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Plainfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In PA: Prosecutors Plainfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In PA: Prosecutors
Plainfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In PA: Prosecutors A Somerset County man accused of five counts of attempted homicide was arrested in Easton, Pennsylvania last week, according to authorities.  Cristobal Avila, 32, of Plainfield, is also charged with unlawful weapon possession related to an April 2021 incident in North Plainfield, said the Prosecutor's Office. He was arrested by Easton police on Saturday, Sept. 30 and will be returned to New Jersey pending extradition and prosecution of other charges in Pennsylvania, officials said.  Avila was Somerset County's fugitive of the month in September, they noted.  Details of his …

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by Mac Bullock
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Video Shows Fatal Morris Motel Shootout With Fugitive Wanted For Wounding Bergen Woman Video Shows Fatal Morris Motel Shootout With Fugitive Wanted For Wounding Bergen Woman
Video Shows Fatal Morris Motel Shootout With Fugitive Wanted For Wounding Bergen Woman A soundless TV is on in his Route 46 motel room when a tactical team bursts in and an ex-con being sought for shooting a New Milford woman in Elmwood Park raises a silver revolver. Several shots are fired by shield-wielding members of Morris County's emergency response team, and James Allandale instantly falls to the floor. He's pronounced dead less than 10 minutes later. The scene at the Knights Inn in Pinebook this past New Year's Eve is captured in a pair of body-camera videos released by state authorities as part of a mandated review of all deaths involving police in New Jersey. All…

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by Jerry DeMarco, Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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IT'S OVER: Fugitive Sought For Shooting Woman In Elmwood Park Killed In Gunfight With Police IT'S OVER: Fugitive Sought For Shooting Woman In Elmwood Park Killed In Gunfight With Police
IT'S Over: Fugitive Sought For Shooting Woman In Elmwood Park Killed In Gunfight With Police UPDATE: An ex-con wanted for shooting a New Milford woman in Elmwood Park was killed in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officers at a Route 46 motel, state authorities confirmed. James Allandale, 61, opened fire on officers who found him at the Knights Inn Pinebook before midnight on New Year's, multiple law enforcement sources with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. He was in turn shot and killed, they said. The officers were members of the Morris County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office. SERT is …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hoboken Shooting: Woman Charged With Attempted Homicide, Male Victim Recovering Hoboken Shooting: Woman Charged With Attempted Homicide, Male Victim Recovering
Hoboken Shooting: Woman Charged With Attempted Homicide, Male Victim Recovering A woman is facing attempted homicide charges after being accused of firing shots that injured a man in Hoboken last week, authorities said. Nikki Feola, 21, is one of two shooters who opened fire on a male victim in the courtyard of 311 Harrison Street around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, Hoboken Police Det. Sgt. Jonathan Mecka said. The victim is recovering, Mecka said. It is unclear if he was targeted. Feola turned herself in to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday.  She was charged with criminal attempt homicide, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon…

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by Nicole Acosta
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BURNED ALIVE: PA Officer Hurt Dousing Woman Set Ablaze, Attempted Homicide Charges For Suspect BURNED ALIVE: PA Officer Hurt Dousing Woman Set Ablaze, Attempted Homicide Charges For Suspect
Burned Alive: PA Officer Hurt Dousing Woman Set Ablaze, Attempted Homicide Charges For Suspect An Allentown police officer quickly extinguished a woman whose jacket was set on fire with gasoline, apprehending the suspect and sustaining injuries in the process, authorities said. Police responding to an unrelated Allentown incident on the 100 block of N. 7th Street saw a woman running with her jacket and arms on fire around 5:10 p.m. Monday, authorities said. A Second Platoon officer took the woman to the ground and extinguished the flames, sustaining injuries in the process, Allentown Police said. Michael Negron, 36, was identified as the suspect and had a gas can and lighter when he…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: TCNJ Student Charged With Homicide After Stabbing Roommate Police: TCNJ Student Charged With Homicide After Stabbing Roommate
Police: Tcnj Student Charged With Homicide After Stabbing Roommate A College of New Jersey student was on a leave of absence when he stabbed his roommate during an off-campus fight over the weekend in what police are calling an attempted homicide. Joseph T. Walsh, 21 of Hazlet, was charged with unlawful weapon possession, terroristic threats, aggravated assault and more following last Sunday morning's incident in Ewing, Chief John P. Stemler III said. Police responded to the unit block of Crescent Avenue around 6:50 a.m., after a 9-1-1 caller reported a man with stab wounds banging on their door for help, Stemler said. The victim was taken to the hospital…

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by Cecilia Levine