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Paramus Man Stabbed Dead By Son, Left For Two Days: Authorities Paramus Man Stabbed Dead By Son, Left For Two Days: Authorities
Paramus Man Stabbed Dead By Son, Left For Two Days: Authorities UPDATE: A Paramus man who’d just stabbed his father to death dragged the body to a bathroom and tried to set it on fire last week as part of an attempt to conceal what he’d done, authorities said. Melvin Thomas repeatedly stabbed his father, 61-year-old Manuel Thomas, in the chest with a kitchen knife on Valentine’s Day, a criminal complaint says. He then dragged the bloody corpse to a bathroom where he tried igniting it with a lighter, according to the complaint filed by Paramus Police Detective Justin Sicari. “This attempt failed,” the detective wrote. Melvin Thomas wiped off …
McDonald's Melee: Bergen County Man Arrested In Hoboken Stabbing McDonald's Melee: Bergen County Man Arrested In Hoboken Stabbing
McDonald's Melee: Bergen County Man Arrested In Hoboken Stabbing A Bergen County man was arrested in a Hoboken stabbing Friday, Feb. 9, police said. Officers were called to the Washington Street McDonald's for a street fight involving 10 people, which resulted in a stabbing around 6:30 p.m., Hoboken police said. An on-scene investigation found Lodi's Kasaun Patterson, 42, stabbed another man during the fight, police said. Patterson was seen near the scene and was arrested. He attempted to resist arrest by stiffening his body, and a search incident turned up a folding knife in his jacket pocket, local police said. Patterson was taken to the Hob…
East Orange Man Stabs Victim During Argument On Newark Street: Police East Orange Man Stabs Victim During Argument On Newark Street: Police
East Orange Man Stabs Victim During Argument On Newark Street: Police A 38-year-old East Orange man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing on Newark, police said. Jesse Lee Simmons was arguing with another man when he stabbed him around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 on the 100 block of Broad Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was taken to University Hospital for treatment and is in stable condition. Police located the suspect, Simmons, on the 200 block of Broadway.  He was arrested without incident and faces charges of aggravated assault and weapon possession. 
UPDATE: Man, 31, Stabbed To Death Outside Garfield Bar UPDATE: Man, 31, Stabbed To Death Outside Garfield Bar
Update: Man, 31, Stabbed To Death Outside Garfield Bar A man was stabbed and killed overnight Sunday outside a Garfield bar, authorities said. The 31-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being stabbed in the torso outside JoJo's Bar & Grill on Monroe Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. Feb. 4, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a release. He died in the emergency room with multiple stab wounds, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Musella didn't say whether anyone had been arrested or identified. He also didn't identify the victim. Detectives from his office and Garfield police are investigat…
NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing
NJ Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing An Ocean County ex-convict and parolee once featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" admitted to his role in the stabbing death of a Seaside Heights man, authorities said. Angelo Grenci, 47, of Berkeley Township, pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 29 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Grenci was charged in the killing of 50-year-old Carlton Williams. Prosecutors will pursue a prison sentence of 25 years for Grenci. He'd have to serve 85 percent of his term before being eligible for parole under the state's No Early Release…
Indian Immigrant Stabbed In Jersey City Park, Local Man Charged In Random Attack Indian Immigrant Stabbed In Jersey City Park, Local Man Charged In Random Attack
Indian Immigrant Stabbed In Jersey City Park, Local Man Charged In Random Attack Jersey City police have charged a 22-year-old city man with repeatedly stabbing an Indian immigrant at a local park in what the victim's friends called a "senseless act of discrimination." The victim, 28-year-old Ojas Junnarkar, was walking alone on the running track at Pershing Field when he was assaulted shortly after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, friends said. Junnarkar suffered wounds to his kidneys and colon, they said. Jersey City police subsequently announced the arrest of Santos Camacho on aggravated assault and illegal weapons charges. Camacho, who remained held in the Hudson Count…
Man Stabbed In Head: Newark Police Man Stabbed In Head: Newark Police
Man Stabbed In Head: Newark Police Newark police are attempt to locate a person wanted for stabbing a man in the head on Tuesday, Dec. 19. At 1:30 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Ferry Street and found the man had been slashed in the head during a fight that initially began as a verbal altercation inside an area bar Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The victim was transported to University Hospital and is in stable condition, Fragé said. The suspect was last seen walking westbound on Ferry Street, Fragé said.  Anyone with information about the suspect's identity is asked to ca…
18-Year-Old Stabbed Dead In Jersey City 18-Year-Old Stabbed Dead In Jersey City
18-Year-Old Stabbed Dead In Jersey City An 18-year-old was stabbed dead Friday night, Dec. 15 in Jersey City, authorities said. Naseer Munroe was found with a stab wound to the torso on Duncan Avenue and Wilmont Street, around 8:55 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Munroe was taken by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after 10 p.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this …
Man Gets 15 Years For Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors Man Gets 15 Years For Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors
Man Gets 15 Years For Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors A 50-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on Friday, Dec. 8 for fatally stabbing a man in Oct. 2021, prosecutors said. Alexis Mondesi pled guilty in October to aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of Yonatan Alexander Vasquez-Torres, a 21-year-old Elizabeth man, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. On Oct. 10, 2021, at 3 a.m., Elizabeth police responded to the 300 block of Center Street and found Vasquez-Torres suffering from a fatal stab wound, and an investigati…
Group Of Kids Threw Rocks At Man's Car Before He Was Stabbed 2X At NJ Mall Parking Garage: Cops Group Of Kids Threw Rocks At Man's Car Before He Was Stabbed 2X At NJ Mall Parking Garage: Cops
Group Of Kids Threw Rocks At Man's Car Before He Was Stabbed 2X At NJ Mall Parking Garage: Cops A 56-year-old man was stabbed twice after a group of juveniles threw rocks and other objects at his car at a Hudson County mall, authorities said. Police said only that the man suffered two puncture wounds, one to his lower abdomen and another to the upper left side of his stomach, around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in a parking garage at Newport Centre in Jersey City. "It appears the incident occurred after 5-6 juveniles allegedly threw rocks and other objects at his vehicle," a city spokeswoman said.  Responding officers administered aid until EMTs arrived and transported the victim …
Clifton Musician, 29, Stabbed Dead In Philadelphia Clifton Musician, 29, Stabbed Dead In Philadelphia
Clifton Musician, 29, Stabbed Dead In Philadelphia A 29-year-old musician from Clifton, NJ died in a Philadelphia stabbing last month. Carl James "CJ" Mueller III was found unresponsive on the 1400 block of Snyder Avenue around 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, Philadelphia police said. Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained. The sorrow we feel when... Posted by Ginger Kelly on Monday, November 27, 2023 CJ, who was reported missing, was pronounced dead just before 3:30 a.m. A postmortem exam performed by a doctor with a detective present and a single stab wound was found in the ce…
ON VIDEO: Bergen Footballer, 17, Stabbed In Heart By Long Island Killer, DA Says ON VIDEO: Bergen Footballer, 17, Stabbed In Heart By Long Island Killer, DA Says
ON Video: Bergen Footballer, 17, Stabbed In Heart By Long Island Killer, DA Says A surveillance camera recorded a Long Island man stabbing a 17-year-old New Jersey high school football player dead and slashing his older brother during a fight in downtown Manhattan on Thanksgiving, city authorities revealed. An autopsy revealed that a 6-inch stab wound pierced the heart of Rocco Rodden in front of an ax-throwing bar on Lafayette Street around 1:50 a.m., Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eun Bi Kim said on Saturday, Nov. 25. The accused killer, Gianluca Bordone, 19, of Oyster Bay, was wearing a black sweatshirt with the word "courage" on the back when he was brought …
Bergen County High School Footballer Stabbed Dead, Brother Wounded In NYC Bergen County High School Footballer Stabbed Dead, Brother Wounded In NYC
Bergen County High School Footballer Stabbed Dead, Brother Wounded In NYC UPDATE: A surveillance camera recorded a Long Island man stabbing a 17-year-old St. Joseph Regional High School football player dead and slashing his older brother during a fight in downtown Manhattan on Thanksgiving, city authorities revealed. An autopsy revealed that a 6-inch stab wound pierced the heart of Rocco Rodden in front of an ax-throwing bar on Lafayette Street around 1:50 a.m., Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eun Bi Kim said on Saturday, Nov. 25. The accused killer, Gianluca Bordone, 19, of Oyster Bay, was wearing a black sweatshirt with the word "courage" on the back when…
MATRICIDE: NJ Woman Fatally Stabbed Mother, Jury Finds MATRICIDE: NJ Woman Fatally Stabbed Mother, Jury Finds
Matricide: NJ Woman Fatally Stabbed Mother, Jury Finds A 26-year-old New Jersey woman was found guilty of fatally stabbing her mother on Friday, Nov. 3, authorities said. Malika Jones, of Rahway, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter for the incident, which occurred in February 2020, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. At 3 p.m. on February 16, the Rahway Police Department responded to 100 East Albert Street and found Inell Jones, 58, fatally stabbed at the scene, authorities said. Malika was immediately taken into custody, authorities said. Jones was a former Barnard student who had …
Manager Of Luxury Manhattan High-Rise Stabbed By 2 Robbers Outside NJ Home Manager Of Luxury Manhattan High-Rise Stabbed By 2 Robbers Outside NJ Home
Manager Of Luxury Manhattan High-Rise Stabbed By 2 Robbers Outside NJ Home A manager at a luxurious midtown-Manhattan highrise was stabbed in the leg while fighting off two robbers who'd jumped him outside his Palisades Park home Friday night. The victim was losing a lot of blood from a deep gash when borough police arrived shortly after 9 p.m. Nov. 3. The officers applied a tourniquet to the left leg that slowed the bleeding, authorities said. The victim told police he’d just gotten back after celebrating a work milestone in the city when he was attacked from behind while walking from his car to the front door of his East Palisades Boulevard home. The robbers o…
Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (UPDATE): Police Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (UPDATE): Police
Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (Update): Police UPDATE: A 14-year-old boy was stabbed and slashed by a fellow Teaneck High School student in a Halloween clown mask, authorities confirmed. The 16-year-old assailant was still carrying the bloody knife when two Bogota police officers nabbed him following the apparently random Halloween night attack on Cedar Lane shortly before 9 p.m., Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. The victim was stabbed in the buttocks and also suffered a deep cut on his face in the attack on Garrison Avenue, around the corner from the Seasons Express kosher grocery on Cedar Lane, the chief said early Wednesday,…
Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (UPDATE): Police Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (UPDATE): Police
Teaneck HS Student Stabbed, Slashed, Assailant In Clown Mask Seized (Update): Police UPDATE: A 14-year-old boy was stabbed and slashed by a fellow Teaneck High School student in a Halloween clown mask, authorities confirmed. The 16-year-old assailant was still carrying the bloody knife when two Bogota police officers nabbed him following the apparently random Halloween night attack on Cedar Lane shortly before 9 p.m., Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. The victim was stabbed in the buttocks and also suffered a deep cut on his face in the attack on Garrison Avenue, around the corner from the Seasons Express kosher grocery on Cedar Lane, the chief said early Wednesday,…
Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors
Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors A 50-year-old Elizabeth man pled guilty to fatally stabbing a man in Oct. 2021, authorities said. Alexis Mondesi pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of Yonatan Alexander Vasquez-Torres, a 21-year-old Elizabeth man, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. On Oct. 10, 2021, at 3 a.m., Elizabeth police responded to the 300 block of Center Street and found Vasquez-Torres suffering from a fatal stab wound, and an investigation identified Mondesi as the culprit, authori…
DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE: Three Dead In New Brunswick Stabbing DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE: Three Dead In New Brunswick Stabbing
Double Murder-suicide: Three Dead In New Brunswick Stabbing Three people died in what police are calling a double murder-suicide in New Brunswick. Eduardo Mateo Lorenzo, 26, allegedly stabbed Gabriela De La Cruz Camero, 22, and Jesus Antonio-Salazar, 25, before taking his own life on Saturday, Oct. 21, around 11 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. De La Cruz Camero was found with multiple stab wounds at Feaster Park, near Handy Street and Throop Avenue, Ciccone said alongside local police. She was taken to the hospital where she died. Antonio-Salazar was found in the same area with multiple stab wounds, and pronounced …
Student Stabbed At Kean University: Police (UPDATED) Student Stabbed At Kean University: Police (UPDATED)
Student Stabbed At Kean University: Police (Updated) A student was stabbed at Kean University on Tuesday, Sept. 19, university police said in a statement. At 8:15 p.m., university police responded to the basketball courts next to the Miron Student Center and transported the student to a nearby hospital, police said. Officers said they believe the incident is related to a group of people who were riding around the campus on bicycles. "There is no ongoing threat to public safety," the university said in a statement, noting there was an extra police presence on campus overnight. In an open letter posted on the university's website, Lamont Repol…
Man Gets 24 Years For Fatally Stabbing Weehawken Woman: Prosecutors Man Gets 24 Years For Fatally Stabbing Weehawken Woman: Prosecutors
Man Gets 24 Years For Fatally Stabbing Weehawken Woman: Prosecutors A 24-year-old Weehawken resident was sentenced to 24 years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 8 for stabbing a woman in the neck in June 2021, prosecutors. Vincent Palacios had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of Michelle Castillo, a 24-year-old Weehawken resident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On June 19, 2021, Weehawken Police responded to 561 Hudson Ave. and found Castillo unresponsive in the bathroom, Suarez said. She was soon pronounced dead and the cause of death was determined to be from stab wounds to the neck, Suarez said. Palacios was …
Elizabeth Woman Stabbed Dead Elizabeth Woman Stabbed Dead
Elizabeth Woman Stabbed Dead A 37-year-old Elizabeth woman was fatally stabbed over the weekend, authorities said. Lakeisha Brooks was found suffering from a stab wound around 10:40 a.m. at Broadway and Front Street on Saturday, Aug. 26, Union County prosecutors said.  She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, prosecutors said. I just saw you at work on friday I can’t believe this happen to u 💔💔💔💔🥲🥲🥲🥲Lakeisha Brooks Posted by Lataiyyah Washington on Sunday, August 27, 2023 Dammn i ddnt think my week wud start like this…I Love u sis Lakeisha Brooks u will b missed dearly!! I dnt even k…
Blood-Soaked Homeless Man Seized In Stabbing Of Fellow Englewood Squatter Blood-Soaked Homeless Man Seized In Stabbing Of Fellow Englewood Squatter
Blood-Soaked Homeless Man Seized In Stabbing Of Fellow Englewood Squatter UPDATE: A homeless man drenched in blood and holding a knife was captured by Englewood police without incident after he stabbed a fellow squatter in a vacant building, authorities said. The 44-year-old victim was expected to survive cuts to his hands, elbow, shoulder and foot, as well as an injury to the bridge of the nose, following the attack shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. The victim staggered out of the long-unoccupied building at 215 West Englewood Avenue near Lafayette Place and collapsed on the sidewalk, witnesses told responding officers, …
Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood
Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood A homeless drenched in blood and holding a knife was captured by Englewood police after he stabbed a fellow squatter in a vacant building, authorities said. The 44-year-old victim was expected to survive cuts to his hands, elbow, shoulder and foot, as well as an injury to the bridge of the nose, following the attack shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. The victim staggered out of the long-unoccupied building at 215 West Englewood Avenue near Lafayette Place and collapsed on the sidewalk, witnesses told responding officers, the lieutenant said. He was …
Man Fatally Stabbed In Newark: Prosecutors Man Fatally Stabbed In Newark: Prosecutors
Man Fatally Stabbed In Newark: Prosecutors A 55-year-old Newark man was fatally stabbed on Thursday morning, June 29, authorities said. At 10:24 a.m., police responded to a report of an unresponsive man inside an apartment on the 300 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  Police found Oscar Escobar suffering from an apparent stab wound, Stephens and Fragé said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fra…
Hawthorne Man, 20, Stabbed In Little Falls Bar Dispute, Passaic Man, 22, Charged Hawthorne Man, 20, Stabbed In Little Falls Bar Dispute, Passaic Man, 22, Charged
Hawthorne Man, 20, Stabbed In Little Falls Bar Dispute, Passaic Man, 22, Charged A dispute at a corner bar in Little Falls apparently led to a stabbing that put one man in the hospital and another in custody. Detectives found several witnesses unwilling to cooperate after the 20-year-old victim from Hawthorne was stabbed at the corner of Grey Street and Newark Pompton Turnpike shortly before 1:30 a.m. last weekend, law enforcement sources said. They were able to identify an alleged assailant, however. Francisco Rivera Jr., 22, of Passaic was arrested by Little Falls police and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Service Fugitive Task Force at a home in the area of Broadway a…
Newark Woman Fatally Stabbed: Prosecutors Newark Woman Fatally Stabbed: Prosecutors
Newark Woman Fatally Stabbed: Prosecutors A 66-year-old Newark woman was fatally stabbed on Wednesday afternoon, June 7, authorities said. Police responded to the 200 block of Sunset Avenue and found Annie Gooden suffering from apparent stab wounds,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Gooden was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at1-877-847…
Victim Flown In Jersey Shore Stabbing, Arrest Made: Prosecutor Victim Flown In Jersey Shore Stabbing, Arrest Made: Prosecutor
Victim Flown In Jersey Shore Stabbing, Arrest Made: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man from Toms River has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that left another man critically injured, authorities said. Christopher Mawson was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in the stabbing that occurred on Tuesday, May 30 in Seaside Park, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On May 30, at approximately 1 a.m., Seaside Park police responded to North Ocean Avenue in response to a 911 call stating that a man was laying in the street, the prosecutor said. Police found a 22-year-old male victim with multiple st…
Hotel Homicide: Bergen County Man Gets 25 Years Behind Bars Hotel Homicide: Bergen County Man Gets 25 Years Behind Bars
Hotel Homicide: Bergen County Man Gets 25 Years Behind Bars A 32-year-old Bergenfield man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for stabbing a man at a hotel in Elizabeth in 2022. The sentence for aggravated manslaughter was handed down to Javan Johnson on Thursday, May 25 by Judge Thomas Isenhour, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In March 2022, Elizabeth Police responded to the Country Inn and Suites and found Marlon Pantin critically injured from being stabbed, Daniel said. The man was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Daniel said. 
Stabbed In The Back: Assault Suspect Sought After Newark Clash Took Violent Turn Stabbed In The Back: Assault Suspect Sought After Newark Clash Took Violent Turn
Stabbed In The Back: Assault Suspect Sought After Newark Clash Took Violent Turn An arrest warrant has been issued for a 43-year-old Newark man wanted for a stabbing a man in the back on Sunday, April 23. Police are seeking the public's help in locating Joel Perez, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.  At 1 a.m. on the 40 block of Fleming Ave., Perez got into an argument with a man outside a local bar, Fragé said.. As the man attempted to walk away from the dispute, Perez stabbed him in the back with a metal object, Fragé said.  Perez is 5'9" and weighs 180 pounds with brown eyes, black hair and a light complexion, Fragé said. He …
UPDATE: Victim, 40, Reported Stable After Bus Stop Stabbing In Passaic, Assailants Sought UPDATE: Victim, 40, Reported Stable After Bus Stop Stabbing In Passaic, Assailants Sought
Update: Victim, 40, Reported Stable After Bus Stop Stabbing In Passaic, Assailants Sought A 40-year-old man was reported in stable condition after being stabbed at a bus stop in Passaic. A Be On the Lookout was issued for a white Porsche Cayenne occupied by two males and a female following the stabbing on Main Avenue at Burgess Place, around the corner from Grand Elementary School, around 2 p.m. Thursday, April 27. Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora was at the scene, "making sure everything's going smoothly around the school." There was no immediate danger to anyone in the area, he said, adding that police were actively investigating the incident. The area at the bus stop on…