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Jersey Shore Teen Charged With Attempted Murder After Foot Chase By Police: Prosecutor
An Asbury Park teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting, authorities said. Nazzir Wallace, 18, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, eluding, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice and multiple weapons and drug offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago At approximately 11 p.m. on Aug. 30, Asbury Park police responded to the 100 block of Memorial Drive for shots fired. Minutes later, authorities were told that a man with a gunshot wound had been admitted to a nearby hospital, Santiago said. An investigation inv…
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2.25 Kilos Cocaine, $545K Seized From Drug-Dealing Network On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Five people have been arrested in connection with a major drug-dealing network on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. A multi-agency investigation identified a residence in South Toms River and a residence in Brick Township, as allegedly being utilized by Octavaeous Jenkins, 49, to store and distribute cocaine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Additionally, the investigation allegedly identified a residence in Long Branch, as being utilized by Ralph Durand, 56, Krystal Villano, 36, Emily Durand, 53 and Jaiden Durand, 18, to store and distribute cocai…
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4 Charged With Drug-Dealing On Jersey Shore: Police
Four suspects were charged with various drug offenses during a surveillance operation on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. On April 13, at approximately 7 p.m., Jackson police detectives conducted surveillance in the 60 Acre Reserve neighborhood. Detectives were then able to conduct a motor vehicle stop with a vehicle as it attempted to leave the area. The three occupants of the vehicle were detained during the investigation, and subsequently placed under arrest. A search of the vehicle yielded multiple bundles of heroin, crack cocaine, scales, ski masks and two loaded handg…
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Five Ocean County Cocaine Dealers Face Charges: Prosecutor
Five Ocean County residents were arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine sales, authorities said. This cooperative, multi-agency investigation identified a residence in Point Pleasant Beach as being utilized by Pablo Lezama, 43, Magdaleno Navasantos, 45, Felix Pacheco, 31, Miguel Alonso, 27, and Angel Pacheco, 44, all of Point Pleasant Beach, to store and distribute cocaine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Friday, March 17, the Ocean County Northern Regional SWAT Team made a warranted search on the suspects' residence. As a result, law …
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NYC Pair Cited For Prescription Fraud In Ocean County Drug Sting
Two New York City residents were arrested and charged with prescription fraud and other drug offenses, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 12, the Brick Street Crimes Unit (SCU) acted on information they received from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regarding prescription fraud. According to the DEA, there is a small group traveling throughout NJ and beyond, targeting pharmacies for prescription fraud. Through investigative measures, Briar Mill Pharmacy was believed to be the next target, Brick police said. After speaking to the pharmacy directly, and with the help of the Ocean Co…
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Dating App User Drugged, Sexually Assaulted By NJ Man With Meth: Prosecutor
A Stratford man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault and drug offenses after police say he spiked the drink of a woman he met on a dating app and then sexually assaulted her. On July 20, the Stratford Police Department received a 911 call in reference to a woman who stated she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a residence on the unit block of Warwick Road in Stratford. During the investigation, detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Stratford Police Department learned that the victim met Joshua Clark, 40, on a social me…
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Man Charged With Prostituting Teenage Girl: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with promoting the prostitution of a teenager at a Tinton Falls motel, along with numerous other crimes, authorities said. Jerome L. Harbour, 41, is charged with first-degree promoting prostitution of a child, criminal sexual contact, child endangerment, hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice, and drug offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. On Wednesday, Nov. 16, members of the Tinton Falls Police Department received information that a 17-year-old girl may be in crisis some…
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Four Arrested After Brick Detectives Overhear Them Talking About Drug Sales: Police
Brick detectives were conducting surveillance around the Walmart on Route 88 when they reportedly overheard four suspects talking about their engagement in drug activity, police said. The detectives made contact with the suspects on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. and K-9 Officer Ray LaPoint responded with his K-9 partner Rebel. An exterior sniff of the suspects’ vehicles resulted in positive indications for the presence of controlled dangerous substances, police said. The ensuing search yielded crack and drug paraphernalia, they said. Charged with multiple drug offenses were: Frank Toma…
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Bergen County Tenant Convicted Of Female Neighbor's Horrific Murder
UPDATE: Jurors in Hackensack convicted an East Rutherford man on Tuesday of kidnapping and killing a female neighbor. Francis "Frank" Tattoli, 30, was found guilty on Nov. 1 of murder, kidnapping and felony murder in the death of Monet Thomas, 25, in the apartment building where both lived. The jury also found him not guilty of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Thomas, who was born in Teaneck, lived with her family in Kearny before moving to East Rutherford, where she lived with her boyfriend and her bulldog. She worked as a manager of group sales for a hotel in Secaucus.…
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Seven Charged In Armed NJ Home Invasion
A virtual mountain of evidence uncovered by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives and Saddle Brook police produced the arrests of two ex-cons and five other suspects following what authorities said was a gunpoint home invasion this past summer. At least two victims had weapons pointed at them as the bandits forced their way in and took $12,500 in cash, $3,000 worth of jewelry, a wallet with multiple credit and debit cards and cellphone around 12:30 a.m. June 28, investigators said. Bergen County prosecutor's detectives who worked the case found a lot to go on. They and their Saddle Brook co…
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Two Arrests Made In Double Weekend Shooting: Somerset Prosecutor
Two arrests were made in a shooting that left two people wounded over the weekend in Somerset County — one for obstruction of evidence and the other for pulling the trigger, authorities said. Dewitt Gilmore, 32, of New Rochelle, NY, was charged with attempted murder while Ainslee J. Clark, 28, of Middlesex, was charged with obstruction and drug offenses, in connection with the incident early Sunday, Sept. 11 in Manville, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two male victims were shot at a home on North Weiss Street in Manville around 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, Somerset …
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Jersey Shore Man Arrested Three Years After Meth Bust: Police
A Jersey Shore man arrested in 2019 for the possession of methamphetamine, cocaine, guns, assorted ammunition and more has bee busted again, authorities announced. William Harlfinger Jr., of Ship Bottom, was again charged with weapons and drug offenses after the execution of a West 5th Street search warrant last month, local police said. Harlfinger was arrested Sept. 4 at the Lacey Township Police Department and transported to the Ocean County Jail pending a future court appearance in the Ocean County Superior Court.
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Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Resisting Arrest: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old man from Ocean County has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison and drug and weapons offenses, authorities said. Cory Winston, of Jackson, previously pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute, resisting arrest and possession of a weapon, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. All charges are in connection with illegal activity that occurred in Brick Township between February 2021 and March 2021, Billhimer said. Authorities attempted to detain him during a warranted search. Winston became combati…
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Passaic Sheriff: Fugitive Ex-Con Who Ran From Detectives Caught With Stolen Gun, Drugs, More
Noontime temperatures in Paterson were way too high for a man to be pulling a ski mask over his face, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Jeziel Cabral Rodriguez, 32, began tipping away as detectives from his fugitive squad approached a group gathered in front of a Park Avenue grocery store, the sheriff said. Then he took off on foot. Rodriguez darted down a driveway on nearby Carroll Street, then hopped into a parked Chevy Malibu -- where the detectives found him, Berdnik said. He was carrying dozens of bags of oxycodone, cocaine and pot, as well as $487 in suspected drug-dealin…
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Paterson Detectives Nab 16-Year-Old Street Dealer With Gun, Heroin, Crack
Paterson detectives busted a 16-year-old city boy Monday with dozens of heroin folds, several vials of crack and a loaded gun, authorities said. Investigators working the "hot spot" neighborhood on and around the corner of 10th Avenue and 26th Street watched as the teen adjusted and then removed the gun from his waistband, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Leaving the gun in a windbreaker, the boy crossed the street before the detectives moved in and grabbed him outside a local market, Speziale said. They found the teen carrying 38 heroin folds and six vials of crack, retrieved t…
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Illegal U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple
A pair of convicted felons both wanted on warrants had crystal meth in the car and a loaded gun under the seat when a South Hackensack police officer stopped them for an illegal U-turn on Route 46, authorities said. The warrants turned up after Officer Steven Oliver stopped a Chevy Equinox with an expired temporary license plate driven by Dale Edwards, 45, who had an active warrant out of Montana, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. With him was Kelly M. Wilson, 40, who was wanted out of Falls Township, PA, the sergeant said. Edwards, of Montana, and Wilson, of California, currently have…
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Pair Indicted In 3 Shootings On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a 31-count indictment against a man and a woman charged in connection with three attempted murders, authorities said. Kahniaha X. Dean, 25, of Neptune Township and Ishawn A. Collazo, 26, of Long Branch are both charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and several weapons and drug offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Dean was charged individually with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats, Linskey said. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Neptune police res…
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Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Shooting During Robbery: Prosecutor
Two men from Ocean County have been charged with multiple offenses in connection with a fatal shooting, authorities said. Craig Dillard, 56, of Berkeley Township, has been charged with possession of a firearm, several drug offenses, and tampering with evidence, said Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer alongside Berkeley Township Police Chief Kevin Santucci. George Burke, IV, 40, of Freehold Borough, was charged with robbery, burglary, tampering with evidence and weapons offenses, Billhier and Santucci said. All charges are in connection with the March 9 shooting death o…
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NJ Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend: Police
A family friend reportedly tased a boy unconscious during alleged "horseplay," authorities said. On Monday, March 28, at 02:06 p.m., Egg Harbor police were called to a residence in the West Atlantic City section of the township regarding a medical emergency. Police found an unconscious and unresponsive 12-year-old boy who had been shot in the head with a taser. An investigation found that an older male friend of the family had stopped by the residence. 68-year-old Luis Surita Jr., 68, of Atlantic City, reportedly engaged in horseplay with the boy, police said. Surita discharged a ta…
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Hudson Man Wanted By US Marshals Falls Asleep Cooking For 2nd Time In 7 Months
A 43-year-old Hudson County man wanted by the US Marshal Service fell asleep cooking for the second time in seven months, bringing firefighters to his apartment building, authorities said. Tysean Malone was unconscious when police responded to his building on Kelly Parkway for smoke condition just before 1 a.m. on Monday, March 21, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. As officers arrived, they saw residents evacuating and a smoke billowing down a first-floor hallway in the building. They followed it to an apartment on the first floor. Fearing someone was inside and in danger, office…
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ID Thief Had Tools Of Trade And More During Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Police Say
An identity thief had the tools of the trade with him -- as well as credit cards, debit cards, personal checks and a drug prescription in other people's names -- when a Rochelle Park police stopped him for not having a front license plate, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the Honda Accord as it exited the parking lot of the Ramada Inn on Passaic Street, Lt. James M. DePreta said. The officer quickly discovered that the driver, Dashawn McDaniel, 25, of Paterson had an outstanding traffic warrant, he said. McDaniel "provided conflicting accounts as to his destination" before co…
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Crystal Meth Sweep Nets 5 Arrests, Weapons In Atlantic County: Prosecutor
Five people were arrested and a stash of crystal meth and weapons were seized as part of a multi-agency investigation in South Jersey, authorities said. The arrests were made on Tuesday at a home in Egg Harbor Township, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Members of the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, Egg Harbor Township police and SWAT successfully executed a “no knock” search warrant at the home without incident, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said. Shill said these five individuals were arrested during the warranted search: Jason French…
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PD: Female Dealer Busted Slinging Ecstacy On Notorious Paterson Corner
Paterson detectives nabbed a woman who they said was selling Ecstasy at one of the city's most notorious corners. The investigators watched Shantay Pittman, 35, sling MDMA at the corner of Broadway and East 18th Street before arresting her, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They stopped Pittman and found her carrying six bags and 43 vials of the drug, he said. The corner has been the scene of several shootings in recent years as rival gangs battle over the drug trade. Police have also reported violent robberies and prostitution arrests there, as well. Pittman, of East 19th …
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Teaneck Man Shot Hours After Detectives Crash Paterson Drug Neighborhood, Seizing Heroin, Crack
A Teaneck man was shot in a notorious Paterson drug neighborhood just hours after detectives seized 659 heroin folds, 49 vials of crack and a loaded handgun while chasing down three young men. The 24-year-old victim was expected to survive after being brought to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center following the shooting at the corner of Governor and Carroll streets shortly before 1 a.m. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora, who jointly confirmed the shooting, didn't say whether any suspects were caught or identified. Roughly 12 h…
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Newark Fugitive With 100 Bags Heroin Flees Police, Drags Atlantic City Officer With His Vehicle
A 37-year-old wanted man from Essex County has been arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said. Jamil Redd, 37, of Newark, was charged after trying to flee Atlantic City police on Thursday, a police department spokesman said. Sgt. Richard Andrews and Det. Brian Hambrecht tried to stop Redd's vehicle at 9:23 a.m. on South Carolina Avenue during a drug investigation, police said. Redd had an active warrant out for his arrest on a parole violation, police said. During the stop, Redd sped away, "nearly dragging and causing a minor injury to Detective Hambrecht," according to Lt. Kevin …
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Trenton Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says
A 20-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last weekend, authorities said. Tyrell Williams was arrested Thursday afternoon in Trenton by members of the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. He is charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses in connection with the death of David Williams, 36. The alleged shooter and victim are not related, Onofri said. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Williams pending trial. Just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Tren…
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: Robbery Victim Stripped, Beaten After Being Lured To Bergen Hotel
A Saddle Brook man was beaten, stripped and robbed of more than $1,000 after being lured to a Hasbrouck Heights hotel, said police who nabbed two suspects from town and one from Ridgefield. Surveillance video shows the 19-year-old victim meeting with Anthony Cuccia, 23, in the parking lot of the Hilton between Route 17 and 80 late last week, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri said. Moments later, two accomplices are seen jumping him. The victim ran into the hotel and called police after the fleeing robbers beat him, took his cash and stripped him to his underwear , the lieutenant said. He lat…
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Authorities: NJ Gunman Shot Victim In Back Seat Of Car, Dragged Him Into Street To Die
Authorities have arrested two people and released chilling details of a deadly Trenton shooting from earlier this month. Surveillance tapes show that a man later identified as Nasir White, 24, drove a gold Honda Accord onto Chase Street, then stopped in the middle of the road around 3:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The driver then got out, walked to the back seat driver side and shot 43-year-old Joel Alexander in the head, Onofri said. White then dragged Joel onto the pavement, got back in the car -- where Monet Maiden, 22, was waiting for hi…
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Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson
A Rochelle Park police officer early Saturday found an Englewood passenger in a traffic stop carrying a loaded gun bought on the streets of Paterson, authorities said. Acting Sgt. Jared Shatkin stopped a vehicle on Route 17 and searched it after smelling pot, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. Shatkin found a .380-caliber handgun, along with some marijuana and drug paraphernalia, DePreta said. The passenger, Tremaine Whiteside, 22, was charged with weapons and drug offenses and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Th…
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Paterson Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting
Detectives captured an 18-year-old Paterson man charged with attempted murder in the shooting another city resident. Terrance Byrd was identified following the Oct. 24 shooting shortly before 2 a.m. at the corner of Main and Hemlock streets, authorities said. The 22-year-old victim was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after arriving via private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. Byrd, who also is charged with drug and weapons offenses, was taken into custody shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday at the corner of Nor…
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Paterson Detectives Nab Man Wanted In Violent Robbery
GOTCHA! Paterson detectives captured a city man wanted for a violent street robbery. The 60-year-old victim was seriously injured in the Nov. 15 attack outside Quilvio's Lounge & Liquors at the corner of Broadway and East 18th Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detective Shedy Omar identified Walter Williams, 27, of 11th Avenue as the primary suspect, Speziale said. He and fellow Detectives James Favia, Eddy Pichardo, Richard Martinez and Liz Gonzalez watched the corner, then nabbed Williams without incident on Wednesday, the director said. Williams, who confesse…
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