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Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey
Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey Two brawls at the Menlo Park Mall ended with the arrest of two teenagers authorities said. Edison police broke up two fights about an hour apart on Saturday evening, they said. More than 100 people were present when the first fight involving about 20 to 30 teens and young adults started at around 6:30 p.m., Edison Deputy Chief Robert Dudash said. Edison police, mall security and officers from neighboring towns stopped the fight.  Nasier Monroe, 19, of New Brunswick and a 15-year-old girl were both charged with rioting, Dudash said.  Monroe was additionally charged with disorder…

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by Jon Craig
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HEROES: Hackensack Officers Capture Kidnapper, Rescue Victim HEROES: Hackensack Officers Capture Kidnapper, Rescue Victim
Heroes: Hackensack Officers Capture Kidnapper, Rescue Victim A laborer was dragging a kidnap victim down a driveway in broad daylight when two Hackensack police officers rushed to the rescue, authorities said. Officer Wanda Rivera and Special Police Officer Nicholas Mazzaccaro were on patrol on Hudson Street when they saw the victim being dragged behind a building around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Capt. Michael Antista said. Following the sounds of the victim’s shouts, the officers seized city resident Omer Alvarado, 46, the captain said. They found that Alvarado had assaulted the victim, who was known to him, and was dragging the person back into a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Accused Kidnapper Of Couple In Paterson Has Been Jailed Since Last Week, Authorities Reveal Accused Kidnapper Of Couple In Paterson Has Been Jailed Since Last Week, Authorities Reveal
Accused Kidnapper Of Couple In Paterson Has Been Jailed Since Last Week, Authorities Reveal Authorities revealed on Monday that one of several men who carjacked and abducted a couple in Paterson last week was actually captured in Bloomfield later that night. City resident Juan Montero-Pena, 30, was among several men who accosted the 38-year-old Paterson woman and her 47-year-old male companion from Long Island in the area of Jackson Street and Washington Avenue around 8 p.m. last Thursday, Dec. 1, authorities announced on Dec. 5. Bloomfield police located the vehicle and captured Montero-Pena in the area of Arlington and Watsessing avenues in their town shortly after 9:30 p.m., Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Go Back To Your F*cking Country': NJ Woman Attacks Young Muslim Sisters, Authorities Charge 'Go Back To Your F*cking Country': NJ Woman Attacks Young Muslim Sisters, Authorities Charge
'Go Back To Your F*cking Country': NJ Woman Attacks Young Muslim Sisters, Authorities Charge A New Jersey woman getting her nails done smacked a young Muslim girl in the head and told her and her sister to “go back to your f*cking country,” authorities charged. She then cursed out the young teens’ mother, they said. Nancy Jones, 59, of Clifton, was charged with a trio of bias crimes after investigators identified her in connection with the April 30 attack at New Natural Nails on Lakeview Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint announcement. Both U.S.-born girls – one 13, the other 15 -- were wearing hijabs at the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Police Chief Charged In Domestic Violence Incident Placed On Paid Leave: Report NJ Police Chief Charged In Domestic Violence Incident Placed On Paid Leave: Report
NJ Police Chief Charged In Domestic Violence Incident Placed On Paid Leave: Report A police chief in Glouchester County charged in a domestic violence incident has been placed on paid leave, NJ Advance Media reported. Woodbury Heights Chief Joshua M. Moline was charged on Monday, April 18 with simple assault in connection with a March 19 incident in Woolwich Township, in which he reportedly injured an unidentified victim's neck while off-duty, the outlet says. No other details were released. Moline is due in municipal court on May 26. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.

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by Jon Craig
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Police: Uber Driver Punches Bergen Customer In Head, Flees, Video Shows Police: Uber Driver Punches Bergen Customer In Head, Flees, Video Shows
Police: Uber Driver Punches Bergen Customer In Head, Flees, Video Shows An Uber driver punched a customer in the head after refusing him a ride from a Bergen County golf course, authorities said. Security video from the Soldier Hill Golf Course shows the driver dropping the victim with a closed-fist punch to the temple shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, Emerson Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. He got back into his car and drove off but was nabbed moments later by River Edge police thanks to a "stop and hold" issued by their Emerson colleagues, the chief said. The victim told police he got into the back seat for a ride home when the driver said he could…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report
Mom Charged For Pouring Bleach On Child, Punching Parent: Report The mom who publicly poured bleach on someone else's child outside of a middle school has been arrested, according to a report by PennLive. Marlaina Lucas, 30, has been charged with simple assault for punching the same child’s mother in the face in a fight following the bleach pouring incident, the outlet reports citing a criminal complaint filed by police. Police were called to intervene in a brawl between parents and students outside Rowland Academy located at 1842 Derry Street on Monday around 3:30 p.m., the outlet reports citing police. Lucas was held overnight in the Dauphin County …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
South Jersey Officer Charged With Terroristic Threats, Burglary: Prosecutor South Jersey Officer Charged With Terroristic Threats, Burglary: Prosecutor
South Jersey Officer Charged With Terroristic Threats, Burglary: Prosecutor A South Jersey police officer has been arrested on charges of burglary and terroristic threats, authorities said Monday. Dylan J. Keenan-Hannum, 30, of the Del Haven section of Middle Township, was also served a disorderly persons offense and charged with simple assault following his Nov. 14 arrest, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office announced. The West Wildwood police officer was lodged in the Cape May County Jail pending court proceedings. No further details were released. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to the case is urged to call the Cape May County…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Escapes Violent New Milford Sex Abuser Who Threatened To Kill Her, Prosecutor Says Woman Escapes Violent New Milford Sex Abuser Who Threatened To Kill Her, Prosecutor Says
Woman Escapes Violent New Milford Sex Abuser Who Threatened To Kill Her, Prosecutor Says A violent New Milford ex-con sexually and physically assaulted a woman -- holding her against her will and threatening to kill her -- before she managed to escape, authorities said. Matthew Harries, 29, remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest by borough police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He’s charged with sexual assault, aggravated assault, criminal restraint and making terroristic threats, as well as simple assault and disorderly conduct, the prosecutor said. Harri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PA Man Points Police To His Killer Moments Before Death, Police Say PA Man Points Police To His Killer Moments Before Death, Police Say
PA Man Points Police To His Killer Moments Before Death, Police Say One man is dead and another has been charged after a brawl in Lancaster on Wednesday, according to the Lancaster City bureau of police. Police were dispatched for a report of a stabbing at 505 Pearl Street just before 7 a.m. The officers arrived to find Brandon Schweers, 36, of the 500 block of Pearl Street in Lancaster, with visible injuries to his head and knee, as well as having difficulty breathing. Prior to being taken to the hospital, Schweers told the officers that Aaron Robertson was the person who attacked with a knife and pepper spray. During their investigation the officers …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Report: Atlantic City Police Sergeant Used Wine Bottle As Weapon, Pushed Woman From Home Report: Atlantic City Police Sergeant Used Wine Bottle As Weapon, Pushed Woman From Home
Report: Atlantic City Police Sergeant Used Wine Bottle As Weapon, Pushed Woman From Home An Atlantic City police sergeant was arrested last month for threatening a woman with a wine bottle and then physically pushing her out of a house, according to a recent news report. Mohammed Kaiser was taken into custody on Feb. 3 in Absecon and charged with simple assault by attempting to cause bodily injury, NJ.com reports citing the criminal complaint. The woman feared for her safety as Kaiser held the bottle toward her, the complaint says. Kaiser has reportedly been reassigned to a desk job as he awaits a March 22 court appearance. Kaiser was hired in 2013 and promoted to his current…

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by Cecilia Levine