Feds: NJ Postal Carrier, Cronies Conspire To Convert Stolen Credit And Economic Stimulus Cards Feds: NJ Postal Carrier, Cronies Conspire To Convert Stolen Credit And Economic Stimulus Cards
Feds: NJ Postal Carrier, Cronies Conspire To Convert Stolen Credit And Economic Stimulus Cards A Union County postal carrier stole credit and economic stimulus cards from the mail that he and three accomplices converted into cash and purchases, said federal authorities who arrested them Tuesday. Kyle Williams, 35, was working for the U.S. Postal Service when he swiped the cards from July 2019 to August 2020 and shared them with his fellow Vauxhall defendants, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Jarid Brooks, 27, Justin Brooks, 21, Kyjuan Hutchins, 21, and Williams activated the stolen credit cards and then used them to buy gift cards and electronics, among other items, Carpenito said…
Authorities: North Jersey Hypnotist Subjected Clients To Prostate Exams Authorities: North Jersey Hypnotist Subjected Clients To Prostate Exams
Authorities: North Jersey Hypnotist Subjected Clients To Prostate Exams A North Jersey hypnotist was arrested after authorities said he subjected clients to a prostate exam during appointments. Robert Bruckner, who owns and operates Major Mindset Hypnosis Counseling in Fairfield, was charged Wednesday with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of child and practicing medicine without a license, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. An investigation into Buckner, 55, of Randolph, was launched after clients told police they'd visited him for hypnotherapy services, but during the session, "he had subjected them to what was…
MANHUNT: NJ Murder Suspect, 28, Captured On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel In Wayne Identified MANHUNT: NJ Murder Suspect, 28, Captured On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel In Wayne Identified
Manhunt: NJ Murder Suspect, 28, Captured On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel In Wayne Identified An ex-con from North Carolina wanted in an Essex County homicide was captured on the roof of a Route 46 hotel in Wayne before dawn Tuesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The search began after Derrick Anthony Younger, 28, ran from a Route 46 traffic stop near Route 23 around midnight. Wayne Police Officer Wayne Bush, who stopped Younger, chased him on foot to the Ramada Inn. A Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT unit was summoned in case of a possible standoff. Although authorities initially suspected that Younger was in Room 228, he'd actually gone to the roof. After a SW…
MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel MANHUNT: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel
Manhunt: Police Capture Essex Murder Suspect From North Carolina On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel An ex-con from North Carolina wanted in an Essex County homicide was captured on the roof of a Route 46 hotel in Wayne before dawn Tuesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The search began after Derrick Anthony Younger, 28, ran from a Route 46 traffic stop near Route 23 around midnight. Wayne Police Officer Wayne Bush, who stopped Younger, chased him on foot to the Ramada Inn. A Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT unit was summoned in case of a possible standoff. Although authorities believed Younger was in Room 228, he'd actually gone to the roof. After a SWAT robot found t…
NJSP: Fleeing DWI Driver Crashes Into State Police Cruiser During Chase Up, Down Route 80 NJSP: Fleeing DWI Driver Crashes Into State Police Cruiser During Chase Up, Down Route 80
Njsp: Fleeing DWI Driver Crashes Into State Police Cruiser During Chase Up, Down Route 80 A three-county chase up one side of Route 80 and down the other ended before dawn Tuesday when a fleeing drunk driver hit a New Jersey State Police trooper's cruiser with his car and was captured, authorities said. The trooper first stopped the BMW driven by Joel Liberato, 21, of New York City, near milepost 59.6 on westbound Route 80 in Paterson shortly before 12:30 a.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Liberato hit the gas after the trooper got out of his cruiser and approached the car, Goez said. After driving nearly five miles, he exited the highway at Exit 52 in Fairfield, then…
AG: Driver In High-Speed Pursuit Shot Dead In Wayne After Pointing Gun Directly At Police AG: Driver In High-Speed Pursuit Shot Dead In Wayne After Pointing Gun Directly At Police
AG: Driver In High-Speed Pursuit Shot Dead In Wayne After Pointing Gun Directly At Police A driver in a high-speed pursuit stopped his car on a highway in Wayne and began to get out with a gun pointed directly at police when he was shot and killed, state authorities said video shows. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Queens made an illegal U-turn over the Route 46 median in Mountain Lanes around 4:30 p.m. April 26, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. An officer activated his lights and sirens and tried to stop the Lexus, but Pullman -- who records show had arrests for robbery in New York City and drunk driving in Ulster, NY -- kept going east on the highway, Grewal sa…
Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Mail Thieves With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Credit Cards, More Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Mail Thieves With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Credit Cards, More
Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Mail Thieves With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Credit Cards, More A Wayne police officer nabbed three Paterson men before dawn Tuesday with several hundred pieces of stolen mail – including checks, credit cards and more, authorities said. All belonged to residents of Wayne, Pompton Plains, Fairfield, and Haskell, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. Responding to a resident's 5 a.m. call, Officer David Fox spotted the suspects in a vehicle on Webster Drive, Daly said. Arrested were Jose Veras, 18, Edward Lopez, 19 and Osvaldo Rios, 22, all of whom were processed and released pending court hearings on charges of theft, conspiracy and credit card fraud. “The…
Authorities ID Suspect Shot, Killed After High-Speed Police Chase As Upstate NY Man Authorities ID Suspect Shot, Killed After High-Speed Police Chase As Upstate NY Man
Authorities ID Suspect Shot, Killed After High-Speed Police Chase As Upstate NY Man Authorities on Monday identified a driver shot and killed in Wayne following a police chase as an upstate New York man who records show had a criminal history and police said was carrying a gun. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Beacon (Dutchess County) made an illegal U-turn in Mountain Lakes, after which a local police officer tried to stop him shortly after 4:30 p.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The car did not stop and a pursuit ensued through multiple municipalities,” Grewal said. Speeds during the eastbound chase reportedly reached up to 100 miles an hour. Fairfield and …
Suspect Shot, Killed At 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne After High-Speed Police Chase Suspect Shot, Killed At 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne After High-Speed Police Chase
Suspect Shot, Killed At 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne After High-Speed Police Chase Authorities on Monday identified a driver shot and killed in Wayne following a police chase as an upstate New York man who records show had a criminal history and police said was carrying a gun. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Beacon (Dutchess County) made an illegal U-turn in Mountain Lakes, after which a local police officer tried to stop him shortly after 4:30 p.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The car did not stop and a pursuit ensued through multiple municipalities,” Grewal said. Speeds during the eastbound chase reportedly reached up to 100 miles an hour. Fairfield and …
Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase
Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase Police chased down and captured three Bronx men in Woodland Park moments after they robbed a Verizon store in Denville, authorities said. One of the defendants, Ysael Castro-Espinosa, 22, was caught with an Apple watch he took from the store employee who was forced to open a safe during Sunday night’s holdup just after 7 p.m. at the Route 10 store, they said. Two of the robbers went into the store, then fled with an accomplice, a release issued by Denville police on Monday said. New Jersey State Police and police from Fairfield and Woodland Park converged, as troopers and officers chased a…
TRIBUTE: Jersey City Woodworker Joseph Curado Leaves 'Sexy Wood' As Legacy Across NJ TRIBUTE: Jersey City Woodworker Joseph Curado Leaves 'Sexy Wood' As Legacy Across NJ
Tribute: Jersey City Woodworker Joseph Curado Leaves 'Sexy Wood' As Legacy Across NJ Walk into a restaurant or bar in Jersey City and Hoboken and there will likely be a little piece of Joseph Curado inside. The beloved woodworker's legacy lives on through his "sexy wood" pieces he made special for dozens of locales and households in the area. Curado of Fairfield died died on Jan. 28 at 42 years old. Known in the region for not only his skill but his vibrance and charisma, Curado opened Tribeca Grain in Jersey City a decade ago using scraps from his family's New York City restaurant. Tribute after tribute came pouring in on social media, each one remembering Curado -- aff…
ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey
ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey Two fugitive murder suspects – one from Brazil who fled to Newark and another from El Salvador who was living in Elizabeth – were among 115 foreign nationals captured by ICE agents in New Jersey last week, officials said. Also seized in last week’s sweep of nationals illegally living in New Jersey were a Salvadoran MS-13 gang member found in Paterson and a deported child abuser from Mexico who was living In Guttenberg, they said. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup targeted at-large criminal aliens, illegal reentrants and other immigration violators who were “a threat to …