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Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor
A Warren County man was arrested after pointing a loaded gun and threatening to kill, speeding away in the victim’s car and initiating a high-speed chase just as police arrived, authorities said.
Khamtoune Singto, 47, of Stewartsville, is accused of pointing a “loaded.22 caliber Mossberg 715T Long Rifle at the victim, threatening to shoot and kill the victim” during a dispute on Monday, Nov. 6, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said.
As officers from Lopatcong arrived at the scene, Singto allegedly took the victim’s vehicle, drove around their patrol cars, through the lawn, and ont…
IN Cold Blood (Update): Trio Charged With Killing Kidnapped Newark Man Alongside Route 80
UPDATE: Three Newark men have been charged by New Jersey State Police with shooting and killing a fellow Brick City resident and leaving his body alongside Route 80.
Two of them – William Dixon, 24, and Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 30 – were already in custody in connection with other crimes, State Police said on Tuesday. They captured the third, Mustafa Manns, 28, in Newark.
The trio had abducted the victim, 27-year-old Quadree “Pee” Burch, in early August and driven him to Allamuchy Township, 20 or so miles from the Pennsylvania state line, the NJSP said in a March 14 release.
They shot and ki…
Ex-Mayor Of Warren County Town Sexually Assaulted Teen: Prosecutor
The former Mansfield Township mayor has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old child for at least two months in Morris and Warren counties, authorities said.
Ted J. Tomaszewski, 53, "engaged in multiple sex acts" with the victim in Mount Olive and Hackettstown between Nov. 1, 2022 and Jan. 2, 2023, according to a release from the Warren County Prosecutor's Office and Hackettstown police.
Tomaszewski, also a a recent candidate for Warren County commissioner, was charged with sexual assault, luring, and endangering the welfare of a child.
He was being held i…
Centenary University First Lady Dies After Being Struck By Hackettstown Hit-And-Run Driver
Centenary University First Lady Jeanne (Picariello) Murphy died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Hackettstown, authorities confirmed.
Murphy, 70, was struck on Reese Avenue near First Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, police said.
She was rushed to Hackettstown Medical Center and flown to Morristown Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead around 12 p.m. Sunday.
The driver, Jefferson Chimbo-Pelaez, 25, of Hackettstown, was later located, taken into custody and was being held in the Warren County Jail, police said.
Murphy, wife of President Bruce Murphy, Ed.D.…
Hunterdon County Pair Found With 9 Guns, Thousands In Meth, LSD, Shrooms During K9 Raid: Njsp
Two accused Hunterdon County narcotics dealers were slapped with drug and weapons charges after a two-month investigation led to the discovery of nine firearms and thousands in meth, LSD, and other drugs, state police said.
Bradley Walsh, 50, and Kathleen Grabowski, 47, of Union Township, were identified as suspected narcotics dealers following an investigation launched in October by the Strategic Investigations Unit-North, New Jersey State Police said Wednesday.
A search warrant carried out on their home and vehicle by the prosecutor's office and state police K9 Unit on Tuesday, Nov. 22 al…
Man Was Paid To Steal More Than $6K In Wiring From Warren County Home Depot, Prosecutor Says
An Essex County man admitted to being paid $500 to shoplift more than $6,000 worth of electrical wiring from a Warren County Home Depot store, authorities said.
Ronald McKenzie, of Quaback Avenue in Irvington, is accused of shoplifting spools of electrical wiring from Home Depot in Mansfield Township during two incidents in July 2022, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release with local officials on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
The amount shoplifted totals approximately $6,200, Pfeiffer said.
After being confronted, McKenzie allegedly admitted to investigators that he had been pai…
Assault By Auto, Weapons Charges For Hunterdon County Man Who Hit Woman With Car: Prosecutor
A Hunterdon County man was charged with assault by auto and several other serious offenses after hitting a 24-year-old woman with his car, authorities said.
Kevin Stephenson, 62, was charged with second-degree aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, assault by auto, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and other offenses, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said in a release on Monday, July 11.
Stephenson, of Clinton Township, is accused of running his car off the roadway and hitting the woman at the intersection of Deer Path Road and Old Mountain Ro…
Car, Foot Chase Leads To Arrest Of Woman Accused Of Stealing $1,800 In Hunterdon Ulta Perfumes
Police arrested a woman accused of shoplifting nearly $1,800 worth of perfumes in Hunterdon County following a vehicle and foot chase in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Mahogany D. Caldwell, of Trenton, was identified as the suspect in an investigation into the August 2 theft of $1,793.45 worth of fragrances from ULTA Beauty in the Shoppes At Flemington, local police said.
A follow-up investigation led to a “multi-state, multi-jurisdictional shoplifting case” and a warrant for Caldwell's arrest, Flemington Police said.
Caldwell was taken into custody by Trenton and Middletown, PA police on…
Newark Man Found With Nearly 300 Ecstasy, Oxycodone Pills, Loaded Handgun In Warren County Stop
A Newark man stopped for a violation in Warren County was found with nearly 300 ecstasy and Oxycodone pills as well as a loaded handgun, authorities said.
Kalif A. King-Williams, of South 12th Street, was stopped on Route 22 East near the Two Brothers Diner in Lopatcong around 4:15 p.m. on July 10, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release Friday.
King-Williams, who had an active criminal warrant, was taken into police custody, where a search of his vehicle turned up 255 ecstasy pills, 43 Oxycodone pills, a loaded .40 caliber handgun and various drug paraphernalia, Pfeiff…
Phillipsburg Man, 20, Charged With Sexual Assault, Child Endangerment
A 20-year-old Phillipsburg man was being held in the Warren County Jail on charges of sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact, authorities said.
Taylor J. Miller was arrested Monday, June 21 on second-, third- and fourth-degree charges, respectively, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said.
Miller, of Shultz Avenue, is accused of engaging in sexual penetration and sexual contact with a child he had known previously between February and March of 2021, Pfeiffer said.
The alleged crimes occurred i…
Report: CA Man, 44, Faces Murder Charges In Hunterdon County Truck Stop Shooting
A Florida man was fatally shot at a Hunterdon County truck stop over the weekend, resulting in murder charges for the suspect, state police said.
Ricardo De Castro, 43, of Deerfield Beach, FL, was shot at the Pilot Travel Center in Union Township shortly before 12:40 p.m. Saturday, NJ.com reports citing state police.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries and later pronounced dead, police said.
Meanwhile, David Rodriguez, 44, of Rialto, CA, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder following the incident, the outlet reports.
Rodriguez was being held at the …
