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Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of 27-Year-Old Woman At NJ Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
A 27-year-old Somerville man was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 4, and charged with fatally stabbing Maryrose Fealey last week, authorities said.
David Shroitman was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a weapon, tampering with physical evidence, and hindering apprehension, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
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Fealey, a Somerville resident was found by Somerville police responding to a 911 call, outside a residential complex on North Bridge Street around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecuto…
NJ College Student Shot In Head Walking On Track At Nashville Park, Gunman Charged: PD
An 18-year-old college student from New Jersey is in critical condition after being shot walking the track at a park in Nashville, TN, Tuesday, Nov. 7, authorities said.
UPDATE: Jillian Ludwig has died, police in Nasvhille said Nov. 8.
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Shaquille Taylor, 29, has been charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering in the incident that left Jillian Ludwig "extremely critical," according to police in Nashville.
According to police, Taylor was shooting at a car from a public housing complex across the street, when a bullet hit Ludwig in the head as…
Luz Hernandez's Ex-Partner Charged With Murder
The ex-partner of Luz Hernandez, the Jersey City teacher found dead earlier this month, has been charged with murder in her death.
Cesar Santana, who was captured at a motel in Miami days after 33-year-old Hernandez was found dead in a shallow Kearny grave, was extradited to New Jersey on Feb. 21, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Santana had previously been charged with desecrating/concealing human remains, but after his extradition was slapped with hindering, failing to dispose of human remains, and tampering with physical evidence, authorities said.
Leiner Miranda Lopez, 26…
Englewood PD: Ex-Con Suspected Of Selling Drugs Busted With Loaded Gun
An Englewood ex-con with a criminal record stretching back more than a decade tossed a loaded gun while running from city police, authorities said.
Officers investigating a report of drug dealing approached Damian Lee Shirley, 31, Englewood Ave and Lafayette Place around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, Police Lt. Fred Pulice said.
Shirley bolted, tossing a shoulder bag as he ran, the lieutenant said. He was captured and the 9mm handgun was found in the bag, Pulice said.
The 5-foot-4-inch, 200-pound Shirley served prison time for drug dealing and theft stemming from a December 2011 arrest, r…
Practicing Dentistry Without License, NJ Resident Charged With Aggravated Assault: Report
A dental assistant and an Ecuadorian national who drives a truck for a living were charged with aggravated assault by Dumont police for severely injuring a woman with do-it-yourself at-home dentistry, authorities said.
David Pharaoh Crosby Jupiter, the 44-year-old self-employed trucker, was arrested last Friday, Sept. 23, and sent to the Bergen County Jail only to have a judge release him the next day, records show.
Dental assistant Diego Rodriguez, 32, had already been arrested two weeks ago before being released from headquarters on a summons, Dumont Police Chief Brian Joyce said Tuesday,…
Paterson Man Shot With Own Gun, Friend Charged With Helping Hide It
A Paterson man accidentally shot himself in the leg before a friend help him vanish the gun, said authorities who charged them both.
Nygee Dennis, 22, showed up at the St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center emergency room at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday with a gunshot wound in his leg, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement.
Apparently, Dennis was getting into a car in the area of Belmont Avenue when the gun he was carrying went off, they said.
Samar Clyburn, 21, who was sitting with another man in the car, helped Dennis get ri…
