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Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD
Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD A Paterson woman was arrested and charged with shoplifting after she took clothing and a sex toy from Essex Adult Emporium on Friday, March 8, authorities said. At 2:10 p.m., Rose Torres-Rice entered the store, selected several pieces of item and the toy and placed them counter, Fairfield police said.  She then asked to use the dressing room, but as she was being escorted there, she returned the counter, took the items and left the store, police said. Torres-Rice took $225.24 worth of items from the store. Torres-Rice, who was wearing a red-hood sweatshirt, was spotted at the Red Roof…

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by Sam Barron
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Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment
Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment An ex-con who was captured after a 15-year-old victim escaped from a South Jersey hotel room was indicted on a host of charges that include human trafficking, promoting prostitution and sexually assaulting minors, authorities announced on Thursday. Nieem Johnson, 40, whose last known address was in Philadelphia, was arrested in Atlantic City last Aug. 31 following a months-long state investigation, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. A second victim was rescued during the arrest, Platkin said in a Jan. 18 release. “The allegations in the indictment – holding two victims in a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Thief With Bullets Found In Meadowlands Motel: PD Car Thief With Bullets Found In Meadowlands Motel: PD
Car Thief With Bullets Found In Meadowlands Motel: PD A woman driving a car stolen out of Newark was found with several handgun bullets inside of a Secaucus motel Monday morning, April 24, authorities said. A Secaucus officer was patrolling near the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway around 7:35 a.m., when he "randomly" accessed the registration of an unoccupied Kia Forte that was parked, but running in the parking lot, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The car had been stolen out of Newark in April 2003, and the driver — Doniesha Coar, 27 of Glassboro — was found inside the motel, Miller said. During a search of her jacket, Coa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Parolee Who Ran Over Tow Yard Worker While Stealing Car Captured At NJ Hotel: US Marshals Parolee Who Ran Over Tow Yard Worker While Stealing Car Captured At NJ Hotel: US Marshals
Parolee Who Ran Over Tow Yard Worker While Stealing Car Captured At NJ Hotel: US Marshals Members of the US Marshals Service captured a 34-year-old parolee who earlier this year ran over a tow yard worker while trying to steal a car, they said. Tyesha Smith, convicted in a 2014 robbery, ran over the employee at Hawk's Tow Yard in Trenton last February and has been wanted ever since, the US Marshals Service New York/ New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force said. She was arrested around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Red Roof Inn in Lawrence, a spokesman for the US Marshals said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dad Shoves Unfed Child To Ground As Punishment Outside Secaucus Hotel: Police Dad Shoves Unfed Child To Ground As Punishment Outside Secaucus Hotel: Police
Dad Shoves Unfed Child To Ground As Punishment Outside Secaucus Hotel: Police A dad is facing charges of child endangerment after shoving one of his children to the ground at a Secaucus hotel, authorities said. Officers called to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway around 12:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 for a welfare check found the 36-year-old Secaucus man, who admitted to shoving his own child as a "means of discipline," Police Chief Dennis Miller tells Daily Voice. The man was jailed based on the fact that he appeared to be under the influence of drugs and the condition of the room, in addiction to the fact that the children had not been fed, the chief sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Red Roof Inn Pizzeria Scores High On Portnoy's One-Bite Review Red Roof Inn Pizzeria Scores High On Portnoy's One-Bite Review
Red Roof Inn Pizzeria Scores High On Portnoy's One-Bite Review "Don't be fooled by the Red Roof Inn." That's Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy's message to anyone looking to try Michael Angelo's on Route 46 in Fairfield — located in the same building as the motel chain. Portnoy stands in front of the restaurant with the manager, who helped the owners open the place nine years ago after they left their longtime digs in Newark. The worker explains to the CEO that the eatery is known for its traditional Italian fare, but Portnoy was eager to dive in for another "One Bite" review. "Very few pizza places have as much to overcome as Michael Angelo's because it loo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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US Marshals Nab Baltimore Gunman In New Jersey: Police US Marshals Nab Baltimore Gunman In New Jersey: Police
US Marshals Nab Baltimore Gunman In New Jersey: Police Members of the US Marshals Service arrested a Maryland man wanted in a Baltimore shooting in New Jersey, authorities said. Luel F. Mekonnen, 22, of Silver Spring, was located on Friday, March 18 at the Red Roof Inn in Westampton, NJ, a spokesman for the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said. Officers responded to a local hospital for reports that someone was brought there after being shot in the 1300 block of Colbury Road around 5 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, police said. Police were able to identify Mekonnen as a suspect and arrested him on Monday. Mekonnen has been charged as a fugit…

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by David Cifarelli
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Hotel Guest From Alabama Had Handgun Loaded With 16-Round Mag, Secaucus Police Say Hotel Guest From Alabama Had Handgun Loaded With 16-Round Mag, Secaucus Police Say
Hotel Guest From Alabama Had Handgun Loaded With 16-Round Mag, Secaucus Police Say Police seized a handgun loaded with a 16-round magazine from a hotel guest in Secaucus, authorities said. Quinterious Jones, 23, of Alabama, was stopped by  Secaucus Police Officer David Delseni in the Red Roof Inn parking lot on the Meadowlands Parkway, when the officer learned Jones had a weapon, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A search of Jones' vehicle turned up a loaded Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun, loaded with a 16 round magazine -- and also had a round in the chamber, police said. Some hollow point ammunition was also seized. “This is another example how proactively poli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say
K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say A Secaucus Police K9 officer tracked down a 20-year-old Englewood man who stole a vehicle leading to his arrest, authorities said. Jean Cardenas apparently stole the 2021 Toyota Corolla from a Subway restaurant at 10 Meadowlands Parkway around 6:30 p.m. May 5, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Meanwhile, the owner contacted local police. Clifton police contacted Secaucus police around 12:05 p.m. saying that the vehicle was involved in a theft at a Route 3 BP station and then fled eastbound on the highway, Miller said. Secaucus Police began probing the area and found the stolen Cor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Man Busted With Meth At Hudson County Hotel Police: Man Busted With Meth At Hudson County Hotel
Police: Man Busted With Meth At Hudson County Hotel A keen-eyed patrol officer busted a man with methamphetamine at a Hudson County hotel last week, authorities said. An officer noticed a "suspicious car" parked in the lot of the Red Roof Inn on Meadowlands Parkway and found Joshua Rodriguez, 35, of Guttenberg just before 11 a.m., Tuesday, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Rodriguez was subsequently found in possession of methamphetamine, Miller said. Police also arrest 33-year-old Manuel Rodriguez Aguilar, of New York, after they found he was under the influence of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine, Miller said. It is uncl…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel
Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel A 28-year-old Paterson man was busted with a loaded handgun in the parking lot of a Secaucus motel early Sunday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway on reports of a man with a gun found Damere Demarest, who matched the description, inside a vehicle in the parking lot around 7:05 a.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A loaded SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun was recovered from Demarest, who was subsequently arrested and charged with unlawful possession of handgun ammunition and unlawful possession of a firearm, the chief said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
STRIKE 3: Two-Time Gun Convict From Middlesex Admits Having Firearm In Secaucus Hotel Lot STRIKE 3: Two-Time Gun Convict From Middlesex Admits Having Firearm In Secaucus Hotel Lot
Strike 3: Two-Time Gun Convict From Middlesex Admits Having Firearm In Secaucus Hotel Lot A Middlesex County ex-con caught with a stolen handgun and dozens of rounds of ammo in the parking lot of a Secaucus hotel took a guilty plea Monday rather than go to trial, federal authorities announced Monday. With two former gun convictions, Sharome Neals, 27, of Carteret is looking at an extended prison term when he’s sentenced on May 25 in U.S. District Court in Newark. He’ll have to serve nearly all of it because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Police who stopped Neals's Ford Taurus for tinted windows in the Red Roof Inn parking lot on Meadowlands Parkway this past De…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Bust Pair For Prostitution At Secaucus Motel Police Bust Pair For Prostitution At Secaucus Motel
Police Bust Pair For Prostitution At Secaucus Motel A man and woman were arrested on prostitution charges at a Secaucus motel, authorities said. Police responding to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway on reports of suspicious activity found Jonathan Ho, 24, of Brooklyn, and Mariyah Maisonet, 21, of Kearny, around 3:15 p.m. July 2, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Both were charged with engaging in prostitution and Ho is also facing drug charges, Miller said. Ho and Maisonet were served their complaint summonses and released.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Army Reservist Charged With Raping, Robbing Woman At Hudson County Hotel Prosecutor: Army Reservist Charged With Raping, Robbing Woman At Hudson County Hotel
Prosecutor: Army Reservist Charged With Raping, Robbing Woman At Hudson County Hotel A 27-year-old Monmouth County man jailed for a pair of North Jersey robberies also broke into a Secaucus motel, sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint and robbed her, authorities charged. Dajan Mindingall of Eatontown forced his way into a room at the Red Roof Inn on Meadowlands Parkway around 1 a.m. Jan. 15, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement Friday. He sexually assaulted her and took more than $400, the statement said. Mindingall was served with the complaints at the Bergen County Jail, where he has remained since authorities captured him on Feb. 6 in Asb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Suspect In Secaucus Sex Assault KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Suspect In Secaucus Sex Assault
Know HIM? Authorities Seek Suspect In Secaucus Sex Assault Authorities in Hudson County are seeking the public's help identifying a man involved in a recent sexual assault. The unidentified man is wanted in connection with the incident, which occurred around 1 a.m. Wednesday at the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The suspect, pictured in the above composite sketch, is described as a tall man with a large build, authorities said.  Investigators are urging anyone with information to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at 201-915-1234 or leave an anon…

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by Cecilia Levine