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Former Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Former Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Former Principal Who Raped NJ Woman In 2014 Home Invasion Sentenced, Prosecutors Say A former school principal will spend more than four decades in prison for raping a Woodbridge Township woman during a home invasion 10 years ago, authorities said. Danny McEaddy, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 18 to 50 years in state prison, a Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson said. A jury found the Sicklerville man guilty on seven counts on Thursday, Apr. 18. Prosecutors said a woman reported that an unknown man broke into her apartment in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge and sexually assaulted her in September 2014. DNA samples at the crime scene identifi…
Atlantic City Man Kicked Down Woman's Door In Violent Home Invasion, Police Say Atlantic City Man Kicked Down Woman's Door In Violent Home Invasion, Police Say
Atlantic City Man Kicked Down Woman's Door In Violent Home Invasion, Police Say An Atlantic City man was accused of forcing his way into a woman's home and assaulting her, authorities said. Jerome Younger, 38, was arrested, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Sept 9. Officers responded to the home on the 1500 block of Ohio Avenue at around 9:38 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. Investigators said Younger started loudly banging on the home's door and the homeowner called 911 since she didn't know him. Younger then kicked down the door, assaulted the woman, damaged her cellphone, and pulled her outside the home. When an officer arrived, sev…
Salem County Man Charged With Assault: Prosecutor Salem County Man Charged With Assault: Prosecutor
Salem County Man Charged With Assault: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Salem County has been arrested for assaulting a woman, authorities said. Edward Carter, of Woodstown, was charged with aggravated assault and criminal restraint on Thursday, Aug. 1, according to the Salem County Prosecutor's Office. At approximately midnight on Wednesday, July 31, officers from the Woodstown Police Department responded to South Main Street in Woodstown for a reported assault.  Police found a victim who indicated that she was approached and assaulted by a male suspect. After additional investigation, Carter was charged, taken into custody and tr…
Man Locked Ex-Girlfriend In Crawl Space Of Atlantic City Apartment: Police Man Locked Ex-Girlfriend In Crawl Space Of Atlantic City Apartment: Police
Man Locked Ex-Girlfriend In Crawl Space Of Atlantic City Apartment: Police An Atlantic City man was accused of locking his ex-girlfriend in an apartment's crawl space, authorities said. Gary Lockel, 54, was arrested on Friday, May 3, the department said in a news release. He was charged with criminal restraint, terroristic threats, simple assault, obstruction of justice, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Atlantic City police responded to the 1400 block of Absecon Boulevard at around 4:37 p.m. Officers received a report of a woman who was assaulted, held against her will, and feared for her life. A 911 caller said Lockel forced the woman into the crawl space an…
Camden County Man Convicted In Decade-Old Central Jersey Rape Case Camden County Man Convicted In Decade-Old Central Jersey Rape Case
Camden County Man Convicted In Decade-Old Central Jersey Rape Case A 40-year-old man from Camden County has been convicted for rape during a home invasion break-in nearly 10 years ago, authorities said. Danny McEaddy, of Sicklerville, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, April 18, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. On Sept. 21, 2014, a female reported being sexually assaulted by an unknown male who had unlawfully forced his way into her apartment in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge Township.  Based on the DNA analysis of biological samples found at the crime scene, McEaddy was identified as the man who s…
Jersey Shore Man Hit Domestic Violence Victim In Head With Household Objects: Police Jersey Shore Man Hit Domestic Violence Victim In Head With Household Objects: Police
Jersey Shore Man Hit Domestic Violence Victim In Head With Household Objects: Police An Atlantic County man was accused of hitting someone in the head with household objects in a suspected case of domestic violence, authorities said. Kevin Turkvan, 31, of Brigantine, was arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 9, the department said in a news release on Thursday, Apr. 11. He was charged after police received a report about a domestic violence incident on Friday, Apr. 5. Brigantine police were notified on Tuesday, Apr. 9 about the assault with serious injuries. An officer contacted the victim at a medical facility and confirmed serious head injuries which required the victim to be sent to…
Camden County Man Bound Women In Shed, Sexually Assaulted Them: Prosecutor Camden County Man Bound Women In Shed, Sexually Assaulted Them: Prosecutor
Camden County Man Bound Women In Shed, Sexually Assaulted Them: Prosecutor A Camden County man accused of tying up two women he knew in a shed, sexually assaulting them and choking one of them has been arrested, authorities said. On March 7, Waterford Township police received a 911 call from a woman who said that 26-year-old Brandon C. Fickenscher had attacked her on separate occasions, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Acting Berlin Township Police Chief Louis Bordi. Detectives learned that Fickenscher, of Berlin Township, had sexually and physically assaulted the victim in Berlin Township in December 2023, they said.…
Philadelphia Man Tied Up South Jersey Restaurant Worker During Robbery: Police Philadelphia Man Tied Up South Jersey Restaurant Worker During Robbery: Police
Philadelphia Man Tied Up South Jersey Restaurant Worker During Robbery: Police A 30-year-old man from Philadelphia has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Japanese restaurant in South Jersey, authorities said. Jevonte Pressley was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 6 with robbery, aggravated assault, theft and criminal restraint, according to Evesham police. On Sept. 23 at approximately 10:20 p.m.,  Evesham police responded to the Mikado Japanese Sushi and Steak House at 793 E. Route 73 for a robbery. A suspect had entered the business after closing time, pepper sprayed a lone female employee, bound her hands and feet, duct taped her mouth a…
Baltimore Man Gets Probation After Holding AC Hotel Housekeeper Captive: Prosecutor Baltimore Man Gets Probation After Holding AC Hotel Housekeeper Captive: Prosecutor
Baltimore Man Gets Probation After Holding AC Hotel Housekeeper Captive: Prosecutor Over the objections of prosecutors, a 66-year-old man from Baltimore, MD, escaped New Jersey State Prison time for holding an Atlantic City hotel housekeeper captive, authorities said. Hosea R. Jackson, 66, was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 19, to probation for criminal restraint with the risk of serious bodily injury and criminal sexual contact, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On July 14, an Atlantic County jury found Jackson guilty of both counts. The State argued that Jackson should be sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison based on the fac…
South Jersey Man Arrested In 2014 Sexual Assault South Jersey Man Arrested In 2014 Sexual Assault
South Jersey Man Arrested In 2014 Sexual Assault A 39-year-old man from Gloucester County has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault that occurred more than eight years ago in Central Jersey, authorities said. Danny McEaddy, of Sicklerville, was charged with sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint and aggravated assault, they said. McEaddy was arrested on Thursday, March 23, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department. On Sept. 21, 2014, a woman reported being sexually assaulted by&nbs…
Abused Woman Held Captive By NJ Man During Year-Long Cross-Country Trip Escapes: Authorities Abused Woman Held Captive By NJ Man During Year-Long Cross-Country Trip Escapes: Authorities
Abused Woman Held Captive By NJ Man During Year-Long Cross-Country Trip Escapes: Authorities A South Jersey man kidnapped a woman in New Mexico, then held her hostage during a nearly year-long cross-country trip before she managed to escape, authorities said Friday. James W. Parrillo Jr., 57, may have done the same thing to other women in other states, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and State Police Supt. Colonel Patrick J. Callahan said in a joint statement on  Feb. 17. Parillo was captured after the woman escaped from a residence in Bass Township where she’d been confined and fled to a nearby gas station, they said. Authorities charged Parillo with first-deg…
Pair Arrested After Holding Woman Against Her Will In Atlantic City Pair Arrested After Holding Woman Against Her Will In Atlantic City
Pair Arrested After Holding Woman Against Her Will In Atlantic City A man and a woman were arrested after allegedly holding a female acquaintance against her will after an argument, authorities said. At approximately 12:36 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 30, Atlantic City patrol were dispatched to the first block of north Missouri Avenue after police communications received a 911 call from a female reporting that she was being chased by a male with a gun who was driving a silver Chevy Equinox.  Moments later, police communications received a second 911 call from a concerned citizen who witnessed two females in a fight at the corner of Missouri and Atlantic Avenu…
SWAT Standoff Lands Armed Man In Police Custody: Monmouth Prosecutor SWAT Standoff Lands Armed Man In Police Custody: Monmouth Prosecutor
SWAT Standoff Lands Armed Man In Police Custody: Monmouth Prosecutor An hours-long SWAT standoff in Monmouth County landed a 46-year-old man in police custody Sunday, Jan. 29, authorities said. A resident of Pine Valley Court showed up to the Holmdel police station to report a domestic incident involving Brian Piscopo around 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. Approximately an hour after police arrived at the home, the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (MOCERT), Monmouth County Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office were requested. Piscopo was taken to a local med…
Violent NJ Ex-Con Who Once Made Headlines Hangs Himself At Bergen Jail Violent NJ Ex-Con Who Once Made Headlines Hangs Himself At Bergen Jail
Violent NJ Ex-Con Who Once Made Headlines Hangs Himself At Bergen Jail A disgraced former police officer who'd served time for threatening to kill his then-wife more than 10 years ago was found hanged in his cell at the Bergen County Jail over the weekend, authorities confirmed. Keith C. Reilly, 42, was pronounced dead from suicide at Hackensack University Medical Center at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Officers assigned to the secure housing unit were conducting routine checks when they found Reilly suspended from the HVAC system by a bedsheet, the sheriff said. He'd strangled himself, Cureton said, adding that an investigation was…
Atlantic City Man Arrested By SWAT For Holding Woman At Gunpoint Atlantic City Man Arrested By SWAT For Holding Woman At Gunpoint
Atlantic City Man Arrested By SWAT For Holding Woman At Gunpoint An Atlantic City man was arrested and charged after allegedly holding a woman against her will with a replica firearm, authorities said. At approximately 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, Atlantic City patrol officers were dispatched to a multi-unit dwelling in the first block of South Florida Avenue after police communications received a call from the Gloucester Township Police Department concerning a woman being held at gunpoint inside an apartment of the building.  As a precaution, responding patrol units shut down pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the block until additional inform…
Man Sentenced For Sex Assault On Bally's Hotel-Casino Housekeeper In Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Sex Assault On Bally's Hotel-Casino Housekeeper In Atlantic City
Man Sentenced For Sex Assault On Bally's Hotel-Casino Housekeeper In Atlantic City A 36-year-old man from New York was sentenced to 42 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2018 aggravated sexual assault of a Bally’s Hotel and Casino housekeeper, authorities said. The sentence follows a two-week trial culminating in the conviction by an Atlantic County jury of Jamel Carlton, of Saugerties, NY, on March 31, 2022.  In addition to sexual assault, Carlton was convicted on burglary and criminal restraint charges. The sentence imposed calls for an aggregate extended term of 42 years in New Jersey State Prison with the defendant having to serve 85 percent of his sentenc…
Man Busted With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag After Throwing Crack Pipe Out Car: Trenton Police Man Busted With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag After Throwing Crack Pipe Out Car: Trenton Police
Man Busted With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag After Throwing Crack Pipe Out Car: Trenton Police A man was caught with a loaded handgun in Trenton after throwing a crack pipe out of his car, authorities said. Officers conducting preventative control near Hamilton and Hudson Street in Trenton saw Cornel Fanfair, 46, open the driver’s side door and toss a crack pipe out of a vehicle on Sunday, August 1, the department said in a release. Police then stopped Fanfair, of Mount Holly, and allegedly saw paraphernalia in the car. A K9 search of the vehicle turned up a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine in the trunk inside a backpack, authorities said. Fanfair was arrested and charg…
Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities
Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities An intruder climbed in through a Clifton child’s bedroom window, then raped and choked the trapped youngster, authorities said. Andres Vasquez, 24, of Belleville was captured on Friday after Clifton detectives interviewed the victim and witnesses following last Tuesday’s attack, they said. Vasquez, who has a criminal history, remains held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with first-degree aggravated assault and kidnapping, as well as sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint, criminal contact, burglary and child endangerment. Passaic County Prosecutor Cameli…
Disturbing Details Released In Trio's Sexual Attack On Woman Picked Up At NJ Bar: Prosecutor Disturbing Details Released In Trio's Sexual Attack On Woman Picked Up At NJ Bar: Prosecutor
Disturbing Details Released In Trio's Sexual Attack On Woman Picked Up At NJ Bar: Prosecutor Three men have been charged in a "disturbingly coordinated and predatory" sexual attack on a woman they allegedly picked up at a Jersey Shore bar, authorities said. Andrew J. Gallucci, of Marlboro, Richard S. Gathy, of Manalapan, and Ronald W. Hondo, of Monroe Township, all 34 years old, have been charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal restraint, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. An investigation by members of the Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Bureau and the Marlboro Township Police Department revealed that on Ap…
Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor One man was in custody and another at large in connection with an Elizabeth home invasion in which they bound the elderly resident and held her at gunpoint last month, authorities said Friday, April 1. The elderly victim had been restrained by Herby Desir, 34, of Rahway, and Emmanuel Rivera, 33, of Carteret, in the home on Summit and Colonia roads, but had been freed by a neighbor who found her and cut her loose, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Director Earl J. Graves. The pair held the victim at gunpoint during the robbery, from which Desir and Rivera fled and made off with the…
Man Convicted Of Raping Woman After 1st Date On Jersey Shore Beach, Authorities Say Man Convicted Of Raping Woman After 1st Date On Jersey Shore Beach, Authorities Say
Man Convicted Of Raping Woman After 1st Date On Jersey Shore Beach, Authorities Say A Monmouth County jury has found a Hudson County man guilty of raping a woman after their first date at a Jersey Shore beach, authorities said Kawami R. Junor, 28, of Bayonne, was convicted on all charges, including sexual assault, criminal restraint and criminal sexual contact, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Junor was additionally found guilty of assault by auto, a disorderly persons offense, by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley following the verdict.  Junor is scheduled to be sentenced on May 6. On …
Woman Escapes Violent New Milford Sex Abuser Who Threatened To Kill Her, Prosecutor Says Woman Escapes Violent New Milford Sex Abuser Who Threatened To Kill Her, Prosecutor Says
Woman Escapes Violent New Milford Sex Abuser Who Threatened To Kill Her, Prosecutor Says A violent New Milford ex-con sexually and physically assaulted a woman -- holding her against her will and threatening to kill her -- before she managed to escape, authorities said. Matthew Harries, 29, remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest by borough police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He’s charged with sexual assault, aggravated assault, criminal restraint and making terroristic threats, as well as simple assault and disorderly conduct, the prosecutor said. Harri…
Ex-Con Charged In Double Homicide Served Time For Terrorizing Elderly Jersey Shore Couple Ex-Con Charged In Double Homicide Served Time For Terrorizing Elderly Jersey Shore Couple
Ex-Con Charged In Double Homicide Served Time For Terrorizing Elderly Jersey Shore Couple A New Jersey ex-con accused of strangling and chopping two men to death at a New Hampshire hotel last week had only just been released from state prison in May after serving nine years for terrorizing an elderly couple following a sex assault. Theodore Luckey, 42, of Asbury Park had tied a former boyfriend to a motel room bed on their way to Atlantic City, then drove off with plans to end his life in 2009, court papers show. His car reportedly broke down and he randomly chose the elderly Jersey Shore victims' home. After allowing them to have dinner -- and paying for a frozen meal for hims…
Good Samaritans Rescue Child, 8, Being Molested On Passaic County Street Good Samaritans Rescue Child, 8, Being Molested On Passaic County Street
Good Samaritans Rescue Child, 8, Being Molested On Passaic County Street A pedophile grabbed an 8-year-old riding a scooter on a suburban Passaic County street and began fondling the child before two good Samaritans rushed to the rescue, authorities said. Juan Ixcotoyac-Tiu, 25, of Bloomingdale, restrained the child near the corner of Leary Avenue and Oak Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph Borell said in a release. “Two citizens in the area intervened and contacted members of the Bloomingdale Police Department, who immediately arrived on the scene and took [Ixcotoyac-Tiu] into custody,” they said. Ixcotoyac-…
WILD CHASE: Thief Fleeing Paterson PD Crashes Sedan Stolen With Kid, 5, Inside WILD CHASE: Thief Fleeing Paterson PD Crashes Sedan Stolen With Kid, 5, Inside
Wild Chase: Thief Fleeing Paterson PD Crashes Sedan Stolen With Kid, 5, Inside A 17-year-old carjacker crashed while fleeing Paterson police in a sedan that he'd just stolen with a 5-year-old child inside, authorities said. The owner had left the 2010 Nissan Altima running, with the youngster inside, in front of the Goody II Chinese and Spanish restaurant on Union Avenue around 9 p.m. Monday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. All available uniformed officers and detectives flooded the area in response to the call, Speziale said. Twenty minutes later, Lt. Louis Pacelli spotted the sedan behind Public School #5, he said. Seeing him, the teen driver hit the g…