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Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest
The social media accounts of the 19-year-old Queens man who was arrested in Newark for his dangerous stunts show him taunting police across the tri-state area. Antonio Ginestri, who'd been wanted by the NYPD and other agencies, had a history of provoking cops into pursuing him and then posting the videos on YouTube, amassing millions of views. Ginestri also operated a TikTok with more than 139K followers and had 23.1K followers on Instagram. Following his May 21 arrest in Newark, NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry said: "One of the most prolific street racers in NYC can no l…
Police & Fire
BMW Driver Zoomed Through Newark, Filmed Himself Provoking Cops For Clout, Police Say
A 19-year-old Queens man was arrested and charged after eluding Newark police for a social media video, authorities said. On Thursday, April 11 at 1:16 a.m., police were patrolling Broad Street and Market Street when they observed a black BMW that traveled around their vehicle at a high rate of speed with no license plates, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The driver, Antonio Ginestri, made a turn from Market Street onto Broad Street, although ‘No Turns’ signs are posted at the intersection, Fragé said . Police initiated a motor vehicle stop, but G…
News
NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor
A New Jersey doctor accused of sexually abusing six of his patients has now been charged with insurance fraud — as has his office manager, authorities said. Gurvindra Johal, 56, of Colonia, was arrested back in March for inappropriately touching of two patients under his care at an urgent care center on Broad Street in Newark, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens. Another woman later came forward saying the physician sexually assaulted her while under his care at Amboy Urgent Care, located at 469 Cornell Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yola…
Police & Fire
NJ Doctor Faces More Patient Sex Abuse Charges — This Time In Essex County
A New Jersey doctor faces new charges of sexual abuse after additional patients stepped forward in Essex and Monmouth counties, authorities said. Dr. Gurvindra Johal was charged on Wednesday, March 8 with three counts of criminal sexual contact for allegedly inappropriately touching two patients under his care at an urgent care center on Broad Street in Newark, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, Johal, 55, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, has also been charged with criminal sexual contact by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Monm…
Business
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations
7-Eleven Inc. is looking to sell or lease 73 of its stores, 18 of which are in New Jersey. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is helping with the process, having posted a list of all of the sites along with a bid deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some of the stores are some of the 3,800 Speedway stores that 7-Eleven purchased in May 2021. The New Jersey stores touting for sale signs are: Colonia, Saint Georges Avenue Scotch Plains, Park Avenue Newark, Broad Street Newark, Market Street Newark, Ferry Street Butler, Route 23 Elmwood Park, Broadway Holmdel, Route 35 Hackettstown, Main Street…
Police & Fire
Gunman Captured In Newark Shooting: Police
A Newark man is facing multiple charges for shooting another man after a fight in May, authorities said. Alfuquan Huey was arrested on a warrant Wednesday, June 8, on Broad Street, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. The 25-year-old man got into a fight with another man and then shot him inside a residential building on the 100 block of First Street around 8 a.m. May 25, police said. Responding officers applied a tourniquet to the victim’s leg to help stop the bleeding, they said. The victim was taken to University Hospital, where he is expected to survive. Cops r…
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3 Arrests, 1 Day: Newark Police Crack Down On Gun Violence
Three gunman were arrested in a series of separate incidents across Newark in just one day, authorities announced. Among them, Ewing's Deion Brison, 26; Newark's Daniel Molloy, 48; and Irvington's James Mitchell, 23; were arrested on various charges, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Brison was running through local yards with a loaded handgun after shooting a victim on Lyons Avenue near Bergen Street around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, O'Hara said. He was taken into custody on Goldsmith Avenue and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, u…
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Drive-Thru Taco Bell Robbed At Gunpoint: Newark PD
A Taco Bell drive-thru restaurant in Newark was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight Tuesday, leading to the arrest of the 25-year-old perpetrator, authorities said. Deion Nance, of Newark, is accused of driving up to the drive-thru window at the Broad Street location before demanding cash and wielding a gun around 2:40 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said Wednesday. Nance was driving a vehicle that was carjacked at gunpoint out of Harrison during the robbery, O’Hara said. The victim handed over $176 in cash before Nance fled east on Clay Street from Broad Street. …
News
Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer
A distressed boy who had wet his pants got help from a compassionate police officer in Newark. Newark Police Officer L. Ciesla found the boy near Broad Street and Branford Street, the city’s department of public safety said Tuesday. Ciesla then went to a nearby store and bought the boy new clothes using her own money. “Officer Ciesla went above and beyond in making the child’s day brighter by giving him a fresh set of clothes and helping him change, literally on her knees,” the department said. “We salute Officer Ciesla for treating the child as if he were a member of her own family.”
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NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say
The man who had a hot pink dye pack explode on him moments after robbing a Newark bank was arrested Monday, authorities said. City resident Esau Grant walked into the Springfield Avenue Capital One Bank Saturday morning and slipped the teller a note saying, "I have a gun give me all the money from the register please, and no one will get hurt," Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The teller gave the Grant money -- along with a dye pack. Grant left the bank, walking east on Springfield Avenue, but when he walked beyond the bank property, the dye pack exploded.…
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$10,000 Reward Offered In Newark Killing Of Bergen County Woman, 18
Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for the killing of an 18-year-old Bergen County girl in Newark. McKayla Perri, of Lyndhurst, was shot on Broad Street near 3rd Avenue in Newark Saturday evening, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Perri was taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Stephens said. No arrests had been made as of Monday. The Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program was offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons …
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HIM? Authorities Seek Man Who Pulled Knife On Newark Dunkin' Donuts Worker
Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a man who pulled a knife on a Dunkin' Donuts worker and chase them out of the store. The man walked into the Broad Street store and pulled out the weapon, then told the employee not to run around 7:30 p.m., Oct 7, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The employee and another coworker used a ladder to ward off the man, then ran out the back door, Ambrose said. The man, captured on surveillance rapes, took a cell phone that belonged to one of the employees and followed them out of the store. H…
Police & Fire
Newark Trans Woman's Death Was Ruled Suicide, Here's Why Authorities Are Reopening The Case
Authorities are investigating the April death of a Newark trans woman after months calls for action by activists and community members, authorities announced Tuesday. Ashley Moore's death had been ruled a suicide after she was found unresponsive lying on the sidewalk in front of the YMCA on Broad Street around 4:10 a.m. April 1, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Moore, 26, was taken to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. "To date, our detectives have not discovered evidence to the contrary," Ambrose said. "However, I have reached out to Essex County…
Police & Fire
Three Busted In Separate Newark Graffiti Incidents
Three people are facing charges after being caught spray painting a mural and words onto traffic boxes in Newark, authorities said. Police saw Alexa Lipke, 25, of Green Brook, writing graffiti on traffic light boxes at Broad and Franklin streets near City Hall on June 28, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. She was arrested on graffiti and drug-related charges. Then, on July 5, officers saw Jayrone Rivera, 25, of Bergenfield, and Brendan Roura, 29, of Brooklyn, spray paining a mural at McCarter Highway and Hamilton Street, Amrbose said. Both were arrested and c…
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