PARAMUS MALL BRAWL: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say PARAMUS MALL BRAWL: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say
Paramus Mall Brawl: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say A man was beaten, stomped on and bashed in the head with a chair during a vicous brawl Friday night in the food court of the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said. The melee ignited a panic, with people running for the exits -- and some wrongly telling police they heard gunshots -- around 7 p.m.  It also sent the 26-year-old victim from Paterson to the hospital with serious injuries, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Ehrenberg's officers were joined by colleagues from Rochelle Park, Maywood and Fair Lawn who converged on the mall and restored order quickly, witnesses said…
Food Court Brawl Causes Mayhem At Garden State Plaza Food Court Brawl Causes Mayhem At Garden State Plaza
Food Court Brawl Causes Mayhem At Garden State Plaza UPDATE: A man was beaten, stomped on and bashed in the head with a chair during a vicious brawl Friday night in the food court of the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said. READ THE STORY HERE: Targeted Victim Beaten By Just-Released Ex-Con, Juvenile, Police Say ****** ORIGINAL STORY: One person was injured in a fist fight that erupted at the Garden State Plaza, creating mayhem throughout the mall around 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, authorities said. The food court fight caused major traffic problems in the parking lot as patrons fled and police converged on the scene. …
Gun Put To Driver’s Head In Hackensack Cab Robbery, Six Suspects Seized Gun Put To Driver’s Head In Hackensack Cab Robbery, Six Suspects Seized
Gun Put To Driver’s Head In Hackensack Cab Robbery, Six Suspects Seized A gun that was put to the head of a cab driver was recovered by Hackensack police who seized an 18-year-old East Rutherford resident and five juveniles accused of robbing him. Rahmeir McBride was being processed at Hackensack police headquarters following the arrests when he made a run for it. He didn’t get far, authorities said. The driver told police that he’d picked up seven people from the Paramus area and was headed to their requested destination when he was robbed on March 26 near Columbus Park, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. “They first demanded the money from him by pointing…
Cat Mauled In Heinous Dog Attack Fighting For His Life, 2 In Custody Cat Mauled In Heinous Dog Attack Fighting For His Life, 2 In Custody
Cat Mauled In Heinous Dog Attack Fighting For His Life, 2 In Custody Two pet owners who provoked a dog attacked on a helpless cat on a Philadelphia porch surrendered to authorities, police said. The 17- and 12-year-old suspects came into the Pennsylvania SPCA with a parent before being charged around noon on Friday, PSCAP officials said. The two dogs involved in the attack were also seized. Meanwhile, Buddy the cat — who suffered life-threatening injuries after being mauled by the canines — remains critically but is slowly getting better. BUDDY UPDATE: Last night, Buddy was sent to an ER vet to be closely monitored. He made it through the night. He cont…
BOOSTER BAGS: Police Say Bergen Shoplifting Crew Did Some Serious Thieving BOOSTER BAGS: Police Say Bergen Shoplifting Crew Did Some Serious Thieving
Booster Bags: Police Say Bergen Shoplifting Crew Did Some Serious Thieving GOTCHA! Three women and a teenager used motorized handicap shopping carts and "booster" bags to swipe hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from Bergen County-area stores, Rochelle Park police said. Security at the ShopRite on West Passaic Street grabbed one of them -- Jada McIntosh, 22, of Paterson -- and turned her over to Lt. Jim DePreta and Officer Joe Buono around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. The others left her behind and fled in a black BMW sedan with bogus license plates. Maywood police helped Officer Zim Zenock and Sgt. Doug Arendacs capture the trio, who'd parked on a cul-de-s…
Passaic Fugitive, Juvenile Charged With Shooting Child, 4, Four Others At Backyard Bash Passaic Fugitive, Juvenile Charged With Shooting Child, 4, Four Others At Backyard Bash
Passaic Fugitive, Juvenile Charged With Shooting Child, 4, Four Others At Backyard Bash GOTCHA! Passaic police captured a fugitive wanted for shooting a 4-year-old child and four other victims at a backyard party last month. Ernest Fuentes, 19, was arrested following a brief car and foot chase vehicle in the area of Liberty Street and Oak Street in Passaic shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. They also revealed for the first time that they’d arrested a second shooter -- a 17-year-old city boy – on Nov. 23, just two days after two gunman opened fire at a backyard party near the corner of Lafayette and Howe avenues shortly before 1 a.m. City police who respond…
US Marshals Nab 2 Teens In Trenton Shooting That Killed 2 US Marshals Nab 2 Teens In Trenton Shooting That Killed 2
US Marshals Nab 2 Teens In Trenton Shooting That Killed 2 Two teenagers were arrested by members of the US Marshals Office in a shooting that left two other teens dead last September in Trenton, authorities said. A 17-year-old male from Trenton and a 16-year-old male from Hamilton are each facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of Shemiah Davis, 15, and Candace Ruff, 19, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The 17-year-old was arrested on Dec. 1, in Trenton. He was being held in the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center. The 16-year-old was arrested on Dec. 8, in McDonough, Georgia. He was being held at the Metro Regional You…
Newark Detective Struck By Teen In Stolen SUV Newark Detective Struck By Teen In Stolen SUV
Newark Detective Struck By Teen In Stolen SUV A Newark police detective was injured after being struck by a stolen vehicle driven by a 17-year-old boy Sunday, authorities said. Just after 2:25 p.m., police saw the Audi -- stolen out of South Hampton, NY -- parked at Shephard Avenue near Mapes Place, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The driver sped westbound on Shephard toward Bergen Street when he noticed police. The Audi struck an unmarked police car occupied by a detective and heading in the opposite direction, police said. The injured officer was transported to University Hospital for treatment of non-life-t…
NJ Students Post Pics With Firearm Prompting Lockdown: Prosecutor NJ Students Post Pics With Firearm Prompting Lockdown: Prosecutor
NJ Students Post Pics With Firearm Prompting Lockdown: Prosecutor Two Lindenwold High School students, both 17-years-old, were detained on Monday after police say they posted pictures with a handgun on social media and then brought it to school. Lindenwold police initially learned about the pictures on Nov. 19, they arrived at the school the following week where it was placed on lockdown.  Upon arrival, investigators discovered one of the teens was in possession of a firearm while on school property. Both teens are facing 2nd-degree charges of Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, according to the Camden…
Police: Restitution 'Will Be Sought' From Underage Vandals In Trio Of Glen Rock Attacks Police: Restitution 'Will Be Sought' From Underage Vandals In Trio Of Glen Rock Attacks
Police: Restitution 'Will Be Sought' From Underage Vandals In Trio Of Glen Rock Attacks Authorities will seek restitution from the families of three juveniles accused of trashing a Glen Rock dentist’s office, as well as from those of two others identified in a pair graffiti attacks, the borough’s top law enforcer said. Security video from a neighboring business helped identify two boys from Hawthorne and one from Glen Rock – all 15 years old – who entered Glen Rock Pediatric Dentistry on Rock Road through an unlocked door and vandalized the business, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. All three were interviewed at police headquarters “in the presence of a parent” and h…
Alleged Getaway Driver In Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old Trenton Boy Indicted Alleged Getaway Driver In Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old Trenton Boy Indicted
Alleged Getaway Driver In Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old Trenton Boy Indicted UPDATE: The accused getaway driver in the cold-blooded shooting death this summer of a 16-year-old Trenton boy and wounding of another has been indicted by a local grand jury. Keith N. Jordan, 30, is charged with first-degree counts of murder and attempted murders, as well as aggravated assault and weapons offenses, among other charges, for his role in the killing. An as-yet unidentified gunman shot Dione Ellis in the head in the the area of Prospect Street and Stuyvesant Avenue at 12:45 a.m. July 5, the nine-count indictment alleges. The youngster died at the scene, it says. A second…
Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft
Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft A Newark man was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz from a Palisades Park driveway thanks to a fingerprint match, authorities said. Raymond Branch, 19, and two juveniles were involved in the July 24 theft, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. The owner told police his GPS tracked the Mercedes to Newark, where city police found the vehicle and had it processed for fingerprints, Monteleone said. The prints matched Branch's as well as those of the two juveniles, all of whom have criminal histories, the sergeant said. South Orange police notified their Palisades Park colleagues after they …