Hour Of Crime: Guns Seized, Stolen Cars Recovered In Linden Spree, Police Say Hour Of Crime: Guns Seized, Stolen Cars Recovered In Linden Spree, Police Say
Hour Of Crime: Guns Seized, Stolen Cars Recovered In Linden Spree, Police Say Linden police endured an hour of mayhem in late November resulting in the arrests of several teens for separate incidents of stolen vehicles and armed robberies, they said. The crime spree started a little after 8 p.m. on Nov. 29, when officers found an occupied stolen car parked on E. Elizabeth Ave near Zeigler Avenue, Police Chief David Hart said. As the officers approached the vehicle the driver, a 17-year-old male from Linden suddenly reversed and hit one of them with the door, before fleeing the scene. A second suspect, a 15-year-old male from Newark, was arrested at the scene. P…
Pedestrian Airlifted, Dog Killed In Serious Union County Crash, Reports Say Pedestrian Airlifted, Dog Killed In Serious Union County Crash, Reports Say
Pedestrian Airlifted, Dog Killed In Serious Union County Crash, Reports Say A pedestrian was airlifted and his dog killed after the pair were struck by a car at a Union County intersection Wednesday night, Yahoo reports. Kurt Weins, 45, was crossing West Milton Avenue near Bryant Street in Rahway when he and his dog were struck by a Ford Focus driven by Petrina Drayton, 37, around 6:10 p.m., the outlet reports citing local police. Weins was airlifted to University Hospital in Newark with serious head and leg injuries while his dog was killed in the crash, the report says. Drayton, of Elizabeth, suffered minor injuries. Weins, of Rahway, is apparently a kitchen he…
CRACKDOWN: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel CRACKDOWN: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel
Crackdown: 8 Nabbed For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Meth Possession, Distribution At NJ Hotel Eight people — all but one of them New Jersey residents — were hit with a slew of drug charges after an investigation into suspicious hotel activity hotel led to the discovery of heroin, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and various paraphernalia, police confirmed. Hanover Police officers were monitoring a hallway at the unnamed hotel upon the owner’s request following the ongoing reports of suspicious activity when possible drug paraphernalia was seen outside a room on Oct. 28, authorities said in a Tuesday release. The officers then heard an alarm going off and confirmed through th…
Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son
Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son UPDATE: The next step in the high-profile prosecution of an East Orange man accused of killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son this summer was taken when a Union County grand jury indicted him on murder and other charges, authorities said. The six-count indictment returned by grand jurors in Elizabeth also charges Tyler Rios, 27, with desecrating the remains of 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar of Rahway after killing her. Authorities began searching for Uyar and Sebastian Rios on July 8 after he didn’t show up for daycare and she didn't arrive for scheduled work shifts. Tyler…
Gunman Arrested In Weekend Linden Shooting, Police Say Gunman Arrested In Weekend Linden Shooting, Police Say
Gunman Arrested In Weekend Linden Shooting, Police Say A 33-year-old gunman was arrested following a Linden shooting Sunday evening, authorities announced. Ramon Perez Jr shot the 44-year-old Rahway victim on the 500 block of Union Street around 3:40 p.m., Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The victim was treated on scene, then transported to Newark University Hospital. He was last listed in stable condition. A semi-automatic handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets was recovered from the scene, Guenther said. Perez is charged with second-degree aggravated assault and related weapons charges. He was committed to the Union County Jai…
Elizabeth Woman ID'd As Rahway Porch Pirate, Police Say Elizabeth Woman ID'd As Rahway Porch Pirate, Police Say
Elizabeth Woman ID'd As Rahway Porch Pirate, Police Say An Elizabeth woman was identified as the person responsible for swiping packages from porches in Rahway, authorities said. Police are urging residents who see Melanie Jatoba walking or driving around town to contact Rahway police. She has been targeting homes during the day, police said. She has been charged for the thefts and has been issued complaint summons with pending court dates. Anyone with information can contact Rahway police at (732) 827-2200 or make an online report.
Linden High On Lockdown After 3 Students Struck By Vehicle Linden High On Lockdown After 3 Students Struck By Vehicle
Linden High On Lockdown After 3 Students Struck By Vehicle Linden High School was in a shelter in place Tuesday morning after a group of students were struck by a car, authorities said. A 14-year-old girl, and two 15-year-old boys were struck at while in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of  W. St. George Avenue and Ainsworth Street by a 2009 Nissan Rogue heading east on W. George Street around 8:50 a.m., Lt. Christopher Guenther said. Special police officers arrived on scene and immediately rendered aid to the victims. The girl suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Newark University Hospital. T…
REWARD: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers REWARD: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers
Reward: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers A $10,000 reward is being offered in the shooting deaths of two Essex County brothers. The money is being offered by Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program in connection with the July 4 homicides of Malik A. McCallister, 38, and Tarik R. Barnes, 42, in Irvington. The Rahway brothers were shot around midnight on Montrose Terrace. McCallister was pronounced dead at Beth Israel at 12:30 a.m. Monday, July 5. Barnes was pronounced dead at 2:09 the same day at University Hospital. No arrests have been. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex Cou…
Rahway PD Seek Man Wanted In Alleged Train Station Sex Assault Rahway PD Seek Man Wanted In Alleged Train Station Sex Assault
Rahway PD Seek Man Wanted In Alleged Train Station Sex Assault Police in Rahway are seeking the public's help in identifying a man regarding an alleged incident. The man followed the victim home from the Rahway Train Station Monday night, and apparently committed undisclosed sexual acts, police said. He told her his name was Kevin and offered his Instagram handle, kevin_bypass, as an offer to stop following her, police said. Anyone with further information and can identify the male is urged to contact Det. Kevin Wronski at 732-827-2048 or kwronski@rahwaypolice.com
Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison
Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison The wheelman in nearly two dozen gas station and convenience store armed robberies in North Jersey was sent to federal prison for at least nine years. Meshach Whagar, 31, of Newark must serve just about all of the 110-month sentence handed down in U.S. District Court in Newark on Wednesday because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Whager admitted late last year that he drove the getaway car during the 20 predawn holdups in seven counties -- Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union -- in November and December of 2017 (see list of locations below). The gunman…
CAPTURED! Here’s How FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nabbed NJ Fugitive, Rescued Boy, Found Mom’s Body CAPTURED! Here’s How FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nabbed NJ Fugitive, Rescued Boy, Found Mom’s Body
Captured! Here’s How FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nabbed NJ Fugitive, Rescued Boy, Found Mom’s Body UPDATE: The New Jersey man who authorities said abducted his 2-year-old son and killed the child’s mother led police and FBI agents to her body after they stormed a Tennessee hotel room and captured him, authorities said Sunday. Tyler Rios, 27, will likely be prosecuted federally because state lines were crossed, they suggested. Union County prosecutor’s detectives had called their colleagues at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office around 3 a.m. Saturday telling them they believed Rios was in the area. Rios had abducted his son, Sebastian, and was suspected of harming Yasemin Uyar, 24, of Ra…
Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee
Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee UPDATE; A New Jersey mom who’d gone missing after she and her 2-year-old son were abducted by the child’s father was found dead in Tennessee, authorities confirmed Sunday. The family of 24-year-old Yasmine Uyar of Rahway first disclosed the news late Saturday. Young Sebastian Rios had been found unharmed at a family member's home in Monterey, Tennessee, late Friday. Here's how it went: FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nab NJ Fugitive, Rescue Boy, Find Mom’s Body His father, Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park was also captured, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Rahway Police Dep…