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Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide
A 41-year-old New Jersey native who last February was arrested in connection with a quadruple Ohio murder has been charged in a 2013 Camden County homicide as well, authorities said.
Martin Muniz, formerly of Camden, was charged on Monday, May 22, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jaime Molina, 45, of Camden, they said.
In Ohio, Muniz is accused of fatally shooting four people and injuring his 8-year-old niece at a home in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre on Jan. 13, authorities in Ohio said.
On Cleveland police body cam footage, Muniz confessed to police, though he later pleade…
Cyber-Footsie Scammers From NJ, MD, VA Swindle $7 Million From Mostly Elderly Victims, Feds Say
Mostly elderly victims across the United States were conned out of a whopping $7 million by a quartet of romance scammers from New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia – all of whom were arrested by the FBI, authorities said.
The victims sent the money to the imposters thinking that they were helping out love interests, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
They lost a lot.
Arrested this past week, Sellinger said, were:
Nana Yaw Marfo, 37, of Virginia, who was accused of receiving at least $4.7 million;
Chevon Braxton, 42, of Maryland, who was accused of collecting at least $1.3 million;
Will…
North Jersey's Kyrie Irving Fined $25,000 By NBA For Cursing Out Fan (Video)
North Jersey native and NBA player Kyrie Irving was slapped with a $25,000 fine after he was caught on video cursing out a fan at Monday night’s game in Cleveland.
The 24-second clip — which has amassed nearly 10,000 views on Instagram — shows the Brooklyn Nets player responding to a heckler by saying, “Got y’all a championship, and you motherf–kers still ungrateful.”
Irving, who grew up in West Orange, had 27 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds in Monday’s game against the Cavaliers, resulting in a final score of 107 to 114, according to the New York Post.
The athlete was hit with t…
Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet
UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said.
Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said.
O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show.
A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snatched his m…
Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured
UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said.
Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said.
O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show.
A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snat…
Feds Charge More Retired NFL Players In $3.4 Million Health Fraud
Three more former NFL players, one of them from the Jersey Shore, were among several who federal authorities said illegally collected $3.4 million in a massive health care scam.
Darrell Reid, 38, of Farmingdale, who played linebacker for the 2007 Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts, was among the three additional players named in a U.S. District Court indictment.
The others are former Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom, 38, of Irvington, Alabama and Anthony Montgomery, 36, of Cleveland, who played defensive end for the team formerly k…
'His Love For Sports, Competition Burned Brightly': Yankees Co-Owner 'Hank' Steinbrenner, 63
Hank Steinbrenner "set an example for all of us in how comfortably he lived," his family said Tuesday as news of the New York Yankees' general partner and co-chairperson's death spread.
Henry G. Steinbrenner, who turned 63 earlier this month, died surrounded by his family at his home in Clearwater, Florida after a battle with a long illness, they said, adding that it wasn't related to the coronavirus.
Hank, who was a general partner and co-chairperson of the organization, was the eldest son of George Steinbrenner.
At one time he'd been considered the successor to his father to ru…
Your Town: How Many Postal Workers Were Attacked By Dogs Last Year?
MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah, Paramus and Wayne each had two postal carriers attacked by dogs last year, the U.S Postal Service announced Monday in its annual roundup. Several Bergen and Passaic county towns had one each.
Of the 6,244 total attacks nationwide -- more than 500 less than in 2016 -- one each occurred in Clifton, East Rutherford, Hackensack, Passaic, Paterson, Ridgewood and South Hackensack and Teaneck, the postal service reported.
The figures were released as part of National Dog Bite Prevention Week (Apr. 8 – 14).
The most attacks -- 71 -- were reported in Houston, followed by Los…
