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Billionaire CEO, Tom Brady, Kevin Hart Thrill Fans At NJ Trading Card Shop (Video)
Some of the biggest names in sports stopped by a small New Jersey trading card shop over the weekend, thrilling fans young and old alike.
Michael Rubin, the billionaire CEO of Fanatics brought Tom Brady, Kevin Hart, and Travis Scott to Wax, Packs, and Throwbacks in Linwood Saturday, Sept. 30, as part of a nationwide sports card trading event, Topps Hobby Rip Night.
The shop's co-owner Jon Riffle said he and his business partner Daniel Gordon were well-prepared for the event, but had no idea that the A-list athlete, comic, rapper, and businessman — who's worth an estimated $11.5 billion — w…
Ex-NJ Corrections Officer's Crypto Scam Targeted Police, Firefighters, EMTs: Authorities
A retired New Jersey corrections lieutenant preyed on his peers with a cryptocurrency scheme that cost participating police, firefighters, EMTs, and other first responders more than $620,000, state and federal authorities said.
John DeSalvo, 47, of Linwood, also pulled a $100,000 investment scam that authorities said went to covering his credit card bills, day trading in cryptocurrencies and payments to a contractor who handled a luxury bathroom renovation for him.
DeSalvo -- who worked for the New Jersey Department of Corrections for 13 years before retiring in 2010 -- created and promote…
Philadelphia Carjacking Suspect Nabbed After Police Chase Through South Jersey
A 59-year-old carjacking suspect led police on a chase through several towns n Atlantic County before his arrest, authorities said.
At 1:54 p.m., on Saturday, Atlantic City Police Officer Heriberto Barrios-Gomez was on foot patrol near the beach block of Arkansas Avenue when he heard a woman screaming, police said.
Barrios-Gomez saw the woman, 46, of Deptford, NJ, pulling at the driver’s side door of a vehicle and he ran to her to help.
As Barrios-Gomez got closer, the vehicle sped off towards Pacific Avenue and turned, police said.
The woman and a witness told the offic…
NJ Runaway Used Fake ID To Enter Philly Live Casino, State Police Say
A runaway woman from New Jersey used a fake ID card to enter Live Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The woman and a Philadelphia man, both 19, were arrested on the casino floor around 9 p.m. Saturday, according to PSP.
The individuals were identified as Haley Pondo, of Williamstown, NJ, and Shakeer Jamal Pettey.
Both were charged with unlawful to permit persons under 21 according to court documents.
A 45-year-old man of Linwood, NJ was cited in the same PSP press release as, "being observed on the casino floor while being excluded from the cas…
