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Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot ID'd As NJ Woman — Now Police Hope To Find Her Daughter
Known for 30 years as the "Girl with the Scorpion Tattoo," the unidentified victim found brutally murdered on Staten Island has been identified as a New Jersey woman — with a daughter whom authorities are hoping to find.
Christine Belusko of Clifton was handcuffed, strangled, beaten and burned in a Staten Island lot, the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office said. In the weeks leading up to her killing, she had been staying at a Mount Airy Lodge near Mount Pocono, PA, authorities said.
Now, investigators hope to find Belusko's daughter, Christa Nicole, who would have been two…
Trio Charged In Kidnapping, Execution Of NJ Man Alongside Route 80: Police
Three Newark men have been charged with kidnapping a man before shooting him and leaving him for dead along Route 80, authorities announced.
Mustafa Manns, 28, William Dixon, 24, and Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 30, have been arrested in the Aug. 18, 2022 death of 27-year-old Quadree Burch, also of Newark, New Jersey State Police announced on Tuesday, March 14.
On Aug. 18, 2022, at 12:26 p.m., troopers from Troop “B” Hope Station responded to the report of human remains found by a New Jersey Department of Transportation employee who was cutting grass on Interstate 80 eastbound near milepost 16.6.…
Luz Hernandez's Ex-Partner Charged With Murder
The ex-partner of Luz Hernandez, the Jersey City teacher found dead earlier this month, has been charged with murder in her death.
Cesar Santana, who was captured at a motel in Miami days after 33-year-old Hernandez was found dead in a shallow Kearny grave, was extradited to New Jersey on Feb. 21, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Santana had previously been charged with desecrating/concealing human remains, but after his extradition was slapped with hindering, failing to dispose of human remains, and tampering with physical evidence, authorities said.
Leiner Miranda Lopez, 26…
Found! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder From Bergen, 36, Safe, Sound, Police Report
UPDATE: The self-described co-founder and owner of a fledgling Hackensack cannabis company has been found, Paramus police announced.
Darryl Impalli, 36, is safe and sound, they said without explanation Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. He'd been reported missing the night before.
Impalli recently wrote on a LinkedIn profile that his company, High Grass LLC, aimed to "change the game in retail cannabis operations by building a business focused on compliance, safety, diversity, and inclusivity."
Impalli said he established High Grass this past April to provide CBD, hemp and "soon to be" cannabis de…
