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Family Said She Had Schizophrenia — NJ Cop Was Just Cleared In Her Death
In the months following Deborah Terrell's death, her family publicly maintained that the 68-year-old, who had schizophrenia, was not given enough time to respond to officers' commands before she was fatally shot.
Nearly a year later, a state grand jury reached its decision.
The panel voted "no bill" on Monday, Aug. 3, declining to bring criminal charges against New Brunswick Police Officer Josue Plaza in the Aug. 8, 2025 encounter that killed her, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced.
Investigators reviewed 911 calls, police radio transmissions, body-worn camera foot…
Shoplifting Suspect Punches Mall Guard, Flees Garden State Plaza — Over $46 Polo, Cops Say
A shoplifting attempt at the Westfield Garden State Plaza turned violent when a man allegedly punched a loss prevention officer before fleeing, Paramus police said.
Officers responded to the store at approximately 2:40 p.m. Friday, July 31, for a reported robbery in progress, after a loss prevention officer told police he heard the store's electronic article surveillance system activate and investigated the alarm, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The officer then confronted a man who allegedly triggered it.
The suspect, later identified as Kendry Peralta, 20, of Paterson…
20-Year-Old NJ Woman Admits To Driving Drunk, High In Crash That Killed Teen: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Toms River woman pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a crash that killed an 18-year-old Brick Township resident, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 3.
Per the terms of a plea agreement, Kailyn Gorga faces a seven-year prison sentence, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 2:50 a.m. Manchester police responded to a one-car crash on Lacey Road after Gorga was traveling south on Lacey Road when it hit a center median and overturned, Huntenberg said.
Catalina Reinoso, one of five people in the car, was airlifted to a nearby hospital whe…
K-9 Apprehends NJ Fugitive Wanted For Child Sex Crimes: Police
A 28-year-old New Jersey man wanted for molesting a child was apprehended in Louisiana, authorities announced Saturday, Aug. 2.
Officers in Shreveport, working with the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Task Force, served a felony warrant for Jose Caal Pop, who was charged in Pennsauken on numerous charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual battery, and molestation of a juvenile, Shreveport police said.
Pop refused to surrender and tried to hide inside the residence, police said. K-9 Karo tracked the suspect to the second floor of the home, where he engaged and apprehended him…
Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River
The body of the 10-year-old girl swept away in the Passaic River on Wednesday evening, July 29 was found on Friday evening, July 31, city officials confirm.
Passaic Mayor Hector Lora has told multiple outlets that the girl's body was located near the Market Street bridge, but had not yet been recovered as of press time.
The girl, the 10-year-old boy who also drowned, and his older sister, who was able to get out, are all from Garfield, ABC7 reports.
At approximately 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, three children entered the river but quickly slipped into deeper water because of the fast curr…
