POLICE: NJ Man Assaults Restaurant Manager, Threatens To Kill Workers During Face Mask Dispute POLICE: NJ Man Assaults Restaurant Manager, Threatens To Kill Workers During Face Mask Dispute
Police: NJ Man Assaults Restaurant Manager, Threatens To Kill Workers During Face Mask Dispute A North Jersey restaurant customer went on an aggressive tirade, wielding a knife and threatening to kill workers who asked him to leave for not wearing a mask Wednesday night, authorities said. Jose Canales, 21, of Morristown, was not wearing a mask when he ordered food at Fatty’s Restaurant on Morris Street around 10:30 p.m., Police Capt. Darnell Richardson said. The restaurant’s manager, Mauri Colin, had just asked Canales to leave the store when he refused and became disrespectful, prompting Colin to cancel his order and refund the money, police said. Canales then started punching Coli…
Arrest Made In Assault Of Teen Girl During Violent Montclair Home Invasion Arrest Made In Assault Of Teen Girl During Violent Montclair Home Invasion
Arrest Made In Assault Of Teen Girl During Violent Montclair Home Invasion A Newark man was charged with assaulting a teen girl in a violent Montclair home invasion last month, authorities said Tuesday. Anthony L. Harper, 30, is accused of breaking into a Hillside Avenue apartment through an unlocked window and demanding money from a 17-year-old girl shortly before 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19, police said. When the teen told Harper that she didn’t have any money, he assaulted her to the point of unconsciousness before tying her up with bedsheets, shoving her into a closet and fleeing with various electronics and jewelry, police said. The victim later untied herself, escape…
Police: DWI Driver Who Threatened Hoboken Officers During Arrest Released Police: DWI Driver Who Threatened Hoboken Officers During Arrest Released
Police: DWI Driver Who Threatened Hoboken Officers During Arrest Released A 48-year-old Union City man arrested for driving while intoxicated threatened to hurt officers while who were transporting him to headquarters for processing, authorities said. Hoboken officers pulled the driver of a black Mazda over after they noticed he was stopped in traffic near 100 Marshall St., around 8 p.m. Sunday, Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. The officers approached the driver, identified as Rafael Ventura, and noticed an empty bottle of alcohol in plain view, in the back seat, Cabrera said. Ventura failed a subsequent field sobriety test and was placed under arrest, police said.…
Police: Morris County Homeowner, 58, Threatens Tow Truck Operators With Rifle Police: Morris County Homeowner, 58, Threatens Tow Truck Operators With Rifle
Police: Morris County Homeowner, 58, Threatens Tow Truck Operators With Rifle A 58-year-old Long Valley man brandished a rifle in a Monday morning dispute with tow truck operators, authorities charged. Salvatore Carfaro argued with the operators before threatening them with a rifle during the incident, which occurred outside his Long Valley home just before 11:30 a.m. Monday, Washington Township Lt. Mark Niemynski said. Carfaro was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, aggravated assault with a firearm and making terroristic threats.  He was held at Morris County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance.
U.S. Marshals Help Nab NY Man Accused Of Strangling Woman On Union County Highway U.S. Marshals Help Nab NY Man Accused Of Strangling Woman On Union County Highway
U.S. Marshals Help Nab NY Man Accused Of Strangling Woman On Union County Highway A New York City driver accused of strangling a woman on a Union County highway then was arrested nearly three weeks after the incident, authorities said. Ian Mosley, 32, of New York, NY, was driving on Route 78 when he assaulted the victim after a disagreement on July 28 around 6:50 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. The woman called 9-1-1 and troopers from Troop B in Somerville found her at milepost 51, inside a car with injuries to her neck, face and arms, State Police said. Mosley was captured in a Bay Shore, NY home on Thursday, Aug. 13 by State Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, a…
Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution
Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution An Essex County man raped a woman and threatened to hurt her family in a Morris County motel this weekend after months of abuse and forced prostitution, authorities said. Mcquacy Goodridge, 28, of West Orange, verbally and physically abused a 31-year-old woman while taking her all across Morris County and forcing her into acts of prostitution between March 2019 and Aug. 15, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local police. Police responded to the Ramada on Route 46 for a person being held in a room around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, just after Goodridge threa…
Unruly Central Jersey Costco Customer Charged A Dozen Times Before Unruly Central Jersey Costco Customer Charged A Dozen Times Before
Unruly Central Jersey Costco Customer Charged A Dozen Times Before The Costco customer accused of making "terroristic threats" after losing his temper on a Jersey Shore cashier has been in trouble with the law at least a dozen times before in seven states, according to public court records. Last week's heated exchange involving William G. Commauf, 48, of Barnegat was captured on video. It led to Commauf's arrest on Wednesday on charges of making terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct, Stafford Township police said. Commauf  bad-mouthed a Manahawkin cashier, calling her "an old, ugly hag," police said. He then threatened to smack the ca…
VIDEO: 'I'll Knock You Out,' Angry NJ Costco Customer Growls Before Terroristic Threat Arrest VIDEO: 'I'll Knock You Out,' Angry NJ Costco Customer Growls Before Terroristic Threat Arrest
Video: 'I'll Knock You Out,' Angry NJ Costco Customer Growls Before Terroristic Threat Arrest A Costco customer is accused of making "terroristic threats" after losing his temper on a Jersey Shore cashier, authorities said. In a heated exchange posted on TikTok, the 48-year-old Barnegat man bad-mouths a cashier, calling her "an old, ugly hag," Stafford Township police said. At one point, the customer threatens to smack the cashier's husband and beat up her manager, according to this TikTok video.  "I'll knock you out, too. Get out of here, you little bitch," William Commauf of Cannonball Drive is captured snapping in a profanity-laced tirade, police said. The video — tak…
Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police
Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police A Bergenfield ex-con with a history of arrests in no fewer than a dozen Bergen County towns assaulted a woman, damaged a Closter police car and threatened to kill the arresting officers, authorities said Tuesday. David Fusco, 36, got out of his car and began yelling and cursing at officers responding to an assault call at the Closter Nature Center, calling them “pigs,” Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. As they checked on the victim and took Fusco into custody, he “threatened to take officers’ weapons from their holsters and kill them” and said that he’d remember their names and faces, then…
Hoboken PD: Jersey City Man Who Made Bogus Hospital Bomb Threat Arrested Within Hours Hoboken PD: Jersey City Man Who Made Bogus Hospital Bomb Threat Arrested Within Hours
Hoboken PD: Jersey City Man Who Made Bogus Hospital Bomb Threat Arrested Within Hours A Jersey City man was arrested less than a day after phoning in bogus bomb threats that put Hoboken University Medical Center in lockdown mode, authorities charged. Eliezer Ocasio, 39, called 911 from a payphone saying he placed a bomb inside of HUMC around 1:25 Sunday afternoon, Hoboken police Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. The threat was deemed unfounded three hours later, after a search involving several law enforcement agencies, Cabrera said. A subsequent investigation led police to a payphone at 400 Newark St., where detectives were able to identify Ocasio as the caller, police sa…
Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart
Police: Man Caught Stealing Vacuum Threatens To Kill Loss Prevention Officer At Hanover Walmart A Newark man who was caught stealing a vacuum from Walmart in Morris County threatened to kill the store’s loss prevention officer, authorities charged. A security officer at Walmart in Hanover saw Tyrese Gregory, 20, trying to leave the store without paying for a vacuum on Friday, July 10, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said. When the store officer approached Gregory, he threatened to kill him for contacting the police -- then fled, Roddy said. He was located by police a short time later near East Hanover Avenue and Ridgedale Avenue, authorities said. Police stopped the vehicle, plac…
Construction Manager At Bergen Retirement Community, 72, Charged With Pulling Gun In Dispute Construction Manager At Bergen Retirement Community, 72, Charged With Pulling Gun In Dispute
Construction Manager At Bergen Retirement Community, 72, Charged With Pulling Gun In Dispute A 72-year-old construction manager pulled a gun during an argument with another man at a Northvale retirement community, said police who arrested him. The alleged victim told police he’d gotten into an argument with Anthony Prestifilipo of Cedar Grove at Paris Square on Paris Avenue over his “employment and residential status,” Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Officers responding to a 10 p.m. call at the 55-and-over condo development found Prestifilipo carrying a .380-caliber Kimber handgun that the victim said he assaulted him with, the chief said. They charged Prestifilipo with aggravat…