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Road
Rage
: Man Banned From Guns Tosses Handgun Near Bergen County Home
A road rage dispute in Bergen County led to a weapons arrest after a man prohibited from owning a weapon discarded a handgun near a home, police said. Edgewater police responded to the Avalon complex on Saturday, March 21 at approximately 1:26 p.m. on a report of a dispute between a man and a woman, Police Chief Donald Martin said in a news release. Officers arrived and found three people involved in a verbal dispute, which they separated. An investigation determined the incident stemmed from a road rage dispute. During the investigation, a concerned resident flagged down an officer a…
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They Tried Silencing Her In Armed NJ Robbery, But Her Screams Led To Their Arrests: Cops
Three men who police say pointed a gun at a woman sitting in her car — prompting her to scream for help — and then pushed her to the ground and covered her mouth when she tried to scream again have been charged, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella identified the suspects as Jamil N. Tuncer, 24, of Wallington; Jakub P. Lepianka, 23, of Passaic; and Michael A. Rodriguez, 27, of Passaic. The incident happened Tuesday, July 8, at approximately 1:30 a.m., near Paterson Avenue and Clifton Avenue, Musella said. An officer on routine patrol when he heard a woman yelling for help…
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Sister Of NBA Basketball Star Killed By BF In Weekend NJ Shooting
Toraya Reid, the 28-year-old Jackson resident gunned down on Saturday, Sept. 6, has been identified as the sister of basketball player Naz Reid. Naz, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves after starring at Roselle Catholic, took to Instagram to pay tribute to his sister, posting numerous photos of the two of them together. In a 2023 interview with Mpls St. Paul magazine, Reid, an Asbury Park resident, spoke fondly of Toraya. Reid has another sister, Jakahya. "My older sister is super protective," Reid said. "She treats us like she's our parent." In a post shared by Violence Free Minnes…
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US Marshals Capture Man Who Stabbed Grandfather Inside Villanova Parking Garage: Authorities
A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted for fatally stabbing his grandfather was arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 27. On Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 11 p.m., officers responded to a stabbing at Diamond Drive and found Albert Moir, 59, who had been stabbed in his home and died of his injuries, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Shawn Moir, Albert's grandson was charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses, Webb-McRae said. Moir fled the scene prior to arrival, but was apprehended by the US Marshal's Service in his vehicle, which was parked ins…
Police & Fire
Cocaine, Meth, Fentanyl, Firearms: 14 People Charged In South Jersey Trafficking Ring
Fourteen people have been charged with weapons offenses for their roles in a South Jersey drug trafficking organization, authorities announced Thursday, July 17. Ryan Collins, the leader of the group and a Crips gang member, is charged with being the leader of a narcotics trafficking network, distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, and promoting organized street crime, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The 33-year-old Vineland resident also faces weapons offenses involving two assault firearms, a handgun, and large-capacity magazines, as well as charges stemming from the sale of fe…
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Teens Charged In Bergen County Armed Robbery That Rocked Neighborhood: Prosecutor
Two 18-year-old men have been charged in connection with an armed robbery that happened in Garfield nearly a year ago, authorities said Thursday. Both suspects were 17 at the time of the robbery, which happened around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, on Westervelt Place, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Garfield police officers responded to the scene and met the victim, who said he was robbed at gunpoint. The suspects had stolen his belongings before running off, Musella said. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad joined the investigation. Detectiv…
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Fort Lee HS Stabbing Was Planned, 2nd Student Charged With Plotting The Attack: Prosecutor
A second 16-year-old student has been charged in connection with a violent stabbing at Fort Lee High School—this time, for allegedly helping plan the attack, Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Friday, May 2. The stabbing happened on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, inside a school bathroom, when a 16-year-old student repeatedly stabbed a classmate during a fight, according to Bergen County authorities. The school was placed on lockdown, and the victim was rushed to an area hospital with serious injuries. The first suspect was arrested on scene and charged with first-degree attempted murder, among oth…
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Paterson Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Two People: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Paterson man was convicted of murder on Wednesday, April 16 in the fatal stabbing of two men in 2021. Jose Martinez was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses following the nearly monthlong trial, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. On Friday, July 5, 2021, Jose Martinez and his codefendant Francisco Martinez stabbed Jamie Hernandez and Jimmy Jimenez to death during an altercation outside Jose’s home, Valdes said. Another man was also stabbed in the altercation, Valdes said…
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NJ Man Brandished Gun At Comic Book Store To Intimidate Disorderly Customer: Police
A Sicklerville man was arrested and charged after he pulled out a gun at The Comic Book Store in Glassboro to intimidate a disorderly man on Saturday, April 12, authorities said. At 11:29 a.m., officers responded to the store at 30 N. Main Street, Glassboro police said. A customer in the store had been acting disorderly and was requested to leave by employees, when he threatened physical violence, police said. Another patron, Jason Fernandez, pulled out a gun, racking it to intimidate the disorderly man, police said. Fernandez's two children were with him and his 9-year-old is shown on surv…
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Murder Victim's Body Recovered From Hudson River, Tattoo Artist Killer Jailed: Prosecutor
The body of a man who authorities say was shot dead by a Bergen County tattoo artist and then dumped into the Hudson River was identified as the remains recovered from the water last month. Julio Torres' body was discovered in the Hudson River near Pier C Park in Hoboken on Sunday, March 23, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Wednesday, April 2, a DNA report positively identified Torres, 23, of Passaic, as the victim. Erick Fernandez, a 26-year-old Lodi resident and tattoo artist was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 6, after he shot Torres and then fled the scene wit…
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Lodi Resident Tosses Shooting Victim's Body In Hudson River: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Lodi resident was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 6, after he fatally shot a man and tossed his body in the Hudson River in Hoboken, authorities said. Hoboken police received a tip from Lodi police that a man had been fatally shot in a restricted area of the Hoboken waterfront near Castle Point Skate Park on Saturday, Feb. 1, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. An investigation revealed Erick Fernandez shot Julio Flores, a 23-year-old Passaic resident, and then fled the scene with his personal belongings including his vehicle, Suarez said. Fernandez returned to…
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Cops ID Mom, Young Children Killed In Jersey City
Authorities have released additional details in the killings of a mother and her two young children in Jersey City on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Justicia para las mujeres, para mi prima, para una madre luchadora, una mujer trabajadora y dama llena de ilusiones …..... Posted by Jessica Urbano on Thursday, January 30, 2025 Napoleon Romero-Anduray, 31, is accused of stabbing Luisa Urbano, 31, her 9-year-old son, Juan Martin Urbano, and her 5-year-old daughter, Diana Ramirez, on Hutton Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Jersey City police were notified of a stabbing at 272 Hutton…
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Mugshot Shows Uber Passenger Accused Of Stabbing Driver In Attempted Fort Lee Carjacking
A Leonia man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing an Uber driver multiple times in a violent carjacking attempt in Fort Lee, authorities said. Marcus N. Marson, 25, demanded that his 37-year-old male driver give him the vehicle then stabbed him repeatedly on his head, shoulder, and arm, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella and police paperwork. The incident happened on Duncan Avenue at approximately 9:17 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Musella said. By the time officers had arrived, Marson had fled the scene. The victim was rushed to Hackensack University…
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$30K Rolex, 24-Karat Chain: Mugshots Show Masked Gunmen Accused In Violent Englewood Robbery
Three Newark men and two juveniles are facing charges following an armed robbery and assault at an outdoor dining area in Englewood earlier this year, authorities said. The arrests stem from a robbery that occurred on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, just after midnight. on Engle Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Masked assailants armed with handguns attempted to steal car keys from a valet area before robbing diners of jewelry and personal belongings. During the attack, one victim was struck in the head with a firearm, officials said. Musella did not disclose the name of the…
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NC Man Charged In Halloween Road Rage Shooting On NJ Turnpike, Troopers Say
A North Carolina man was accused of shooting at another driver during a road rage incident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County late on Halloween night, authorities said. Brandon Rudd, 34, of South Mills, NC, was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses, state police said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 12. The charges stemmed from shots fired on the NJ Turnpike in Mansfield Township on Thursday, Oct. 31. Troopers responded to the southbound side of the turnpike near milepost 48.3 at around 11:59 p.m. Investigators said Rudd and the victim …
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Man Accused Of Shattering Windshields Of Moving Vehicles On Mahwah Streets Has Prior Arrests
Mahwah police have announced the arrest of a man who threw a rock at multiple moving vehicles, shattering and cracking windshields this week. John Yager III, 50, allegedly threw the rock at moving vehicles along Franklin Turnpike, East Ramapo Avenue, and Island Road over the past several months, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Several of the drivers had reported that the damage to their vehicles consisted of shattered and cracked windshields. Yager was identified as a suspect and was found in possession of a large rock at the time of his arrest Monday, Oct. 28, Bussinelli said. …
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LA Fitness Stabbing: Boxcutter-Wielding Suspect From Union County In Custody, Cops Say
A 22-year-old Scotch Plains resident was arrested and charged on Monday, Sept. 9, with attempted murder after he stabbed another man with a boxcutter at an LA Fitness in Clark on Sunday, authorities said. Officers responded to the LA Fitness at 1255 Raritan Rd. and located the victim, while the perpetrator, Antonio Lampon, fled from the scene before law enforcement arrived, Clark police said in a release. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released, police said. Lampon was charged with attempted murder, multiple counts of aggravated assault and multiple…
News
Gunman, 22, Arrested In Shooting Of Kearny Man In Paterson, Police Say
Police have arrested the 22-year-old gunman who they say is responsible for a June shooting in Paterson. Rafael A. Cabrera Perea, of Paterson, is believed to have shot the 26-year-old man near Prospect and Ellison streets around 2:40 a.m. on June 17, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. While on scene, officers were notified that the victim, a Kearny resident, had been taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment. An investigation identified Cabrera Perea as the gunman, Valdes said. Cabrera…
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Teen Wanted In Fatal NJ Transit Station Shooting Caught In Poconos: US Marshals
A New Jersey fugitive wanted in a deadly train station shooting and a home invasion was arrested in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. U.S. Marshals took 19-year-old Damian Bass into custody, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 6. Bass' last known address was in Fanwood. Bass was charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses. He was accused of shooting and killing 43-year-old James Hailey of Newark. Marshals from Brooklyn, NY, and Scranton captured Bass in Chestnuthill Township, PA, on Thursday, Sept. 5. "We s…
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Kearny Man, 44, Stabbed Passenger In His Vehicle In Clifton, Police Say
A 44-year-old Kearny man is facing charges for stabbing a 31-year-old Paterson victim in Clifton, police said. Daniel Carbajal-Flores was operating a 2018 Honda when he stabbed the victim, a passenger in the vehicle, at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Russell Street just after 1 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The victim was assisted to safety away from the vehicle by another passenger in Carbajal-Flores' car, and taken to St. Joseph's hospital in a separate vehicle, Anderson said. The victim's condition was initially described as cri…
News
Gunman Arrested In Paterson Shooting That Wounded Victim, 33, Prosecutor Says
A 29-year-old Paterson man was arrested on Tuesday, July 16 and charged in a shooting that wounded a 33-year-old Passaic man earlier this month, authorities said. At 5:22 a.m. on Friday, July 5, the Paterson Police Department met with the shooting victim at a nearby hospital after he was shot at Park Avenue and East 18th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. Jhon Garcia was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, authorities said. He faces up to 20 years in pri…
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Paterson Ex-Con Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping That Prompted Widespread Amber Alert: Cops
A 33-year-old ex-con has been arrested in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping of a 34-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son, prompting an Amber Alert overnight in Paterson, authorities announced Friday, June 28. Junior Nunez was identified by police as a suspect in the carjacking and kidnapping at Percy and Holsman streets around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, June 27, Passaic County Prosecutor Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. A warrant was issued for Nunez's arrest as an amber alert was issued overnight for the child…
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Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 25-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison is headed to federal prison for 16 more for a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua M. Perez was one of three armed robbers who commited a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than second night of a local gas station, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other robbers emerging from a sedan, pointing handguns at occupants of another vehicle, Sellinger said. They then fled with money and cellphones in the victims…
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Barricaded Man In NJ Motel Wounds 2 NJ State Troopers With Airsoft Gun
An armed man who wounded two New Jersey State Police troopers with an airsoft gun during a lengthy standoff at a Sussex County motel was eventually taken alive, authorities said. Troopers were conducting a welfare check at the Cobmin Ridge Motel on Route 206 in Branchville, 10 or so miles from the Pennsylvania border, around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, they said. Nicolas R. Martinez, 27, refused to leave a room he was staying in, according to a joint release from New Jersey State Police, the state Department of Law & Public Safety and the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office. Negotiations la…
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Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School
Two Paterson boys – one 15, the other 16 – are charged with shooting a 14-year-old outside a city grade school last fall. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after being wounded near the Halpine Street entrance to School #12 on Oct. 25. A lengthy investigation led to delinquency complaints signed this past week against both youngsters, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement. The complaints allege what would be the adult equivalent of attempted murder and weapons offen…
Police & Fire
Home
Invasion
: Lookout For
Nypd
Impersonators Takes Plea In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery
UPDATE: A Bronx man nicknamed "Shakes" admitted that he served as the lookout while two home invaders posing as NYPD detectives tied up and robbed a Fair Lawn family. Dominick Memoli, 57, was in on the planning of last year’s robbery, in which residents were zip-tied and an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry was stolen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He became the first of seven defendants in the case to take a deal from prosecutors rather than risk the potential outcome of a trial. All seven were arrested in New York State this past May. ****** HOME INVASION: Accused NY…
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Tense
Stop
: Clifton Police Find Gun, Extended Mag In Passenger's Waistband, 2nd Firearm In Car
A passenger who struggled with Clifton police during a tense overnight traffic stop had a semiautomatic handgun with an extended 27-round magazine tucked into his waistband, authorities said. Officers arrested him and two companions while also seizing a second gun with a magazine that held 33 rounds of mixed standard and hollow-point bullets, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Both 9mm Polymer80 handguns had their serial numbers removed, the lieutenant said. Officer Nicholas Garruto stopped the purple 2013 Dodge Charger on Main Avenue just over the city line in Passaic after witnessi…
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5-Year-Old Stabbed By Mom In Newark Critical: Sources
A Newark mom has been arrested on accusations she stabbed her her 5-year-old son, Daily Voice has learned. Officers responded to Murray Street near Brunswick Street on reports of a 5-year-old stabbed around 5:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. There, they found the injured boy. The boy remains in critical but stable condition at University Hospital, while his mother faces a slew of charges, including endangering the welfare of a child and various weapons offenses, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. This incident re…
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Months-Old Shooting Of Saddle Brook Teen Solved With Arrest Of Paterson Man: Police
Detectives cracked the February shooting of a Saddle Brook teenager in Paterson with the arrest of a 21-year-old city man. Jaquan Wilson, 21, was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with the non-fatal assault near the corner of East 24th Street and 9th Avenue shortly after midnight Feb. 23. The 18-year-old victim, who was found by police, survived the shooting and was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. Wilson remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday, June 2, following his arrest by Paterson police Thursday afternoon in the area of Broadwa…
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Response To Threats Call Turns Up Loaded, Stolen Gun Under Suspect's Pillow: Ridgefield PD
A Ridgefield man accused of threatening someone with a loaded handgun had the weapon stashed under his pillow when police arrived, authorities said. Jermelle McNeill, 45, was arrested after Ridgefield Police Officer Theo Abdallah found the Glock 19 -- which had been reported stolen -- before dawn on Sunday, May 21, Lt. Bruno Carbone said. Abdallah had responded to the Bernard Place home along with Sgt. Leo Yim and Officers Ali Huda and Danilo Barquin on a call of a dispute involving an armed threat around 4:30 a.m., the lieutenant said. McNeil remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Mo…
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Security Guard Involved In Daylight Gunfight Outside Paterson School, Suspect Seized
What authorities said was a mid-morning gunfight involving a Paterson school security guard led to the arrest of his alleged opponent. Robert Carroll, 59, was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with what was described as an exchange of gunfire near the corner of 10th and Madison avenues -- outside Paterson Public School No. 21 -- around 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 16. “There was a verbal altercation between an individual later identified as Robert Carroll and a school security guard where gunfire was exchanged,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Pate…
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