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Thieves Flee After Crashing Stolen Car On Garden State Parkway, Lead Pursuit In Another Thieves Flee After Crashing Stolen Car On Garden State Parkway, Lead Pursuit In Another
Thieves Flee After Crashing Stolen Car On Garden State Parkway, Lead Pursuit In Another Two juveniles and an 18-year-old are in custody after crashing a stolen vehicle on the Garden State Parkway and trying to flee, police said. Quamir Kirkland, 18, of Somerset, and two juveniles from Mount Laurel and Atlantic City, initially crashed a Kia Sportage stolen out of Atlantic City near milepost 101.7 in Tinton Falls on Saturday, May 26 at 7:25 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Troopers arriving at the scene established a perimeter, and arrested Kirkland and the Mount Laurel girl, police said. Moments later, Wall Township police reported a Cadillac XT6 stolen …

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Man Committed 'Smash-And-Grab' Burglaries Along Jersey Shore: Police South Jersey Man Committed 'Smash-And-Grab' Burglaries Along Jersey Shore: Police
South Jersey Man Committed 'Smash-And-Grab' Burglaries Along Jersey Shore: Police An Ocean County man was accused of several "smash-and-grab" burglaries along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Todd Lansing, 46, of Brick Township, was charged with two counts each of third-degree burglary, third-degree theft, fourth-degree criminal mischief, and possession of burglary tools. The Brielle Police Department announced his charges in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 28. Brielle police received a report of a "smash-and-grab" burglary at a business on Route 70 at around 5:27 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 23. Police then received a burglar alarm activation at a business on Higgins…

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by Chris Spiker
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Jersey Shore Man Found With Stolen Gun, Burglary Tools: Police Jersey Shore Man Found With Stolen Gun, Burglary Tools: Police
Jersey Shore Man Found With Stolen Gun, Burglary Tools: Police An Asbury Park man was accused of having a stolen gun, knives, and burglary tools, authorities said. Corey Thermitus, 20, was arrested on Friday, Mar. 8, Wall Township police said in a news release.  Thermitus was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata on Route 35 when officers pulled him over at around 3:45 p.m. Police said he had a Taurus 9mm gun, two knives, a sledgehammer, and a ski mask. Thermitus was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a defaced firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm while committing a drug offense, possession …

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by Chris Spiker
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Montreal Woman Charged In Grandparent Scam Involving Bail Money On Jersey Shore Montreal Woman Charged In Grandparent Scam Involving Bail Money On Jersey Shore
Montreal Woman Charged In Grandparent Scam Involving Bail Money On Jersey Shore A 19-year-old woman from Montreal, Canada has been charged in connection with a grandparent scam, authorities said. Shenaaya Hackett ws charged with theft by deception on Thursday, Dec. 14 after an investigation into a $10,000 bail scam involving a jailed "grandson," Wall Township police said. At approximately 2:15 p.m. Wall Township Police Department responded to the Manasquan Park section of the township after a resident reported they received a phone call advising that their grandson had been arrested and that he needed to pay $10,000 to be released from custody. The caller advised that …

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by Jon Craig
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US Marshals Capture Brooklyn Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen In Central Jersey Motel US Marshals Capture Brooklyn Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen In Central Jersey Motel
US Marshals Capture Brooklyn Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen In Central Jersey Motel A 33-year-old Brooklyn, NY man was jailed on accusations he lured and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old child in a Central Jersey motel last November, authorities said. Michael Torenheim was captured in Spring Valley, NY, by members of the U.S. Marshals Office, New Jersey State Police and Wall Township Police Department, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. No further details of the alleged incident were released. Torenheim was charged with second degree sexual assault, second degree luring and third degree endangering the welfare of a child.  He was being …

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by Cecilia Levine
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US Marshals Help Nab Newark Trio In Auto Thefts, Central Jersey Burglaries US Marshals Help Nab Newark Trio In Auto Thefts, Central Jersey Burglaries
US Marshals Help Nab Newark Trio In Auto Thefts, Central Jersey Burglaries Three men from Newark were arrested by U.S. Marshals and local police in Monmouth County on multiple burglary and vehicle theft charges, authorities said. Dasean Lewis, 24, Christopher Leake, 19, and Nahji Mayes, 23, targeted vehicles left unlocked with key fobs inside, Marlboro police said.  Marlboro Police Department was assisted by the U.S. Marshals Task Force in the arrest of Lewis and Mayes. Leake was jailed on other charges when he was arrested, police said. All three were being held in Monmouth County Correctional Facility in Freehold.  Det. Sgt. Jon Gramcko, De…

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by Jon Craig