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Two NJ Senior COs Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Teen Inmate, AG Says
Two New Jersey corrections officers were accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teen at a juvenile detention center, authorities said. Senior corrections officers William Young, 35, of Marlton, and Gary Nieves, 53, of Burlington City, were arrested and charged, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said at a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The officers were accused of assaulting the 18-year-old while assigned to the Juvenile Female Secure Care and Intake Facility in Bordentown. "I stand before you as the chief law enforcement of the state and the head of the Depar…
Police & Fire
Person Assaulted With Rock At Secaucus Movie Theatre: Police
A 16-year-old Union City resident was arrested at the Regal Secaucus ShowPlace theatre in Secaucus for assaulting a person on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 9:26 p.m., officers responded to the movie theatre at 650 Plaza Dr. for a report of a dispute that turned into an assault, Secaucus police said. Police then arrested the 16-year-old for an assault with a rock, charging him with a aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, officers said. The 16-year-old was transported to the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center, police said..
Police & Fire
Three Teens Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Pursuit In Secaucus: Police
Three teenagers were arrested on this week after stealing a vehicle and leading police on a pursuit last month in Secaucus, authorities said. On Sunday, June 16, at 4:57 a.m., police spotted a teen breaking into an Audi Q5 and Jeep Wrangler, parked at a residence on the 600 block of 4th Street, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The teen ran toward an awaiting Kia Sportage, filled with occupants wearing ski masks, and flee the area, Miller said. The Kia Sportage was stolen out of Jersey City on Wednesday, June 12 and police attempted to stop the vehicle, Miller said. The vehicle…
Police & Fire
Holiday Shooting That Wounded 3 In Paterson Committed By Two 16-Year-Olds, Authorities Charge
A Labor Day weekend shooting in Paterson that wounded three men last year was committed by two 16-year-olds, authorities said. A lengthy investigation led to the detentions of both boys, one from Paterson, the other from Clifton, for the Sept. 3 shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi announced. Delinquency complaints charge both with attempted murder and weapons offenses, they said. City police found two victims – one 28 from Elmwood Park and the other 33 from Paterson – while responding to a 2:40 a.m. call at Unio…
Police & Fire
Five Teens Arrested In Ocean County After Stealing Luxury SUV In North Jersey: Police
Five teens were accused of stealing a luxury SUV in North Jersey and leading police in Ocean County on a chase, authorities said. Stafford Township police received a report of a stolen vehicle traveling near Route 72 and the Garden State Parkway at around 9:57 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29. The black 2019 Mercedes GLC was reported stolen from Nutley and was liked to a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in Newark earlier that day. Officers responded to the area and found the SUV heading with on Route 72 near Marsha Drive. The driver refused to pull over for police and sped away from them. Spike s…
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Newark Boy Carjacked Victim In Cranford: Police
A 13-year-old Newark boy was recently arrested for a carjacking in Cranford that occurred last fall, authorities said. On Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9:26 p.m., police responded to a business on the 300 block of East North Avenue following a report of a motor vehicle theft, Detective Lieutenant Spencer Durkin of the Cranford Police Department, said. The victim said a person entered the passenger side of their car and tried to drive off while they were putting air in the tires, Durkin said. The two got into a physical altercation, during which a second suspect arrived and threatened th…
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting
UPDATE: Two youths – one 14, the other 15 – were charged with attempted murder and other crimes after the younger one fired a gunshot at three teens in Moonachie, authorities said. The Little Ferry boy was on a bicycle with the older borough teen when he fired at the trio near the corner of Edstan Drive and Rooney Place shortly before 7:30 p.m. late last week, Moonachie Chief Richard Behrens said. Sgt. Victor Migliorino heard the shot and raced to the scene, where a vehicle had been struck and a shell casing was recovered, the chief said. An investigation into the planned May 25 incident l…
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Paterson Detectives Seize Five Guns, Three In One Car
Three young occupants of a car stopped by Paterson detectives were each found toting guns during a three-day period in which city investigators seized five firearms altogether. The seizures began after Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, Suquan Gary, Joseph Aboyoun, and Mustafa Dombayci saw a drug deal go down in the 80 block of Carroll Street last Tuesday night, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The investigators moved in after discovering that a 2017 Honda Civic being used in the sale had been reported stolen out of New York the day before, Speziale said. As they approached, ex…
Police & Fire
Teen Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Branchburg Soccer Player, 17
A 17-year-old boy from Somerset County has been arrested in a crash that left another 17-year-old resident dead, authorities announced. The unidentified teen was heading west on Fairview Drive in a 2006 Toyota Scion when he struck several roadside objects across several hundred feet, on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 around 8:20 p.m., Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Thomas Chirichella The vehicle was carrying three occupants, including soccer player Vincent R. Gagliardi, who was ejected from the front passenger seat and later pronounced dead after being flown to a hospital, authorities later said…
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Passaic Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Children
A Passaic man was charged with sexually abusing two children before he turned 18. Authorities began investigating after an employee at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Clifton reported that a 13-year-old student had been sexually abused in the past, authorities said. Detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Passaic Police Department interviewed several witnesses and determined that the defendant had sexually abused two children at two different residences in Passaic, county Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint re…
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Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured
Another stolen vehicle, another wild pre-dawn police chase in Bergen County occurred before overnight Saturday – only this time an officer was injured. And once again, out-of-town teenagers were responsible, police said. Detective Sgt. James Calaski was working a detail aimed at catching car thieves when he spotted a vehicle with a burned-out tail light and a passenger wearing a ski mask on Lincoln Avenue just after 2:30 a.m., Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A computer check showed the vehicle stolen out of Elizabeth, he said. Calaski followed it into Ridgewood, where a village officer …
Police & Fire
Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says
A Washington Township mom says her son was denied justice after he was permanently disfigured by another teen who deliberately dragged him with his car while punching him in the face, nearly killing him. His assailants convinced the boy to come out that late January night “with the intention of robbing him of his money and belongings,” Michelle Reyes said. “Junior reached into the car to give a handshake to the driver,” Reyes told Daily Voice. “That’s when the driver grabbed my son’s arm and pinned it by raising the window. “Then he placed his foot on the gas and drove off, dragging my so…
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