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Police & Fire
LA Fitness Stabbing: Boxcutter-Wielding Suspect From Union County In Custody, Cops Say
A 22-year-old Scotch Plains resident was arrested and charged on Monday, Sept. 9, with attempted murder after he stabbed another man with a boxcutter at an LA Fitness in Clark on Sunday, authorities said. Officers responded to the LA Fitness at 1255 Raritan Rd. and located the victim, while the perpetrator, Antonio Lampon, fled from the scene before law enforcement arrived, Clark police said in a release. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released, police said. Lampon was charged with attempted murder, multiple counts of aggravated assault and multiple…
Police & Fire
Asbury Park Artist With 'Light-Filled Soul' Critically Stabbed On Labor Day: Fundraiser
An Asbury Park photographer was critically injured when she was stabbed while walking with a friend on Labor Day, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Andrea Laign was the victim of the afternoon Asbury Avenue stabbing on Monday, Sept. 2. The fundraiser called her a "beloved member of our creative family" in the city. The GoFundMe had raised more than $4,200 from at least 59 donations as of Thursday, Sept. 5. "It is devastating that this sweet, talented, light-filled soul is a victim of such a violent crime," wrote Michaela Murray, the fundrais…
Police & Fire
Suspected Killer Indicted In 2022 Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting: Prosecutors
An Asbury Park man was indicted in a deadly triple shooting at a Toms River hookah lounge nearly two years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 24-year-old Eric Manzanares on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Manzanares was accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Nymere Tinsley of Brick Township on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Toms River police responded to a…
Police & Fire
Two More Arrested In Plot To Murder Man On Jersey Shore, Prosecutors Say
Two more men were charged in a plot to shoot and kill another man in Jackson Township, authorities said. Noah Phelps of Monroe Township and Glenn Franzson of Jackson Township were arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The two were facing charges in the shooting on Thursday, June 27. Jackson police responded to the shooting report on Larsen Road at around 12:20 a.m. and officers found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his face. He was treated at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and released from the N…
Police & Fire
Teen Indicted In Deadly Triple Shooting Of 21-Year-Old In Asbury Park, Prosecutors Say
A Long Branch teen has been indicted after he was accused of killing a man in a triple shooting in Asbury Park more than a year ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 19-year-old Michael Sally for first-degree murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, and gang criminality, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree receiving stolen property. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the indictment in a news release on Tu…
Police & Fire
Attacker Who Shoved NJ Woman Into Oncoming Subway Train Will Serve 12 Years In Prison: DA
A 32-year-old woman who pushed a New Jersey resident into an oncoming train at a New York City subway platform in 2021 pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 8 and will be sentenced to 12 years in prison, authorities said. On Oct. 4, 2021, Anthonia Egegbara, was sitting on a bench when she stood up, walked over to Lenny Javier, a Union City resident, and pushed her into the oncoming train at the Times Square subway station on the 1,2, 3 platform during the morning rush, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. She will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to assault, Bragg sai…
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Edison Man, 24, Charged With Attempted Murder In South Brunswick Stabbing, Police Say
An Edison man was accused of stabbing another man he knew during a fight, authorities said. Dante Wright, 24, was given several charges including attempted murder, South Brunswick police Chief Raymond Hayducka said in a news release on Sunday, Aug. 4. Officers responded to a report of a fight on James Avenue at around 1:19 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. Police found the man suffering from several stab wounds and witnesses said he was stabbed during a fight with another person. Wright was identified as the suspect and he was arrested at the scene. Investigators said Wright knew the victim and us…
Police & Fire
Mugshots Released Of Murder Suspect, Brothers Charged In NJ Actress' Death
Philadelphia police have released the mugshots of the man accused of killing a New Jersey actress and the two brothers charged with hindering apprehension in the case. Gregg Page, 34, has been charged with murder in the Atlantic City slaying of 32-year-old Carley Elbert, an actress from Sewell, on Thursday, Aug. 1. Page also is also charged with attempted murder for shooting a 29-year-old Pleasantville woman, who survived, at the same time as Elbert, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said (scroll for mugshots). Ryan Schnenck, 30, and his brother, Ramir Schenck, 27, were charged…
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NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease
Carley Elbert was no stranger to pain. The 32-year-old New Jersey actress spent years of her life battling a rare illness, Mast Cell Disease. Elbert shared her struggles with the hundreds of people who followed her journey, spreading awareness about the illness in a Facebook group called Hope For Carley. Her last post in the group was a TikTok video she made last November. In it, Elbert celebrates being a Mast Cell Disease survivor, bouncing along to music in her car. While Elbert survived years of pain and hospitalizations, her life ended tragically and suddenly this week, when the Atlan…
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New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say
New details have emerged in a serious wreck last June in Passaic County. According to police papers obtained by Daily Voice, the 31-year-old Paterson man who caused the crash on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne had been trying to end his own life, but ended up injuring a 44-year-old motorist instead. Police called to Hamburg Turnpike and Black Oak Ridge Road just before 2 a.m. on June 14 where they found D’Airon J. James sitting on the ground "saying he wished for this happen," according to the criminal complaint in the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. James said that he purposely dr…
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New Brunswick Man Pleads Guilty In Shooting Near Rutgers Campus: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old New Brunswick man has pleaded guilty in connection with an April shooting near the Rutgers University campus, authorities said. Christian Farmer pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder and a weapons offense on Wednesday, July 24, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Vincent Sabo of the New Brunswick Police Department. Two people were injured in the shooting and three others were charged as accomplices, they said. On April 5, at approximately 2 a.m., authorities responded to 66 Easton Avenue following a report of a shooting. Upon…
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Mugshot Released, Attempted Murder Charge For 79-Year-Old Man In NJ SWAT Standoff
Charges have been filed against a 79-year-old Union County man who was arrested after a SWAT standoff early Wednesday, July 2. Kenneth Kutyla, of Clark, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a firearm, and possession of a firearm for unlawful purpose, local police said. At 12:31 a.m., officers responded to 9 Stanton St. on a report of shots fired, Clark police said in a release. An investigation found Kutyla had barricaded himself with a weapon inside, police said. Union County Special Weapons and Tactics responded to…
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High-Capacity Magazine Found On Shooting Suspects In Passaic County Traffic Stop: Officials
Three men and a teenage boy have been arrested for two shootings, Passaic and Paterson officials announced on Saturday, June 29. Gabriel Mercado, 23 of Lodi, NJ; Issac Mejia, 23 of Paterson, NJ; Steven Batista, 20 of Malden Massachusetts; and a 17-year-old boy from Paterson, NJ were charged in connection with non-fatal shootings in April and June, officials explained in the release. Mercado and Mejia were arrested during a traffic stop by members of the New Jersey State Police Violent & Organized Crime Control North Bureau in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol…
Police & Fire
Man Who Stabbed South Jersey Police Officer, Injured Another Indicted: Prosecutors
A Galloway Township man was indicted after he was accused of stabbing a police officer and injuring another one, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 30-year-old Keith Kiminsky for attempted murder on Wednesday, June 26, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged on Sunday, Apr. 7 with several offenses, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest. Galloway police responded to a home on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue after several 911 hang-up calls. Body …
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NJ Man Flies To FL, Assaults Fellow Gamer With Hammer, Sheriff Says: 'This Is A Weird One'
A New Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he flew from Newark International Airport to Florida, to confront a man he'd gotten into an argument with online. In announcing second-degree attempted murder charges against 20-year-old Edward Kang, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said, "This is a weird one. "Some things make you say, 'hmm.' Some things you just can't make up. Some things make you say, 'What in the world was he thinking?' and there are some things that make you say, 'You're not going to believe this.' "Well this case makes you say all four of thos…
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Update
: Video Shows NJ Man Tapping On Car Window, Then Stabbing Woman At CNBC HQ: Police
UPDATE: Surveillance cameras at CNBC corporate headquarters in Bergen County captured images of a Middlesex County man stabbing a woman in the parking lot, authorities said. The 30-year-old victim was leaving the Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) facility shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, when Harshkuma H. Patel, 29, of Piscataway, approached her in the parking lot, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The accused assailant, who 'd previously been seen hanging around the area, tapped on the woman's car window in the CNBC parking lot, sources said. The victim, who didn't know Patel, op…
Police & Fire
Gotcha
! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant, Police Rescue Stabbing Victim At CNBC HQ Lot
UPDATE: Authorities captured a man who stabbed a woman in the parking lot of CNBC corporate headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The 30-year-old victim was leaving the Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) facility shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, when Harshkuma H. Patel, 29, of Piscataway, approached her in the parking lot, the prosecutor said. The accused assailant, who 'd previously been seen hanging around the area, tapped on the woman's car window in the CNBC parking lot, sources said. The victim, who didn't know Patel, opened the window, …
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Gotcha
! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant After Police Rescue Stabbing Victim Near CNBC HQ
UPDATE: Authorities captured a man who stabbed a woman in the parking lot of CNBC corporate headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The 30-year-old victim was leaving the Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) facility shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, when Harshkuma H. Patel, 29, of Piscataway, approached her in the parking lot, the prosecutor said. The accused assailant, who 'd previously been seen hanging around the area, tapped on the woman's car window in the CNBC parking lot, sources said. The victim, who didn't know Patel, opened the window, …
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Man, 40, Accused Of Stabbing Parent Arrested At NJ Mall, Police Say
A 40-year-old East Brunswick man has been arrested in connection with stabbing one of his parents, authorities said. Heng Shao is believed to have stabbed one of his parents in a home on Buttonwood Drive in East Brunswick, local police said. East Brunswick police were notified by Sayreville police around 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. The victim subsequently fled to safety at a home on Winding Woods Drive in Sayreville before being taken to a local area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers responded to the home on Buttonwood Drive in an attempt to loca…
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: Bergen Man Chokes, Tries To Sexually Assault Pre-Teen: Authorities
A 33-year-old Ridgefield man choked a Fairview pre-teen “to the point of unconsciousness” and had removed both his and the incapacitated child's clothes before he was stopped, authorities said. Julio Amaro-Vasquez, who lives on Bergen Boulevard just off Oakdene Avenue, was charged with attempted murder, attempted aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault, attempted sexual assault by contact and child endangerment. He wasn't the only person arrested in connection with the alleged incident, however. Amaro-Vasquez's girlfriend, Marlin Cervantes Santos, 30, of Fairview, “directed…
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Officer Charged In South Jersey Road Rage Shooting, Prosecutor Says
An NYPD officer has been charged in a South Jersey road rage incident in which a motorist was shot, authorities said. Hieu Tran, 27, of Yonkers, — an officer with the NYPD — was charged on Thursday, June 6 with first-degree attempted murder and other charges for the shooting of a 30-year-old Voorhees Township man. On Friday, May 17, at approximately 11 p.m., officers from the Voorhees Township Police Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of Route 73 and Cooper Road. Police found one of the drivers was suffering from a&nbs…
Police & Fire
Teens Accused Of Killing Asbury Park 21-Year-Old In July 2023 Triple Shooting
Two teens were accused of killing a man in a triple shooting in Asbury Park nearly a year ago, authorities said. Michael Sally, 19, of Long Branch, and an unidentified boy were facing charges in the shooting that killed 21-year-old Lativity Lyons of Asbury Park. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced their arrests in a news release on Thursday, June 6. Asbury Park police responded to the shooting at the Asbury Park Gardens apartment complex on Atlantic Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, July 3, 2023. When officers arrived, they found three men who wer…
Police & Fire
'You Dead B***h': NJ Mom Shares Story Of Surviving Brutal Stabbing In Home Invasion
A Monmouth County woman is speaking about the night she was brutally stabbed by a teen boy who claimed he was high on psychedelic mushrooms. Brennan Doyle, now 28 years old, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for attempted murder and carjacking, according to state Department of Corrections records. He pleaded guilty to the Tuesday, July 7, 2015 stabbing of Donna Ongsiako in her Colts Neck home. In an interview with CBS's "48 Hours", Ongsiako said she opened her door just after midnight to let her cat back in the house when she saw Doyle standing outside with a knife. "I tried to sla…
Police & Fire
Morris County Man, 66, Stabbed While Reading Book At Port Authority Bus Terminal: Police
A 66-year-old Morris County man was stabbed at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan on Monday, April 22, authorities said. Michael McCloskey, 42, of California, was taken into custody by Port Authority police officers who heard the victim's screams at the north subway mezzanine level of the terminal just before 5:45 a.m., Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey, and its PBA said. The attacker dropped the knife after being confronted at gunpoint by police, the PBA said. The victim was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and the incident is under inve…
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Cutting Another's Fingers Off In Central Jersey: Police
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for slashing a man and cutting off some of his fingers during an attack under the Victory Bridge in Perth Amboy, authorities said. Ziyare Palmer, of Perth Amboy, was charged with attempted murder, weapons offenses and motor vehicle theft in what Perth Amboy police described as a domestic violence assault. Palmer attacked a 39-year-old Woodbridge man at about 11:15 p.m. on April 14, police said. The victim was yelling for help when police arrived. He was brought to an area hospital. “This incident was a targeted act of domestic violence, and there is no …
Police & Fire
4th Suspect Charged In Shooting Near Rutgers Campus: Prosecutor
A fourth man has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting that occurred near the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, authorities said. On April 5, at approximately 2 a.m., authorities responded to 66 Easton Avenue after a report of a shooting. Police found one female and one male victim, who sustained gunshot wounds and were subsequently taken to Robert Wood Hospital for treatment. Both victims were affiliated with Rutgers, campus police said. On April 6, Walter Rodriguez-Cardenas, 20, was arrested without incident in Plainfield w…
Police & Fire
Convicted Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced For Atlantic City Attempted Murder
A convicted fentanyl dealer was sentenced after admitting to shooting a man in Atlantic City more than four years ago, authorities said. Kevin Davis, 38, of Atlantic City, was sentenced on Monday, Apr. 8 to 15 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to first-degree attempted murder and second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. Investigators said Davis shot a man in the stomach and got away on a bicycle on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Through surveillance video from …
Police & Fire
Two South Jersey Officers Injured, Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Two police officers in Atlantic County were injured, including one who was stabbed, while responding to a call, authorities said. Keith Kiminsky, 30, of Galloway, was arrested on Sunday, Apr. 7, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release. He was given several charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest. Galloway police responded to a home on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue after several 911 hang-up calls. Body camera video released by the police department showed Kiminsky's mother answ…
Police & Fire
Philly Man Accused Of Attacking Man He Knew With Sledgehammer On Jersey Shore: Police
A Philadelphia man was accused of hitting another man in the head with a sledgehammer in Monmouth County, authorities said. Michael Gonzales, 36, was arrested on Friday, Apr. 5, a Middletown police spokesperson said. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes. Investigators said Gonzales hit a 64-year-old Edison man in the head several times with a handheld sledgehammer at Crown Tire on Route 36 in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown. The victim was airlifted to Jer…
Police & Fire
Teen Threatened Toms River Man With Gun, Fired Shot Into Home: Police
A Toms River teen was accused of threatening a man with a gun and firing a shot into his home, authorities said. Asheer Johnson, 18, was charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, aggravated assault, and possession of hollow point bullets. The Toms River Police Department announced the charges in a news release. Officers responded to a report of a fight involving a gun at a home on Oxford Street at around 10:47 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2. A man said that another man came to his home and pulled out a gun after banging …
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Attempted Murder For Man, 61, In Somerset County Stabbing: Prosecutor
A 61-year-old Highland Park resident was arrested this week for stabbing a person in Franklin Township on Sunday, March 24, authorities. Thomas Carter is believed to have stabbed the victim found in Franklin Township who turned up at an area hospital that night around 8 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. The victim, a New Brunswick resident, underwent emergency surgery for life-threatening injuries, said McDonald alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman, Jr, and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweathe…
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