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Ex-Deli Worker Who Killed Hardworking Boss Gets Life In NJ State Prison
A East Orange deli worker who slit his boss' throat and let him bleed out on the bathroom floor was sentenced to life in prison, authorities announced. Roberto Ubiera, 59, of Newark, handcuffed 55-year-old Tarlok Singh and isolated him in a bathroom of the neighborhood grocery store on North Park Street, in the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2018, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Ibiera stabbed Singh twice in the back, before cutting his throat twice with a knife and leaving him to bleed to death on the floor of the small bathroom with his hands…
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Plainfield Man, 23, Indicted In Armed Sexual Assaults: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old man from Plainfield has been indicted in connection with two armed sexual assaults, authorities said. A Union County grand jury returned a seventeen-count indictment against Terence Rhue charged in two violent sexual assaults which occurred in both Plainfield and Westfield in October 2021, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Rhue is charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, three counts of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, two counts of third-degree posses…
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Crack, Gun, High-Capacity Mag Seized, Teen Nabbed At Spot Where Paterson Girl, 15, Was Killed
An 18-year-old drug dealer who was slinging crack outside the same Paterson mini-market where a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed last month was caught with a loaded gun fitted with a high-capacity magazine, authorities said. Javarus Patterson tried to flee the corner of Essex and Madison streets but was quickly captured by Detectives John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci, Kenneth Kerwin and Luis Roca, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Patterson was carrying a .380-caliber Ruger semi-automatic handgun equipped with a ”drum”-style magazine capable of firing more than 30 rounds…
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Buffalo Wild Wings Fight Ends With Arrest Of Knife-Wielding Teen: Secaucus PD
A 17-year-old boy was arrested for pulling out a knife during a fight at a North Jersey Buffalo Wild Wings, authorities said. Officers responded to the restaurant on Harmon Meadow Boulevard on a report of a fight around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The unidentified Belleville teen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and later released to an adult.
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Gunman Sentenced In Mass Hudson County Shooting
A 30-year-old West New York man was sentenced to 71 years in prison for a 2019 mass shooting in North Bergen, authorities announced. Jonathan Haughey-Morales got 50 years for the murder of Carlos Garcia, and three consecutive seven year sentences for aggravated assault for the three others injured in the incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre also gave him five years, which will run concurrent for unlawful weapon possession. Officers responding to 2033 46th St. found four shooting victims around 3:30 a.m. on May 5, 2019, incl…
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Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea
A Jersey Shore man who was caught with a handful of phony federal agent IDs in his own name admitted also having a homemade rifle and a silencer. Jeffrey Backlund, 57, of Waretown, took a deal from the government rather than face trial, pleading guilty on Wednesday, April 27, to illegally possessing all of them, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Backlund was arrested after a warranted search prompted by a domestic disturbance in September 2020 turned up “a number of firearms and imitation federal identification badges,” Sellinger said. “They found one short-barreled, AR-style, .223 …
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Brothers Killed Newark Grandmother Celebrating Birthday, Late Twin Sis: Prosecutor
A pair of brothers from Newark have been arrested in the murder of a local grandmother celebrating her birthday, authorities announced. Jonathan Ritchie, 21, of Newark and Josiah Ritchie, 19, killed Debra Derrick, 63, who was celebrating her birthday and that of her late twin sister when she was shot on the front porch of her home in March 2021, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Derrick, who had worked as a certified nursing assistant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, was at her home in the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue releasing balloons when sh…
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Man Beat Hotel Concierge During 11-Day Crime Spree Across Newark: Police
Authorities in Newark captured a man who beat a hotel concierge sending him to the hospital in the midst of an 11-day burglary spree, they said. Bryant Dudley, 36, was captured on surveillance video breaking into a laundromat, deli, clothing boutique, nail salon and two banks between April 10 and 21, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. A warrant for Dudley’s arrest was issued for a burglary at 305 Ferry Street, and was also a suspect in burglaries at 25 Prospect Street; 1227 Raymond Boulevard, 141 Halsey Street; 147 Halsey Street; 133 Jackson Street; and two attemp…
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Handyman Lover Arrested In Orsolya Gaal Murder
Orsolya Gaal's former handyman David Bonola has been arrested and charged in her grisly murder last weekend at her Forest Hills home, multiple news reports say. Bonola, 44, arrived at the112th NYPD precinct Thursday, April 21 for questioning and is facing charges of murder, criminal tampering, and possession of a weapon. Gaal's body was found by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home, around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16. The 51-year-old mom had been stabbed some 58 times in the neck, torso, and left arm. The sources also revealed she had wounds to her hands in an att…
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Man Charged With Child Endangerment After Firing Gun In Morris County Home, Prosecutor Says
A man was charged with child endangerment and other offenses after firing a gun inside a Morris County home and causing property damage, authorities announced. Stephen J. Clemo, 46, is accused of firing a gun in front of a victim and their family, including a child, inside a home on Egbert Hill Road in Morris Township around 8 p.m. on Monday, April 18, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker and Morris Township Police Chief Mark DiCarlo. Clemo, of Morristown, caused property damage, though no injuries were reported, t…
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Deadly Elizabeth Hotel Lobby Stabbing Leads To Bergen County Man's Arrest: Prosecutor
A Bergen County man is facing various murder charges in the stabbing death of a Brooklyn resident earlier this week in Elizabeth, authorities announced. Javan Johnson, 30, of Bergenfield, stabbed 37-year-old Marlon Pantin at the Country Inn & Suites around 1 a.m. on Monday, March 21, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Sources tell Daily Voice Pantin was stabbed in his chest. Pantin was found laying on the lobby floor and taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Grady, who is prosecuting the case. …
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MD Ex-Con Had Videos Of Himself Sexually Assaulting His Dogs, Similar Child Porn: Authorities
A Maryland ex-con was arrested again after police found videos that showed him performing sex acts on his dogs, and child porn that showed children engaging in sex acts with animals, authorities said. An investigation into Jason Havelt, 42, of Ijamsville, began last November, when authorities were tipped off to animal abuse and cruelty, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said. A USB drive obtained by the department showed photos of Havelt performing sexual acts on his dogs. Three cell phones seized from Havelt showed more images and videos of animal abuse, authorities said…
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