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Cocaine, Handguns Seized In Arrest Of Trenton Man: Prosecutor
A three-month investigation into cocaine sales in Trenton led to an arrest and seizure of $10,500 in cocaine, two handguns and nearly $4,000 cash, authorities said.
Juan Rivera, 34, of Trenton, was charged with drug and weapons offenses on Oct. 4, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.
A motor vehicle stop of Rivera in a silver Toyota Corolla was conducted by detectives in the area of Greenwood and Walnut avenues in Trenton. Rivera was detained without incident and $3,986 in cash was seized, Onofti said.
A subsequent search of Rivera’s Greenwood Avenue …
Men Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges During Atlantic City Traffic Stop: Police
A pair of men were charged with multiple drug and weapons offenses during a traffic stop, authorities said.
On Thursday, May 25 at 12:35 p.m., Atlantic City Detectives Christopher Dodson and Eric Evans conducted a motor vehicle stop at Tennessee and Pacific avenues.
During the stop, K9 Officer Michael Braxton and his K9 partner, Ryker, responded as back up.
K9 Ryker, trained in narcotic detection, showed a positive indication for the presence of drugs in the vehicle, police said.
The occupants, Khilid Scott, 25, of Philadelphia, and Joseph Dixon, 31, of Atlantic City, were arr…
South Jersey Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor
A jury has convicted a Burlington County man of fatally shooting a woman in the head as she tried to sell him a cellphone, authorities said.
Marvin A. Coleman Jr., 24, of Willingboro was found guilty Tuesday, March 21, of murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.
Coleman killed a 21-year-old Lindenwold woman four years ago while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township, Bradshaw said.
Police were called to the first block of Medley Lane just before 8:30 a.m. on March 7, 2019, for a report…
South Jersey Man Arrested In Fatal Camden Shooting: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last summer, authorities said.
Taquan Tingle, of Woodlynne, was charged on Thursday, May 12, with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in connection with the death of Darnell Farrish, 19, of Woodlynne, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
On Aug. 28, 2021, at approximately 8:01 p.m., Camden County police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 2300 block of South 8th Street, between Sylvan Street and Fairview Stre…
NJ Man Bound, Tortured Ex For 6 Hours Days After Prison Release: Prosecutor
A 43-year-old man has been convicted of kidnapping an ex-romantic partner, bound him with duct tape, strangled him and forced him to take sleeping pills with alcohol — just hours after being released from jail, authorities in Essex County said.
The jury remained deadlocked on the charge of attempted murder against James Pilotti, 43, of Union City, who was ultimately convicted of several other charges including strangulation on a domestic violence victim, weapon offenses, assault and more, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
The horrifying act took p…
South Jersey Man Charged In Carjacking, Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old man from Pleasantville man has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting, authorities said.
Jermaine Wharton, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree carjacking and weapons offenses, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill.
On Monday at the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where Wharton is in custody on an unrelated matter, he was charged with the above offenses.
On Nov. 13, 2021, at 9:19 a.m., Pleasantville police received a Shot Spotter alert and 911 call in reference to a shooting at 914 N. Main St., Shill said.
Police fo…
Bucks County, PA, Man Indicted In South Jersey Teenager's Shooting Death
A 22-year-old man from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted for fatally shooting a teenager at a South Jersey gas station, authorities said.
A grand jury indicted Tamir Phillips of Bensalem, PA, on charges of first-degree murder and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.
Willingboro Township police officers were called to the Phillips 66 gas station in the first block of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive about 3 p.m. Aug. 2 for a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, they learned that the victim, 14-year-old Jesse Everett of Willingboro,…
