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NY Man Kills Hotel Employee, Wounds Coworker In NJ: Prosecutor
A New York man has been arrested and charged in a double shooting at New Jersey at a Fairfield hotel last week, authorities announced.
Tyrone Malcolm, 39, of Middletown, NY, has been charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Mohammed Sahariar, which also left his co-worker with critical injuries, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna.
Investigators say that shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, Sahariar and the second victim, who has not been identified, were working at …
Man Inappropriately Touched Two Women At Dollar Tree: Raritan PD
A 25-year-old Milford man was arrested and charged on Friday, Oct. 4 with inappropriately touching two women at a Dollar Tree last month in Raritan, authorities said.
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, officers responded to the Dollar Tree on Orlando Drive, Raritan police said. A woman said a man, later identified as Dylan Wilson, followed her around the tore and then walked by and intentionally made contact with her buttocks, police said. This was later confirmed by surveillance footage, police said.
Approximately 20 minutes prior, Wilson had inappropriately touched another woman on her buttocks, poli…
Jersey Shore Plumber Admits To Taking Upskirt Videos Of 27 Girls, Women: Prosecutors
A Red Bank man admitted to recording upskirt videos of more than two dozen women and girls, including some in their homes, authorities said.
Christopher Cox, 35, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 4 to second-degree eluding police, two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the guilty plea in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Investigators said Cox entered the ShopRite supermarket in Shrewsbury just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, and began follow…
NJ Volunteer Fire Chief Sexually Assaulted Woman Sitting In Vehicle, Prosecutors Say
A volunteer fire chief in Manchester Township was accused of sexually assaulting a woman more than two years ago, authorities said.
Michael Trimarchi, 55, of Manchester, was charged with sexual assault and criminal sexual contact, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Trimarchi is the chief of the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, according to a Facebook post on Saturday, Sept. 21.
A woman told Manchester police on Friday, Sept. 6 that Trimarchi sexually assaulted her on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Investigators with …
New Details Released In Grisly Kitchen Floor Murder Of NJ Wife Seeking Divorce
New details are coming to light in the murder of a 40-year-old New Jersey mother in front of her kids, one of whom tried to save her, police papers show.
On Friday, Oct. 4, a Middlesex County Superior Court Judge ordered Wellington Leonardo, 45, jailed pending his trial in the stabbing death of his wife, Rosanna Rodriguez, on the kitchen floor of their Perth Amboy home, in front of their children, according to News12 and MyCenralJersey, and police papers obtained by Daily Voice.
Appearing over video link, Leonardo sobbed as the recording of the 911 call was played, News12 says. In the recor…
Call During Sex Sparked Arrest Of Jabrill Peppers, 4X NJ High School Football Champ: Report
Details have been released in the arrest of Jabrill Peppers.
A victim in Braintree, MA, told police Saturday, Oct. 5 that the 29-year-old New England Patriots safety became upset when someone called her phone while they were having sex, NBC10 says citing a police report.
Peppers, a New Jersey native and four-time state high school football champion, smashed her head against the wall, pushed her down the stairs, and choked her at least six times, NBC10 said.
Citing court paperwork, CBS said the athlete answered the door without a shirt on saying, "I know what is going on." He…
15-Year-Old Arrested After Multiple Shooting Incidents: New Brunswick PD
A 15-year-old was arrested on the early morning of Saturday, Oct. 5, after firing gunshots in New Brunswick and shooting someone back in August, authorities said.
At 12:22 a.m., officers responded to Central Avenue and Courtlandt Street on a report of shots fired an engaged the 15-year-old in a foot pursuit, New Brunswick police said. The 15-year-old was found to be in possession of a handgun, police said.
The juvenile was charged with juvenile delinquency, police said. If he was an adult, he would be charged with multiple weapons offenses, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled dange…
4X NJ High School Football Champion, NFL Star Jabrill Peppers Arrested: Reports
New England Patriots safety and New Jersey native Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend, NBC10 reports.
Citing Braintree, MA, police, NBC says police responded to a disturbance call at a local home Saturday morning, Oct. 5 where the 29-year-old East Orange, NJ native had allegedly been involved in an altercation.
He will apparently be charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of cocaine, NBC says.
Patriots statement on Jabrill Peppers:"We are aware of an incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend in…
NJ Apartment Association Bookkeeper Who Stole $357K Learns Prison Sentence
A former bookkeeper for the New Jersey Apartment Association has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for stealing $357,250 from the organization, authorities said.
Karly Simon-Sapp, 50, of Plumsted Township, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Kenneth T. Palmer to five years New Jersey State Prison and ordered to pay $357,520 in restitution, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. She previously had pleaded guilty to theft.
Between January 2016 and January 2022, Simon-Sapp, in her capacity as a bookkeeper for the New Jersey Apartment Association, forged the …
NJ Ex-Con's Stash Of Assault Rifles, High-Capacity Ammo Seized, Police Say
A 50-year-old New Jersey ex-convict is facing multiple charges after police responding to a call for service found assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, and more stashed in safes in the home, authorities said.
Bloomingdale officers had responded to a local home on Sept. 19, when they discovered two safes, " which officers reasonably believed contained illegal firearms," the department said in a news release.
In the following days, the Detective Bureau conducted a follow-up investigation and executed two search warrants on the safes, owned by Omar Dudley, police said.
They uncovered seve…
Ex-NJ Child Services Case Worker Sexually Assaulted Two Children, AG Says
A 58-year-old former New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services Division of Child Protection and Permanency case worker has been indicted for sexually abusing two children, authorities said.
Trent L. Collier, formerly of Newark and currently of Savannah, GA, has been charged in a seven-count indictment with sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, attempted aggravated sexual assault, and official misconduct, based on Collier’s alleged sexually abusive conduct toward the two minor victims, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.
Earlier this year, Collier ad…
Man In NJ Police Station Calls 9-1-1 Over Scented Candle — And It Didn't Stop There, Cops Say
A 34-year-old Hudson County man was jailed after police said he walked into a local police station and called 9-1-1 over a scented candle, and continued with similar behavior until he was jailed later that day, police said.
Alfredo Gonzalez, of Guttenberg, waltzed into the police station on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to speak with officials from the public safety office, Guttenberg police said. While inside, Gonzalez expressed concern over the lighting of a scented candle, police said.
Gonzalez then called the county's emergency dispatch line, requesting North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue to th…
