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Man Wanted In Elizabeth Homicide Captured In Camden Man Wanted In Elizabeth Homicide Captured In Camden
Man Wanted In Elizabeth Homicide Captured In Camden A 43-year-old Elizabeth man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month was arrested in Camden, authorities said Wednesday. James McNair has been charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses following the May 13 shooting that killed Trevon A. Palin, 21, of Scranton, PA, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release with Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and city Police Director Earl Graves. McNair was criminally charged in absentia on May 24 after a follow-up investigation by the Union County Homicide Task Force identified him as a …

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by Valerie Musson
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Teen Steals Car With Toddler, 2, Still Inside, Leads Pursuit Through Union County: Prosecutor Teen Steals Car With Toddler, 2, Still Inside, Leads Pursuit Through Union County: Prosecutor
Teen Steals Car With Toddler, 2, Still Inside, Leads Pursuit Through Union County: Prosecutor A 16-year-old boy stole a vehicle from outside of a Roselle home carrying a 2-year-old child who was left in the vehicle as their parent unloaded groceries Thursday night, authorities said. The child was reunited safely with his family unharmed, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes jointly announced Friday. The owner was bringing items from the supermarket inside their home on the 300 block of White Street when the vehicle was stolen by the teen around 11:30 p.m., Barnes and Ruotolo said. The teen led police on a brief pursuit into El…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dad Killed In Weekend Plainfield Shooting Was 'Respectable Guy, Harmed No One' Dad Killed In Weekend Plainfield Shooting Was 'Respectable Guy, Harmed No One'
Dad Killed In Weekend Plainfield Shooting Was 'Respectable Guy, Harmed No One' One man died and another was injured in a Plainfield shooting over the weekend, authorities said. Michael Price Jr., 29, of Dunellen, was shot near West eighth Street and Grant Avenue in the late afternoon hours, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced Monday. This little girl woke up today without a father. Hurt deeply about the news. Michael Price My former HS teammate and... Posted by Make-Allen Brown on Monday, May 3, 2021 A 30-year-old Piscataway whose name was not released was also found at that location with…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fanwood Software Engineer Busted With 10K Child Sex Abuse Pics: Authorities Fanwood Software Engineer Busted With 10K Child Sex Abuse Pics: Authorities
Fanwood Software Engineer Busted With 10K Child Sex Abuse Pics: Authorities A New Jersey man was arrested after more than 10,000 photos depicting child sex abuse were discovered on his computer, authorities said Monday. Joseph Poutre, 55, of Middletown, was charged with a single count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Ruotolo's office began investigating following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Spearheaded by Det. Craig Famoso, the investigation led to an IP address being used by Poutre, who at the time lived on the 2000 block of Princeton Avenue in Fa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says A 19-year-old Union County man is facing criminal charges of animal cruelty after severely neglecting three pets, two of who died, authorities said. Plainfield police were called to Rock Avenue on reports of a suspicious item dumped on the side of the road, where they found the body of a severely emaciated pit bull inside of a plastic bag on Nov. 3, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Patricia Cronin said. A subsequent investigation found that Aiden R. Turso, 19, had three pets that had suffered severe neglect, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Those pets includ…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation
Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation A Linden man has been arrested in connection the New Year's Eve choking death of a 62-year-old woman, authorities said Saturday. Edward T. Sokowski, 62, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kim E. Lewandowski, also of Linden, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Authorities responded to Sokowski’s apartment on the 200 block of South Wood Avenue, where they found Lewandowski having sustained serious injury around 8:10 p.m. on Dec. 31, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Cleaver, who is pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Linden Man, 29, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight Linden Man, 29, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight
Linden Man, 29, Gunned Down In Broad Daylight A 29-year-old man was killed in a Linden shooting Monday afternoon, authorities said. Andy Rozelien, of Linden, was shot just before 4 p.m. on the 1600 block of St. Georges Avenue, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said Tuesday. Rozelien was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, where he was pronounced dead a short while later. This investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Linden Police Department, Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and Union County Pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Rahway Shooting PA Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Rahway Shooting
PA Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Rahway Shooting A Pennsylvania man was arrested in a 2019 Rahway shooting, authorities said Friday. Clifford Cooley, 38, of Allentown, PA, was charged with attempted murder, burglary, weapons offenses and aggravated assault in the Nov. 8, 2019 incident, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Rahway Police Chief John Rodger said. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, Rahway police rushed to a home on the 1300 block of Fulton Street near the downtown train station where they found a man with a gunshot wound in his face, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Meghan Tomlin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff
Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff A Linden man stabbed a woman, set several household items on fire, fired a nail gun at police and more during a SWAT standoff over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. John P. Mooney refused to surrender to police responding to his Furber Avenue home around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found a woman with minor stab wounds, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. During a standoff that ensued with police, 36-year-old Mooney punched out a front window of his home, set several household items on fire, threw knives and bricks at officers and then fired a nail gun at police, Ru…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another $10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another
$10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in a Plainfield shooting that left one person dead and another seriously injured Thursday night, authorities said Friday. Police responding to gunshots on the 400 block of Grant Avenue found Cory Johnson and another man with gunshot wounds around 8:30 p.m., Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly said. Johnson, 30, was pronounced dead while the other victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment -- and has since been listed in critical but stable condition, authorities said. …

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by Cecilia Levine