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Sibling Thievery: Brothers Captured Same Day, Charged With Separate Crimes, Haledon Police Say
A thief tried to outrun Haledon police while pushing a shopping cart packed with nearly $2,800 worth of hot merchandise on the very same day that they arrested his older brother for stealing a car, authorities said.
Borough resident Ahmad Elfki, 20, was still in the Walgreens on Belmont Avenue when Officer Kris Duci, Corporal April Latona and Detective Lt. Tim Lindberg arrived, they said.
Elfki (above, left), who was previously banned from the store, bolted out an emergency fire exit, triggering an alarm, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman Jr. said.
He hustled toward Morrissee Avenue with “…
NJ Trespasser Who Climbed Buckingham Palace Wall Charged, Held In UK: Report
A New Jersey man was being held in the United Kingdom after climbing into the Royal Mews, located inside of Buckingham Palace, according to authorities and The Telegraph via MSN.
Metropolitan police said only that a man identified as 25-year-old Awad Mustafa entered the Royal Mews, which holds royal carriages and a historic working stable, after scaling a wall nearby around 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.
According to The Telegraph, Mustafa, a Garden State resident, was on a 10-day trip when he was spotted filming inside of the Royal Mews, and then found hiding behind a carriage by police.
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Suspect Hospitalized Following Burglary At ‘Nuisance’ Motel In Morris County: Police
A man accused of burglarizing a Morris County motel that was previously cited for excessive calls to police was later hospitalized for evaluation, authorities said.
Tyler Herrick, 25, was identified as the suspect in a burglary at a motel room at the Red Carpet Inn in Hanover on Wednesday, Feb. 2, police Chief Loock said in a Tuesday release.
Herrick, of Morristown, was arrested a short time later as officers found him roaming the halls.
Herrick was charged with burglary, trespassing, theft of movable property, receiving stolen property, under the influence of CDS, possession of drug parap…
Ex-Con Repeat Offender From Allendale Lies On Tracks, Stops NJ Transit Trains
An Allendale ex-con with a violent history laid down on a railroad track, stopping NJ Transit service, before borough police arrested him following a struggle.
Alerted by transit officials, Officers Sean Hubbard and Jamie Hillgardner found Justinian Rocco, 24, stretched out in the right of way around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief George Scherb said.
NJ Transit had suspended service so they could address the problem.
Rocco, who was wanted for violating a Superior Court order, ran when he saw the officers, the chief said.
They caught up to Rocco, then subdued him after a struggle, Scherb…
#JusticeForJenny: Caged 10-Week-Old Golden Was Drowned In West Milford Lake, Rescue Group Says
UPDATE: A 10-week-old Golden Retriever puppy was alive when she was dumped into a West Milford lake, a local rescue group said after a Morris County woman was charged with killing her.
Tonya Fea, 47, of Jefferson Township "reportedly confessed," The Last Resort Animal Rescue reported.
"But, much to our horror, our worst fears were confirmed: The official [necropsy] report confirms that drowning was the cause of death," officials with the non-profit organization wrote.
The dog "was intentionally drowned," they said.
The Last Resort, which named the dog Jenny, had posted a reward that quic…
