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Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor
Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor A Toms River woman was accused of using her cellphone while driving in a crash that killed a boy in her minivan and a Jackson Township woman, authorities said. Sorah Tyner, 37, was charged on Wednesday, June 5 with two counts of vehicular homicide, manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, assault by auto, hindering, and obstruction. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced her charges in a news release on Friday, June 7. Jackson Township police responded to the crash near the intersection of Cleveland Court and East Veterans Highway at around 5 p.m. o…
Jersey Shore Man, 41, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Jersey Shore Man, 41, Arrested In Fatal Shooting
Jersey Shore Man, 41, Arrested In Fatal Shooting A 41-year-old Neptune man has been arrested for the killing of a 41-year-old man in Oceanport, authorities said. Michael Westbrook, 41, of Neptune Township, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, hindering and weapons offenses in connection with the death of Amad Jones, 41, formerly of Oceanport, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. On Friday Dec. 30, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Oceanport police were dispatched to Gosselin Avenue in Fort Monmouth for a report of an individual possibly being shot. Police found Amad Jones in th…
Shooting Victim Dies In Neptune Roadway, Suspect Surrenders: Prosecutor Shooting Victim Dies In Neptune Roadway, Suspect Surrenders: Prosecutor
Shooting Victim Dies In Neptune Roadway, Suspect Surrenders: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Neptune Township man surrendered to authorities in the killing of another man his age overnight, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. Michael Westbrook has been charged with murder, weapons offenses and hindering in connection with the death of Amad Jones, of Oceanport, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. Jones was found in the roadway on Gosselin Avenue in Fort Monmouth with a gunshot wound to his chest around 9:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, Santiago said. He was later pronounced dead. Soon after, Westbrook surrendered to police at Neptune Town…
NJ Bank Robber 'Crazy Mike' Hid From Cops With Family's Help: Prosecutor NJ Bank Robber 'Crazy Mike' Hid From Cops With Family's Help: Prosecutor
NJ Bank Robber 'Crazy Mike' Hid From Cops With Family's Help: Prosecutor An accused bank robber nicknamed "Crazy Mike" evaded police for nearly three months with the help of family members, according to officials.  Michael Gaboff, 36, of Millstone, was arrested in connection with the robbery of a Franklin Township bank on Aug. 22, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald in a release Monday, Dec. 12.  His parents, 66-year-old Alan Gaboff and 60-year-old Sharon Gaboff, and his brother, 23-year-old Jesse Gaboff, all of Millstone, were charged with hindering, McDonald noted. Investigators said Gaboff walked into the bank at about 2 p.m., dem…
Suspect In $8K Ulta Beauty Theft Nabbed At Crime Scene, Wanted Out Of PA: West Windsor Police Suspect In $8K Ulta Beauty Theft Nabbed At Crime Scene, Wanted Out Of PA: West Windsor Police
Suspect In $8K Ulta Beauty Theft Nabbed At Crime Scene, Wanted Out Of PA: West Windsor Police A suspect in an Ulta Beauty theft totaling $8,000 was arrested as she returned to the crime scene and was found to be wanted out of Pennsylvania and several other areas, authorities said. Three women hid more than $8,000 worth of designer fragrances in bags brought with them to the Ulta Beauty store on Nassau Park Boulevard and left without paying on Sunday, July 3, West Windsor Police said. A worker allegedly recognized the distinctive red hair and tattoos of one of the suspects, Natilia I. Victor, of Trenton, as she returned to the store on Sunday, July 17. Victor was detained after leav…
Gunman, Getaway Driver Charged In Deadly South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor Gunman, Getaway Driver Charged In Deadly South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor
Gunman, Getaway Driver Charged In Deadly South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor Two people have been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead in the parking lot of a Willingboro shopping center earlier this month, authorities announced. The victim, Adam Janson, 19, had gotten into a car with Knowah Crowderparham, 21, and Alexa Hess, 19 — who was driving — when an argument broke out in the car the evening of Feb. 10, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Crowderparham, of Beverly City, shot Janson as he tried getting out of the car at Kennedy Plaza on JFK Way around 7:30 p.m., Coffina said alongside local police. Janson…
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By Detectives From Small NJ Town East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By Detectives From Small NJ Town
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By Detectives From Small NJ Town What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill package theft led Palisades Park detectives to an organized theft ring that used bogus IDs to buy high-end luxury cars, authorities said. Jeon Kichul, a 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested last December after Detective David Chun identified him as the porch pirate who swiped a package containing a baseball glove from outside a resident’s home, Capt. Shawn Lee said. Kichul, who was also carrying bogus ID, was released pending further investigation, said Lee, the officer in charge of the department. Chun then learned that Jeon was "part of a …
Police: Drunk Man, 43, Charged For Back-To-Back Assaults, Terroristic Threats In Morris County Police: Drunk Man, 43, Charged For Back-To-Back Assaults, Terroristic Threats In Morris County
Police: Drunk Man, 43, Charged For Back-To-Back Assaults, Terroristic Threats In Morris County A Middlesex County man was intoxicated when he committed back-to-back assaults and made terroristic threats at a Morris County gas station, police said. Michael Nilsen, 43, was seen banging on car windows at QuickChek on South Jefferson Road in Hanover on August 25, Police Chief Mark Roddy said in a release. Nilsen, of Colonia, was found to be intoxicated, police said. A follow-up investigation led to his arrest with charges for two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, terroristic threats, hindering, criminal mischief, obstruction and disorderly conduct, police said. Nilsen was…
Authorities: Elmwood Park Officers Nab Paterson Ex-Con With Loaded Gun Authorities: Elmwood Park Officers Nab Paterson Ex-Con With Loaded Gun
Authorities: Elmwood Park Officers Nab Paterson Ex-Con With Loaded Gun A pair of Elmwood Park police officers nabbed a Paterson ex-con who authorities said was carrying a loaded handgun during a traffic stop. Officers Christopher Miranda and Police Officer Nick Dimovski stopped a 2012 Chevy Cruz with a temporary Indiana license plate for a motor vehicle violation on eastbound Route 46 near the parking lot of George's Town House at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. They found a fully loaded, 9mm Walther handgun belonging to the driver, 29-year-old Dontell D. Ward, the chief said. A females passenger was released while Ward was set to the Ber…
Do-Over: Jury Again Convicts Newark Man Of Murdering Aspiring Police Officer In Lyndhurst Do-Over: Jury Again Convicts Newark Man Of Murdering Aspiring Police Officer In Lyndhurst
Do-Over: Jury Again Convicts Newark Man Of Murdering Aspiring Police Officer In Lyndhurst A Newark man who got a retrial after he was found guilty of killing an aspiring police officer in Lyndhurst was convicted again on Friday. The state Supreme Court had given Fernando Carrero a reprieve when it dismissed his original 2013 conviction. A new jury in state Superior Court in Hackensack found him guilty Friday of first-degree murder, hindering and weapons counts -- same as the first time -- following a three-week trial. All that’s left now is a scheduled March 30 sentencing, unless there is another appeal. Carrero was 17 when he gunned down 21-year-old Jose Hall in cold blood i…