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'Welcome Home,' Trans Girl Tells Mom, NJ Boyfriend Before Killing Them Both In Florida: Police
A transgender Florida teenager confessed to killing her mother and her mother's 22-year-old boyfriend, a New Jersey native, after weeks of arguing over her transition and her mother's relationship, authorities detail in police paperwork.
The bodies of Matthew Szejnrok, a North Brunswick native, and his 41-year-old girlfriend, Kelly McCollom, were found in McCollom's blood-covered home in Palm Bay, FL on July 7, just after midnight, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice.
On July 7, 2024, Kelley McCollum, 41, and her boyfriend Matthew Szejnrok, 22, were both fatally …
Ex-Con Sentenced For Home Invasion, Sexually Assaulting Woman In Asbury Park: Prosecutors
An Asbury Park ex-convict will spend more than three decades in prison after he was convicted of a home invasion and sexual assault, authorities said.
Shawn Connolly, 37, was sentenced on Tuesday, Apr. 23 to 40 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced in a news release. He'll be eligible for parole after 34 years under the No Early Release Act.
Asbury Park police responded to a home on Seventh Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Officers immediately found Connolly, arrested him, and recovered what he stole from his pockets.
Investigat…
Home Invasion: Female Saddle Brook 'Guest' Let Armed Robbers In, Authorities Charge
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Saddle Brook home invasion in which a group of thugs from Passaic County took $12,500 in cash, $3,000 worth of jewelry and more at gunpoint was made possible by a female "guest," federal authorities revealed.
Lanasia "Lay" Smith, 24 (top left above), sent ex-con Jancarlos "M" Rodriguez, 23 (bottom right), "a picture of a safe located in the residence" hours before the June 28, 2022 robbery, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Smith then left the front door unlocked for Rodriguez and two cohorts -- fellow ex-con Jahad "Hadie" Foxworth, 25, and Jamere "Rebels" Dixon, 23 --…
Rash Of Burglaries, Vehicle Break-Ins, Home Invasion Reported In Jersey Shore Town: Police
There was a rash of burglaries, vehicle break-ins and a home invasion robbery in Brick Township since Friday, Sept. 15, authorities said.
During the night of Sunday, Sept. 17, multiple vehicle burglaries were reported to Brick police in the Shore Acres and Baywood sections of the township, police said. The suspects were operating what appears to be a light blue or silver BMW sedan. (See photo)
In a separate home invasion incident, suspects entered a home in Lake Riviera during the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 18, police said. Suspects stole personal items including a key fob fr…
Hamilton Man, 24, Charged In Woman's Beating Death During Alleged Burglary: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old man from Hamilton has been charged in connection with a woman's beating death after neighbors reported a break-in, authorities said.
Denzel Whitmore, 24, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, second-degree burglary and fourth-degree tampering with evidence, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and West Windsor Police Chief Robert Garofalo.
Elaine Murray, 71, of West Windsor was found dead in an upstairs bedroom, they said. She appeared to have visible signs of injuries to her face and she was bleeding from the ba…
Mercer County Man Charged In Home Invasion, Sexual Assault: Middlesex Prosecutor
A Mercer County man has been charged with attempted murder in a home invasion, authorities said.
Justin Surofsky, 26, of Hightstown was arrested in East Windsor without incident and charged with two counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, first- degree Criminal Attempt-Murder, second-degree Burglary, third-degree Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, second-degree Kidnapping, third-degree Criminal Restraint, second-degree Aggravated Assault, and first-degree Robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
On Thursday, July …
SEE Anything? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles
A 73-year-old Clifton woman working on an arts and crafts project was thrown to the floor and had her mouth, wrist and ankles bound in her own duct tape by two home invaders, one of whom was armed, authorities said.
Officers responding to a noontime call of a home invasion in progress on Linden Avenue found the robbers gone and the victim on the living-room floor on Sunday, March 26, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Bracken said.
"Her mouth, wrist and ankles had been bound in duct tape," the lieutenant said.
The officers freed the victim, who told them she originally thought nothing of sound…