Feds: Armed Fugitive In 7-Hour Hudson Hotel Standoff Was ‘Prepared For War,’ ‘Ready To Die’ Feds: Armed Fugitive In 7-Hour Hudson Hotel Standoff Was ‘Prepared For War,’ ‘Ready To Die’
Feds: Armed Fugitive In 7-Hour Hudson Hotel Standoff Was ‘Prepared For War,’ ‘Ready To Die’ UPDATE: A heavily-armed fugitive who held tactical officers at bay for nearly seven hours at a Secaucus hotel told police that he was “prepared for war” and “ready to die,” the U.S. attorney for New Jersey said Monday. ATF agents charged Rahim Harris, 42, of Maplewood, with being a convicted felon in possession of weapons and ammo, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. His wife, Haneefha White, 39, of Pottsville, PA, who was with him, is charged with aiding and abetting the possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. Authorities said they found eight loaded wea…
GOTCHA! Out-Of-State Clifton Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With NJSP Trooper GOTCHA! Out-Of-State Clifton Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With NJSP Trooper
Gotcha! Out-Of-State Clifton Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With Njsp Trooper An Arizona man stopped in the freezing rain by a New Jersey State Police trooper who was helping his Clifton colleagues search for an auto repair shop burglar claimed that he’d just gone out for a walk, authorities said. A computer check found an outstanding warrant, while a search of his pockets turned up some of the stolen items. Clifton police thanked State Police for the assistance after arresting James Newcomb, 26, of Prescott, AZ in connection with the Broad Street burglary. Officers responding to a late-night burglar alarm just off the Garden State Parkway found a broken window at t…
Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel
Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel WATCH: Surveillance video released Thursday shows an armed suspect slashing a police officer's face with a knife before two colleagues shoot at him as he runs down the hallway of a Clifton hotel. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal released the video along with others recorded in the Dec. 27, 2020 Clifton police encounter with Antwan Whitlock,, 35, of Union Township at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's. Whitlock, who wasn’t struck by gunfire as he ran down the hallway later stabbed himself in the chest when other SWAT team officers caught up to him, Grewal said. It began when three Clifton o…
UPDATE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd UPDATE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd
Update: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd Authorities on Tuesday identified a man who slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's early last week as a Union Township resident. Antwan Whitlock, 35, remained hospitalized Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson following the Dec. 27 incident in Clifton. He's charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and weapons possession and will be brought before a judge for a first appearance as soon as he's physically able. It began when three Clifton officers responded to…
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: A man slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him Sunday at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's, authorities said. Authorities later identified him as Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township. Whitlock remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson as of Jan. 5. The officer was treated at St. Joe's before being released. SEE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd It began when three Clifton officers responded to a report of a guest having "mental health crisis" at …
Hudson Driver, 18, Charged With Assault In Wrong-Way Route 3 DWI Crash Near MetLife Stadium Hudson Driver, 18, Charged With Assault In Wrong-Way Route 3 DWI Crash Near MetLife Stadium
Hudson Driver, 18, Charged With Assault In Wrong-Way Route 3 DWI Crash Near MetLife Stadium An 18-year-old student from Kearny was drunk when her sedan slammed head-on into another as she drove the wrong way on Route 3 near MetLife Stadium, authorities said. Two victims remained hospitalized following the 1:30 a.m. crash on the Berry’s Creek bridge in East Rutherford on Nov. 28, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Meanwhile, Nube Guzman-Picon remained free pending a Dec. 16 first appearance scheduled in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on assault by auto charges, Musella said. She also received summonses for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and d…
Teen Victims Critically Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 3 Near MetLife Stadium Teen Victims Critically Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 3 Near MetLife Stadium
Teen Victims Critically Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 3 Near MetLife Stadium UPDATE: An 18-year-old student from Kearny was drunk when her sedan slammed head-on into another as she drove the wrong way on Route 3 near MetLife Stadium, authorities said. Two victims remained hospitalized following the 1:30 a.m. crash on the Berry’s Creek bridge in East Rutherford on Nov. 28, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Meanwhile, Nube Guzman-Picon remained free pending a Dec. 16 first appearance scheduled in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on assault by auto charges, Musella said. She also received summonses for driving while intoxicated, reckless drivi…
Prosecutor: Did Your Kid Communicate With Bergen Man, 67, Who Exchanged Nude Photos? Prosecutor: Did Your Kid Communicate With Bergen Man, 67, Who Exchanged Nude Photos?
Prosecutor: Did Your Kid Communicate With Bergen Man, 67, Who Exchanged Nude Photos? A divorced maintenance worker from Bergen County posed as a teenager to exchange nude photos with children, said authorities who were trying to determine whether there were any other possible victims. Frank Cirino, 67, of Rutherford posed as a teenage boy and girl using the screen names “OceanGrlNJ” and “jackridge225” to have sexually explicit chats and obtain the images, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives who raided his Van Riper Home, just off westbound Route 3, found that Cirino had downloaded 1,000 digital files of “nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pube…
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt A moving taxi overturned and crashed on Route 3 in Clifton when a passenger from the Jersey Shore stabbed and slashed the driver during a robbery attempt, authorities said. The cabbie was taking Jordan White, 20, to Montclair after picking him up in Manhattan when White convinced him to open the divider between them on westbound Route 3 around 4 a.m. Monday, Lt. Robert Bracken said. White, of Galloway in Atlantic County, pulled a box cutter and demanded the driver's cellphone and cash, Bracken said. When the driver refused, White stabbed and slashed him on the shoulder, back and chest, the…
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania UPDATE: Four Paterson residents and a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy were killed on Route 3 in Rutherford late Sunday when their SUV slammed into the back of a front-end loader, authorities said Monday. The dead were identified as: Michelle Toledo, 38; Irvina Gee, 20; Sheckylle Chain, 23; Ayana Navas, 16; Noah Alexander Dejesus, 4, of Allentown, PA. The boy's parents weren't in the vehicle, sources told Daily Voice. The 39-year-old front-loader operator was returning to a construction site on Route 3 after dropping off a load at a nearby construction yard when the vehicle entered westbound R…
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania UPDATE: Four Paterson residents and a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy were killed on Route 3 in Rutherford late Sunday when their SUV slammed into the back of a front-end loader, authorities said Monday. The dead were identified as: Michelle Toledo, 38; Irvina Gee, 20; Sheckylle Chain, 23; Ayana Navas, 16; Noah Alexander Dejesus, 4, of Allentown, PA. The boy's parents weren't in the vehicle, sources told Daily Voice. The 39-year-old front-loader operator was returning to a construction site on Route 3 after dropping off a load at a nearby construction yard when the vehicle entered westbound R…
Yonkers Driver, 60, Killed In Clifton Crash Yonkers Driver, 60, Killed In Clifton Crash
Yonkers Driver, 60, Killed In Clifton Crash A 60-year-old Yonkers driver was killed in a single-car crash Wednesday morning in Clifton, authorities said. Denis Murphy was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla when he “failed to negotiate the exit ramp” at the intersection of Route 21 North and Route 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. An ambulance took Murphy to St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic following the 9:42 a.m. call, Valdes and Rinaldi said. He was pronounced dead exactly an hour later, they said. An investigation was continuing. Authorities asked that anyone…