Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford
Authorities: Armed Intruder With Handcuffs Holds Women Hostage In West Milford West Milford police nabbed a Pompton Lakes man as he fled a local home with handcuffs after holding two women at gunpoint Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Initial details were sketchy, however. Andrew Canning, 31, had stolen an item from a nearby residence when he confronted the women – one 45 and the other 20 – at a home off Beacon Hill Road and Manchester Lane, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said in a joint release on Monday. They didn’t say much else about the crime or Canning other than that he was charged with armed robbery, k…
Police: Armed North Brunswick Robber Leads Pursuit Police: Armed North Brunswick Robber Leads Pursuit
Police: Armed North Brunswick Robber Leads Pursuit An accused North Brunswick robber armed with a handgun was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase on Route 522, authorities said. Zaire Cromedy, 28, is accused of carrying out a gunpoint robbery at Robeson Village in New Brunswick on May 31, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a Wednesday release. Cromedy sped away from New Bofficers attempting to stop him on an outstanding arrest warrant for the robbery as he was driving on Route 522 in South Brunswick on August 6, Ciccone said. Cromedy eluded officers at a high speed and put pedestrians and other drivers at r…
Police: FBI Nabs Serial NJ, PA, MD Pharmacy Robber Police: FBI Nabs Serial NJ, PA, MD Pharmacy Robber
Police: FBI Nabs Serial NJ, PA, MD Pharmacy Robber A Maryland man was extradited to Harrisburg for robbing multiple pharmacies across three states, according to Southern York Regional police. Jamal Alvin Lee Gwaltney, 30, of the 700 block of Villager Circle in Baltimore, MD, was arrested on July 19 in Maryland for armed robberies of pharmacies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. One of his most notable robberies was in Pennsylvania at a Rite Aid in Shrewsbury located at 577 South Main Street on Dec. 21, 2020. He held up the store with a Glock 23 handgun, stealing more than 80 different medications, worth nearly $36,000, according to …
Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison
Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison The wheelman in nearly two dozen gas station and convenience store armed robberies in North Jersey was sent to federal prison for at least nine years. Meshach Whagar, 31, of Newark must serve just about all of the 110-month sentence handed down in U.S. District Court in Newark on Wednesday because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Whager admitted late last year that he drove the getaway car during the 20 predawn holdups in seven counties -- Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union -- in November and December of 2017 (see list of locations below). The gunman…
Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad
Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad Two more arrests have been made in connection with a Somerset County drug deal gone bad last January, authorities said Thursday. Kayla S. Burnett, 20, of Ewing, and Samuel P. Dyal, 18, of Princeton, were arrested on May 26 and May 27, respectively, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. George C. Battle, 4th was taken into custody on April 28, 2021 and charged with armed robbery, unlawful possession of a handgun, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and luring, all in connection with the Montgomery Township incident, Robertson said. On Jan. 25, a juvenile told police that…
Police: Pursuit Of 3 Armed Robbers Ends In Getaway Car Rollover Crash On Route 22 Police: Pursuit Of 3 Armed Robbers Ends In Getaway Car Rollover Crash On Route 22
Police: Pursuit Of 3 Armed Robbers Ends In Getaway Car Rollover Crash On Route 22 Three armed robbery suspects were in custody after their vehicle overturned during a police pursuit Wednesday afternoon in Essex County, authorities said. A gunman demanded an employee of the AT&T store on the Morris Turnpike in Short Hills open a safe in a back room, while another man loaded 38 iPhones into a backpack around 3 p.m., Millburn police said. The men ordered a pair of employees and a customer into a back room near the safe, and stole the customer and employees' personal cell phone, too, police said. The trio fled in a silver vehicle, spotted heading eastbound on Route 22 i…
Summit Man Found Guilty In Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery Summit Man Found Guilty In Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery
Summit Man Found Guilty In Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery A Union County jury on Tuesday returned a guilty verdict against a Summit man charged with armed robbery after threatening a gas station attendant at knifepoint in 2018. The jury deliberated for less than a day before convicting 47-year-old Patrick Vermilyea of first-degree armed robbery, third-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree theft of movable property, acting Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti said. The verdict came after three days of trial testimony before Union County Superior Court Judge Lisa Miralles W…
Pair Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of Somerset County Man, 23, Prosecutor Says Pair Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of Somerset County Man, 23, Prosecutor Says
Pair Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of Somerset County Man, 23, Prosecutor Says Two suspects are facing murder charges in connection to the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Somerset County man earlier this week, authorities said. Nasir J. Williams aka “Duck”, 20, and Ishadir S. Hunter aka “Ice”, 22, both of Somerset, were taken into custody Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree armed robbery and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, Robertson said. Hunter was also charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief. Jamari R. Stephenson, of Somerset, was found unresponsive by officers inside a house on H…
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m.,  Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…
Prosecutor: Newark Man Kills Landlord Doing Maintenance Work During Attempted Robbery Prosecutor: Newark Man Kills Landlord Doing Maintenance Work During Attempted Robbery
Prosecutor: Newark Man Kills Landlord Doing Maintenance Work During Attempted Robbery A 51-year-old landlord doing maintenance at one of his Newark properties was shot and killed by a 26-year-old man trying to rob him on Saturday, authorities said. Agustin “Orlando” Pichardo and a relative were doing maintenance a property he owns on the 100 block of 7th Street when he was shot and killed by Marquise Smith, in an attempted armed robbery, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Pichardo was rushed to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:13 p.m., authorities said. Smith was being…
Couple Sexually Assaulted, Robbed At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Couple Sexually Assaulted, Robbed At Gunpoint In Woodbridge
Couple Sexually Assaulted, Robbed At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Authorities in Woodbridge are on the hunt for two men believed to have sexually assaulted and robbed a couple at gunpoint on Friday. The man and woman were approached near Lee Street and Scott Place, in the Port Reading section of the township, when they were approached by a black man and a white man sometime in the evening hours, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The pair sexually assaulted the female, Ciccone said alongside Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. The public is asked not to approach the individuals as they may be armed. The investigation is …
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Capture Newark Ex-Con During Armed Robbery, Abduction Bodycam Footage Shows Police Capture Newark Ex-Con During Armed Robbery, Abduction
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Capture Newark Ex-Con During Armed Robbery, Abduction Bodycam footage shows Newark police officers capturing an ex-con who forced a pair of men to drive him away from scene of an armed robbery at gunpoint, authorities said. Shukri M. Dunell, 25, forced two men to rob an ATM inside of a Bergen Street store at gunpoint, and then forced them to drive him away from the scene a silver Ford pickup truck belonging to one of the victims around 11:50 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. An officer located near the scene spotted the truck heading northbound on Chadwick Avenue, and began following the vehicle while corresponding wit…