Teen Dead, Man Wounded In Paterson's First Homicide In Nearly Two Months Teen Dead, Man Wounded In Paterson's First Homicide In Nearly Two Months
Teen Dead, Man Wounded In Paterson's First Homicide In Nearly Two Months A 19-year-old man was killed and an older man wounded in a hail of gunfire in a Paterson neighborhood that has seen more than its share of shootings. How many shooters were involved in the latest incident on Putnam Street near Rosa Parks Boulevard shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, wasn't immediately clear. Both victims were rushed via private vehicles to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, responders said. The younger one died in the emergency room, they said. The older one, 29, was in stable condition. Their identities weren't released. It had been exactly seven weeks sin…
Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen
Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Authorities are investigating potential homicide charges against the captain of a rented motorboat involved in a horrific accident that killed a publishing executive from Bergen County off Italy's Amalfi Coast. Blood was taken from the skipper following the crash late last week that killed Adrienne Vaughan, the 45-year-old New York president of Bloomsbury Publishing from Glen Rock, in front of her husband and their two children, Italian authorities confirmed. It was all part of a continuing investigation into the captain's condition before the crash, Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli of t…
Fugitive Shot Dead In JC Wanted For Killing Next-Door Neighbor, Wounding Husband In FL: Police Fugitive Shot Dead In JC Wanted For Killing Next-Door Neighbor, Wounding Husband In FL: Police
Fugitive Shot Dead In JC Wanted For Killing Next-Door Neighbor, Wounding Husband In FL: Police UPDATE: A man who was shot and killed in Jersey City by members of a specialized law enforcement team that hunts fugitives was wanted for shooting and killing his 67-year-old next-door neighbor and wounding her husband a day earlier in Florida, authorities said. Esteban De Jesus Jr., 56, had also attacked the couple with a machete before shooting them and fleeing shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 7, police in Orlando said Monday. Leonidas Duran was found dead on the grass of the complex and her husband wounded in their apartment’s doorway, they said. The husband reportedly was recov…
Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting
Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police have identified the five victims killed Monday evening, July 3 by a 40-year-old gunman in a bulletproof vest who opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section. The following individuals were killed by gunfire: Lashyd Merritt, 20, male, shot multiple times in the chest and arm, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Dymir Stanton, 2, male, shot in the chest and back, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Ralph Moralis, 59, shot in the head, side, and buttocks, pronounced at 8:47 p.m.; Daujan Brown, 15, male, shot in the shoulder, chest, and back, pronounced at 8:40 p.m.; Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, male, shot m…
Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police
Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in ”90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” has been extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals.  Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44, of Carlisle, had been on the run for a year and a half after he allegedly shot and killed his former boss.  The wild arrest involved a bar fight, a knife, a loaded gun, more than 800 ecstasy tablets, and fentanyl, according to US Marshals.  Baltimore was wanted as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of GQ Barber Shop owner Kendell Jerome Cook, 39, of Steel…
Torso Found In Elizabeth River Identified As 34-Year-Old Man: Prosecutors Torso Found In Elizabeth River Identified As 34-Year-Old Man: Prosecutors
Torso Found In Elizabeth River Identified As 34-Year-Old Man: Prosecutors The body parts recovered from the Elizabeth River last month have been identified as those of a 34-year-old Elizabeth resident, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 13. Woldy Ventura-Cruz's death was determined to be a homicide, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said.  Ventura-Cruz's torso was originally found in the Elizabeth River at the Arthur Kill on Tuesday, May 16.  The investigations remains ongoing and anyone with information about Ventura-Cruz or his death is asked to cont…
NJ Man Who Killed GF Found On Maryland Roadside: Prosecutor NJ Man Who Killed GF Found On Maryland Roadside: Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Killed GF Found On Maryland Roadside: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Lakewood man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend before fleeing to Maryland, authorities said. John Filistovich was charged on Thursday, June 1 with murder in connection with the beating and suffocation of Betty Perry, 60, of Lakewood, they said. On Tuesday, May 30, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Lakewood Township Police responded to a residence on Thornbury Court to conduct a welfare check on Perry, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Police found the dead body of a woman, later identified as Perry, on the floor of the bed…
Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide
Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide A 41-year-old New Jersey native who last February was arrested in connection with a quadruple Ohio murder has been charged in a 2013 Camden County homicide as well, authorities said. Martin Muniz, formerly of Camden, was charged on Monday, May 22, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jaime Molina, 45, of Camden, they said. In Ohio, Muniz is accused of fatally shooting four people and injuring his 8-year-old niece at a home in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre on Jan. 13, authorities in Ohio said. On Cleveland police body cam footage, Muniz confessed to police, though he later pleade…
Two Men Shot Dead, Two Wounded At Opposite Ends Of Paterson Two Men Shot Dead, Two Wounded At Opposite Ends Of Paterson
Two Men Shot Dead, Two Wounded At Opposite Ends Of Paterson Two men were shot dead at opposite ends of Paterson within six hours of one another under different circumstances, authorities confirmed. It was shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday, May 21, when police responding to a shooting on River Street near East 13th Street found a mortally wounded 22-year-old city man. He was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, according to a statement issued by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer In Charge Isa Abbassi. Two other city men who were wounded in the shooting – one 24, the other …
Man's Torso Found In Elizabeth River, Homicide Investigation Launched Man's Torso Found In Elizabeth River, Homicide Investigation Launched
Man's Torso Found In Elizabeth River, Homicide Investigation Launched A torso was recovered in waters of the Elizabeth River on Tuesday, May 16, authorities said. A homicide investigation has been launched following the discovery made where the river meets the Arthur Kill, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said on Thursday, May 18. The body was taken to the Union County Medical Examiner's Office, who ruled the death a homicide, authorities said. The victim has not been publicly identified. Anyone with information about this matter is asked to contact Prosecutor’s O…
Body Found On 440 ID'd As Missing Woman Body Found On 440 ID'd As Missing Woman
Body Found On 440 ID'd As Missing Woman The body found on Route 440 on the Jersey City-Bayonne border on Wednesday, May 17, has been identified as Norelis Mendoza, who has been missing last week, authorities announced. Mendoza, a 32-year-old Lindenwold mom, had been last seen in Jersey City on Saturday, May 13,Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Norelis MendozaJersey City Police Police in Jersey City had said she was last spotted at her mother's house on Montgomery Street and Monmouth Street. Suarez said her death is considered suspicious. A cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the medical examiner…
Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified
Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified UPDATE: A gunman shot by Newark police following the homicides of a city man and 8-year-old boy earlier this month was identified by authorities as a local ex-con with an extensive criminal record. A basic background search turned up a six-year history of arrests for Everett Rand, 29, of Newark after New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin identified him on Tuesday, May 16, as the man shot and killed by police two weeks ago. Responding to a 911 call, officers found 27-year-old Newark resident Wyleek Shaw dead and young Zahmire Lopez mortally wounded in a home on Johnson Avenue shortly …