drugs, Alcohol Before Sexually Assaulting Her, Prosecutor Says
An 18-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old New Jersey girl after giving her drugs and alcohol, authorities said.
Wolide Yessuf, of Cambridge, met the girl over social media in March, Hudson County, New Jersey Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Yessuf and another girl came to North Bergen County motel in New Jersey March, where he provided the victim with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting her, Suarez said.
Yessuf was arrested Monday, July 26 at the Arlington Police Department without incident, and was being held in Massachusetts pending extraditi…
