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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…
Suspected Toms River Hookah Lounge Killer Extradited Months After Virginia Capture
Nearly nine months after his Virginia capture, a Monmouth County man will face charges in New Jersey, authorities announced.
Asbury Park's Eric Manzanares, 24 — the accused gunman in a triple shooting that left one man dead and two others injured at a Toms River hookah lounge in 2022 — has been extradited from Prince William County, VA, to Ocean County, NJ, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Thursday, Jan. 25.
Toms River police responded to a shooting at Top Tier Hookah Lounge on Hooper Avenue at around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officers found three victim…
Stabbing Victim Drops Gun In Ambulance In Atlantic City: Police
Atlantic City police arrested a stabbing victim after he dropped a handgun from his bag in the ambulance, they said.
On Saturday, Nov. 11, at 5:32 a.m., patrol officers responded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Arctic Avenues for a man reporting that he was stabbed.
Police arrived to find Marcus Martineau, 35, of Atlantic City, suffering from a stab wound, they said. He was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.
While being transported, a handgun fell from a bag that Martineau had in his poss…
Armed Man Arrested After Foot Chase In Atlantic City: Police
An armed man was arrested by Atlantic City police after a foot chase, authorities said.
On Sunday, July 2, at 9:30 p.m., Detective Christopher Dodson received information regarding a man in the beach block of California Avenue that was in possession of a handgun.
Dodson, along with Detectives Aaron Jones and Eric Evans, and Officer Brandon Bower, located Quadry Wise, police said.
As detectives approached to investigate, Wise began to run, police said.
As he attempted to jump a fence, he was apprehended and taken into custody without further incident.
A handgun was in Wise’s pants. …
South Jersey Pair Charged With Illegal Handgun Possession
Two men from Burlington County were arrested and charged with illegally possessing handguns, authorities said.
Brandon T. Russell, 20, was charged with weapons offenses and receiving stolen property, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian S. Bucs.
Zhamar Duncan, 21, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, they said.
Russell was taken into custody at the residence in the first block of Haskell Lane, Willingboro, where a .40 caliber handgun, hollow point bullets and an extended ammunition …
'The Rabbi,' Rikers Island Inmate Charged In Eagle Rock Reservation Murder
Two out-of-state men have been charged with murder after bringing a New York man from his apartment to the Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange and shooting him dead earlier this year, authorities said.
Michael Verdel, 71, of the Bronx and Posley Sulaiman, 31, of Detroit, MI, gunned down Steels on a hiking trail at the West Orange reservation March 4, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Verdel, who is referred to as “the rabbi’’ by those who know him, was taken into custody in New York and has been extradited to New Jersey. He was being held on cha…
Man Critically Hurt In Salem County Stabbing: State Police
A South Jersey man was critically injured in a stabbing, authorities said.
A resident in the house, Zayne M. Olsen, 19, was charged with attempted murder in the stabbing in Pittsgrove Township, a New Jersey State Police spokeswoman said.
Troopers responded to the residence on Laura Lane at about 11 a.m. Monday, March 14.
They reportedly found the stabbing victim outside in the driveway and he was. He was taken to the hospital for his critical injuries,
In addition to attempted murder, Olsen was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of…
NJ Resident, 67, Busted With Assault Firearm, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer
A report of a man with illegal weapons brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad and local police to a quiet Oakland neighborhood where the 67-year-old owner was taken into custody without incident, authorities said.
Police responding to a report from a concerned family member around 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, found an assault firearm, high-capacity magazines and a silencer at the Raeben Avenue home just off Route 202, Capt. Timothy Keenan said.
They ended up charging Anatoly Zaytsev with unlawful possession of a weapon, of a large-capacity magazine and of a prohibited weapon/device, Kenne said.…
Puppy Recovered, Trenton Man Nabbed In Armed Home Invasion
A puppy was safely returned to its owner and the man who stole it charged with burglary following an armed home invasion in Trenton, authorities said.
Joshua Stroman, 31, is accused of breaking into a home on Vine Street while armed with a gun and stealing the tan-colored pit bull puppy the night of Nov. 16, Acting Trenton Police Director Steve E. Wilson said.
Stroman, of Trenton, was arrested after being identified by the victim and located at a spot he visits often, police said.
Stroman was charged with robbery, burglary and unlawful possession of a weapon, and the puppy was returned to …
