Authorities: Combative Hudson Woman Refuses To Resist, Removes Face Guard To Spit At Police Authorities: Combative Hudson Woman Refuses To Resist, Removes Face Guard To Spit At Police
Authorities: Combative Hudson Woman Refuses To Resist, Removes Face Guard To Spit At Police A 20-year-old Secaucus woman twice removed face guards to spit at police -- and kicked one of them in the groin -- while battling them from her home to headquarters and then on the way to the hospital, authorities said. Secaucus officers responding to a 911 hang up in which screaming could be heard in the background “encountered what they described as an irate and combative” woman, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Margaret O’Leary “approached police and pulled at one officer’s vest, then kicked the same officer in the groin,” Grewal said. O’Leary refused medical attention when…
Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies
Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies Former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera has died in a nursing home in Pennsylvania, current Mayor Hector Carlos Lora confirmed Friday. He was 73. A cause of death wasn't immediately disclosed. "As a city we extend our condolences to the Rivera family on the passing of former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera," Lora wrote. "I still speak to people today who share stories of how he helped them personally and how much he cared about people.  "Many in our community can remember his approach to cleaning up the streets of violent crimes and how visible he was in Passaic," the mayor said. Born in Caye…
Jersey City Drug Lord Gets 65 Years In State Prison For Two Murders, Shootings Jersey City Drug Lord Gets 65 Years In State Prison For Two Murders, Shootings
Jersey City Drug Lord Gets 65 Years In State Prison For Two Murders, Shootings A Jersey City man tied to a statewide drug ring was sentenced to a plea-bargained 65 years in state prison Thursday for killing two men, as well as three additional shootings, authorities said. Golden Williamson, 34, must serve at least 55 years before he'll be eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act under the sentence handed down by Superior Court Judge John Young, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Williamson, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last November in the shooting deaths of Kevin Miles in January 2016 and local storeowner Byunguen Lee in Decembe…
Bloods Gangster Gets Life For Fatally Shooting Photographer Urinating On His Newark Block Bloods Gangster Gets Life For Fatally Shooting Photographer Urinating On His Newark Block
Bloods Gangster Gets Life For Fatally Shooting Photographer Urinating On His Newark Block A Newark gangster was sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a photographer urinating on his block, authorities said. Surveillance footage shows Rasheed “O.J.” Olabode, 27, begging Christopher Poole, 26, not to shoot him on April 26, 2018, authorities in Essex County said. But Poole pulled the trigger and killed Olabode -- an amateur photographer and recent Nigerian immigrant. The incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. when Olabode was out in Newark running errands with two of his friends.  Olabode needed a restroom, so he jumped out of the car on the 700 block of South 2…
Landlord Gets Three Years In Deaths Of Little Ferry Girl, 5, Grandmother In Fire Landlord Gets Three Years In Deaths Of Little Ferry Girl, 5, Grandmother In Fire
Landlord Gets Three Years In Deaths Of Little Ferry Girl, 5, Grandmother In Fire A landlord who failed to follow state codes was sentenced Friday to a plea-bargained three years in state prison for a 2016 fire that killed a 5-year-old Little Ferry girl and her grandmother. "Today was a very difficult time for me and my family," wrote one of the victims after Gary L’Heruex, 61, of Tenafly was sentenced in Superior Court in Hackensack. "We had to relieve that night where we almost lost our lives in that horrible fire. "It took almost four years, but today, we got justice," she added. "Now we can finally start healing and those two precious people that passed can finally …
34-Year-Old Boonton Mom Charged In Daughter's Death To Be Released From Jail, Report Says 34-Year-Old Boonton Mom Charged In Daughter's Death To Be Released From Jail, Report Says
34-Year-Old Boonton Mom Charged In Daughter's Death To Be Released From Jail, Report Says A 34-year-old Boonton mom charged in the death of her 11-year-old daughter will be released from jail, the Daily Record reports. Shay Mooney, 34, will be released from Morris County Jail and confined to her apartment on Monday, the article says. Mooney's daughter last month was found unresponsive next to a bottle of pills with Mooney’s name, documents say. Mooney was subsequently charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say she gave her daughter Oxycodone and Seroquel in an effort to treat her esophagus pain, the Daily Record says. The apartment where they found the gi…
Newark Man Once Again Charged With Child Pornography Newark Man Once Again Charged With Child Pornography
Newark Man Once Again Charged With Child Pornography A Newark man who has previously been convicted of child pornography offenses was indicted Wednesday on yet more charges involving sexual images of minors.  Keith Voolgaris, 62, was in possession of at least 50 videos showing sexual abuse of minors, including prepubescent children, from July to September 2017, according to authorities. Using a chatroom and the Dropbox app, authorities say Voolgaris transmitted images to a child pornography distributor in Minnesota.  Voolgaris' email accounts also contained several videos and images, authorities also said.  Because of the prio…
Newark Parking Authority Worker Seen Selling Heroin, Crack: Feds Newark Parking Authority Worker Seen Selling Heroin, Crack: Feds
Newark Parking Authority Worker Seen Selling Heroin, Crack: Feds An employee of Newark's parking authority was charged Wednesday with drugs and weapons offenses after authorities said he was observed selling narcotics while in uniform.  Aughkay L. "K-Boogie" Green, 48, of Newark, sold 38 grams of heroin to an unnamed buyer Jan. 12, 2017, according to a federal indictment. He sold that person an additional 48 grams the following month for about $2,250. Green, who was under surveillance, was wearing his Newark Parking Authority uniform during that sale.  Green also faces weapons offenses after authorities said he and an associate once again met t…
Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years
Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years An Elizabeth man who fled the country after committing a fatal drive-by shooting in the city seven years ago was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Eslam Gad was found guilty of murdering 21-year-old Anthony Holmes Jr. in June. Holmes, of Pemberton, was with friends and family at 3rd and Pine streets on Aug. 8, 2012 when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was shot and died the following day.  Gad was identified as the suspect following an investigation by the prosecutor's offic…
Bloomfield Man Gets 25 Years For Sexually Assaulting Drugged Toddler Bloomfield Man Gets 25 Years For Sexually Assaulting Drugged Toddler
Bloomfield Man Gets 25 Years For Sexually Assaulting Drugged Toddler A 34-year-old Bloomfield resident was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison after admitting he and a woman sexually assaulted a toddler in Long Branch two years ago, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said.  Jaime Mauricio Leon pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault and possession of child pornography in April.   On June 16, 2017, a passerby looked through the window of a Long Branch home and saw Leon and the woman, Olga Diaz, 32, performing sex acts on the child, authorities said. Diaz and Leon planned the assault via text.   A subsequent investiga…
Jersey City Man, 68, Found Guilty In Death Of Popular Coach, 77 Jersey City Man, 68, Found Guilty In Death Of Popular Coach, 77
Jersey City Man, 68, Found Guilty In Death Of Popular Coach, 77 A jury found a 68-year-old Jersey City man guilty of reckless manslaughter for killing another man in a fight last year, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Wednesday.  On April 15, 2018, police responded to a report of an altercation at Pershing Field and found Anthony Bello, 77, unresponsive and bleeding from a wound to his torso. Bello was pronounced dead that morning at Jersey City Medical Center.  Investigators later determined that Charles Lowy had gotten into a fight with Bello and walked away from the scene after stabbing him. Lowy, who was seen on surveillance vid…
No Prison Time For Cranford Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman: Report No Prison Time For Cranford Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman: Report
No Prison Time For Cranford Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman: Report A 30-year-old Cranford man received a suspended five-year prison sentence Thursday after admitting he sexually assaulted a motel worker in Atlantic City three years ago, BreakingAC reported. An attorney for John Ryan blamed “psychosis” for the attack on the woman at the Knights Inn motel June 13, 2016, adding that the victim supported the plea deal struck with prosecutors. Ryan had been considering an insanity defense if the case had gone to trial.   The victim was bringing towels to Ryan’s room when he assaulted her. She told the court she feared for her life during the atta…