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Ex-Con Charged By FBI With Igniting Explosive Outside Passaic County ATM
A career criminal from Passaic County who's been busted dozens of times in North Jersey in just the past few years used an explosive device to damage an ATM, federal authorities charged. Nicolas Torres, 41, of Passaic, has amassed a lengthy rap sheet over much of his adult life, mostly involving business break-ins that local police and county prosecutors have dealt with. This time, though, the FBI's got him. Torres was captured on surveillance video igniting the device in front of the Chase Bank ATM on North 6th Street in Prospect Park in the early morning hours of July 5, 2022, U.S. Attor…
Police & Fire
Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside NJ Bar
Authorities who’ve charged four men with the brutal murder of a man outside a Garfield bar last month turned to the public for help finding a fugitive gang member from Pennsylvania who sources said repeatedly stabbed the victim in the chest. Ricky “Angel” Vargas, 35, of East Stroudsburg, PA, and his four companions confronted Richard Franceschi, 31, of Hawthorne outside JoJo's Bar & Grill on Monroe Street before dawn this past Feb. 4, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Vargas had a knife and co-defendant Jayson William Rivera, 23, also of East Stroudsburg, had a handgun, the pr…
Police & Fire
PA Driver Of Disabled Car Killed In Fiery Route 80 Crash In NJ: State Police
A 59-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a crash between a truck and an SUV on Route 80 in Warren County on the early morning of Tuesday, Feb. 27, state police said. At 4:16 a.m., troopers responded to Route 80 west in Knowlton Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. A Nissan SUV became disabled in the right lane of travel and a Hino box truck collided with the rear of the vehicle, Lebron said. Pasqual Franco, an East Stroudsburg resident and the driver of the Nissan, died in the crash, Lebron said. The driver of the Hino and passenger of t…
Police & Fire
PA Man Shoots, Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities (
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𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Pennsylvania man shot and killed the wife of a friend who took him into their northwest New Jersey home, then died of a medical emergency moments after fleeing, authorities said. Cheryl Schilling and her husband, Kevin, ran to an upstairs bedroom and closed the door after Armond Anthony Avitable grabbed a pump-action shotgun during an argument at their home in the Knowlton Township community of Columbia shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, they said. Avitable then kicked open the door and fired two shotgun blasts, both of which wounded the 58-year-old woman, Warren County P…
Police & Fire
PA Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girls Ages 6, 7: Warren County Prosecutor
A 51-year-old PA man was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting two girls ages six and seven, one of them multiple times, authorities said Wednesday, May 31. Andrew L. Lissitz, of the 300 block of Braeside Avenue in East Stroudsburg, was charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree child endangerment, and first-degree aggravated sexual assault, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. The investigation began in July 2020 as Lissitz’s first victim reported being sexually abused at age six on two separate occasions. Lissitz’s next vic…
News
Driver Sought Following Consecutive Hit-Run Crashes On GWB And In Fort Lee
Authorities were searching for a hit-and-run driver who they said fled consecutive crashes on the George Washington Bridge and in Fort Lee. A 40-year-old motorist from East Stroudsburg, PA told police she was headed north on Lemoine Avenue near Bridge Plaza North when a speeding vehicle struck her Honda Pilot while trying to pass her around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. The driver of the white 2007 Mini Cooper apparently was fleeing another crash moments earlier on the GWB, responders said. The car was last seen heading north toward Englewood Cliffs, they noted. A witness got the license p…
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PA Man Found Guilty In Attempted Sex Assault Case Of Wife's Bridesmaid: Report
A Pennsylvania man was convicted on four of the five charges brought against him during his trial for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his wife's bridesmaids two days before their wedding in the Poconos, the NY Post reports. Daniel Carney, 30, of East Stroudsburg, was acquitted of attempted rape and instead charged with attempted sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and simple assault in the incident that prosecutors say happened after a pre-wedding rafting trip in 2019, according to the outlet. He was accused of forcing himself on the 29-year-old woman in the …
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PA Driver Arrested After Crash, Pursuit On I-80
A Pennsylvania driver fled the scene of a single-car crash along I-80 in New Jersey and led police on a chase, authorities said. Matthew Farrance, 32, fled after crashing in the westbound lanes at milepost 22.6 in Allamuchy (Warren County), NJ State Police said. Troopers caught up with the driver near Johnsonburg Road, where they spotted him running, they said. Farrance, of East Stroudsburg, was arrested and charged with fugitive of justice, possession of CDS, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest by flight, hindering, and obstruction. He was being held in the cou…
News
Investigators: Paterson Man, 19, Shot, Killed In Poconos Over Alleged $100 Debt
UPDATE: A Pennsylvania man claimed he shot and killed a Paterson teen in the Poconos over an alleged $100 debt, authorities said after arresting him and an accused accomplice. Tyrone Michael Parson, 19, of Stroudsburg lured Jaheem Keith Alston, also 19, into a purported drug deal before pulling out a gun and firing several shots at him on Oct. 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Alston's body was later found in a wooded area of Middle Smithfield Township, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Water Gap, they said. Parson allegedly told investigators that Alston -- who was graduate…
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Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos
Two grieving Paterson brothers must each bury a son this week following separate tragedies barely 48 hours apart. Jaheem Keith Alston, 19, of Paterson was gunned down in Middle Smithfield Township, near East Stroudsburg late Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police said. This came two nights after the body of his missing cousin, 26-year-old Kiariff Alston of Glen Rock, was found in the waters off the Jersey Shore. Pennsylvania State Police said they responded to an 11:18 p.m. call Saturday of multiple shots fired between Gingerbread and Arrowhead lanes, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Wat…
News
PA Men Charged With Drug Offenses In Ridgefield Park
An illegally parked car with bogus license plates led Ridgefield Park police to 100 THC cartridges and the arrests of two Pennsylvania men, authorities said. Officer Corey Buljeta spotted the BMW coupe with multiple equipment violations headed north on Teaneck Road, Lt. Arthur W. Jensen said. He found it parked “unoccupied and blocking a driveway with its hazard lights activated” a few blocks away, Jensen said. Inside the officer spotted a scale and a large box on the back seat in plain view, along with a bag of what looked like pot on the ground next to the passenger door, he said. Offic…
Obituaries
Northampton County Musician, Warren Surveyor Andrew Rushin Dies At Age 41
Northampton County musician and Warren surveyor Andrew J. Rushin died at his Mt. Bethel home on July 5. He was 41. Born in East Stroudsburg, Rushin attended Bangor High School, where he graduated in 1998, his obituary says. Rushin worked as a surveyor for PS&S in Warren, NJ, and enjoyed playing the guitar, snowboarding and cooking in his free time, according to his memorial. Rushin is survived by his parents, Eugene "Buzz" and Diane K. (Kupiszewski) Rushin; sister, Janene Phillips; brother, Chris Rushin, husband of Nichol; two nephews Carter Rushin and Addison Phillips; niece, Brooke R…
Police & Fire
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery
A 28-year-old Monroe County man is facing charges after a drug deal at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem turned into an armed robbery in the parking lot, reports say. Brandon L. Pearsall-McNealy, of East Stroudsburg, met a person at the casino on Wind Creek Boulevard Friday morning and agreed to buy marijuana, PennLive reports citing city police. When they walked to a car in a nearby parking lot around 7:30 a.m., Pearsall-McNealy pointed a gun at the dealer and stole an ounce of marijuana and $270, the news outlet says. The person robbed reportedly told area police that Pearsall-McNealy …
News
Prosecutor: Detectives Find Stolen Gun, Second Firearm, Arrest PA Driver In Route 80 Stop
A Pennsylvania driver stopped by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives on Route 80 was carrying two guns – one of which had been stolen – in a secret compartment, authorities said. Ivelise Rodriguez-Mann, a 44-year-old train operator from East Stroudsburg, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Rodriguez-Mann was stopped by Narcotics Task Force members on the westbound highway in Saddle Brook on Friday as part of a drug investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A Bergen County sheriff’s K-9 sum…
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: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years
A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection to a series of rapes on a boy in Northampton County spanning 12 years, authorities said. Thomas Alfonso Boneta, 56, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim in Bangor starting from the age of 8 in 2007 through the age of 20, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. The boy’s younger brother was also targeted, police said. Boneta, of East Stroudsburg, denied the allegations when confronted in front of the boys’ mother in 2019, authorities said. He was arraigned Tuesday on charges including rape of a child, aggravated indecent assa…
News
Haledon PD: Pennsylvania Pot Dealer, Wanted Paterson Man Bagged In Stop
An out-of state-driver had a Paterson passenger beside him and a book bag packed with two pounds of pot in the trunk when Haledon police stopped his sedan for having a busted rear license-plate bulb, authorities said. Officer Jeffrey Welsh stopped the 2012 Honda sedan on West Broadway near Cliff Street shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Welsh quickly smelled marijuana, searched the driver – identified as Edwardo Rivera, 32, of East Stroudsburg, PA – and found him carrying $897 in suspected drug money in his pants pocket, Lt. George Guzman said. Backed up by Police Officer Semir Celoski an…
Police & Fire
State Police: Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Warren County Head-On Crash
Both drivers were severely injured in a Friday morning head-on crash in Warren County, state police said. A 27-year-old East Stroudsburg, PA man was driving a Mazda westbound on Route 646 in Harmony Township when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 31-year-old Washington man driving a Jeep shortly after 8:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The Mazda burst into flames and quickly became fully engulfed, Curry said. Both drivers were seriously injured as a result of the crash, which shut down the eastbound lanes for about four hours, Curry said. The crash rem…
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Teen Shot, Killed By Pennsylvania State Troopers On Route 80 Overpass
Pennsylvania state troopers shot and killed a 19-year-old man who refused to drop his weapon on a Route 80 overpass on Dec. 30 in Monroe County, authorities said. Troopers responded to the State Route 33 southbound overpass where they found Christian Joseph Hall was standing and clutching a gun around 1:40 pm, Pennsylvania State Police said. Footage of the scene published by WBRE shows Hall pacing along the highway and clutching a gun. When directed by police to drop his gun, Hall initially complied, but later became uncooperative and starting walking toward police -- pointing the gun in t…
Business
55 More Defiant Pennsylvania Restaurants Ordered Closed -- Some Possibly For Good
Pennsylvania officials ordered an additional 33 restaurants temporarily closed, and have sought an injunction against 22 establishments in repeated violation of COVID-19 orders. The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Food Safety announced earlier this month announced it would be performing unannounced inspections in an effort to enforce Gov. Tom Wolf's temporary COVID-19 mitigation order. Wolf's order mandates the closure indoor dining, gyms and limiting indoor gatherings to a maximum capacity of 10 people, until Jan. 4. A Crawford County restaurant was initially ordered closed, b…
Police & Fire
PA Driver Admits Retaliating For NJ Traffic Ticket With Bogus Liens Against 32 Officials
A Pennsylvania man admitted that he filed bogus liens against 32 current or former public officials in New Jersey after he got a traffic ticket in Morris County. Solomon Lightner, 41, of East Stroudsburg, took a deal, pleading guilty to witness tampering in exchange for what will be probation, rather than go to trial. Lightner also terminated the filings, authorities said. The trouble began when Lightner filed a fraudulent lien against the Denville police officer who wrote him up – and, as a result, was required to testify against him in court, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.…
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Supplied Brother, 71, With Children For Sex, Authorities Charge
A 71-year-old New Jersey native had sex with children supplied to him by his sister, authorities charged. George Sappah paid his sister to make two youngsters under 13 available to him for sex several times, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer. The sister, Greta Sappah, threatened the children if they didn’t comply, he said. George Sappah of East Stroudsburg, PA, remained held Thursday in the Warren County Correctional Center in Belvidere pending an Aug. 7 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court. A judge on Thursday released Greta Sappah, 65, of Hope, NJ, with conditi…
Police & Fire
Woman Provided Preteens For Sex With Brother, 71, NJ Authorities Charge
A 71-year-old New Jersey native had sex with children provided to him by his sister in exchange for cash, authorities charged. George Sappah of East Stroudsburg, PA, remained held Thursday in the Warren County Correctional Center in Belvidere pending an Aug. 7 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court. A judge on Thursday released Sappah’s sister, Greta Sappah, 65, of Hope, NJ, with conditions pending further court action. Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said Thursday that George Sappah paid his sister to make two children – both under 13 years old – available to him…
Police & Fire
Car Used In CT Murder Suspect's 3-Day Rampage Found In NJ Near PA Border
The car used by a Connecticut college student suspected of killing two people during a three-day rampage was located in New Jersey near the Pennsylvania border, authorities said. Peter Menfredonia on Sunday was driving a stolen black Volkswagen Jetta with a sticker paying tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in his hometown of Newtown, where he played varsity football at Newtown High School. Manfredonia, 23, was believed to be armed with several firearms -- pistols and long guns -- and presumed dangerous, Connecticut State Police said. He was suspected of killing one person o…
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