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NJ Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Grisly Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors NJ Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Grisly Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors
NJ Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Grisly Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors A Seaside Heights woman has admitted to killing a Toms River man whose body was dismembered, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 9 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges. Mascarelli was among the four people charged in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared …

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by Chris Spiker
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Crashed Car, Gunshot Wounds: Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Shooting Crashed Car, Gunshot Wounds: Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Shooting
Crashed Car, Gunshot Wounds: Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Shooting A 43-year-old Paterson man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that left a 21-year-old Staten Island man dead and another man injured last month, authorities said. Robert Davis was arrested on Monday, Dec. 2, following an investigation by the Paterson Police Department and Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. Authorities have filed a motion for pre-trial detention, which will be heard by a Superior Court judge. The incident began around 3:49 a.m. on Nov…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released: Perth Amboy Officer Shot In Rahway Was Serving Warrant, Officials Say Details Released: Perth Amboy Officer Shot In Rahway Was Serving Warrant, Officials Say
Details Released: Perth Amboy Officer Shot In Rahway Was Serving Warrant, Officials Say A Perth Amboy police officer is in stable condition after being shot in the line of duty in Rahway Wednesday evening, July 24, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe said the officer had been serving a search warrant alongside local police when the suspects tried to flee the scene. Reports say it happened along Broad Street. "During this incident, one suspect discharged a firearm, striking a Perth Amboy Police Officer in the leg," the mayor said. The officer was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with a no…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mugshot Released Of Woman Accused Of Hiding Murder Suspect In NJ Home Before Standoff-Suicide Mugshot Released Of Woman Accused Of Hiding Murder Suspect In NJ Home Before Standoff-Suicide
Mugshot Released Of Woman Accused Of Hiding Murder Suspect In NJ Home Before Standoff-Suicide A New Jersey woman has been charged with helping a 35-year-old murder suspect hide from police following a standoff in which he ultimately died by suicide, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights, allowed Max Johnston to stay in a home with her on Ravenwood Drive in Toms River before an hours-long standoff that ended with him ending his own life Friday, July 5, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office/Gabriella Caroleo Facebook Johnston had been wanted in the murder of Gabriella Caroleo, 25, of Seaside Heights, in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Long Island Fugitive Dies By Suicide In NJ Gas Station Police Encounter, AG Says Long Island Fugitive Dies By Suicide In NJ Gas Station Police Encounter, AG Says
Long Island Fugitive Dies By Suicide In NJ Gas Station Police Encounter, AG Says State officials are investigating a death during a police encounter at a New Jersey gas station. Woodbridge police officers had stopped a vehicle at a gas station on Route 9 north around 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said. The male driver, the sole occupant, had an active National Crime Information Center (NCIC) warrant issued in New York for an active criminal investigation in Nassau County, AG Matthew J. Platkin said. When officers asked the man to exit the van, he refused and instead moved to the van’s rear compartment, behind a curta…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors
Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors A 38-year-old Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on Monday, August 14, for shooting Christian Parra, a 34-year-old Jersey City dad in 2021. Ariel Dumit was sentenced after being convicted of murder in the first degree along with other weapons charges in April, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Christian Parra with his wife and three children.GoFundMe photo In February 2021, Jersey City Police responded to the BJ's parking lot at 396 Marin Blvd where they discovered Parra with a gunshot wound to the torso, Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medi…

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by Sam Barron
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Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide
Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide A 41-year-old New Jersey native who last February was arrested in connection with a quadruple Ohio murder has been charged in a 2013 Camden County homicide as well, authorities said. Martin Muniz, formerly of Camden, was charged on Monday, May 22, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jaime Molina, 45, of Camden, they said. In Ohio, Muniz is accused of fatally shooting four people and injuring his 8-year-old niece at a home in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre on Jan. 13, authorities in Ohio said. On Cleveland police body cam footage, Muniz confessed to police, though he later pleade…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Shooting At Sussex County Police Department (UPDATE) Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Shooting At Sussex County Police Department (UPDATE)
Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Shooting At Sussex County Police Department (Update) UPDATE: The man died as he was being taken to the hospital, according to a report from NJ.com. ----------------------------- A man was being hospitalized following a self-inflicted shooting at a police department in Sussex County, authorities said. A Newton police officer was exiting the back of the station at 39 Trinity St. and found an unconscious 71-year-old Newton man lying on the ground just after 1:20 p.m. on Friday, July 29, a press release said. Officers immediately began rendering aid and discovered that he was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A 9 mm ha…

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by Valerie Musson
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Newark Officer Shot, Suspect In Custody: Police Newark Officer Shot, Suspect In Custody: Police
Newark Officer Shot, Suspect In Custody: Police A police officer was hospitalized after being shot in Newark Tuesday night, officials confirmed. The officer was rushed to University Hospital for treatment of a non life-threatening gunshot wound suffered near 14th Avenue and 14th Street around 8:35 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. He was in stable condition as of 9:30 p.m.  A suspect was in custody and a gun was recovered, authorities said.  The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER 16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER
16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER A 16-year-old Paterson boy showed up at the emergency room over the Labor Day weekend with a gunshot wound in the leg, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following the shooting behind a corner storefront at Mercer and Warren streets shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora issued a brief statement but didn't say how the gunshot was inflicted or whether any suspects had been taken into custody or identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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River Vale Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound River Vale Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
River Vale Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound A 79-year-old River Vale man was hospitalized after shooting himself on Thursday, authorities said. He was reported in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center following the noontime incident on Central Avenue. Police were trying to determine whether the gunshot wound was accidental or self-inflicted.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid
Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid A SWAT team found a 27-year-old man dead of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide after forcing their way into an Atlantic County home on Thursday, authorities said. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office is investigating the circumstances of the unidentified man’s death because it apparently occurred during an encounter with law enforcement. “There was no use of force against the decedent by the officers involved,” Grewal emphasized. “Rather, the Attorney General’s Office is conducting this investigation because the decedent’s death was discovered and may have occurred wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day A 17-year-old Jersey City girl who was sent home from the hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday night died after being readmitted Thursday morning, authorities said. Police responding to an 8 p.m. shooting in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street said they found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound that wasn't considered life-threatening. The girl -- identified in other news reports as Stephanie Jacques -- was found wounded a block away, at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Oak Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both were taken to…

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by Valerie Musson
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Plainfield Man, 20, Found Shot To Death In Park Plainfield Man, 20, Found Shot To Death In Park
Plainfield Man, 20, Found Shot To Death In Park The Union County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after the body of a 20-year-old* Plainfield man was discovered in a city park Wednesday afternoon, the agency said.  Wykil Sherrod Jr. was found near a picnic table in Green Brook Park. The cause of death was a gunshot wound, an autopsy revealed.  No other information on the circumstances of the death was released by the prosecutor's office.  Anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Andrew Dellaquila at 973-274-5771 or Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271. *CORRECTION: The de…

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by Paul Milo