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MURDER: Lodi Woman, 44, Slain By Abusive Husband, Authorities Charge MURDER: Lodi Woman, 44, Slain By Abusive Husband, Authorities Charge
Murder: Lodi Woman, 44, Slain By Abusive Husband, Authorities Charge A 44-year-old Lodi woman who suffered repeated assaults at the hands of her estranged husband was stabbed to death by him, authorities said. Civilians held down Joel Cinco, 48, for police after he stabbed Janet Cinco on Westervelt Place, between Willard and Arnot Street, around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, responders said. Police who were first on the scene conducted CPR before EMS took over and brought Janet Cinco to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was rushed into surgery. She died in the operating room, sources with direct knowledge of the killing said. Joel Cinco was charged wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: State Authorities Review Shooting Death Of Gunman By Jersey City Police Officer UPDATE: State Authorities Review Shooting Death Of Gunman By Jersey City Police Officer
Update: State Authorities Review Shooting Death Of Gunman By Jersey City Police Officer New Jersey authorities are reviewing the killing of a man by a Jersey City police officer after a reported domestic violence shooting that left a female victim clinging to life. Uniformed officers responding to a 911 call just before midnight Wednesday were confronted by the armed suspect at the BP gas station at one of the city's most familiar intersections -- Communipaw and West Side avenues. "During the encounter, one Jersey City officer fired his service weapon, fatally wounding the man," Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said several hours later. "A firearm was rec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Domestic Violence Incident Keeps Colombian National From Hackensack Jailed Domestic Violence Incident Keeps Colombian National From Hackensack Jailed
Domestic Violence Incident Keeps Colombian National From Hackensack Jailed A Colombian national from Hackensack remained jailed nearly a week after he was arrested for a domestic violence incident. Slavko Vrhovnik Salamanca, 59, is charged with aggravated assault, child endangerment, weapons possession and making threats of severe harm. Salamanca was arrested without incident at his home around 1:30 a.m. May 15, city police confirmed. Public information remains limited out of concern for alleged victims.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Ex-Con Tied To Break-Ins Throughout NJ Caught Red-Handed By Maywood PD GOTCHA! Ex-Con Tied To Break-Ins Throughout NJ Caught Red-Handed By Maywood PD
Gotcha! Ex-Con Tied To Break-Ins Throughout NJ Caught Red-Handed By Maywood PD A dangerous career criminal tied to recent break-ins throughout New Jersey was captured by Maywood police thanks to an alert neighbor, authorities said. Officers responding to a 911 call of a suspicious man entering a Mount Vernon Court apartment found ex-con Willie F. Reid, 43, in the unit early Saturday morning, May 14, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Reid has an extensive criminal history in several North Jersey counties, having served prison time for robbery, gun possession and choking a domestic violence victim, among other offenses, records show. Reid told Lt. Darryl Wuhrl and Of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BF Shoots GF En Route To Tell Police Of Previous Assault In NJ: Report BF Shoots GF En Route To Tell Police Of Previous Assault In NJ: Report
BF Shoots GF En Route To Tell Police Of Previous Assault In NJ: Report A 21-year-old woman was shot by her boyfriend while on her way to the police station to report an earlier assault by him, NJ Advance Media reported. Edison police were seeking the public's help locating Christopher Finney, 25, of Piscataway, reportedly charged with attempted murder, strangulation and weapons offenses, the outlet said. Finney pulled up next to the car his girlfriend was riding in as a passenger and shot her in the back of the head around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, NJ.com says. The victim was reportedly rushed to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Click here fo…

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by Jon Craig
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Bronx Man Beat North Jersey GF Dead, Prosecutor Says Bronx Man Beat North Jersey GF Dead, Prosecutor Says
Bronx Man Beat North Jersey GF Dead, Prosecutor Says A man from the Bronx has been arrested in the beating death of his North Jersey girlfriend, authorities announced. Johnny Rivera, 52, was charged with murder and related offenses in 50-year-old Candy Torres' Belleville slaying, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said. A family member went to Torres' home on Hero Way when she wasn't returning phone calls on March 12, where she was found unresponsive, law enforcement officials said. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:16 p.m.  An autopsy later determined t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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Ex-Con Threatens Woman With Loaded Gun, Disarmed By Family Members, Wayne Police Say Ex-Con Threatens Woman With Loaded Gun, Disarmed By Family Members, Wayne Police Say
Ex-Con Threatens Woman With Loaded Gun, Disarmed By Family Members, Wayne Police Say An ex-con who pointed a loaded gun at a woman during a domestic incident in Wayne was disarmed by family members, police said. Kenneth Marcano, 40, jumped out a window as police arrived -- but he didn't get far, they said. Wayne Police Officer Kristin Mikolaczyk was interviewing the victim and witnesses outside the home in the township's Mountain View section when she spotted Marcano running over the railroad tracks toward Lincoln Park, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. She and Officer Erik Cueva chased him down and took the repeat offender into custody near the Lincoln Wayne Car Wash, assis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job
Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job UPDATE: An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested ex-con Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone'
Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensack, has previous…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case
Abuser Admits Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son In High-Profile NJ Amber Alert Case UPDATE: An East Orange man admitted killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son last summer in exchange for what prosecutors said will be a 30-year state prison sentence. Originally charged with counts that included murder, Tyler Rios, 27, took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk trial in what had been a highly-publicized Amber Alert incident. He pleaded guilty on Monday, April 4, to first-degree aggravated manslaughter for killing 24 year-old Yasemin Uyar on July 8, 2021, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Tuesday. Rios also pleaded guilty to desec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report
South Jersey Officer Indicted In Off-Duty Domestic Violence Clash: Report A 37-year-old South Jersey police officer has been indicted for trying to strangle a woman while off-duty, NJ Advance Media reported. Myron V. Ford, with the Deptford Township Police Department since 2009, was indicted by a Gloucester County grand jury last week on a charge of aggravated assault/strangling a domestic violence victim, the outlet said. He was arrested by Deptford police at his apartment on Sept. 30, 2021. He was accused of forcefully shoving the woman against a door at her apartment, scratching her right arm and chin, and “placing his hands around the victim’s neck in a…

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by Jon Craig