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New Brunswick Man Wanted In Brother's Stabbing Surrenders New Brunswick Man Wanted In Brother's Stabbing Surrenders
New Brunswick Man Wanted In Brother's Stabbing Surrenders A 33-year-old New Brunswick man sought in his brother's stabbing surrendered to authorities Wednesday morning. Roberto Lopez turned himself in to the New Brunswick Police Department at 8:30 a.m., Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony Caputo said in a statement. Authorities had released a photo of the suspect on Tuesday in connection with Monday's fatal stabbing. Lopez was charged with first-degree murder and weapons charges, they said. Henry Lopez, 43, was stabbed dead at the Livingston Avenue home he shares with L…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities: One Injured When Burlington County Man Shoots Into Crowd Authorities: One Injured When Burlington County Man Shoots Into Crowd
Authorities: One Injured When Burlington County Man Shoots Into Crowd A 19-year-old Willingboro man fired into a group of people, hitting one of them, as he drove past a local park, authorities said. Authorities arrested Nasir Hickson of Raeburn Lane three days after the April 18 drive-by shooting at Rittenhouse Park, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon said in a joint statement. They charged him with several assault and weapons counts. An unidentified man was struck after Hickson fired several rounds in the crowd's direction near the intersection of Raeburn Lane and Randolph Plac…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Lakewood PD: Pharmacy Robber Caught During Drug Deal Lakewood PD: Pharmacy Robber Caught During Drug Deal
Lakewood PD: Pharmacy Robber Caught During Drug Deal A Lakewood man accused of robbing a local pharmacy at gunpoint last month was caught during a drug deal, authorities said. Detectives moved in after seeing the exchange between Elioenai Aguinaga, 31, and Krzysztof Slusarz, 39, of Lakewood, FL, on Tuesday, police said in a statement. Further investigation led to robbery and weapons charges against Aguinaga in connection with a March 26 holdup at Taylor's Pharmacy on Madison Avenue, police said. They also charged him with drug-related offenses and sent Aguinaga to the Ocean County Jail. Slusarz was charged with drug violations and rele…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Newark Man Sought In Shooting SEEN HIM? Newark Man Sought In Shooting
Seen HIM? Newark Man Sought In Shooting Authorities asked the public's help finding a Newark man wanted in a shooting. Newark police Shotspotter devices detected three rounds fired in the area of Roseville and 6th avenues shortly before 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police found shell casings and a Toyota Sienna that they said was left running at the scene but no victims, he said. Detectives investigating the shooting produced a warrant for the arrest of Juan Abreu, 51, on aggravated assault and weapons charges, Ambrose said. Abreu was described as 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, with a light co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Morris County Man, 74, Shoots Wife Dead During Argument Authorities: Morris County Man, 74, Shoots Wife Dead During Argument
Authorities: Morris County Man, 74, Shoots Wife Dead During Argument A 74-year-old Morris County man shot and killed his wife in their home Thursday, authorities said. East Hanover police responding to the daughter’s 2 p.m. 911 call of a domestic dispute arrested Alexander Jacobs and charged him with murder and weapons counts after finding the body of his wife, Lilia Jacobs, 71, inside their Selmar Terrace home, they said. Police recovered the firearm, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker and East Hanover Police Chief Christopher F. Cannizzo said in a release Friday. The Morris County Medical Examiner’s …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Hackensack 7-Eleven Customer Pulls Gun On Clerk For Carding Him Police: Hackensack 7-Eleven Customer Pulls Gun On Clerk For Carding Him
Police: Hackensack 7-Eleven Customer Pulls Gun On Clerk For Carding Him A customer pulled a handgun on a Hackensack 7-Eleven clerk who told him that state law requires him to see an ID before he can sell a tobacco product, authorities said. Tyreek D. Davis, 28, “became agitated and argued with the clerk” at the Essex Street store, before rushing out to his 2010 Chevrolet Impala and pulling out a Hi-Point Firearms CF380 semi-automatic handgun, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Davis then banged on the store window, racked the gun’s slide and waved it a few times, threatening to kill the clerk and telling him to “come outside,” DeWitt said. The clerk stay…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
East Brunswick PD: Gas Station Armed Robber Captured East Brunswick PD: Gas Station Armed Robber Captured
East Brunswick PD: Gas Station Armed Robber Captured A 25-year-old East Brunswick resident robbed a Route 18 service station at gunpoint last month, said police who arrested him. Mohammed Alasmar approached the counter at the Speedway gas station and lifted his shirt, revealing what looked like a handgun, while demanding money around 10:45 p.m. March 1, East Brunswick police said. Searching the area, East Brunswick police joined by the Hillsborough Police K9 Unit didn't find the robber, but they said they found evidence in a remote area behind the gas station. Detective Crispin Farrace, in turn, identified Alasmar as a suspect, they said.Pol…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Hudson County Sheriff's Office Nabs Dozens Of Deadbeat Dads, Warrant Defendants Hudson County Sheriff's Office Nabs Dozens Of Deadbeat Dads, Warrant Defendants
Hudson County Sheriff's Office Nabs Dozens Of Deadbeat Dads, Warrant Defendants Nearly 60 people accused of a variety of offenses -- including sex assault, weapons charges and failing to pay child support -- were scooped up in a Hudson County Sheriff’s Office sweep. Roughly half of the arrests by Sheriff Frank Schillari's department were of accused deadbeat dads who collectively account for $335,000 in unpaid support -- including a Kearny man who owes  $81,927 and a Jersey City man who owes $58,699, records show.Nearly three dozen others had been charged with burglary, theft and drug crimes.Although most are from Jersey City, some were picked off in Clifton, E…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Woman, 56, Killed Former Manchester HS Janitor Using Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser Prosecutor: Woman, 56, Killed Former Manchester HS Janitor Using Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser
Prosecutor: Woman, 56, Killed Former Manchester HS Janitor Using Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser An Ocean County woman killed a former Manchester High School custodian she lived with using a shower rod and a tape dispenser, authorities charged. Mary Carbone, 56, was charged with murder in the slaying of 55-year-old Frank Stochel at a home they shared in Manchester, they said.  Police found Stochel dead on the floor of his 6th Avenue home in the township's Pine Lake Park-section on Feb. 24 The county Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Manchester Township Police Chief Lisa Parker said in a statement. SEE: Death Of Former Manch…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Man, 20, Charged In Shooting, Stabbing Outside Paterson Home Massachusetts Man, 20, Charged In Shooting, Stabbing Outside Paterson Home
Massachusetts Man, 20, Charged In Shooting, Stabbing Outside Paterson Home One of two men who police said shot at and repeatedly stabbed an 18-year-old Paterson man in the stomach earlier this month was in custody, authorities announced Friday. Jefferson Acosta, 20, of Lawrence, MA was arrested Thursday on Market Street in connection with the Feb. 6 assault at a North 4th Street home, Massachusetts, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. The victim had received a text telling him to come outside, where gunshots were fired at his feet and he was stabbed, responders said at the time. Polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Rahway Woman Charged In Mom's Stabbing Death Rahway Woman Charged In Mom's Stabbing Death
Rahway Woman Charged In Mom's Stabbing Death A Rahway woman is accused of stabbing her mom to death over the weekend, authorities charged. Malika Jones was being held in the Union County Jail on murder and weapons charges in connection with Sunday's fatal stabbing of her 57-year-old mom, Inell Jones, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said Tuesday. The pair were arguing at a house on the 100 block of East Albert Street when the elder Jones was stabbed around 3 p.m., and subsequently pronounced dead, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. The younger Jones was immediately taken into custody and charged within h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Plainfield Ex-Con Headed To Federal Prison For Ditching Gun, Drugs Plainfield Ex-Con Headed To Federal Prison For Ditching Gun, Drugs
Plainfield Ex-Con Headed To Federal Prison For Ditching Gun, Drugs An ex-con from Plainfield admitted in federal court in Newark that he sold cocaine and oxycodone while armed with a handgun. Arthur Forman, 37, pleaded guilty to drug and weapons possession, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, in exchange for leniency at an upcoming sentencing. Forman choked a Plainfield detective while resisting an Oct. 13, 2017 arrest, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He then handed a bag containing cocaine and a gun to his sister, who threw it out a window, authorities said at the time. A search of Forman’s bedroom turned up “numerous oxyco…

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by Jerry DeMarco