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Morris Jurors Convict Ex-Martial Arts School Owner Of Molesting Girl, Third Case In 5 Years Morris Jurors Convict Ex-Martial Arts School Owner Of Molesting Girl, Third Case In 5 Years
Morris Jurors Convict Ex-Martial Arts School Owner Of Molesting Girl, Third Case In 5 Years Jurors in Morristown convicted the former owner of a defunct martial arts school on Friday of molesting an 11-year-old girl – the third such case that he’d been involved in over a five-year span. Richard Perry, 48, was ordered held in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a Jan. 17 sentencing after jurors found him guilty of sexual assault and child endangerment. The Jamaican-born Perry, who is not a U.S. citizen, will have to serve 85% of his sentence under the No Early Release Act, must register under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life – after which he most…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified
Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has identified the woman killed Monday night in Belleville when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.  Nora Hernandez, a 56-year-old Newark resident, was hit around 6:37 p.m.  as she was crossing Washington Avenue near Mill Street. She was hit by a 2017 Jeep Cherokee and the driver remained at the scene, the prosecutor's office also said.  Hernandez was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m.  She is survived by her children, Michael, 27, and Daniella, 18, and her husband, …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Go-Go Bar Owner, Dancers, Bartending Wife Busted In Paterson Prostitution Raid Go-Go Bar Owner, Dancers, Bartending Wife Busted In Paterson Prostitution Raid
Go-Go Bar Owner, Dancers, Bartending Wife Busted In Paterson Prostitution Raid Undercover vice squad detectives who raided a Paterson go-go bar found a dancer giving a patron oral sex in a lap dance booth, authorities said. They arrested the owner, 62-year-old Thomas P. Humphrey of Riverdale, and his wife, Luciana, 45, along with four dancers, two bartenders and a security guard in the raid at Baby Dolls on Market Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Wednesday. They also captured a fugitive wanted out of New York City and seized $6,679 in cash from the thriving business, Speziale said. “Various complaints” about prostitution and drug dealing brought police to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Belleville Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Belleville Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old
Belleville Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old A jury in Essex County Superior Court convicted a 59-year-old Belleville man of sexually assaulting a preteen girl while during multiple visits to his home, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Jose Santana assaulting the 9-year-old during multiple visits to Santana and his wife. He also forced her to watch child pornography, a charge corroborated by a search of Santana's home, where investigators found images and video on his computer.   “The victim, a brave little 9-year-old girl, found the courage and the strength to tell her mother, and the jury, how the defendant …

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by Paul Milo
News
New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme Four New Jersey residents were among 27 people arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. Those arrested in New Jersey were: Christina Garcia, 35, of Jersey City Tonja Lewis, 53, of Belleville Raymond Parke…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit
Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit A recent parolee with a lengthy rap sheet was chased by police and then taken into custody by tactical officers after he barricaded himself in a Lyndhurst motel before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Sgt. Rick Pizzuti was on patrol around midnight when he found a Toyota Camry with an expired temporary registration tag in the parking lot of the Winslow Motor Inn on Rutherford Avenue, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Eventually, 30-year-old Quaire Wilson of Bloomfield got into the Camry and pulled out of the lot, he said. Pizzutti then tried to pull him over, but Wilson hit the gas and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Paterson's 13th Homicide This Year Matches All Of 2018, One Brother Dies, Other Is Wounded Paterson's 13th Homicide This Year Matches All Of 2018, One Brother Dies, Other Is Wounded
Paterson's 13th Homicide This Year Matches All Of 2018, One Brother Dies, Other Is Wounded A Paterson man was slain and his brother wounded in what was the city’s 16th homicide of the year and sixth shooting death in a month and a half, authorities said. The death of 38-year-old Anthony Anglin on Sunday night outside a home at 21 Belle Avenue was also the 13th killing in Paterson since the beginning of July – the same number in the city for all of 2018. A private vehicle brought both brothers to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Fabian Anglin, 42, was treated for a guns…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
TENSE STANDOFF: Ex-Con Trying 'Suicide-By-Cop' At Lyndhurst Hotel Tased Instead, Police Say TENSE STANDOFF: Ex-Con Trying 'Suicide-By-Cop' At Lyndhurst Hotel Tased Instead, Police Say
Tense Standoff: Ex-Con Trying 'Suicide-By-Cop' At Lyndhurst Hotel Tased Instead, Police Say A violent ex-con pulled down his pants and insisted that police shoot him in a tense confrontation that began with him choking a woman and ended with officers tasing him at a Lyndhurst hotel, authorities said. Lyndhurst Police Sgt. Paul Haggerty and Officer Steven Batista responded to a 911 call just after 12:30 a.m. Monday at the Quality Inn on Polito Avenue, where a 42-year-old Belleville woman told them that Anthony Pate had attacked her, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. The woman, who had neck bruises, warned them that he was drunk, Auteri said. Pate, 43, of Belleville already had a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Kyle Marshall, 25, Of Lafayette and Parsippany, Loved The Outdoors Kyle Marshall, 25, Of Lafayette and Parsippany, Loved The Outdoors
Kyle Marshall, 25, Of Lafayette and Parsippany, Loved The Outdoors Kyle R. Marshall of Lafayette died Wednesday. He was 25 years old.  Born in Belleville, he grew up in Parsippany and graduated from Parsippany Hills High School before moving to Lafayette in 2012 with his family.  An avid fan of the outdoors, he loved camping, fishing and kayaking. He was remembered for his heart of gold and sense of humor.  He is survived by his sister, Sydney Marshall; his mother, Katherine Giokas-Marshall; his father, William C. Marshall; and loving grandmothers, Kiki Giokas and Linda Marshall. He was predeceased by his grandfathers, John E. Giokas and Wi…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Police Stolen Car Chase Ends With Newark Crash, 3 Burglary Suspects Seized Lyndhurst Police Stolen Car Chase Ends With Newark Crash, 3 Burglary Suspects Seized
Lyndhurst Police Stolen Car Chase Ends With Newark Crash, 3 Burglary Suspects Seized A Lyndhurst police stolen car chase through Nutley and Belleville before dawn Wednesday ended with a crash off Route 21 in Newark and the arrests of three burglary suspects. Officer Rich Jasinski was on patrol on 10th Street when he saw a Honda Accord headed east on Kingsland Avenue tailgating another vehicle and going back and forth across the double-yellow line, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Jasinski followed the Accord to Ridge Road, then onto Park Avenue and 8th Street before it returned to Kingsland headed west. Discovering that the sedan had been reported stolen out of Fairfiel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say
Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that an extensive round of preliminary testing revealed that water filters distributed by the city of Newark are at least 97 percent effective at bringing lead levels to below 10 parts per billion, well under the safe threshold of 15 parts per billion.  (Click here for more information on the city's water line replacement program.)  The filters approach 99 percent effectiveness when residents run their water for about five to 10 or minutes, especially first thing in the morning or other periods when the tap has not been used for several hours or m…

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by Paul Milo
News
LAWSUIT: Bergen County-Owned Nursing Home Director Discriminated Against Non-Filipino Nurses LAWSUIT: Bergen County-Owned Nursing Home Director Discriminated Against Non-Filipino Nurses
Lawsuit: Bergen County-Owned Nursing Home Director Discriminated Against Non-Filipino Nurses A federal lawsuit filed by four nurses claims the director of a Bergen County-owned nursing home discriminated against non-Filipino nurses and caused them to "fear for their jobs." Violetta Arcilla is accused of forcing out non-Filipino nurses, docking pay, wielding discipline unfairly and offering Filipino nurses better schedules, NorthJersey.com reports. Arcilla, whose Facebook page says she is from Belleville, has been at the helm of the 100-bed Rockleigh home since 2015, the article says. The suit was filed by Carmen Mabille, Maureen Beech, Rita Blaser and Barbara Masten last mont…

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by Cecilia Levine