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NJ Grade School Boys Accused Of Sodomizing Classmate With Sex Toy NJ Grade School Boys Accused Of Sodomizing Classmate With Sex Toy
NJ Grade School Boys Accused Of Sodomizing Classmate With Sex Toy A group of young boys from Old Tappan are accused of sodomizing another with a sex toy. According to multiple parents, the 8th graders pooled their money to buy the penis-shaped sex aid from a popular gift company. One apparently turned it on another at a local residence while at least two others helped with the horrific assault, they said. Video of the penetration and what the parents said was an equally disgusting subsequent act was apparently recorded and shared. It wasn't immediately clear what physical injuries the victim may have suffered or what medical treatment was needed.  …
High Schooler Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Hit And Run That Killed NJ Mom High Schooler Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Hit And Run That Killed NJ Mom
High Schooler Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Hit And Run That Killed NJ Mom UPDATE: A high school student who caused a crash that killed a Teaneck mom near her home has been charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal crash, authorities announced on Tuesday. Dymond T. Fryson, 40, briefly clung to life following the horrific 7:52 a.m. Jan. 25 crash at the intersection of Palmer and Sherman avenues. Witnesses said the other driver, a Bogota High School student who was with a classmate, sped through multiple stop signs before his 2015 Ford Explorer slammed into Fryson’s 2022 Nissan Rogue three blocks from the high school. The impact sent Fryson’s…
Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School
Boys — 15, 16 — Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old Outside Paterson School Two Paterson boys – one 15, the other 16 – are charged with shooting a 14-year-old outside a city grade school last fall. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after being wounded near the Halpine Street entrance to School #12 on Oct. 25. A lengthy investigation led to delinquency complaints signed this past week against both youngsters, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement. The complaints allege what would be the adult equivalent of attempted murder and weapons offen…
Teenage Trio Arrested In Somerset County After Loaded Handguns Recovered: Prosecutors Teenage Trio Arrested In Somerset County After Loaded Handguns Recovered: Prosecutors
Teenage Trio Arrested In Somerset County After Loaded Handguns Recovered: Prosecutors Three people were arrested in Somerset County after police discovered two loaded handguns following a traffic stop on Thursday, Jan. 4, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., a Warren Township police officer pulled over a vehicle on Hillcrest Road near I-78, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and the Warren Township Police Department said. During the traffic stop, police discovered the vehicle had a stolen license plate and Javon Singletary, an 18-year-old Phillipsburg resident and a 17-year-old juveni…
Boy Seized With BB Gun At Rutherford HS Playoff Game Boy Seized With BB Gun At Rutherford HS Playoff Game
Boy Seized With BB Gun At Rutherford HS Playoff Game A 17-year-old boy who apparently thought it was a good idea to bring a BB gun to Rutherford High School's state playoff game against visiting Hanover Park was quickly taken into custody, authorities said. The Friday night lights made it easy for a concerned citizen to see the weapon, which the boy pulled from his waistband to show other fans near the end of the Nov. 3 game, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. The citizen went straight to one of the officers on duty. It was "just a matter of minutes," the chief said, before Officer Anthony Bachmann and Sgt. Scott Ahearn seized the boy …
Two Teens Charged In Central Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor Two Teens Charged In Central Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor
Two Teens Charged In Central Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor Two teenagers have been charged in a February shooting in Central Jersey, authorities said. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced that the males are in custody and charged with acts of juvenile delinquency for offenses which if committed by an adult would constitute attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses. On Feb. 25, at approximately 11 a.m., the New Brunswick Police Department received a 911 call about a shooting in the area of Joyce Kilmer Avenue and Delavan …
Suspects In Ski Masks Arrested With Weapons On Jersey Shore: Police Suspects In Ski Masks Arrested With Weapons On Jersey Shore: Police
Suspects In Ski Masks Arrested With Weapons On Jersey Shore: Police Brick police arrested two teenagers with weapons after they were spotted by a resident driving in ski masks, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6:26 p.m., Brick police received a call from a resident who observed a Black Honda drive past them with the driver and passenger both wearing ski masks, police said. Due to the recent spike in burglaries, the resident thought it was suspicious and reported it to police.  Moments later, this vehicle was observed by police traveling on Mantoloking Road. After a motor vehicle stop on Chambers Bridge Road near Kohl’s Plaza, an officer ob…
Anti-Semitic Threats Made Against New Brunswick School Administrator On Instagram: Prosecutor Anti-Semitic Threats Made Against New Brunswick School Administrator On Instagram: Prosecutor
Anti-Semitic Threats Made Against New Brunswick School Administrator On Instagram: Prosecutor A teenager has been arrested for making violent, anti-semitic threats against a New Brunswick school administrator on Instagram, authorities said. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced that a juvenile male has been taken into custody and charged with acts of juvenile delinquency for offenses which, if committed by an adult, would constitute false public alarm, terroristic threats, and bias intimidation. On Thursday, Sept. 7, the New Brunswick Police Department received a report detail…
Pair Arrested For Defacing LGBTQIA+ Mural In Central Jersey Pair Arrested For Defacing LGBTQIA+ Mural In Central Jersey
Pair Arrested For Defacing LGBTQIA+ Mural In Central Jersey Two people have been arrested in connection with defacing a LGBTQIA+ mural in Central Jersey, authorities said. Alexis Reynozo, 19, of Perth Amboy, and a juvenile male were taken into custody and charged in connection with the bias incident at Brighton Avenue and Sadowski Parkway in Perth Amboy. On Aug. 16, witnesses told police they observed at least two vehicles performing burnouts on the mural before driving away, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Social media videos surfaced online of the incident accompanied by anti-LGBTQIA+ langua…
Stolen Car Left In Flames On Route 80, Trio Captured By NJSP, Teaneck PD Stolen Car Left In Flames On Route 80, Trio Captured By NJSP, Teaneck PD
Stolen Car Left In Flames On Route 80, Trio Captured By Njsp, Teaneck PD A young trio was captured by New Jersey State Police troopers and Teaneck police after they left a stolen car engulfed in flames on Route 80, authorities said. An intense search began after troopers found the fully engulfed Chevy Cruze, reported stolen out of Jersey City, on the westbound highway near milepost 69 at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, NJSP Sgt. First Class Philip Curry said. Teaneck firefighters doused the blaze. Troopers snatched up two of the fleeing occupants and Teaneck police nabbed the third, the sergeant said. Horton Felder, 20, and Zahkir Coleman-Smith, 18, both …
Teenager Charged With Stealing Car In Ocean County: Prosecutor Teenager Charged With Stealing Car In Ocean County: Prosecutor
Teenager Charged With Stealing Car In Ocean County: Prosecutor A 17-year-old juvenile from Seaside Heights has been charged with stealing a vehicle in Jackson Township, authorities said. The boy was charged with Theft of Moveable Property, Eluding, Obstruction, and Resisting Arrest by Means of Flight, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson Township Police Chief Matthew Kunz. On Aug. 3, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Officers from the Jackson Township Police Department responded to the area of Imperial Place for a report of two stolen motor vehicles. At approximately 11 p.m., Jackson Township Police Offic…
Teenager Made Hoax Bomb Threats Against Hooters In East Brunswick: Police Teenager Made Hoax Bomb Threats Against Hooters In East Brunswick: Police
Teenager Made Hoax Bomb Threats Against Hooters In East Brunswick: Police A 16-year-old boy from Old Bridge has been accused of making hoax bomb threats against Hooters restaurant in East Brunswick, authorities said. The teenager, whose name was not released, allegedly confessed to making the threats by phone twice this month to the Hooters at 195 Highway 18, East Brunswick police said. He was charged with juvenile delinquency. Both threats prompted evacuations of the restaurant, police said. On July 6, at 9:28 p.m., East Brunswick Police Department responded to Hooters in response to a phone call they received from an unknown individual who claimed a bomb was …
TEAMWORK: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208 TEAMWORK: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208
Teamwork: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208 A 16-year-old driver and three teenage companions were captured by police following an overnight stolen car pursuit Wednesday that began in Paramus and ended in a crash just up the road in Wyckoff. Paramus Police Officer Slavko Bajovic saw the driver pull a ski mask over his face as he drove a 2018 Hyundai Elantra west on Route 4 shortly after 1:30 a.m. June 21, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A check of the registration showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Lodi the day before, he said. The driver “slowed down abruptly, almost coming to a stop, attempting to elude Off…
Serious 5-Car Crash Was Caused By 2 Juveniles In East Brunswick: Prosecutor Serious 5-Car Crash Was Caused By 2 Juveniles In East Brunswick: Prosecutor
Serious 5-Car Crash Was Caused By 2 Juveniles In East Brunswick: Prosecutor Two teen boys have been charged in a five-vehicle East Brunswick crash that left one vehicle overturned and others sustaining damage, authorities said. The 11:30 a.m. crash on Ryders Lane near Winton Road left a Mercedes SUV overturned and struck a Honda head-on, as a result of the juveniles' impact on the SUV, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The driver of the Mercedes was uninjured, while the driver and juvenile passenger of the Honda were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The driver of the Honda was released from the Hospital early Thursday morning, …
Trespassing Prompts Lockdown At Central Jersey High School Trespassing Prompts Lockdown At Central Jersey High School
Trespassing Prompts Lockdown At Central Jersey High School Two youths were charged with juvenile delinquency after trespassing at a Central Jersey high school, authorities said. The incident involving two non-students prompted a lockdown at Metuchen High School on Wednesday, April 26, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Following an investigation by the Metuchen Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, no threat was found. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Robert Ring of the Metuchen Police Department at (732) 632-8501 or Detective Margaret Kolta of the Middlese…
Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor
Teen Caught With Handgun After Stolen Car Chase, Rt. 78 Crash; 2 Escape: Somerset Prosecutor A 15-year-old Newark boy was caught with a handgun after a high-speed chase and crash in a stolen vehicle on Route 78 in Somerset County, while his two cohorts are still at large, authorities allege. The chase was initiated around 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, when Warren Township Police attempted to stop a vehicle reported stolen in their jurisdiction, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The driver sped off toward Route 78 and eventually crashed once officers used tire deflation devices, prompting its trio of occupants to flee on foot. The teen was caught and taken into cu…
MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At NJ Food Court MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At NJ Food Court
Mall Stabbing: Five In Custody After Assault At NJ Food Court UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy stabbed a 14-year-old rival at the Willowbrook Mall during a weekend brawl between two groups from the City of Passaic, police said Monday. There had been an “ongoing issue between them that involved a previous fight in another location,” Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said on March 6. The boy was found at the entrance to the food court with a stab wound in his thigh around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, the captain said. The boy who stabbed him fled with others in his group toward the Cinemark movie theater, Daly said. As officers from Wayne, Fairfield and …
Fifth-Grade Student Stabbed Near Perth Amboy Middle School, 11-Year-Old Suspect Charged Fifth-Grade Student Stabbed Near Perth Amboy Middle School, 11-Year-Old Suspect Charged
Fifth-Grade Student Stabbed Near Perth Amboy Middle School, 11-Year-Old Suspect Charged A fifth-grade student was seriously hurt after being stabbed by another 11-year-old boy during a fight in Perth Amboy on Wednesday, officials said. The suspect — a sixth grader — was taken into custody Wednesday night, Feb. 22, after an investigation by the City of Perth Amboy Police Special Victims Bureau, according to a statement from the mayor's office. The victim was listed in stable condition at an area hospital on Friday, Feb. 24, according to Lisett Lebron, chief of staff to the Perth Amboy mayor. The stabbing took place a few blocks from Samuel E. Shull Middle School near one …
TEEN MURDER: Paterson Boy, 15, Charged With Stabbing 14-Year-Old Dead, Wounding 16-Year-Old TEEN MURDER: Paterson Boy, 15, Charged With Stabbing 14-Year-Old Dead, Wounding 16-Year-Old
Teen Murder: Paterson Boy, 15, Charged With Stabbing 14-Year-Old Dead, Wounding 16-Year-Old A 15-year-old Paterson boy was seized by police on Tuesday for stabbing and killing a 14-year-old city youth and wounding the victim’s 16-year-old companion in broad daylight last week. Delinquency complaints were signed against the boy that would equal adult criminal charges of murder, aggravated assault, and weapons possession, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said. He was placed in detention pending a hearing in the Family Part of Superior Court in Paterson. The incident occurred outside but not on the property of Paterson Eastsi…
Delinquent With Ankle Monitor Among Trio Caught In North Jersey Stolen Car Pursuit, Crash Delinquent With Ankle Monitor Among Trio Caught In North Jersey Stolen Car Pursuit, Crash
Delinquent With Ankle Monitor Among Trio Caught In North Jersey Stolen Car Pursuit, Crash A predawn stolen car chase that began at a Mahwah housing development that has become a frequent destination for thieves ended in a crash in Paramus and the seizure of three delinquents from Newark, one of whom was wearing an ankle monitor, authorities said. Township police converged the Rio Vista development in response to multiple 911 calls of vehicles being broken into shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Moments later, Officer Darren Iurato tried to stop a recently-stolen Honda CRV after it emerged from the complex and headed first toward Campgaw Road and …
Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School
Special Police Officer IDs Brooklyn Boy, 15, Who Threatened To Blow Up Lyndhurst High School A sharp-eyed Lyndhurst special police officer nabbed a 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn who authorities said made a 911 call threatening to blow up the township high school. A Bergen County communications dispatcher told Lyndhurst police shortly after noon on Oct. 7 that an unknown caller using anonymizing technology claimed there was a bomb inside the high school, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The school was locked down and all 852 students, along with teachers and staff, were escorted out by Lyndhurst police. The Bergen County sheriff’s bomb and K-9 squads checked inside and out and d…
Police ID Victim, Car Thief In Route 9 Pursuit-Crash That Left Innocent Bystander Dead Police ID Victim, Car Thief In Route 9 Pursuit-Crash That Left Innocent Bystander Dead
Police ID Victim, Car Thief In Route 9 Pursuit-Crash That Left Innocent Bystander Dead Authorities have charged two people and identified the innocent victim killed by car thieves during a wild police pursuit in Old Bridge on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Samuel Villar, 19, of Somerset, was using the vehicle stolen last month to burglarize cars in Marlboro when police began to pursue the car around 2:15 a.m. up Route 9, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief Donald F. Fritz, Jr. said. Villar ended up crashing the vehicle near the Spring Valley Road intersection, killing Arturo Tlapa Luna, 33, of Freehold, who was in his vehicle with other mem…
Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor A teenager was taken into custody and charged with "an act of juvenile delinquency" for raping a senior citizen, authorities said. If committed as an adult, the charges would be aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary and theft, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. On Monday, Oct. 31 between midnight and 12:30 a.m., a 68-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her residence, they said. The suspect entered the victim’s apartment in Parlin woke her, sexually assaulted, …
Teen Spared Jail Time After Bringing Loaded Gun To Central Jersey High School Teen Spared Jail Time After Bringing Loaded Gun To Central Jersey High School
Teen Spared Jail Time After Bringing Loaded Gun To Central Jersey High School A teenager from Central Jersey has been spared jail time after bringing a loaded handgun to high school, authorities said. Malachi Parcells, 16, of Woodbridge, was sentenced Tuesday, July 12 to a two-year term of probation, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department On March 28, Woodbridge police responded to JFK High School after receiving a report that a student was in possession of a handgun.  Police were informed that the JFK High School staff received a tip stating that Parcells was carrying a gun t…
UPDATE: 15-Year-Old Who Shot Hackensack Liquor Store Customer, Robbed Man On Street In Custody UPDATE: 15-Year-Old Who Shot Hackensack Liquor Store Customer, Robbed Man On Street In Custody
Update: 15-Year-Old Who Shot Hackensack Liquor Store Customer, Robbed Man On Street In Custody UPDATE: An underage teenager who robbed a man at gunpoint on a Hackensack street this past weekend was also the shooter who wounded a customer at a city liquor store late last month, authorities said. Although they didn't officially disclose his age, sources with knowledge of the incident said the accused shooter is only 15. He apparently had been sent from New York to stay with family in New Jersey, they said. The boy “brandished a handgun and demanded that the victim turn over a backpack” in this past Sunday’s 7:46 p.m. holdup at Fairmount Avenue and Allen Street, Bergen County Prosecuto…
Paterson Detectives Nab 16-Year-Old Street Dealer With Gun, Heroin, Crack Paterson Detectives Nab 16-Year-Old Street Dealer With Gun, Heroin, Crack
Paterson Detectives Nab 16-Year-Old Street Dealer With Gun, Heroin, Crack Paterson detectives busted a 16-year-old city boy Monday with dozens of heroin folds, several vials of crack and a loaded gun, authorities said. Investigators working the "hot spot" neighborhood on and around the corner of 10th Avenue and 26th Street watched as the teen adjusted and then removed the gun from his waistband, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Leaving the gun in a windbreaker, the boy crossed the street before the detectives moved in and grabbed him outside a local market, Speziale said. They found the teen carrying 38 heroin folds and six vials of crack, retrieved t…
Pursuits Are Back, And Paramus Police Are Already In The Plus Column Pursuits Are Back, And Paramus Police Are Already In The Plus Column
Pursuits Are Back, And Paramus Police Are Already In The Plus Column Paramus police -- no longer hamstrung by limits on pursuits -- captured a trio of teenage car thieves who crashed into a tree off Route 17 after they were caught prowling local neighborhoods, authorities said. Officer Kevin Grady was on patrol when he spotted the ski-masked bandits from Kearny scoping out vehicles around Polly Ann Terrace and Ivanhoe Drive in a Honda CRV shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Grady tried to stop the SUV, which had been reported stolen out of Livingston, the chief said. The driver, 19-year-old Jason Cathcart, hit the ga…
Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult
Paterson Police Seized 3 Loaded Guns From Two Juveniles, One Adult Paterson police seized three loaded guns – one of which had been stolen – in a trio of separate incidents just days apart. Two of those taken into custody were each 17 years old, city public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. One of the juveniles bolted after seeing Detectives Yamil Pimienta, Muhammed Dombayci, Levis Qirjako, and John Rikowich approaching near the corner of Highland and Lyons streets, Speziale said. They chased the boy down and seized him behind a North York home near Sassafras Street, the director said. They then checked the route he took while fleeing through various …
Four Charged With Mugging Hackensack Boy For $3,000, Jacket, AirPods At Mall In Paramus Four Charged With Mugging Hackensack Boy For $3,000, Jacket, AirPods At Mall In Paramus
Four Charged With Mugging Hackensack Boy For $3,000, Jacket, AirPods At Mall In Paramus A 16-year-old Hackensack boy was lured to a mall in Paramus where he was beaten and robbed of $3,000, a jacket and a pair of AirPods, authorities said. Manuel Pimentel-Reyes, 20, of Hackensack and three juveniles surrendered to police after being identified as the muggers, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said on Monday, April 18. The victim told police a friend led him to the 5th floor of the south parking garage in the Garden State Plaza shortly before 9 p.m. last Thursday on the pretext of meeting some acquaintances of theirs, the chief said. Instead, he said, he was punched, kicked and r…
2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police 2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police
2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police Two students have been charged in connection with the evacuation of 3,000 high school students in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 12:25 p.m. on Friday, March 11, South Brunswick police were notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science classroom at the South Brunswick High School. While students and staff evacuated the building, twelve additional police officers responded to maintain safety and security. Fire departments from Monmouth Junction, Kendall Park, and Kingston responded to the scene with four trucks an…
Police: Young Thugs -- 13, 14 -- Rob North Jersey Liquor Store With BB Gun Police: Young Thugs -- 13, 14 -- Rob North Jersey Liquor Store With BB Gun
Police: Young Thugs -- 13, 14 -- Rob North Jersey Liquor Store With BB Gun A Clifton liquor store was robbed by four young city teens, one of whom displayed what turned out to be a BB gun, said authorities who took them into custody. The haul? A vape. The quartet entered Dante's Liquor & Wine on Van Houten Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. One of the boys asked the cashier for a vape, then pulled up his shirt to expose the weapon in his waistband, Bracken said. The youth grabbed the vape and they all bolted, he said. A detective was checking the area when he spotted the group sitting on a porch a few blocks away…