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Police ID Drowning Victim At Dangerous NJ Lake As 18-Year-Old Trespasser Police ID Drowning Victim At Dangerous NJ Lake As 18-Year-Old Trespasser
Police ID Drowning Victim At Dangerous NJ Lake As 18-Year-Old Trespasser A teen swimmer has died after being pulled from a notoriously dangerous and privately owned lake in Manchester Township. Victor Arias-Peralta, 18, of Perth Amboy drowned at Crystal Lake on Monday, July 29, the Manchester Township Police Department said in a news release.  Investigators said Arias-Peralta was with a group that trespassed on the Heritage Mineral property at around 6 p.m. Arias-Peralta and a friend tried to swim across the lake when Arias-Peralta suffered from "severe fatigue" and became distressed about 20 yards from the shore. Friends…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
NJ Police Chief Admits Coverup of Sex Affair With Subordinate NJ Police Chief Admits Coverup of Sex Affair With Subordinate
NJ Police Chief Admits Coverup of Sex Affair With Subordinate A retired New Jersey police chief admitted trying to cover up a sexual affair with a subordinate, authorities said. Andrew Kudrick, 50, will be banned for life from public employment and will receive probation instead of prison time in exchange, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Kudrick, of Farmingdale, lied to Howell Township officials about the affair and “threatened to launch an improper internal affairs investigation” of a captain who called him on it, the attorney general said. A confrontation between the chief’s wife and his alleged mistress during a 2021 retirement party …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ex-UFC Fighter Arrested In $200K Jersey Shore Jewelry Theft Ex-UFC Fighter Arrested In $200K Jersey Shore Jewelry Theft
Ex-ufc Fighter Arrested In $200K Jersey Shore Jewelry Theft A former UFC fighter has been arrested in connection with a $200,000 jewelry heist on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Karl W. Roberson, 32, was arrested last month in connection with a home burglary in which police say two suspects made off with more than $200,000 in exotic jewelry and valuables, according to Howell Township police. Karl RobersonMMAnytt via Wikipedia Roberson, a native of Neptune Township is a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Roberson was arrested on March 27 after police pull…

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by Jon Craig
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DUAL BOMBSHELLS: Local NJ Police Chiefs Charged In Sex Cases DUAL BOMBSHELLS: Local NJ Police Chiefs Charged In Sex Cases
Dual Bombshells: Local NJ Police Chiefs Charged In Sex Cases Two New Jersey police chiefs – one retired, the other suspended – are separately charged as sexual predators within their departments. Suspended Manville Police Chief Thomas Herbst continued a pattern of “sexually predatory behavior targeting multiple women over many years,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in announcing the charges on Wednesday, April 12. One victim who worked for the department was sexually assaulted by Herbst both at headquarters and at her home, the attorney general said. Former Howell Township Police Chief Andrew Kudrick, meanwhile, “had an extramarit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
Two Tornados May Have Touched Down In NJ, Thousands Without Power Two Tornados May Have Touched Down In NJ, Thousands Without Power
Two Tornados May Have Touched Down In NJ, Thousands Without Power The National Weather Service is investigating two possible tornados during this weekend's storm in New Jersey. UPDATE: Twister Bursts Massive Sports Dome In Ocean County, 2nd Tornado Confirmed In Burlington County Preliminary surveys show twisters touched down near Cinnaminson and Delran, in Burlington County, and in Howell Township, in Monmouth County, during the storm Saturday, April 1, the NSW's Mount Holly office said. Tornados in April 1 storm.National Weather Service Surveys will be conducted Sunday, April 2. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 residents were without power as of 8 a.m. S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Officer Cleared In Shooting NJ Shore Man Who Rushed Him With Knife At Scene Of Fatal Stabbing Officer Cleared In Shooting NJ Shore Man Who Rushed Him With Knife At Scene Of Fatal Stabbing
Officer Cleared In Shooting NJ Shore Man Who Rushed Him With Knife At Scene Of Fatal Stabbing A local police officer was justified in shooting a Jersey Shore man who charged at him with a knife at a murder scene while yelling "just kill me!" a grand jury has found. Charles Tsakiris, 38, opened the door of his Walnut Street home in Farmingdale with the knife in his right hand at 10:45 p.m. Oct. 18, police bodycam footage shows. Farmingdale doesn’t have its own police force, so a Howell Township police officer responded to a 911 call of a "person claiming to be dying after being stabbed by his brother," according to police records. Tsakiris was clad only in briefs as he opened his do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Releases Hate Crime Totals By Town, Race, More: Guess Which County Had The Most NJ Releases Hate Crime Totals By Town, Race, More: Guess Which County Had The Most
NJ Releases Hate Crime Totals By Town, Race, More: Guess Which County Had The Most Nearly 40% of all hate crimes reported in New Jersey last year were against Blacks, more than the combined total against whites, Jews, Latinos and Muslims, according to State Police crime figures released Tuesday. The town with the most reported bias incidents in 2020 was Lakewood, the figures show. More than half of all reported bias incidents in New Jersey last year involved straight harassment, as opposed to vandalism and other related crimes. More than 13% occurred at schools, parks or playgrounds. The county with the most, overall, was Monmouth. The preliminary data released Tuesday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations
Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Police said they found 200 or so partiers – few wearing masks or social distancing – along with drugs, alcohol and disabled fire alarms during a pre-dawn raid of a rented space above a Domino's in Englewood. Criminal charges and summonses for COVID offenses and building violations were pending after the raid shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday at the space rented by multi-entertainment company Feenx Enterprises above the Domino's on West Palisade Avenue. Officers responding to a noise and disturbance complaint found the throng of attendees, “most not wearing masks or practicing social distancing,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Army Reservist Charged With Raping, Robbing Woman At Hudson County Hotel Prosecutor: Army Reservist Charged With Raping, Robbing Woman At Hudson County Hotel
Prosecutor: Army Reservist Charged With Raping, Robbing Woman At Hudson County Hotel A 27-year-old Monmouth County man jailed for a pair of North Jersey robberies also broke into a Secaucus motel, sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint and robbed her, authorities charged. Dajan Mindingall of Eatontown forced his way into a room at the Red Roof Inn on Meadowlands Parkway around 1 a.m. Jan. 15, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement Friday. He sexually assaulted her and took more than $400, the statement said. Mindingall was served with the complaints at the Bergen County Jail, where he has remained since authorities captured him on Feb. 6 in Asb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies
Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies UPDATE: Two men charged with the gunpoint robberies of an Edgewater massage parlor and a private escort at a Rutherford hotel are suspected in a statewide crime spree investigated by nearly 20 law enforcement agencies, authorities confirmed Monday. One of the two, Dajan Divine Mindingall, 27, of Eatontown, is a U.S. Army reservist from Monmouth County who was preparing to report this past weekend when he was captured Thursday in Asbury Park, Daily Voice reported Friday. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team went to Monmouth County to assist with arresting Mindingall, who was consider…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
National Guardsman Charged In Edgewater, Rutherford Robberies, Suspected In Hudson Rape National Guardsman Charged In Edgewater, Rutherford Robberies, Suspected In Hudson Rape
National Guardsman Charged In Edgewater, Rutherford Robberies, Suspected In Hudson Rape One of two men charged with the gunpoint robbery of an Edgewater spa and a private escort at a Rutherford hotel is a National Guardsman from Monmouth County who was preparing to report this weekend when he was captured Thursday in Asbury Park, Daily Voice has learned. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team went to Monmouth County to assist with arresting Dajan Divine Mindingall, 27, of Eatontown, who was considered armed and dangerous.  Three guns were recovered from his vehicle, as well as masks that were used in other crimes, a senior law enforcement official said Friday. Mindingall is cha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Edgewater Spa Two Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Edgewater Spa
Two Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Edgewater Spa UPDATE: One of two men charged with the gunpoint robbery of an Edgewater spa and a private escort at a Rutherford hotel is a U.S. Army reservist from Monmouth County who was preparing to report this weekend when he was captured Thursday in Asbury Park, Daily Voice has learned. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team went to Monmouth County to assist with arresting Dajan Divine Mindingall, 27, of Eatontown, who was considered armed and dangerous. Three guns were recovered from his vehicle, as well as masks that were used in other crimes, a senior law enforcement official said Friday. Mindingall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Credit Card Con Artist Takes Advantage Of Kind-Hearted Lyndhurst Salon Owner Police: Credit Card Con Artist Takes Advantage Of Kind-Hearted Lyndhurst Salon Owner
Police: Credit Card Con Artist Takes Advantage Of Kind-Hearted Lyndhurst Salon Owner A woman who stiffed a kind-hearted Lyndhurst salon owner out of more than $600 by claiming that she had to go to her car to get her debit card was in the middle of a spree of cons, said police who caught her. Christina Riccardelli, 22 of Howell Township, gave detectives a full confession, they said – and then smiled for her mugshot. It began on Dec. 4, when Riccardelli told the owner of Hilights Salon on Ridge Road in Lyndhurst, Tricia DiFranco, that she was “desperate” to have her hair colored for her birthday. “Six hours & 30 ounces of color [later], she was so so happy,” said DiFran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Video Shows Convenience Store Burglars Stealing Cash, Smokes, Lottery Tickets SEEN THEM? Video Shows Convenience Store Burglars Stealing Cash, Smokes, Lottery Tickets
Seen Them? Video Shows Convenience Store Burglars Stealing Cash, Smokes, Lottery Tickets In-the-act surveillance video shows two members of a burglary crew who Fairview police said stole cash, cigarettes and scratch-off lottery tickets -- some of them winners -- from a trio of borough convenience stores. The burglarized delis -- Good News (twice) Big Max and Fair Ridge -- are all on Bergen Boulevard, Lt. Michael Martic said. Each time, the bandits pried open the front door, then stole the scratch-off tickets, cartons of cigarettes, cash and even cash registers, he said. Some of the tickets were cashed – for no more than $50 – but others were voided in time to prevent the thiev…

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by Jerry DeMarco