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Man With Dementia Missing In Belleville: Police Man With Dementia Missing In Belleville: Police
Man With Dementia Missing In Belleville: Police A 72-year-old man diagnosed with dementia has been missing in Belleville since Sunday, Oct. 6, authorities said. Oscar was last seen in the area of St. Peters Church on William Street wearing a white jacket with red, yellow and blue stripes, blue jeans and blue sneakers, Belleville police said. He has also been diagnosed with asthma and diabetes, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Belleville Police at 973-450-3334.
Three Rescued From Vehicle Trapped In Floods: Belleville PD Three Rescued From Vehicle Trapped In Floods: Belleville PD
Three Rescued From Vehicle Trapped In Floods: Belleville PD Three people were rescued after their vehicle got stuck on a flooded roadway in Belleville early Wednesday morning, Nov. 22.  At 5:10 a.m., Belleville police were notified of a vehicle stuck on a flooded roadway near 525 Main St, officers said.  Police found a 2014 Dodge Durango with three occupants inside and along with the fire department, were able to safely remove the occupants, officers said. The vehicle was subsequently towed, police said.  The roadway was eventually reopened, police said.
Funeral Director Killed In NJ Home Was 'Movie Buff, Capable Of Loving Anyone,' BF Says Funeral Director Killed In NJ Home Was 'Movie Buff, Capable Of Loving Anyone,' BF Says
Funeral Director Killed In NJ Home Was 'Movie Buff, Capable Of Loving Anyone,' BF Says Erica Voloshin was born to love. The 37-year-old Nutley woman, who was killed over the weekend in a Belleville home, is being mourned by those who love her for her innate kindness. "She was so capable of loving anybody," said Voloshin's boyfriend, Aviv Roziner, of Huntingdon Valley, PA. "She was so kind... she was the most understanding person one could ever imagine." Scott Hurring, 43, of Belleville, was charged with murder in Voloshin's killing Sunday, Oct. 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said. Roziner and Voloshin m…
NJ Man Trying To Flee Hospital With Makeshift Bedsheet Rope Dies: Report NJ Man Trying To Flee Hospital With Makeshift Bedsheet Rope Dies: Report
NJ Man Trying To Flee Hospital With Makeshift Bedsheet Rope Dies: Report A New Jersey man trying to flee from the third floor of a hospital fell to his death after trying to use a makeshift bedsheet as a rope, RLSmedia reports. Crews responding to the fall report at Clara Maass Hospital in Belleville, Essex County found a man suffering from serious injuries shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, the outlet reports citing sources involved with the investigation. The man — who an investigation showed broke a window and jumped out with nearly two dozen bedsheets tied together — was pronounced dead at the fall scene, the report says. The case was being handle…
'Confusing' Press Release In Deadly Double Stabbing Leaves Belleville Residents Fearful 'Confusing' Press Release In Deadly Double Stabbing Leaves Belleville Residents Fearful
'Confusing' Press Release In Deadly Double Stabbing Leaves Belleville Residents Fearful Many questions remain unanswered around a double stabbing that left one woman dead and another injured in Belleville. Local police on Saturday released a photo of an individual in blue jeans, sneakers and a black hoodie, and released some details in the Nov. 20 incident.  Authorities, however, did not say if the individual pictured was a person of interest -- leaving many residents fearful and desperate for answers. A 54-year-old woman told police she was stabbed by the assailant after arriving at her Van Rensselaer Street home, where she said her mom may have still been inside, autho…
Newark Projects Dealer Caught With Gun Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen Newark Projects Dealer Caught With Gun Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen
Newark Projects Dealer Caught With Gun Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen A Newark drug dealer caught with a gun was sentenced to five years in federal prison, authorities said. Ricky Terrell, 24, was one of several dealers targeted for running an open-air drug market – slinging heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and more -- at the Stephen Crane Village public housing complex near the Belleville border, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Several law enforcement agencies teamed up to smash the operation, making undercover buys and intercepting phone calls and text messages, among other tactics, she said. On Feb. 25, 2020, they raided Terrell’s home and found hero…
Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack
Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack A massive joint investigation continues to produce federal prison sentences for members and associates of a Newark gang that flooded a city neighborhood with fentanyl-laced heroin, committed street robberies and used social media to threaten would-be snitches. The Famous Boyz, a subset of the Brick City Brim set of the Bloods, used juveniles and social media to dominate the drug trade around the area of South 18th Street and 15th Avenue – an area they referred to as “8 Block,” “18th” or simply “8,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Gang members used social media not only to promote their …
Police: Pair In Stolen Car Linked To String Of Armed NJ Robberies Police: Pair In Stolen Car Linked To String Of Armed NJ Robberies
Police: Pair In Stolen Car Linked To String Of Armed NJ Robberies Handguns and proceeds from items believed to be proceeds from armed robberies across New Jersey were recovered from suspects stopped last week in a stolen vehicle in Essex County, local authorities said. Anthony Carbley, 19, of Belleville, and Keith Mcnie, 18, of Nutley, were in a car stolen out of Belleville when police stopped them around 1 a.m. Friday, Belleville police said. Evidence linked Carbley and Mcnie to an armed gas station robbery in Belleville on Aug. 25, and others in Newark, Paterson, East Windsor, Sayreville, and Old Bridge, police said. 
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Belleville Planet Fitness Locker Thief SEEN HIM? Police Seek Belleville Planet Fitness Locker Thief
Seen HIM? Police Seek Belleville Planet Fitness Locker Thief Police are seeking the thief who stole credit cards from a gym locker at Planet Fitness in Belleville. The man stole the cards on Jan. 6 and then used them at a Walmart in Secaucus, police said. Anyone who knows the man pictured above is urged to call Belleville Police Detective Agosta at 973-450-3359.