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Father, Three Sons Killed Daughter: Union County Prosecutor
A father and his three sons were indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, a 28-year-old Union Township woman last May, authorities said. On Friday, May 10, the Union Police Department responded to the 300 block of Greenbriar Drive for a welfare check and found Kerline Joseph Charles dead at the scene, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly said. The Union County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be cardiac arrest following physical restraint and…
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Luxury Union County Car Trafficking Ring Dismantled, Four Arrests Made, Prosecutor Says
Four teenagers were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12 and charged for their participation in an auto theft trafficking network in North Jersey, authorities said. Two juveniles, a 16-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old Jersey City resident would use stolen Kias, Hondas and Hyundais to look for high-end luxury vehicles like BMWs and Mercedes, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. After identifying target vehicles, they would go to target homes and search for keys/key fobs, Daniel said. Once they got the vehicles, they would contact Tikeem Shearin, 18, and Carlos Espi…
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Maplewood Man Assaults Officer After Attack At Local Home, Police Say
A 32-year-old man was jailed on assault charges after an incident in Maplewood last week, police said. Steven Hemmings, a local resident, is accused of attacking someone at a Florida Street home, and then attacking an officer, on Monday, Aug. 12, Maplewood according to police and charges filed against him. He was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault on an officer, and a weapons offense. Hemmings was subsequently lodged in the Essex County Jail.
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Daredevil Street Racer Who Taunted Cops Arrested In North Jersey Burglary Spree, Police Say
A 19-year-old man who made headlines in May for taunting Newark police in viral videos is among three people who have been arrested in a string of burglaries across North Jersey, police said. New York City resident Anthony Ginestri, of Queens, who is known as Squeeze.Benz on social media, and a 16-year-old boy were identified as Fairfield Police Detective Rick Alves as two of the three suspects in the cases, the first of which happened on Feb. 6 at a Speedway Gas Station on Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ police said. Police were called to the gas station just before 2 a.m., where a grey SUV w…
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Burglar Arrested After Foot Pursuit In North Jersey Town, Police Say
A 29-year-old Rockaway resident was arrested for burglary following a foot pursuit in Fairfield on Tuesday, July 2, authorities said. At 9:35 p.m., officers responded to a vehicle burglary at a business on Daniel Road East, Fairfield police said in a release. Police noticed Matthew Logan, who matched the description of the suspect, in the parking lot of the PNC Bank on Little Falls Road, officers said. Logan ran from police, disobeying orders to stop, before being apprehended, officers said. Upon apprehension, Logan was found to be in possession of a window punch, police said. He was charg…
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Mugshot Released, Attempted Murder Charge For 79-Year-Old Man In NJ SWAT Standoff
Charges have been filed against a 79-year-old Union County man who was arrested after a SWAT standoff early Wednesday, July 2. Kenneth Kutyla, of Clark, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a firearm, and possession of a firearm for unlawful purpose, local police said. At 12:31 a.m., officers responded to 9 Stanton St. on a report of shots fired, Clark police said in a release. An investigation found Kutyla had barricaded himself with a weapon inside, police said. Union County Special Weapons and Tactics responded to…
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Tesla Driver Arrested In NJ Road Rage Shooting, Police Say
A 42-year-old Bloomfield man was arrested and charged with firing gunshots at another vehicle during a road rage incident in Montclair on Monday, June 17, authorities said. Nelson Santos, who was driving a white Tesla, unsuccessfully tried to overtake the victims in their vehicle, and then continued following them until they pulled over at New Street and Washington Street just before 10 p.m., Montclair police said in a release. Santos pulled up, got out of his car and pulled out a handgun, police said. The victim attempted to drive away, but Santos then fired two rounds at the victim's vehi…
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Paterson Trio Caught Driving Car Stolen From Washington State In Fairfield: Police
Three Paterson residents were arrested for driving a stolen car in Fairfield on the early morning of Monday, May 20, authorities said. At 3:50 a.m., officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering town, Fairfield police said in a release. The vehicle, a yellow box truck with an Indiana license plate, had been stolen out of the State of Washington, police said. Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of a La Quinta Hotel on Two Bridges Road, police said. The vehicle was unoccupied but police located Amer Mousa, 23, Laith Husain, 25 and Jalal Khalaifah, 24 inside the hotel lo…
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Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Juvenile Victim In NJ, Police Say
A 41-year-old Union man has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a minor, authorities announced. Solomon Blay was arrested on Wednesday, May 8 in Newark and charged with one count first-degree kidnapping by unlawful confinement, one count first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count second-degree sexual assault, one count third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and one count fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. The arrest stemmed from a referral to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victi…
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Chiropractor Gary Hecht Arrest
The days leading up to Gary Hecht's 55th birthday could have gone better for the Springfield chiropractor who is facing charges for being a Peeping Tom, authorities said. On May 6, Springfield police received a report of a hidden camera discovered in a bathroom of Gary Hecht's Mountain Avenue office, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. On Tuesday, May 7, Hecht, of Livingston, was lodged in the Essex County Jail on charges of invasion of privacy and child endangerment, the prosecutor's office said. The Hecht Family Chiropractic Office Google Maps street view Hecht was charge…
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Duo In Stolen Car Busted With Drugs After Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD
Two people were arrested and charged with stealing a car following a motor vehicle stop in Fairfield on the early morning of Sunday, April 14, authorities said. At 2:36 a.m., officers observed a dark colored BMW exit onto Route 46 West from behind a closed business commit several motor vehicle violations, Fairfield officers said in a release. A motor vehicle stop was conducted in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn, police said. When officers approached the vehicle, occupied by Dina Santiago-Caraballo, a 35-year-old West New York resident and Karl Diaz, a 45-year-old Union City resident, th…
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Elizabeth Man Sexually Assaulted Children: Prosecutor
A 68-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two minors on Wednesday, April 10, between 2013 and 2021, authorities said. Luis Pauta Matute a.k.a. "Don Luis" was arrested after referrals to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit from the Roselle Police Department in Dec. 2023 and Kenilworth Police Department in March 2024, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. He was charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault, three…
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Linden Warehouse Shooter Busted With Loaded Handgun In Newark: Police
A 53-year-old South Orange man wanted for attempted murder in a warehouse shooting Friday morning, March 29 was captured in Newark, police sad. Daniel Corprew is believed to have shot a 43-year-old man from Elizabeth at Maximum Quality Foods on Tremley Point Road multiple times around 6 a.m., Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. He was treated on scene and transported to Newark University Hospital in critical condition. Corprew fled the scene but was identified as the suspect. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was arrested during a motor vehicle stop by Newark …
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Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police
Four people have been charged, with one currently at large, in a series of car thefts and burglaries across North Jersey last summer, police announced Thursday, March 21. It all began on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 2:27 a.m., when Fairfield police responded to a crash at Route 280, the department said. The occupants of the vehicle had fled the scene prior to state troopers arriving on scene, police said. An investigation revealed the vehicle had just been stolen from a residence on Hollywood Avenue, police said. Personal belongings were also stolen from the residence, police said. The sam…
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Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD
A Paterson woman was arrested and charged with shoplifting after she took clothing and a sex toy from Essex Adult Emporium on Friday, March 8, authorities said. At 2:10 p.m., Rose Torres-Rice entered the store, selected several pieces of item and the toy and placed them counter, Fairfield police said. She then asked to use the dressing room, but as she was being escorted there, she returned the counter, took the items and left the store, police said. Torres-Rice took $225.24 worth of items from the store. Torres-Rice, who was wearing a red-hood sweatshirt, was spotted at the Red Roof…
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Paterson Car Thief Also Stole From Walgreens: Fairfield PD
A 35-year-old Paterson man was arrested in Fairfield on Tuesday, Feb. 26 after he stole a car and $545 worth of items from Walgreens, police said. At 7:52 a.m., police in Fairfield were alerted a Toyota Camry stolen from Passaic the day before had entered the town, traveling east on Route 46, officers said on Facebook. The vehicle was located on Route 46 East near Hollywood Avenue and the driver, Rafael Romero-Perez, was arrested, police said. The car was searched and police found $545.16 worth of items shoplifted from a Walgreens in West Caldwell, police said. Romero-Perez matched the desc…
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New Footage Shows Driver Flipping Box Truck After 50-Mile NJ Turnpike Pursuit
Brand-new footage shows a 21-year-old driver flipping a Penske truck on the NJ Turnpike after leading state police troopers on a nearly 50-mile pursuit. The truck, operated by Joel Espinal, of New York, NY, is seen crossing over the grassy median separating the inner and outer roadways near milepost 101.4 in Elizabeth, New Jersey State Police Detective I Jeffrey Lebron. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Joel Espinal Essex County Jail The Penske truck overturns sending a cloud of dust i…
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Wanted Truck Rams Police Vehicle In 50-Mile Turnpike Pursuit That Ended In Crash: Cops
A fugitive from Delaware took New Jersey State Police on a wild chase from Mount Holly more than 50 miles to Elizabeth before crashing his truck, authorities said. On Thursday, Feb. 8, at approximately 12:20 p.m., troopers spotted a white Penske trunk going north on the New Jersey Turnpike in the area of milepost 35 in Mount Laurel Township, according to State Police Detective I Jeffrey Lebron. ALSO SEE: New Footage Shows Driver Flipping Box Truck After 50-Mile NJ Turnpike Pursuit The vehicle, being operated by 21-year-old Joel Espinal, of New York, NY, had been wanted by Delaware Sta…
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Search Turns Up Ghost Gun, Cocaine, $85K At Union County Home: Police
A 53-year-old Union man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 18 and hit with numerous charges after a search of his home turned up a ghost gun, drugs and $85,000 in cash, authorities said. Detectives from the Linden Police Department Narcotics Bureau and the Union County Prosecutors Office Narcotics Task Force searched the home of Luiz Melendez, turning up the ghost gun, an illegal high-capacity magazine, along with cocaine, MDMA and $85,000, the Linden Police Department said. Melendez was charged with possession of a ghost gun, possession of a high-capacity magazine, possession and distribution …
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Car Thieves Climb Fence, Captured After Linden Pursuit: Cops
Two suspects were arrested in Linden while fleeing police on foot after crashing a stolen vehicle, authorities said. Marc Pierre, 22, of Maplewood is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, eluding, trespassing and resisting arrest. A 17-year-old male juvenile from Newark also was taken into custody. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, Linden police responded to the Aviation Plaza parking lot after receiving multiple calls about a red Porsche driving recklessly in the Aviation Plaza parking lot. Officers found the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of New Yo…
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Elizabeth Man Robbed 7-Eleven At Gunpoint: Police
Good things come to those who wait. A 29-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 8 for robbing a 7-Eleven at gunpoint in Linden in May 2020, authorities said. At 2 a.m. on May 20, Andrew Medeiros entered the 7-Eleven at 2309 E. Edgar Rd., pointed a blank handgun at the cashier and demanded money from the register, Linden police said. Medeiros made off with $500, police said. Following an extensive investigation, police identified Medeiros as the robber. He was charged with robbery in the first degree, aggravated assault in the fourth degree and multiple weapons offenses. He…
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Elizabeth Man Sexually Assaulted Teen: Authorities
A 78-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested and charged with committing sexual offenses against a child on Friday, Oct. 20, authorities said. Neil Rosenstein sexually assaulted a 15-year-old child in summer 2015, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Elizabeth police began an investigation in Oct. 2022, authorities said. Rosenstein was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport after arriving on a flight from out of the country. He was remanded to the Essex County Jail pending further p…
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Four Arrested After Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered: Linden PD
Four people were arrested in Linden last week after police recovered two stolen vehicles, police said. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 8:40 p.m., officers were alerted to a stolen U-Haul van traveling southbound on Route 1. Police located the van at South Stiles Street and arrested Anthony Miguel, a 30-year-old Mount Holly resident and Marcello Miguel, a 21-year-old Mount Ephraim resident, officers said. Police discovered cocaine and drug paraphernalia from the van, officers said. Anthony had an active warrant out of Arizona, police said. Anthony was charged with possession of a stolen motor veh…
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Roselle Man Busted With Illegal Handgun: Linden PD
A 29-year-old Roselle man was was arrested and charged with having an illegal loaded handgun on Thursday, Oct. 12, Linden police said. At 10 p.m. officers responded to Dill Avenue and Adams Street following the activation of a gunshot detection device, police. Officers saw Wazir Davis walking from the area and attempted to stop him, but Davis ignored them and ran across the street into an apartment building. Linden police were joined by Roselle police and they followed Davis into the building, officers said. Davis was taken into custody following a brief struggle, police said. After arresti…
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Roselle Man Faces Additional Charges In Murder Of Sister-In-Law, Niece: Prosecutors
A 44-year-old Roselle man has now been indicted by a grand jury on 11 counts after he was arrested for killing his sister-in-law and niece back in April, prosecutors. In addition to two counts of first degree murder, Every Morrison has also been charged with multiple weapons offenses, credit card theft, receiving stolen property and hindering prosecution in the deaths of Keisha Morrison, his 45-year-old sister-in-law and Kelsey Morrison, his 9-year-old niece, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. On April 18, Roselle Police Officers were called to a home on the 200 block of West 7th …
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Newark Prisoner Captured After Escape
A 28-year-old inmate at the Essex County Jail is back in custody after a brief escape. Makena Farrell escaped from custody at 480 Clinton Ave., around 2:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, police said. Farrell led a brief foot pursuit and was ultimately captured at Van Vechten Street, authorities said. Farrell was initially arrested on Thursday, Sept. 14 in the 900 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue for drug-related charges, police said. she is now facing charges of escape, eluding, obstruction of the administration of the law, and burglary.
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Man Wanted In Garden State Parkway Gas Station Robbery Spree Nabbed After Pursuit: Police
A 26-year-old man from Newark has been arrested in a string of armed gas station robberies across Union County following a police pursuit this week, authorities said. William Young assaulted individuals in two of the three incidents along the Garden State Parkway on Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said in a release. Young carried out the robberies within 30 minutes of each other along the highway, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said alongside Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly. Young and other suspects arrived at the gas stations in a stol…
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Murderer Used Microwave, Mop Bucket To Beat Inmate In NJ Jail: Prosecutors
A man already imprisoned for murder was sentenced to an additional 20 years for a brutal beating of an inmate in the Essex County Jail, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12. In Sept. 2019, Darryl Watson and six inmates beat Jayshawn Boyd, a 22-year-old Newark resident with a microwave, water cooler, and an industrial mop bucket, leaving him with permanent brain damage, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Watson was convicted of attempted murder in the first degree, aggravated assault in the second degree and possession of a microwave for an unlawful purp…
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Microwave Was Weapon Of Choice For NJ Inmate Facing 20 Years For Jail Beating
An inmate being housed at the Essex County Jail for attempted murder will spend years in prison for using everything but the kitchen sink during an aggravated assault behind bars. Byad Lockett, 22, has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for attempting to murder Jayshawn Boyd by beating him with a microwave oven and other items during a riot that scared off even the guards, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The Newark resident was ordered to serve at least 85 percent of the sentence (17 years) under the state's "No Early Release Act." "(The …
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Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor
A band of brazen burglars who broke into homes and stole vehicles in Bergen County and elsewhere in the state – sometimes while the owners were home – was derailed by a group of crime fighters from various jurisdictions. The theft of a BMW SUV from an Alpine home last Christmas brought the crew to the attention of detectives in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The vehicle was used in other burglaries and attempts in Cresskill, Montville, and Rumson, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday, Aug.. 3. Three of them returned to Alpine on Dec. 27 and had broken into a home, th…
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Trio Indicted In Month-Long Robbery Spree: Union County Prosecutor
Three men were indicted on Wednesday, June 28 after they committed a spree of robberies and a carjacking in Union and Essex counties, authorities said. Isaiah Barrett, a 33-year-old Elizabeth resident, Alfred Pierre, a 37-year-old Roselle resident and Daron Thomas, a 32-year-old East Orange resident began their month-long string of crimes last December, committing robberies in Roselle, Linden, Elizabeth and Orange, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In January in Linden, Barrett and Thomas committed both a robbery and a carjacking, prosecutors said. The trio were char…
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