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Guttenberg Man Arrested For Serial 9-1-1 Calls Damaged Apartment Complex: Police Guttenberg Man Arrested For Serial 9-1-1 Calls Damaged Apartment Complex: Police
Guttenberg Man Arrested For Serial 9-1-1 Calls Damaged Apartment Complex: Police A 34-year-old Guttenberg man was arrested and charged for the second time this month, this time with causing thousands of dollars in damage to an apartment complex on Sunday, Oct. 6, authorities said. At 10:54 p.m., officers responded to Galaxy Towers for a report of fire alarms activated and were informed there was a partially dressed man, Alfredo Gonzalez,  running from the 26th floor to the 20th floor, behaving erratically, Guttenberg police said.  Officers made their way to the 26th floor and heard loud screaming and banging, which led them to the 20th floor, police …
PARENTAL ABDUCTION: Woman Caught In Stolen Car In Lodi With Child Taken From Bogota: Prosecutor PARENTAL ABDUCTION: Woman Caught In Stolen Car In Lodi With Child Taken From Bogota: Prosecutor
Parental Abduction: Woman Caught In Stolen Car In Lodi With Child Taken From Bogota: Prosecutor A Jersey City woman was nabbed in a stolen car in Lodi after abducting her child a day earlier from a home in nearby Bogota, authorities said. Jahlea Jones, 28, was charged with child endangerment, interfering with custody, contempt of court and receiving stolen property, among other offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Jones had taken the child on Wednesday, April 24, knowing that she was not privileged to do so," the prosecutor said. Members of Musella's Child Abduction Response Team worked with police in Bogota and Lodi to find them on Thursday and return the child safe…
Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD
Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD A Lodi man jailed several times the past few months for restraining order violations tried hiding from police while doing it again, authorities said. Joseph Minniti, 37, had gone to a Lyndhurst residence to confront a family member who had a court order barring him from the home near Riverside County Park, Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Police were called around 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, after Minniti forced his way in, the lieutenant said. Officers Steve Batista, Mark Rivera, and Michael Carrino found him hiding under a bed on the second floor, Auteri said. Minniti remained hel…
Former Cape May Councilman Sentenced In Stalking Of Ex-GF Former Cape May Councilman Sentenced In Stalking Of Ex-GF
Former Cape May Councilman Sentenced In Stalking Of Ex-GF Ex-Cape May City Councilman has been sentenced to 45 days behind bars for stalking a former girlfriend, NJ Advance Media reported. Christopher Bezaire, who pleaded guilty to charges of stalking a former girlfriend and contempt of court, told the outlet that he resigned from the council last November. The invasion of privacy charge involves an allegation he knowingly disclosed intimate or sexual material of a person without their consent, according to court records. The Cape May County Herald said Bezaire may not have to serve any more jail due to time served previously. The Press of …
Authorities: Convicted Stalker From Passaic County Returned To Jail For Emailing Bergen Victim Authorities: Convicted Stalker From Passaic County Returned To Jail For Emailing Bergen Victim
Authorities: Convicted Stalker From Passaic County Returned To Jail For Emailing Bergen Victim A convicted stalker who spent eight months in the Bergen County Jail ended up right back there following his release. Michael Strzelczyk, 40, of Wayne had served eight months after being convicted in March of harassment, among other offenses, for violating a restraining order, records show. Strzelczyk was released on Nov. 30. He began emailing the Franklin Lakes victim soon after, violating a final order that was among the terms of probation, authorities said. Police arrested Strzelczyk at his parents' home on New Year's Eve. They charged him stalking, harassing and making terro…
NJ Federal Juror Who Did His Own Research Fined $11,227 For Causing Mistrial NJ Federal Juror Who Did His Own Research Fined $11,227 For Causing Mistrial
NJ Federal Juror Who Did His Own Research Fined $11,227 For Causing Mistrial A New Jersey federal juror was fined $11,227 for researching the case and sharing what he found with other jurors, causing a mistrial, authorities said Tuesday. Jurors in the trial “were instructed repeatedly, both in writing and verbally, not to conduct any research about the case, including through use of the Internet,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. However, Juror Number 7 – as he was identified – “conducted Internet research into evidence in the case” during a recess and then shared his findings with the other jurors during deliberations, causing a mistrial,” Honig said. U…
Hudson County Inmate Awaiting Sentencing Dead In Apparent Suicide Hudson County Inmate Awaiting Sentencing Dead In Apparent Suicide
Hudson County Inmate Awaiting Sentencing Dead In Apparent Suicide A Hudson County inmate died of what county officials believe were self-inflicted injuries on Wednesday, officials said. Albert Roman, 51, was taken to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of the undisclosed injury Wednesday evening, and was pronounced dead at 5:03 p.m., NJ.com reports citing county spokesman Jim Kennelly. Roman's death marks the first suicide at the Hudson County Correctional Facility since 2018. Roman was arrested by North Bergen police last November for violating a restraining order, criminal mischief and contempt of court, NJ.com reports. His sentencing was rep…
Hudson County Sheriff's Office Nabs Dozens Of Deadbeat Dads, Warrant Defendants Hudson County Sheriff's Office Nabs Dozens Of Deadbeat Dads, Warrant Defendants
Hudson County Sheriff's Office Nabs Dozens Of Deadbeat Dads, Warrant Defendants Nearly 60 people accused of a variety of offenses -- including sex assault, weapons charges and failing to pay child support -- were scooped up in a Hudson County Sheriff’s Office sweep. Roughly half of the arrests by Sheriff Frank Schillari's department were of accused deadbeat dads who collectively account for $335,000 in unpaid support -- including a Kearny man who owes  $81,927 and a Jersey City man who owes $58,699, records show.Nearly three dozen others had been charged with burglary, theft and drug crimes.Although most are from Jersey City, some were picked off in Clifton, E…
Man In Roselle Park Municipal Court Runs Off As He Faced Judge: Police Man In Roselle Park Municipal Court Runs Off As He Faced Judge: Police
Man In Roselle Park Municipal Court Runs Off As He Faced Judge: Police A man appearing in Roselle Park municipal court Thursday cut the proceedings short when he ran off as he was being addressed by the judge, police said.  Javens Ogaus, a 25-year-old Irvington man, was standing before the judge around 1:10 p.m. when he fled from the court on E. Westfield Avenue and headed towards Walnut Street.  Ogaus ran through several back yards as officers chased him. Roselle Park police set up a perimeter and called in the Union  County Sheriff's K-9. As the K-9 unit arrived Ogaus left a yard and was caught on the 10 block of Charles Street.  He has …
Released On Charges That He Beat Teen Son, Sparta Dad Does It Again, Report Says Released On Charges That He Beat Teen Son, Sparta Dad Does It Again, Report Says
Released On Charges That He Beat Teen Son, Sparta Dad Does It Again, Report Says A day after he was released from custody, a Sparta dad accused of assaulting his teenage son returned and did it again, authorities charged. Police said William Schwing, 47, assaulted the 16-year-old boy after breaking down his bedroom door, leaving him injured, around 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 7, NJHerald.com reports. The North Bergen native was released after being arrested on child endangerment charges -- but returned to the house later that day and assaulted the boy again in front of the teen's 10-year-old brother around 1 p.m., the news outlet says. A judge slapped Schwing with a tempo…