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Jersey Shore Plumber Admits To Taking Upskirt Videos Of 27 Girls, Women: Prosecutors Jersey Shore Plumber Admits To Taking Upskirt Videos Of 27 Girls, Women: Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Plumber Admits To Taking Upskirt Videos Of 27 Girls, Women: Prosecutors A Red Bank man admitted to recording upskirt videos of more than two dozen women and girls, including some in their homes, authorities said. Christopher Cox, 35, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 4 to second-degree eluding police, two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the guilty plea in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Investigators said Cox entered the ShopRite supermarket in Shrewsbury just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, and began follow…
Man Tried To Abduct Teen Girl, Groped Woman In South Jersey Crime Spree: Prosecutors Man Tried To Abduct Teen Girl, Groped Woman In South Jersey Crime Spree: Prosecutors
Man Tried To Abduct Teen Girl, Groped Woman In South Jersey Crime Spree: Prosecutors A Monmouth County man was accused of trying to kidnap a teen girl and groping a woman in a Target parking lot as part of a two-county crime spree, authorities said. Quamel Benton, 35, of Farmingdale, was arrested on Friday, Mar. 22, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged with attempted kidnapping, luring, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sexual contact, two counts of eluding, resisting arrest, and obstruction. Lakewood police responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping near Forest Park Circle at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Ma…
Jackson Man Sentenced For Fleeing Police, Ramming Patrol Car Jackson Man Sentenced For Fleeing Police, Ramming Patrol Car
Jackson Man Sentenced For Fleeing Police, Ramming Patrol Car A 21-year-old man from Jackson has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for fleeing police and later ramming a patrol car, authorities said. Kevin Valverde-Cruz was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 8, as a result of his previously entered guilty plea to aggravated assault and eluding, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Oct. 18, 2022, detectives from the Lakewood Township Police Department observed a white Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling at a high rate of speed, and attempted a motor vehicle stop, Billhimer said. Valverde-Cruz failed to s…
Suspect Backed Jeep Into Detective's Vehicle, Fled Police On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor Suspect Backed Jeep Into Detective's Vehicle, Fled Police On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Suspect Backed Jeep Into Detective's Vehicle, Fled Police On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man from Jackson was arrested after fleeing from police and backing his Jeep into a detective's vehicle, authorities said. Kevin Valverde-Cruz was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and eluding police, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Oct. 18, 2022, detectives from the Lakewood Township Police Department observed a white Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling at a high rate of speed. The operator of the vehicle failed to stop and the police pursuit was ultimately terminated on the Garden State Parkway due to public safety co…
Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More
Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More An ex-con whose Point Pleasant boardwalk arrest became part of a viral video was busted once again on drug charges, this time along with his roommate, authorities said. A SWAT team led a raid on the Grand Street apartment in Garfield that Zakee Murphy, 32, shares with fish tank technician Ryene Perry, 34, landing both in jail on various drug-related counts, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Murphy has been arrested dozens of times in multiple counties over the past decade, records show. This time he's accused of using the Garfield home to stash the drugs along with more than $8,…
4 NYC Men Busted In Home Break-In Are Members Of ‘Chilean Burglary Crew’ In NJ, NY, Mayor Says 4 NYC Men Busted In Home Break-In Are Members Of ‘Chilean Burglary Crew’ In NJ, NY, Mayor Says
4 NYC Men Busted In Home Break-In Are Members Of ‘Chilean Burglary Crew’ In NJ, NY, Mayor Says Four NYC men busted in an attempted home burglary in North Jersey are members of a “Chilean burglary crew” that has been committing similar crimes throughout New Jersey and New York, officials say. Four men from Queens broke the back sliding glass door of an occupied home on Denise Drive in Kinnelon around 6:40 p.m. Saturday, Mayor James J. Freda said on the town’s official Facebook page. The resident yelled at the men, who ran from the home and fled in a waiting vehicle, Freda said. Local police found the suspect vehicle on Boonton Avenue and stopped it in Pequannock Township after a brie…
WANTED: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit WANTED: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit
Wanted: Authorities Seek Somerset County Fugitive In Suspected Drug Deal, Pursuit Authorities in Somerset County are seeking a man who they say sped away from police after being caught in a drug deal. Saul Weaver III, 48, of Hampton, is wanted on a charge of eluding police following Tuesday's incident, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release with other law enforcement agencies. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force, along with Franklin Township police, were doing a "quality of life" check in Diane Court when they saw a man later identified as Weaver conducting a "suspected narcotic…
Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash
Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash A teenager from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a serious two-car crash that sent two people to the hospital on Wednesday, authorities said. Gregory Kazdan, 18, of the Fords section of Woodbridge was charged with eluding police and aggravated assault, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert said in a statement. Old Bridge police tried to stop Kazdan, who was speeding in white 2019 Mercedes Benz past other vehicles on the shoulder of Route 9 north about 3:35 p.m., they said. Kazda…
Manchester PD: Burglary Ring Leader Captured After Driving Pickup Into Pond During Pursuit Manchester PD: Burglary Ring Leader Captured After Driving Pickup Into Pond During Pursuit
Manchester PD: Burglary Ring Leader Captured After Driving Pickup Into Pond During Pursuit An accused burglary ring leader who drove his pickup truck into a pond during a police chase was arrested on a warrant a short while later, Manchester police said. Craig Orler, 43 -- accused of running the ring that netted more than $100,000 -- had a warrant out for his arrest when he refused to pull over in a motor vehicle stop Wednesday, Manchester police said. He subsequently led police on a pursuit, which ended with Orler driving his 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck into a pond and running into the woods, police said. He was arrested a short while later on a tip from the public, authori…
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties A Morris County motorcyclist had been drinking when he led officers on a pursuit through three different towns, authorities said. Lincoln Park Police responded to the area of Valley Road on reports of of an erratic motorcycle driver May 1 around 10:30 p.m., authorities said. The motorcyclist -- later identified as Elliot Montalvo, 28, of Towaco -- was located on Pinebrook Road, where police said he ran a stop sign, prompting them to pull him over. The man didn't stop, though, and officers pursued him through Lincoln Park to Montville, back to Lincoln Park and finally to Wayne. Montalvo&nb…
SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash
Seen HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash A manhunt was under way for an ex-con with a 25-year criminal history who crashed a stolen car twice while being pursued by Hackensack police Thursday morning. Antonio Singletary, 48, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ that Officer Frank McCall tried to pull over shortly before 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Singletary hit the gas instead, speeding off south on Polifly Road before the sedan knocked down a light pole and kept going as he tried to make a left onto eastbound Route 80, the captain said. Singletary then tried to merge onto northbound Route 17, but the vehic…