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Hospital Patient Shows Up At NJ Nurse's House, Tries Kidnapping Her, Police Say Hospital Patient Shows Up At NJ Nurse's House, Tries Kidnapping Her, Police Say
Hospital Patient Shows Up At NJ Nurse's House, Tries Kidnapping Her, Police Say A hospital patient from Lakewood showed up at the house of a nurse who cared for him the previous night and tried kidnapping her as she and her mother defended themselves with a knife, authorities said. Leonardo Larrarte, 37, knocked on the door of the nurse's home on Newton’s Corner Road in the Ramtown section of Howell just before 3:30 p.m. Friday, police said in a statement. The nurse came downstairs when she heard the knocking to discover her 64-year-old mom had let the man inside, police said. She quickly recognized Larrarte as her patient from the previous evening and demand…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Walmart, Quest Labs Offer Drive-Thru COVID-19 Tests, Self-Swabs Walmart, Quest Labs Offer Drive-Thru COVID-19 Tests, Self-Swabs
Walmart, Quest Labs Offer Drive-Thru Covid-19 Tests, Self-Swabs Walmart and Quest Diagnostic labs will offer self-administered tests for coronavirus starting next week, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday. By appointment only, residents can drive-up to seven Walmart stores to be tested for COVID-19, and get results in about two days, Murphy said during an afternoon briefing. More details can be found at www.MyQuestCOVIDtest.com.  Tests will be offered at Walmart drive-thru sites in Garfield, North Bergen, Kearny, Flemington, Burlington, Howell and Mount Laurel. Walmart tests will be offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday next week, and Monday, Wednesda…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Swastikas, 'White Power' Painted On Jewish-Owned Jersey Shore Businesses Swastikas, 'White Power' Painted On Jewish-Owned Jersey Shore Businesses
Swastikas, 'White Power' Painted On Jewish-Owned Jersey Shore Businesses Jewish owners of a Howell business showed up at work to find swastikas painted on dumpsters, trash cans and utility poles -- days after a similar incident in Jackson, reports say. Police in Jackson were investigating a large blue swastika and the words "white power" spray-painted on a commercial property on Progress Place near Route 195. A few days later in Howell, someone spray-painted a swastika and other graffiti near a another Jewish-owned business. Swastikas were found on a utility pole, trash cans and along a fence, The Lakewood Scoop reported. On Thursday, Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted:…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Old Navy Opening 3 New Jersey Stores Old Navy Opening 3 New Jersey Stores
Old Navy Opening 3 New Jersey Stores Old Navy is adding three more stores to its New Jersey market this year, according to a chain spokesman. In addition to a new store coming to East Rutherford as part of the American Dream mall which opened last fall, Old Navy plans to open stores in Parsippany and Howell. There are already 22 Old Navy stores in New Jersey. Here are the locations and their tentative opening dates: East Rutherford: American Dream mall, 1 American Dream Way (early spring) Parsippany: Waterview Market Place, Route 46 and Waterview Blvd. (late summer) Howell: Howell Commons, 731 Route 9 North (mid-fall) The H…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
'American Gangster' Lawyer Sentenced In Theft Case 'American Gangster' Lawyer Sentenced In Theft Case
'American Gangster' Lawyer Sentenced In Theft Case A Bloomfield attorney will serve 270 hours of community service and must pay restitution after admitting he stole $20,000 in clients' funds, the state Attorney General said Thursday.  Richard M. Roberts, 81, pleaded guilty to perjury and theft by failure to make required disposition of property owed in Morris County Superior Court earlier this summer. Roberts also surrendered his law license.  His former law partner, Gerald M. Saluti Jr., had previously pleaded guilty and was testifying before the jury. Saluti, a 51-year-old Howell resident, was sentenced to four years' probation …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Newark Lawyer Made Famous In 'American Gangster' Admits Stealing $20K Newark Lawyer Made Famous In 'American Gangster' Admits Stealing $20K
Newark Lawyer Made Famous In 'American Gangster' Admits Stealing $20K A lawyer from Bloomfield who once ran a Newark law firm admitted he stole $20,000 from clients, the state Attorney General's office said.  Richard Roberts, 81, pleaded guilty to perjury and failure to make required disposition of property during a trial this week in Morris County Superior Court. His former partner Gerald Saluti was testifying Tuesday when Roberts entered his plea.  Roberts admitted taking the money from the firm's trust account in order to make alimony payments. He now faces up to 364 days in jail and must surrender his law license when he's sentenced in August.&n…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Nutley Man In High-Speed Crash Indicted For Vehicular Homicide: Authorities Nutley Man In High-Speed Crash Indicted For Vehicular Homicide: Authorities
Nutley Man In High-Speed Crash Indicted For Vehicular Homicide: Authorities A 26-year-old Nutley man was indicted Wednesday on charges of aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide for slamming into another vehicle in Mount Laurel at more than 100 mph, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.  Authorities say William Dunbar was driving northbound on Rt. 73 in August when he crashed into the back of a vehicle driven northbound by Christopher Pappas, 34, of Howell. Pappas's vehicle overturned and crashed into a utility pole.  Pappas was pronounced dead at the scene.  Charges against Pappas were filed after the release of results of toxicolo…

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by Paul Milo