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Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured
Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured The accused leader of a burglary ring that stole more than $1 million in cash, jewelry, electronics and more from homes in North Jersey, Connecticut and on Long Island was captured at a Jersey City motel, authorities confirmed. Bryan Leandro Herrera Maldonado, 24, fought with his captors before being subdued, they said. Authorities in January arrested three other accused members of the elaborate Queens-based Chilean burglary crew, who they said targeted luxury homes from Long Island’s North Shore to Miami and California. They were identified as Boneek Alexander Quintero-Baeza, 33, Levy Fra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl
U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl A fugitive wanted in a 2018 Union County sexual assault of a child was found in Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Jose A. Donis, 53, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Tuesday evening in the Whispering Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess said. Donis had been renting a room in the Plainfield building in which the victim lived when he sexually assaulted her from early June 2018 to late September of 2018, Ruotolo and Burgess said last month. A warrant was issued for Doni…

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by Cecilia Levine
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US Marshals Capture Trenton Fugitive, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting US Marshals Capture Trenton Fugitive, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting
US Marshals Capture Trenton Fugitive, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting U.S. Marshals have arrested a 29-year-old fugitive in Maryland in connection with a fatal shooting in Trenton. Arthur Ford of Home Avenue in Trenton was charged with murder and weapons offenses on Tuesday evening, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Ford was taken into custody in Pocomoke, Maryland, at a family member’s home by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, Onofri said. Rahkeem Ortiz, 29, of Blackwood in Camden County died of multiple gunshot wounds on Aug. 17 in a Trenton parking lot, according to Onofri. Ortiz was pronounced dead a short time…

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by Jon Craig
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Fugitive In Fatal Trenton Stabbing Nabbed By US Marshals In North Carolina Fugitive In Fatal Trenton Stabbing Nabbed By US Marshals In North Carolina
Fugitive In Fatal Trenton Stabbing Nabbed By US Marshals In North Carolina U.S. Marshals helped Mercer County authorities capture a fugitive wanted in last month's fatal stabbing in Trenton. A Trenton man was arrested in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday in connection with the June 21 murder of Robert Neal, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a statement. Martel Tilghman, 36, is charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses. Tilghman was arrested in North Carolina by members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, Onofri said..  The prosecutor's office has filed a motion to extradite Tilghman to New Jersey, sai…

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by Jon Craig
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Fourth Suspect Arrested In New Brunswick Robbery, Murder Attempt Fourth Suspect Arrested In New Brunswick Robbery, Murder Attempt
Fourth Suspect Arrested In New Brunswick Robbery, Murder Attempt A fourth suspect in an armed robbery last month in New Brunswick was arrested in Pennsylvania assistance from U.S. Marshals, authorities said James Ward, 21, of Highland Park was arrested in Wilkes Barre, Pa., Wednesday, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said. A 27-year-old New Brunswick man was found injured outside the apartments at 99 Phelps Avenue and was treated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for a gunshot wound, authorities said. Further details were not released. Three other suspect…

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by Jon Craig
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SWAT Teams Capture Fugitive At Lyndhurst Motel Wanted For Virginia Attempted Murder, Find Gun SWAT Teams Capture Fugitive At Lyndhurst Motel Wanted For Virginia Attempted Murder, Find Gun
SWAT Teams Capture Fugitive At Lyndhurst Motel Wanted For Virginia Attempted Murder, Find Gun Lyndhurst police tactical units captured a fugitive wanted for attempted murder in Virginia who they said had a handgun in his hotel room, authorities said. The department's SWAT and crisis negotiation team went to the Winslow Hotel just off Route 3 around 9:50 a.m. Sunday. They'd been alerted by the Smyth County Sheriff's Office that Andrew Wyble, 25, had been staying there, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Wyble -- who most recently had a Bloomingdale address -- was wanted for an attempted homicide from late last month, he said. Authorities in Smyth County also said he may be suicida…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYPD Nabs Accused Burglar In Mahwah, Mount Kisco, Woodbury LI Break-Ins NYPD Nabs Accused Burglar In Mahwah, Mount Kisco, Woodbury LI Break-Ins
Nypd Nabs Accused Burglar In Mahwah, Mount Kisco, Woodbury LI Break-Ins An accused burglar nabbed by the NYPD had items stolen during a bi-state break-in spree in Mahwah and New York in his car, authorities said. Samuel Bender, 22, also was carrying a Glock handgun stolen during a burglary on Long Island, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Township detectives had worked with their counterparts in Westchester’s Mount Kisco and Nassau County’s Woodbury to identify Bender following burglaries in their towns, he said. Surveillance video showed him entering several commercial buildings and offices located in an unidentified business park and retail business on…

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by Jerry DeMarco