Elizabeth Man Fell Face First, Told Cops He Was Robbed At Gunpoint: Newark PD
A 48-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested and charged after he lied about being robbed at gunpoint on Friday, Aug. 22, authorities said.
Officers responded to Springfield Avenue and South 15th Street after Darryl Armstrong told detectives that three men wearing all black clothes exited a black four-door vehicle, pointed a weapon at him, threw him to the ground, and took his cellphone, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr said.
During the investigation, the detectives reviewed surveillance video that showed Armstrong was not robbed, Miranda said.
At 2:29 p.m., Armstrong was stand…
Embattled Dover Councilman Used Position To Threaten Liquor Store: Prosecutor
Sergio Rodriguez, a 29-year-old member of the Dover Town Council, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2, after he threatened to use his power to shutter a liquor store last year, prosecutors said.
On Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, Rodriguez entered a Dover liquor store and told an employee that the store’s liquor license would not be renewed if they continued to sell alcohol to individuals seen drinking in a nearby courtyard, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said.
The business owner spoke to Rodriguez at a later time, and duri…
Lucky Friday The 13th: Turnersville Ticket Hits $678K Jackpot, Lotto Officials Say
For one Gloucester County lottery player, Friday the 13th turned out to be anything but unlucky.
A winning ticket hit the $678,674 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 16. The winner matched all five numbers in the drawing on Friday, Dec. 13, and was sold at Township Liquors on Route 42 in Turnersville.
The winning numbers were 3, 12, 18, 19, and 25. The XTRA number was 2 and the Bullseye number was 03.
This was the second huge Jersey Cash 5 victory of the month in South Jersey. A ticket purchased at a liquor store in Toms Rive…
Toms River Ticket Hits $1.8M Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot In Weekend Lottery Frenzy
A lottery ticket worth more than $1.8 million was purchased at a Toms River liquor store, officials said.
The ticket hit a $1,883,824 jackpot in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Friday, Dec. 6, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 9. The winner was sold at the Silverton Buy Rite on Hooper Avenue.
The winning numbers were 7, 21, 28, 31, and 38. The XTRA number was 2 and the Bullseye number was 31.
This was the first of two Jersey Cash 5 jackpot wins in back-to-back days. A ticket bought at a convenience store in Paramus won $150,000 on Saturday, Dec. 7.
The s…
Jackpot: Browns Mills Restaurant Sells Lotto Ticket That Shares $861K Prize
A lottery ticket that split a more than $860,000 jackpot was purchased at a Pemberton Township restaurant, authorities said.
The winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket was sold at Country Lakes Pub & Grill on Lakehurst Road in Browns Mills, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The winner was in the drawing on Monday, Oct. 21.
The winning numbers were 4, 9, 28, 33, and 44. The XTRA number was 3 and the Bullseye number was 4.
The ticket will split the $861,944 jackpot with a second winner bought at a liquor store in Pompton Lakes. Each ticket is …
Salon Crash: Alleged Drunk Driver Who Killed Off-Duty Cop, 3 Others In NY Charged With Murder
An alleged drunk driver who crashed his SUV into a New York nail salon, killing four people, including a police officer, was charged with murder.
Long Island resident Steven Schwally, age 64, of Dix Hills, was formally indicted on four counts of second-degree murder, plus 24 other felonies and nine misdemeanors, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug. 1
District Attorney Raymond Tierney said Schwally had just left a liquor store and was intoxicated when he crashed his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa, located in Deer Park on Grand Boulevard, going nearly 80 miles per hour on Friday, June 28…
Duo Burglarize Restaurant, Attempt To Break Into Liquor Store In Rockland, Police Say
Two men were nabbed for allegedly burglarizing a Chinese restaurant and attempting to break into a liquor store.
The incident took place in Rockland County and 5 a.m., Monday, May 11, when Ramapo Police responded to a report of a commercial burglary alarm, said the Ramapo Police.
When officers arrived on the scene of the alarm at a liquor store located in the village of Pomona, they did not find any suspect, but while canvassing the area discovered a nearby Chinese restaurant had been burglarized, police said.
An investigation led detectives to two men identified as Richard Young Jr, …
