Fair 37°
Tag:

Theft of services

News
EXCLUSIVE: SZA Allegedly Scammed By NJ Woman Wanted For $600K+ PA Hospital Fraud EXCLUSIVE: SZA Allegedly Scammed By NJ Woman Wanted For $600K+ PA Hospital Fraud
Exclusive: SZA Allegedly Scammed By NJ Woman Wanted For $600K+ PA Hospital Fraud A New Jersey woman accused of defrauding Pennsylvania hospitals out of more than $600,000 while raising money for assisted suicide has also been accused of scamming Grammy-winning singer SZA. Taleah McKnight, 30, also known as Abygail Brooks, Chemory Brooks, Taleah Brooks, Leah Osei, and Leah Javon has an active arrest warrant for theft by deception and theft of services, East Hempfield Township Police in Lancaster County announced and Daily Voice previously reported.  McKnight has lived at addresses in Roselle Park and Rahway in Union County as well as Carteret, Middlesex County, New…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
EXCLUSIVE: NJ Woman Wanted For $600K PA Hospital Fraud Launches Suicide Fundraiser EXCLUSIVE: NJ Woman Wanted For $600K PA Hospital Fraud Launches Suicide Fundraiser
Exclusive: NJ Woman Wanted For $600K PA Hospital Fraud Launches Suicide Fundraiser A New Jersey woman— with ties to multiple other states — is wanted for allegedly defrauding Pennsylvania hospitals of more than $600,000 by faking a sickle cell diagnosis and has been raising money online for assisted suicide in Switzerland, Pennsylvania State Police announced and GoFundMe confirmed to Daily Voice on Tuesday, March 18. Taleah McKnight, 30, also known as Abygail Brooks, Chemory Brooks, Taleah Brooks, and Leah Osei, has an active arrest warrant for theft by deception and theft of services, East Hempfield Township Police in Lancaster County said on Thursday, March 14. McK…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say
Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say The man seen hurling dogs over the fence of the Atlantic County Animal Shelter has been arrested, police said, Jahlil McNeal, 23, of Atlantic City, was identified by city police as the man captured in disturbing footage throwing dogs over the fence at the county animal shelter and leaving. McNeal has been charged with four counts of cruelty to animals, failure to provide care to animals, two counts theft of services, and witness tampering. McNeal first abandoned an animal at the shelter after hours on July 15, police said. ACPD's Humane Law Enforcement Officer, Matthew Schmidt, initia…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
One Of These Vehicles Is Not Like The Others: Repetitive Toll Evader Nabbed At Holland Tunnel One Of These Vehicles Is Not Like The Others: Repetitive Toll Evader Nabbed At Holland Tunnel
One Of These Vehicles Is Not Like The Others: Repetitive Toll Evader Nabbed At Holland Tunnel Mechanical devices that cover the license plates of vehicles gliding past Hudson River bridge and tunnel tolls were once a rarity. Exorbitant tolls have upped the ante, however. This week, an observant Port Authority police officer at the Holland Tunnel caught yet another driver utilizing an electronic sliding panel to cover a rear plate, authorities said. Quintin T. White, 41, of Brooklyn wasn't only one of several motorists who've failed to slip by the PAPD's watchful eye in recent weeks, Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. He has also cheated the Port Authority and the MTA ou…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
High-Tech Toll Evader Nabbed By Port Authority PD High-Tech Toll Evader Nabbed By Port Authority PD
High-Tech Toll Evader Nabbed By Port Authority PD VIDEO: New technology isn't just for crime fighters. Just ask Port Authority police, who thwarted a unique toll-evasion move at the Holland Tunnel. A Dodge Durango driven by Sean Nicholas Seagers, 32, of the Bronx drew an officer's attention shortly before 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 29, because it was missing a front license plate, Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. As the truck was about to roll through a cashless lane, Seagers hit a switch and a black panel slid down over the rear license plate, Valens said. Police who staff New York metropolitan area bridges and tunnels often se…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
What, No Ejector Seat? NJ Driver Had Bond-Like Gizmo To Duck Tolls, Police Say What, No Ejector Seat? NJ Driver Had Bond-Like Gizmo To Duck Tolls, Police Say
What, No Ejector Seat? NJ Driver Had Bond-Like Gizmo To Duck Tolls, Police Say VIDEO: You might've thought he was a James Bond or "Kingsman" fan after a New Jersey driver was nabbed by Port Authority police for using an electronic gizmo to evade tolls. A New Jersey State Police trooper had notified them after seeing a blackout curtain descend over the rear license plate of a white Dodge Challenger as it passed through the cashless toll gate at the Holland Tunnel earlier this month, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The muscle car had no front plate, she said. A Port Authority officer spotted the driver -- identified as Mark A. Aponte, 28, of Parlin -- d…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
‘Inventing Anna’: Fake German Heiress In Netflix Show Spent Time 'On ICE' In Bergen County Jail ‘Inventing Anna’: Fake German Heiress In Netflix Show Spent Time 'On ICE' In Bergen County Jail
‘Inventing Anna’: Fake German Heiress In Netflix Show Spent Time 'On ICE' In Bergen County Jail A convicted con woman featured in the Netflix series “Inventing Anna” spent time in the Bergen County Jail before being transferred to a federal detention center just across the border in New York State, where she's awaiting a deportation hearing. Anna Sorokin, who came to the United States in 2013, scammed unwitting victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by posing as a German heiress named Anna Delvey. Using a fake name and claiming she was worth a fortune, Sorokin suckered banks, hotels and some of Manhattan's wealthy elite. She was trying to secure a $25 million loan to start a…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Who Abandoned Dogs Tethered To Trees Faces Charges In 3 Towns: Prosecutor NJ Woman Who Abandoned Dogs Tethered To Trees Faces Charges In 3 Towns: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Who Abandoned Dogs Tethered To Trees Faces Charges In 3 Towns: Prosecutor A South Jersey woman is facing charges in three different towns after abandoning several dogs in a forest and paying for parvo treatment using a stolen credit card, authorities said. Trouble for 45-year-old Jodi Wozniak began on Sept. 16, when five German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois were found in the woods near N. Pitney Road in Galloway, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. Some of the dogs were tethered to a tree and others were inside kennels with no food or water, police said.  The dogs, owned by Wozniak, had been left alone for at least 15 hours, accord…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman With Wig Disguise Drags Clifton Officer, Crashes After High-Speed Multi-County Chase Woman With Wig Disguise Drags Clifton Officer, Crashes After High-Speed Multi-County Chase
Woman With Wig Disguise Drags Clifton Officer, Crashes After High-Speed Multi-County Chase A Clifton police officer escaped serious injury when he was dragged by a car driven by a fleeing woman involved in a chase that ended with a head-on collision in Kearny – and included a police-cruiser crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. It began when two men and two women pulled a dine-and-dash at the Applebee’s restaurant on Route 3 Wednesday night, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Two of the women were wearing wigs at the time, Bracken said. Employees grabbed one of the men as the crew ran from the restaurant. The other three fled, the lieutenant said. Soon after, police spotted a Toyot…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Port Authority Police: GWB E-ZPass Toll Evader Owes $20,000+ Port Authority Police: GWB E-ZPass Toll Evader Owes $20,000+
Port Authority Police: GWB E-zpass Toll Evader Owes $20,000+ A driver caught blowing through E-ZPass at the George Washington Bridge owed more than $20,000 in tolls, authorities said. Juan Gutierrez, 33, of the Bronx was behind the wheel of a black Honda Pilot stopped just before 7 a.m Tuesday, said Lenis Rodrigues, a spokeswoman for Port Authority police said. PAPD police found that he had three outstanding E-ZPass accounts totaling $20,089 owed in tolls and fees combined. They arrested Gutierrez, issued him a summons charging him with theft of services and toll evasion and released him pending a hearing.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Clifton PD: Irate Restaurant Patron Fights Staff, Responding Officers Clifton PD: Irate Restaurant Patron Fights Staff, Responding Officers
Clifton PD: Irate Restaurant Patron Fights Staff, Responding Officers A Clifton restaurant patron upset with his bill broke a bottle of alcohol, head-butted an employee, then fought with police who eventually subdued him, authorities said. Martin Castillo-Valdizan, 52, “refused to pay his bill when it was brought to him and became irate with restaurant staff” at El Mexicano Restaurant on Main Avenue, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. “At one point, he picked up a bottle of alcohol and broke it on the bar,” Anderson added. An employee who tried to calm him down was then head-butted in the face, the sergeant said. Officers who responded to the 2:22 a.m. call on Satu…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: GWB Toll Cheat Had Both License Plates Taped Over Police: GWB Toll Cheat Had Both License Plates Taped Over
Police: GWB Toll Cheat Had Both License Plates Taped Over FORT LEE, N.J. -- A trucker who blew through a George Washington Bridge E-ZPass toll without paying had both license plates covered with gray tape, authorities said. A Port Authority police officer spotted the 2008 Kenworth tractor-trailer and pulled it over Sunday afternoon on the bridge's upper level, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Alejandro Sanchez, 43, of Hialeah, Florida, was charged with theft of services, tampering with a public document and using the E-ZPass lane without a transponder. He was released pending a court hearing.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco