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Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Maplewood Domestic Dispute: Cops Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Maplewood Domestic Dispute: Cops
Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Maplewood Domestic Dispute: Cops A 38-year-old Maplewood man was arrested and charged after he fired a gunshot during a domestic disturbance on Sunday, April 7, police said. Officers initially responded to the scene for the domestic incident and after an on-scene investigation arrested Kevin Lafferty, Maplewood police said in a release.  Lafferty was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and possession of hollow point ammunition during the commission of a crime, police said. Lafferty was transported to county jail, police said. There was no direct threat to the public, police s…
Camden School Board Member Who Threatened Woman With Gun Resigns: Complaint Camden School Board Member Who Threatened Woman With Gun Resigns: Complaint
Camden School Board Member Who Threatened Woman With Gun Resigns: Complaint A former Camden County police detective resigned from the city's school board after he was accused of threatening a woman with an unregistered gun, according to the criminal complaint. Clayton Gonzalez, 34, was arrested on Nov. 28, 2023, after he threatened the woman and her family on Nov. 20 saying he'd ruin their lives and her boyfriend's life, said the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. The first incident happened over a separation of finances when Gonzalez took the firearm out of a cabinet and began waving it around, according to the complaint. He then pointed the…
Man Arrested For Possessing Handgun Stolen From Florida: Bayonne PD Man Arrested For Possessing Handgun Stolen From Florida: Bayonne PD
Man Arrested For Possessing Handgun Stolen From Florida: Bayonne PD A 32-year-old Leesburg man was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 28,  after police say he possessed a stolen handgun.  At 4:39 a.m., police observed a Saturn commit numerous traffic violations at 28th Street and Prospect Avenue, officers said. After initiating a traffic stop, police found Dontae Black, the passenger, to be in possession of a a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun loaded with seven bullets, four of which were hollow-points, officers said. The handgun was reported stolen from Hollywood, Florida, police said. Police also found Black to be in possession of a substantial quality of co…
Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested
Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested Three Hoboken residents were arrested and charged after police spotted them with multiple weapons during a melee on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said. At 5 p.m., numerous officers responded to Fourth and Harrison streets on reports of a man with a firearm and a woman with a knife, Marci Rubin, senior public information assistant for the Department of Public Safety said. Upon arrival, officers saw Herbie Spann, 26, pulling a handgun from his bag, Rubin said. Officers were able to recover the loaded firearm, used to shoot paintballs, rubber balls and powder balls, Rubin said. Spann was als…
Hit-And-Run Barricaded Suspect Charged, Victim Sought: Guttenberg Police Hit-And-Run Barricaded Suspect Charged, Victim Sought: Guttenberg Police
Hit-And-Run Barricaded Suspect Charged, Victim Sought: Guttenberg Police Malik Moore, the 45-year-old Orange resident who barricaded himself inside a home with a knife after striking a pedestrian and fleeing the scene has been hit with multiple charges, Guttenberg Police announced on Tuesday, July 4. On Sunday, July 2, Moore hit a pedestrian with his vehicle at Bergenline Avenue and 70th Street, Guttenberg Deputy Police Chief Frank Pelaez said. Moore assaulted another pedestrian and then entered a residence on 70th Street armed with a knife, Pelaez said. Moore assaulted an occupant of the home as police and the Hudson County Regional SWAT team were called to the…
Son Kills Mom In NJ Home: Prosecutor Son Kills Mom In NJ Home: Prosecutor
Son Kills Mom In NJ Home: Prosecutor A 41-year-old New York man has been charged in his mom's New Jersey murder, authorities said. Jason Gordon is believed to have killed his mom, Carmen Gordon, 68, in her Cozzens Court home in East Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Frank LoSacco said. Gordon was found dead around 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, by officers performing a wellness check. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was not a random act of violence.  Gordon was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of third-degree Possession of a Wea…
NIGHT SHIFT: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another NIGHT SHIFT: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another
Night Shift: Paterson Detectives Seize Three Guns Within Hours Of One Another A trio of Paterson police detectives seized three guns in separate arrests on the same shift, authorities said. Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, Luis Roca and John Traynor had to chase Rashane Lewis down on foot after he broke from a large crowd at 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street around 1 a.m. Thursday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Lewis, 24, was carrying a 9mm Taurus semi-automatic handgun with a high-capacity magazine when they grabbed him in the driveway of a 12th Avenue home, the director said. Two other men were arrested on weapons charges without incident earlier in the det…
Slew Of Illegal Firearms, 100K Ammo Rounds Found At Home Of Morris County Man: Prosecutor Slew Of Illegal Firearms, 100K Ammo Rounds Found At Home Of Morris County Man: Prosecutor
Slew Of Illegal Firearms, 100K Ammo Rounds Found At Home Of Morris County Man: Prosecutor A Morris County man is facing numerous charges after a search of his home turned up dozens of illegal firearms and more than 100,000 rounds of ammo, authorities announced. Erik Vandevelde, 33, was arrested on Wednesday, June 8 and charged with receiving stolen property, possession with intent to distribute LSD, and possession of Ketamine, as well as 14 counts of certain persons not to have weapons, unlawful possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, and numerous other drug and weapons charges, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with county officials on…
2,584 Heroin Folds, 327 Crack Bags Seized At Same Corner Where Girl Was Killed In Paterson 2,584 Heroin Folds, 327 Crack Bags Seized At Same Corner Where Girl Was Killed In Paterson
2,584 Heroin Folds, 327 Crack Bags Seized At Same Corner Where Girl Was Killed In Paterson Paterson drug detectives seized 2,584 heroin folds, 327 bags of crack and a loaded gun in an apartment directly across the street from a mini-market where a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed last month, authorities said. Detectives also found an assortment of drugs for sale -- including crystal meth, cocaine, oxycodone, Ecstasy and methadone -- while arresting Jeffrid Reneville, 18, and Julio Ortiz, 43, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A total of $3,690 in profits was also seized along with the drugs and a .25-caliber Colt handgun loaded with four rounds, the director…
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 11,450 heroin folds, more than five ounces combined of unpackaged heroin and cocaine and a loaded gun from a convicted felon from Woodland Park, authorities said. Jemell Carter, 39, was stopped by the investigators on Summer and Fulton streets in Paterson following a drug deal on Jackson Avenue in Woodland Park on Tuesday, April 19, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. In his car, Berdnik said, they found: the 9mm Hi-Point handgun; 700 heroin folds; the unpackaged drugs; illegally obtained pot; $2,522 in drug cash. With Carter's consent, …
Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To THC-Laced Kids' Cereal Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To THC-Laced Kids' Cereal
Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To Thc-laced Kids' Cereal A Paterson woman who was once charged with lacing children’s cereal with THC was busted with 1,647 illegal painkillers, a loaded gun and $112,788 in drug cash, authorities said. City narcotics detectives watched as drugs were sold from a second-floor apartment on Butler Street near River Street in the city’s north end, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Armed with warrants, they search the home and a 2021 Lexus NX3 owned by Connie Rivera, 51, he said. Police were familiar with Rivera, who was arrested with her son in Haledon in 2019 and charged with carrying dozens of bags of chil…
Paterson Man Found With Military Knife During Sussex County Traffic Stop: Police Paterson Man Found With Military Knife During Sussex County Traffic Stop: Police
Paterson Man Found With Military Knife During Sussex County Traffic Stop: Police A Sussex County traffic stop led to charges for a Paterson man who was found with a military knife, police said. Carlos M. Ogando-Tavarez was stopped for having tinted front windows and running a red light on Route 206 in Byram on Friday, April 8, township police said. During questioning, officers saw the handle of a weapon underneath the driver’s seat, police said. A follow-up investigation found that Ogando-Tavarez had a large military-style knife. Ogando-Tavarez had several different answers when asked why he had the knife, police said. Ogando-Tavarez was arrested and charged with var…
Feds: 'Community Guns' Smuggled Into NJ Seized, Local Man, Georgia Woman Charged Feds: 'Community Guns' Smuggled Into NJ Seized, Local Man, Georgia Woman Charged
Feds: 'Community Guns' Smuggled Into NJ Seized, Local Man, Georgia Woman Charged A trio of “community guns” were brought into New Jersey by a Garden State man and a Georgia woman, a grand jury has charged. Most used in crimes in New Jersey are smuggled in from out of state, most often from the South, after being bought or stolen, authorities say. These include “community guns,” which two or more criminals stash somewhere – in a mailbox or a garbage can, under a rock or on the tire of a car, for instance -- for instant access and quick disposal by them and others. A grand jury indictment returned in Trenton charges Marquise Peterson, 28, of Trenton, and Quaneisha Frost-…
Driver Robs, Assaults Victim After Jersey City Crash, Shoots At Him In Newark: Police Driver Robs, Assaults Victim After Jersey City Crash, Shoots At Him In Newark: Police
Driver Robs, Assaults Victim After Jersey City Crash, Shoots At Him In Newark: Police A 35-year-old Morris County man assaulted and robbed another driver who he'd been involved in a car crash with, and then shot at him after being followed into Newark, authorities said. Kevin M. Winston, 35, of Parsippany, and then victim had gotten into a collision in Jersey City, when Winston robbed and assaulted the victim on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O'Hara said. The victim followed Winstson into Newark, where Winston opened fire on his car around 2 p.m. at Montgomery and Somerset streets, police said. This incident occurred just outside of American Histor…
Police: Bodybuilder Captured In NJ Shot LI Parents On Christmas In Dispute Over His Baby Police: Bodybuilder Captured In NJ Shot LI Parents On Christmas In Dispute Over His Baby
Police: Bodybuilder Captured In NJ Shot LI Parents On Christmas In Dispute Over His Baby UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was picked up from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday by Nassau County detectives shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas in a dispute over his 1-year-old son, authorities said. Nassau County police charged Dino Tomassetti, a 29-year-old weight trainer from Brooklyn, with two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting. He was also expected to face weapons counts. Tomassetti, of East Williamsburg, had been held in the Bergen County lockup since his Christmas afternoon on Route 17 in Mahwah. He’d apparently been arguing with Vinc…
25-Person Riot Breaks Out In Hoboken Street, 5 Charged 25-Person Riot Breaks Out In Hoboken Street, 5 Charged
25-Person Riot Breaks Out In Hoboken Street, 5 Charged Five people are facing various assault and weapon charges stemming from a Hoboken riot that grew to 25 people Wednesday afternoon, police said. Officers responded to 3rd and Harrison streets on reports of a group of men -- including one with a handgun -- fighting in the street around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Hoboken Police Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. While no one was fighting when police arrived, approximately 25 people were in the street. As officers were conducting an on scene investigation, Sgt. Donald Rosso saw a male getting punched in the face by another man later identified as Mickey…
Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says
Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says More than a half pound of cocaine, a loaded handgun and thousands in cash were seized during a drug bust in Morris County earlier this week, resulting in a laundry list of charges for a Parsippany man, authorities said. Jeremy Mayes, 30, is facing more than a dozen first-, second- and third-degree drug possession and distribution charges as well as illegal weapons offenses after a May 4 investigation turned up the following, according to Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll: More than a quarter-kilo of cocaine (approximately .55 pounds) A loaded 9 mm handgun with hollow point …
Unregistered, Suspended: Officer Finds Out-Of-State Duo With Gun In Route 17 Speeding Stop Unregistered, Suspended: Officer Finds Out-Of-State Duo With Gun In Route 17 Speeding Stop
Unregistered, Suspended: Officer Finds Out-Of-State Duo With Gun In Route 17 Speeding Stop A Paramus police officer found an out-of-state duo carrying a loaded gun, nearly five dozen pills and several bags of pot for sale after stopping their speeding sedan on Route 17, authorities said. Naqwain Johnson, 36, of Schenectady, NY and Justin Hawkins, 30, of Dallas, NC were in an unregistered 2007 Buick Lacrosse stopped by Officer Michael Mordaga on the southbound highway near the entrance to the southbound Garden State Parkway shortly after 2:30 a.m. Monday. They’d been smoking pot in the car and Hawkins, who was driving, had a suspended license, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. …
Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson
Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson A Rochelle Park police officer early Saturday found an Englewood passenger in a traffic stop carrying a loaded gun bought on the streets of Paterson, authorities said. Acting Sgt. Jared Shatkin stopped a vehicle on Route 17 and searched it after smelling pot, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. Shatkin found a .380-caliber handgun, along with some marijuana and drug paraphernalia, DePreta said. The passenger, Tremaine Whiteside, 22, was charged with weapons and drug offenses and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Th…
Police: Newark Man With Loaded Gun Ran From Officer Police: Newark Man With Loaded Gun Ran From Officer
Police: Newark Man With Loaded Gun Ran From Officer A Newark man who ran into a building after being spotted by police with a loaded gun was arrested on weapon and drug charges, authorities said. An officer patrolling the Hyatt Court Housing Complex on Hawkins Street saw Zain A. Herbert, 29, with a weapon around 6:10 p.m. Thursday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Herbert was arrested moments later after he was found with a gun containing a large capacity magazine and ball point rounds, Ambrose said. He was also found with a zip lock bag of marijuana, police said.
Police: Newark Mom Stabbed At Popular NJ Flea Market Police: Newark Mom Stabbed At Popular NJ Flea Market
Police: Newark Mom Stabbed At Popular NJ Flea Market A man was arrested in the stabbing of a Newark mom at a popular Central Jersey flea market. Ross Durham, 28, is facing an attempted murder charge after stabbing the 45-year-old woman who was at the Avenel Flea Market with her son on Sunday morning, Woodbridge police said. Durham began screaming at the woman from his apartment window, which overlooks the Rahway Avenue market, then followed the pair into the market and stabbed the woman with a knife around 7:15 a.m., police said. Durham then went back up to his apartment, where he was arrested by police a short time later. The victim was ta…
Authorities: 'Suspicious' Man Busted With Large Knife, Methamphetamine At Meadowlands Hotel Authorities: 'Suspicious' Man Busted With Large Knife, Methamphetamine At Meadowlands Hotel
Authorities: 'Suspicious' Man Busted With Large Knife, Methamphetamine At Meadowlands Hotel A 47-year-old Queens man was found with a knife and large quantity of methamphetamine at a hotel in Hudson County, authorities said Thursday. Secaucus police responded to the Red Roof Inn on reports of drug activity found Frank Morrow acting suspiciously around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Chief Dennis Miller said. An inquiry turned up a large knife and more than an ounce of methamphetamine, Miller said. Morrow was arrested on several drug and weapon charges, and lodged in the Hudson County Jail pending a court appearance. “As the Chief of Police, I am committed to listening to citizen comp…
PD: Bergen Ex-Con Fires Illegal Gun In Home, Wrestles With Officers PD: Bergen Ex-Con Fires Illegal Gun In Home, Wrestles With Officers
PD: Bergen Ex-Con Fires Illegal Gun In Home, Wrestles With Officers A fencing contractor with a criminal past was jailed after he fired an illegally owned gun inside his Westwood home and then fought with the responding officers, police said. No one was struck when Philip Pinto, 60, fired two shots from a Smith & Wesson handgun inside his home around 8 p.m. Monday, Police Capt. Jay Hutchinson said. Pinto then wrestled with several officers who rushed to the house off the corner of Roosevelt and Palm streets, Hutchinson said. Police eventually subdued Pinto and took him into custody. They charged him with six counts of aggravated assault on a law enfo…
Maywood PD: Traffic Stop Of Upstate NY Duo Turns Up Loaded Gun, Pot Maywood PD: Traffic Stop Of Upstate NY Duo Turns Up Loaded Gun, Pot
Maywood PD: Traffic Stop Of Upstate NY Duo Turns Up Loaded Gun, Pot A Maywood police officer found a New York State man carrying a loaded gun during a weekend traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Benjamin Singer stopped a rented 2020 Chevy Malibu for various violations on northbound Route 17 shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Singer smelled raw pot when he approached the vehicle, Kenny said. The officer arrested 21-year-old passenger Isaiah Sifontes of Rensselaer, NY after finding him with a .22-caliber revolver with a defaced serial number, the chief said. The driver, Kha-jahmel Gaddy, 24, of Albany, was released pending a …
Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns
Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns Paterson police struck back against drug-related crime in the Silk City, seizing 16,163 heroin folds, 106 bags of cocaine and crack, hundreds of illegal prescription pills and two guns over a three-night stretch. The big haul was Tuesday’s heroin seizure. “Clearly, this was a major operation put out of business," city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. It was run from a fortified, first-floor apartment on East 18th Street, where detectives seized 10,150 heroin folds after watching residents Jeramy Lozano, 27, and Deserie Silva, 25, sell 6,000 more to James Saunders, 51, of Saylorsburg PA…
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Man Wanted For Newark Shooting SEEN HIM? Police Seek Man Wanted For Newark Shooting
Seen HIM? Police Seek Man Wanted For Newark Shooting Authorities in Newark have issued an arrest warrant for a 54-year-old man wanted in a February shooting. Police responded to the 300 block of Hawthorne Avenue on a shot spotter notification around 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Officers found evidence of a shooting, but no victim, Ambrose said. Investigators identified Ronald Robinson as a suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and other weapon charges, Ambrose said. Robinson is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 200 pounds. He h…
Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says
Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says Passaic police investigating a stabbing robbery outside a local club busted seven purported gang members, seizing several weapons, authorities said. The group chased two men after an incident outside the Third Street club on Feb. 22, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. One was stabbed in the abdomen and robbed before going to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle, the mayor said. The other victim escaped, he said. Passaic detectives identified seven people, then conducted a raid on Friday, Lora said. Arrested were ex-con Antonio Gomez-Mendez, 25, of Market Street, w…
Man Sexually Assaulted Woman, 23, In Hoboken Parking Garage Elevator, Prosecutor Says Man Sexually Assaulted Woman, 23, In Hoboken Parking Garage Elevator, Prosecutor Says
Man Sexually Assaulted Woman, 23, In Hoboken Parking Garage Elevator, Prosecutor Says A 24-year-old man with warrants out for his arrest was being held in the Hudson County Jail after sexually assaulting a woman in a Hoboken parking garage elevator, said authorities who charged him. A 23-year-old Hoboken woman told police she was sexually assaulted in the Midtown Garage elevator, on 371 4th St., around 3:15 a.m. Monday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The suspect, Jeremy Torres Gonzalez, was arrested Wednesday morning at 8:15 a.m., when police found he had open warrants from unrelated incidents, the prosecutor said. He was charged later that day with …
SEEN HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous SEEN HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous
Seen HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous Authorities are seeking the fifth suspect charged in the New Year's Eve killing of a Somerset County man. Luther Waters III, 21 of Somerset, is considered armed and dangerous, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Robertson, along with Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, urged the public to against confronting Waters and to notify authorities if his location became known. Four people were taken into custody following the killing of Samaad Frazier, 19, who was found with gunshot wounds in a car behind a house on Churchill Avenue, Robertson and Fodor said. Pr…
Newark Man Found With Heroin, Gun Sentenced On Federal Charges Newark Man Found With Heroin, Gun Sentenced On Federal Charges
Newark Man Found With Heroin, Gun Sentenced On Federal Charges A Newark man who caught the attention of city police last year because his parked car was blocking the sidewalk was sentenced to more than 12 and a half years in prison on drug and weapons charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Aljaneer Waller, 41, was reclined in the driver's seat of his Audi around 8 p.m. May 11, 2018, while the car was parked in the driveway of a vacant home on Maple and Hansbury avenues. Police patrolling the area investigated because of the blocked sidewalk and because all the vehicle's windows, including the windshield, were tinted in violation of the state mo…
Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Heroin Brick, Loaded Handgun Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Heroin Brick, Loaded Handgun
Passaic Sheriff: Trio Nabbed With Heroin Brick, Loaded Handgun The smell of burnt pot in a car stopped by Passaic County sheriff's officers led to the seizure of a loaded handgun and brick of heroin, authorities said. Officers stopped the Nissan Altima in the area of Jefferson and North 5th streets in Paterson after the driver failed to signal a right turn around 8:45 p.m. Monday, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. They arrested 18-year-old Asheek Logan of Paterson and took two juveniles into custody after finding the .22-caliber Byco Arms semiautomatic handgun and the 50 bags of heroin, Berdnik said Tuesday. Logan was charged with various drug and weap…