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NJ Restaurant Owner In $90,000 Wire Transfer Scam Flees To Brazil, Returned To US NJ Restaurant Owner In $90,000 Wire Transfer Scam Flees To Brazil, Returned To US
NJ Restaurant Owner In $90,000 Wire Transfer Scam Flees To Brazil, Returned To US A Fairview restaurant owner who claimed to be sending wire transfers for customers to Brazil pocketed at least $90,000 before fleeing the country, authorities said. Joanistel Ramos, 59, who owns Brasil and Brazil restaurant on Anderson Avenue, stiffed at least 15 local victims out of $40,000 in wire transfers that were never sent, Fairvew Police Capt. Michael Martic said. "She basically printed out a bogus generic receipt and put the money in her pocket," the captain said. Ramos, of Cliffside Park, also defrauded a money transfer company in Newark called Lyons Express out of an additional …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Danelo Cavalcante Captured (BREAKING) Danelo Cavalcante Captured (BREAKING)
Danelo Cavalcante Captured (Breaking) Danelo Cavalcante is in custody. Danelo Cavalcante has been taken into custody after a two-week manhunt in Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday, Sept. 13. The 34-year-old convicted killer from Brazil was found hiding under foliage within a search perimeter in northern Chester County, 6abc reports. Details in the capture were expected to be announced at a 9:30 a.m. press conference. A search perimeter was announced Tuesday, Sept. 12, along Routes 23 and 100, Fairview and Nantmeal roads, and Iron Bridge and County Park roads. Residents were urged to secure buil…

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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight
Shirtless Danelo Cavalcante Last Spotted Carrying .22 Rifle, Flashlight The reward in the search for Danelo Cavalcante has been increased to $25,000. The 34-year-old escaped killer, who is also wanted for murder in Brazil, is armed after stealing a pistol from a Chester County home Monday, Sept. 11, authorities said. Police say he was last spotted in South Coventry Township, without a shirt, carrying a stolen .22 rifle and flashlight. Residents should call 911 immediately if he is spotted. For general tips or info, call (717) 562-2987. The US Marshals, Pennsylvania State Police, and detectives from across Chester County are assisting in the search, which cl…

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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
Cirque Italia's Flying Acts Come To Central Jersey Cirque Italia's Flying Acts Come To Central Jersey
Cirque Italia's Flying Acts Come To Central Jersey Cirque Italia is coming to Edison from July 13 though 16. In addition to its wire acts, master jugglers and trampoline expertise, it will feature a show that brings the audience back in time to the 1950s. The performances are at Menlo Park Mall. Cirque Italia believes multiculturalism is one of its strongest assets. The show features performers from Argentina, Brazil, Romania, and many other countries. Of course, these incredible artists are preparing to wow you with their astounding acts.  low wire fanatics, dazzling contortion and even a wheel of death!  Cirque ItaliaAndris Jansons …

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by Jon Craig
News
COVID-19: First Case Of 'Variant Of Concern' From India Found In US COVID-19: First Case Of 'Variant Of Concern' From India Found In US
Covid-19: First Case Of 'Variant Of Concern' From India Found In US As COVID-19 deaths mount in India, health officials in the United States are now contending with a new strain of the virus that has been reported stateside. One day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 variant from India was a “cause of global concern,” it was announced that the strain had spread to dozens of countries, including the United States. The so-called B.1617 variant made its first domestic appearance after it was discovered in a patient in Arizona being treated for COVID. According to researchers, the India variant, like several others that have …

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by Zak Failla