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Camden Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Police Car Camden Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Police Car
Camden Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Police Car Following procedure, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is reviewing the death of a Camden woman who was struck by a police vehicle, authorities announced Friday. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian was crossing Mount Ephraim Avenue at Woodlynne Avenue when she was struck by the marked Camden County Metro Police Department vehicle shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said."The officer was not responding to any police alert at the time of the accident," Grewal said. "The officer immediately stopped and radioed for assistance.  "The pedestrian was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle
AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle An Essex County prosecutor’s detective who stuck a hidden GPS on a suspect’s vehicle without permission was indicted Monday on official misconduct charges, authorities said. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield was working with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force when he bought and installed the tracking device without getting a supervisor’s permission to apply to a judge for a warrant, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced. A court-issued warrant is required by law for law enforcement to install a GPS device on a vehicle. Kealy was suspended as a resu…

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Mahwah-Based Florist Settles With State Over Wilted Flowers, Substitute Arrangement Complaints Mahwah-Based Florist Settles With State Over Wilted Flowers, Substitute Arrangement Complaints
Mahwah-Based Florist Settles With State Over Wilted Flowers, Substitute Arrangement Complaints A nationwide floral distributor based in Mahwah stiffed customers by delivering wilted arrangements and those different from what was ordered and refusing to compensate those who complained, state authorities charged. Avas Flowers avoided criminal charges by agreeing to improve its business practices and paying the state $60,000, following an investigation of alleged violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The multi-million-dollar company and its founder and CEO, Matthew Neuenhaus, also agreed to go to binding arbitration before state D…

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AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey
AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey A man was shot and killed by an officer in South Jersey after he stole a police car following an accident, authorities said. It began after a police officer from Franklin Township in Gloucester County responded as mutual aid to the 3 p.m. crash in Buena Vista (Atlantic County) on Monday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The officer got out of his cruiser, and one of the drivers involved in the crash got in and drove away, Grewal said. Roy K. Jackel Jr., 41, of Cape May Court House, led a brief pursuit that ended with him stopping less than a half-mile away, where he was shot a…

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Jersey Shore Con Man, 73, Gets Three Years, Son Probation For $4M Insurance Scam Jersey Shore Con Man, 73, Gets Three Years, Son Probation For $4M Insurance Scam
Jersey Shore Con Man, 73, Gets Three Years, Son Probation For $4M Insurance Scam A 73-year-old Asbury Park man was sentenced to three years in state prison while his son got probation for an insurance scam that netted them $4 million, authorities said. Frank Pescatore, 73, and his son, former life insurance agent Evan Pescatore, 38, of Highlands finagled 18 policies with a combined face value of $61.5 million from eight insurance companies by paying the premiums, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. The process of providing applicants and insureds with a no-cost inducement to apply for life insurance policies by paying their premiums is known as “reba…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Suspect Running From Police Struck, Killed By Several Cars South Jersey Suspect Running From Police Struck, Killed By Several Cars
South Jersey Suspect Running From Police Struck, Killed By Several Cars A 26-year-old driver was killed after he crashed his car during a police chase, ran up an embankment and was struck and killed by other vehicles on a South Jersey highway, authorities said. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office was investigating under a law that requires he do so when a suspect dies either in police custody or during an encounter with law enforcement. Camden County police were pursuing the as-yet-unidentified driver when he crashed his car in an underpass, got out and ran up an embankment onto Route 676, where non-police vehicles struck and killed him near…

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National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee
National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee A discount vision retailer with stores throughout New Jersey discriminated against a now-former employee by switching her to part time and not providing a suitable place to pump breast milk after she had a baby, a state civil rights complaint alleges. Jalaia Hill says in a state civil rights complaint that her health coverage was eliminated by the sudden position switch from full to part time when she returned from maternity leave to the America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses store in Burlington. America’s Best also “failed to reasonably accommodate her request for a place to express brea…

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South Jersey Man Gets 5 Years In State Prison Child Porn Trafficking South Jersey Man Gets 5 Years In State Prison Child Porn Trafficking
South Jersey Man Gets 5 Years In State Prison Child Porn Trafficking A South Jersey man was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in state prison for trafficking child porn. Detectives monitoring a peer-to-peer file-sharing network popular with sex offenders found files shared by Robert N. Mahmud, 51, of Carneys Point, authorities said. Detectives from the state Division of Criminal Justice then raided Mahmud’s home in June 2018, assisted by members of the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office and Carneys Point police, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. They seized a thumb drive and external hard drives that held 250 images of children being…

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Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel
Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel WATCH: Surveillance video released Thursday shows an armed suspect slashing a police officer's face with a knife before two colleagues shoot at him as he runs down the hallway of a Clifton hotel. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal released the video along with others recorded in the Dec. 27, 2020 Clifton police encounter with Antwan Whitlock,, 35, of Union Township at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's. Whitlock, who wasn’t struck by gunfire as he ran down the hallway later stabbed himself in the chest when other SWAT team officers caught up to him, Grewal said. It began when three Clifton o…

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Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: A man slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him Sunday at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's, authorities said. Authorities later identified him as Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township. Whitlock remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson as of Jan. 5. The officer was treated at St. Joe's before being released. SEE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd It began when three Clifton officers responded to a report of a guest having "mental health c…

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Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: A man slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him Sunday at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's, authorities said. Authorities later identified him as Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township. Whitlock remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson as of Jan. 5. The officer was treated at St. Joe's before being released. SEE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd It began when three Clifton officers responded to a report of a guest having "mental health crisis" at …

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California Man Gets 7 Years For Flying To NJ For Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl California Man Gets 7 Years For Flying To NJ For Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl
California Man Gets 7 Years For Flying To NJ For Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl A California man was sentenced to seven years in state prison Friday for traveling to Elizabeth for what he believed was sex with an 11-year-old girl. Ian Brewer, 25, of Pomona, began exchanging emails last December with a man whom he believed was offering him the opportunity but was really an undercover New Jersey State Police detective, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The detective claimed that he and his girlfriend were part of a group that met regularly to have sex with the child, Grewal said. Brewer agreed to pay $500 for a weekend of oral sex from the girl, the att…

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State Suspends Liquor License Of NJ Bar Accused Of Twice Violating COVID-19 Orders State Suspends Liquor License Of NJ Bar Accused Of Twice Violating COVID-19 Orders
State Suspends Liquor License Of NJ Bar Accused Of Twice Violating Covid-19 Orders A Burlington County restaurant facing charges for a 500-person "quarantine release party" in violation of COVID-19 orders later allowed patrons to drink inside, said state officials who had the bar's liquor license and alcohol permits revoked. Il Portico Ristorante on Route 30 in Burlington was charged with numerous Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) violations for the "Quarantine Release Party," that began July 3 and lasted into the early-morning hours of July 4 -- bringing multiple law enforcement agencies to the scene, State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The charges issued July 3…

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by Cecilia Levine
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AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police
AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police Asbury Park police tried negotiating with a 39-year-old man refusing to drop his knife for nearly an hour before tasering then fatally shooting him Friday evening, authorities said Saturday. A woman was standing outside and the man had barricaded himself inside a home on the 900 block of 4th Avenue when police responded to reports of a loud domestic dispute around 9 p.m., State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The man opened the door of an upstairs apartment and brandished a knife several times as Monmouth County Sheriff's officers and local police tried negotiating wi…

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More Than Half Of NJ's Coronavirus Deaths Reported At These Nursing Homes More Than Half Of NJ's Coronavirus Deaths Reported At These Nursing Homes
More Than Half Of NJ's Coronavirus Deaths Reported At These Nursing Homes More than half of the coronavirus fatalities reported in New Jersey are linked to nursing homes and longterm care facilities, state officials said Tuesday. More than 500 facilities have come under scrutiny after 4,151 fatalities of the state's 8,244 were reported at the homes, Gov. Phil Murphy said. (Click here for the list of nursing homes that reported coronavirus cases). Of the state's 130,593 positive tests, 22,602 were from those facilities, Murphy said. "We know the long-term care issues have been among our biggest challenges if not the biggest challenge,'' Gov. Phil Murphy…

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by Jon Craig
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'Giving You Corona, Hope You Die': Imprisoned Female Killer Charged With Assaulting Officers 'Giving You Corona, Hope You Die': Imprisoned Female Killer Charged With Assaulting Officers
'Giving You Corona, Hope You Die': Imprisoned Female Killer Charged With Assaulting Officers A state prisoner serving a 15-year sentence for stabbing a Camden woman to death tried to cough and spit on correctional police officers, telling them, “I’m going to give you corona and I hope you die,” authorities said. Lettie “Shay” Carstarphen, 29, “intentionally and forcefully coughed and tried to spit at correction officers” while in a clinic at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. Carstarphen stabbed and killed a 29-year-old woman during an Oct. 1, 2010 fight on Line Street in Camden, records show. She…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sparta PD: Customer, 73, Tangles With Police After Refusing To Wear Mask In Supermarket Sparta PD: Customer, 73, Tangles With Police After Refusing To Wear Mask In Supermarket
Sparta PD: Customer, 73, Tangles With Police After Refusing To Wear Mask In Supermarket A 73-year-old Sparta man who had a previous history of disorderly conduct coughed on a supermarket employee, saying he had the coronavirus, and then spit on and tried to bite police after he was caught shopping without a face mask, authorities said. An employee asked Vadim Sakiewicz to leave a local Stop & Shop after he walked in not wearing a mask, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The Polish immigrant “became combative,” then coughed on a second employee who came to help, saying he had COVID-19, Grewal said. He then resisted arrest, the attorney general said. Police char…

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Woman Who Organized NJ Anti-Lockdown Protest Charged With Violating Lockdown Woman Who Organized NJ Anti-Lockdown Protest Charged With Violating Lockdown
Woman Who Organized NJ Anti-Lockdown Protest Charged With Violating Lockdown A Toms River woman who helped organize an anti-lockdown protest in Trenton has been charged with violating New Jersey's emergency stay-at-home orders during the event, authorities said. Kim Pagan helped organize Friday's Trenton rally against Gov. Phil Murphy's stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus crisis, State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan said. Pagan was charged by New Jersey State Police with violating the orders, in which protestors gathered outside the State House and along Trenton streets in their car…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Girl Seized In COVID-19 Bias Attack On Asian Middlesex County Woman Girl Seized In COVID-19 Bias Attack On Asian Middlesex County Woman
Girl Seized In Covid-19 Bias Attack On Asian Middlesex County Woman An underage teen punched an Asian woman in the head after she and others surrounded the victim in Edison shouting coronavirus-related racial slurs, authorities said. The girl was detained on Tuesday in connection with the incident from 10 days earlier, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Police issued delinquency complaints charging her with bias intimidation, rioting, simple assault and disorderly conduct, as well as with violating state coronavirus emergency orders, the attorney general said. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Edison police were continuing an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Paterson Furniture Store Owner From Morris Repeatedly Defies Coronavirus Order Police: Paterson Furniture Store Owner From Morris Repeatedly Defies Coronavirus Order
Police: Paterson Furniture Store Owner From Morris Repeatedly Defies Coronavirus Order A Morris County businessman who received a summons for keeping his Paterson furniture store open amid the coronavirus pandemic had to be cited and closed down again the next day, authorities said Tuesday. City police first ticketed Feras Abudaya, 33, of Kinnelon after they found his Buy and Save furniture store on Market Street open on Sunday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. After ordering him to close, officers returned and found the store open again on Monday, Grewal said. They closed it down once more and gave Abudaya another summons for ignoring Gov. Phil Murphy’s order p…

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Paterson Co-Op That Threatened Eviction Over Grieving Daughter's Support Dog Must Pay $20,000 Paterson Co-Op That Threatened Eviction Over Grieving Daughter's Support Dog Must Pay $20,000
Paterson Co-Op That Threatened Eviction Over Grieving Daughter's Support Dog Must Pay $20,000 A Paterson co-op and its property management contractor will pay a former tenant $20,000 for trying to evict her and her daughter over an emotional support dog the girl got after her father’s death. Jerrica Spence had given the Brooks-Sloate Terrace Cooperative Association and its property management contractor a physician’s letter explaining that the dog, who was a gift, was critical to the daughter’s “ability to heal,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. The girl suffered from “conduct disorder,” which Grewal said was “exacerbated by the death of her father.” State …

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