US Marshals Nab NYC Woman Who Threatened Ex-Colleague, Central Jersey Employer: Prosecutor US Marshals Nab NYC Woman Who Threatened Ex-Colleague, Central Jersey Employer: Prosecutor
US Marshals Nab NYC Woman Who Threatened Ex-Colleague, Central Jersey Employer: Prosecutor A New York City woman was tracked down by US Marshals after she threatened to kill a former colleague and also made threats against the victim's new employer in Central Jersey, authorities said. Quanajah Pinnock, 27, had been calling her former colleague and sending threatening text messages directed at her and her new Branchburg employer, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Officers began investigating at the victim's place of work on June 21, 12:15 p.m., when the incident was reported, McDonald said. Pinnock was subsequently charged with terroristic threats and false p…
Suspect 'Zoom-Bombed' High School Student's Virtual Memorial Service: Police Suspect 'Zoom-Bombed' High School Student's Virtual Memorial Service: Police
Suspect 'Zoom-Bombed' High School Student's Virtual Memorial Service: Police A suspect has been identified and charged in a Zoom attack on a virtual memorial service for a South Brunswick High School student, authorities said. The memorial service was being held for 17-year-old Emily Murillo who tragically died in January 2021, according to South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka. Due to the coronavirus, the memorial service was broadcasted virtually.  During the service, an unknown person entered the Zoom and threatened to blow up the funeral home and make the casket turn to ashes. The suspect is a juvenile from North Jersey. “It was unspeakable …
Wanaque Man, 24, Indicted For Assault Weapon, Explosives, Threatening Sister Wanaque Man, 24, Indicted For Assault Weapon, Explosives, Threatening Sister
Wanaque Man, 24, Indicted For Assault Weapon, Explosives, Threatening Sister A Wanaque man who threatened his sister with a knife had an assault weapon with a silencer and large-capacity magazine, as well as a pipe bomb, three other “destructive devices” and manuals, authorities said. Some of the details emerged in an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson against Michael Wierciszewski, 24, in connection with the discovery at the family’s Jackson Street home and in his car last Nov. 24. Police at the time arrested Wierciszewski after he damaged his sister’s cellphone as she recorded him threatening her, authorities said. He was originally held in the P…
Woman Charged With Threatening To Blow Up Passaic County School Woman Charged With Threatening To Blow Up Passaic County School
Woman Charged With Threatening To Blow Up Passaic County School A real estate agent was arrested after she threatened to blow up a Passaic County grammar school, authorities said Friday. Veronika L. Callirgos, 35, allegedly “became irate” during a phone conversation with an administrator at Prospect Park School No. 1 on Wednesday – a day after 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed at a school in Uvalde, Texas. Callirgos said she was going to go to No. 1 school “and beat up the children,” Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Ammen Matari said in a joint announcement. She “also stated she was going to blow up the s…
Repeat Stalker Charged With Threatening, Harassing Bergen Prosecutor Employee: Authorities Repeat Stalker Charged With Threatening, Harassing Bergen Prosecutor Employee: Authorities
Repeat Stalker Charged With Threatening, Harassing Bergen Prosecutor Employee: Authorities A convicted stalker being held in jail is facing new charges for harassing and threatening family members of a Bergen County Prosecutor's Office employee, authorities said. Michael Strzelcyk, 40, of Wayne, last January returned to jail after emailing a victim from Franklin Lakes, violating a final order that was among the terms of probation, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Strzelcyk on Monday, May 9 was charged with a criminal complaint at the jail, for repeated and ongoing threats of violence towards an employee of the BCPO and their family member, Bergen County Prose…
4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD 4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD
4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD Four teenagers have been charged with the kidnapping and gunpoint robbery of a man in the Philadelphia region, authorities said. The victim traveled to Sellersville to meet a friend, who was accompanied by another woman and two men on Saturday, April 2 around 9:25 a.m., Perkasie police said. The victim's arms were bound with duct tape and he was then driven in his own vehicle against his will to areas that included Philadelphia and New Jersey, according to police. He told police the suspects had a knife and a handgun. When they arrived to the King of Prussia area, the victim was able …
Suspect Fired Gun At His Mom In Atlantic City: Police Suspect Fired Gun At His Mom In Atlantic City: Police
Suspect Fired Gun At His Mom In Atlantic City: Police A 31-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly firing a gun at his mother, authorities said. On Saturday, April 16 at 8:09 p.m., Atlantic City Police Officer Ivaylo Ivanov responded to South Carolina and Baltic Avenues after receiving information from Sergeant Garry Stowe that a fugitive -- Kevin Robinson -- was in the area, police said. Robinson was wanted after being involved in a domestic incident on March 26 where he assaulted his mother and fired a handgun in her direction as she fled into a bedroom, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries.&nbs…
Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job
Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job UPDATE: An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested ex-con Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensac…
Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone'
Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensack, has previous…
Warren County Man Threatened To Kill Officers During Questioning: Police Warren County Man Threatened To Kill Officers During Questioning: Police
Warren County Man Threatened To Kill Officers During Questioning: Police A 49-year-old Warren County man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill police officers, authorities said. Brian W. Kelly, of Phillipsburg, was charged with simple assault and terroristic threats following questioning on Saturday, April 2 at his Stonehenge Drive home, Lopatcong Township police said. Officers responded to the scene around 8:45 p.m after receiving a report of a dispute, they said. Kelly was being held in Warren County Jail pending a detention hearing.
PA Man Stabs 1 Person, Runs Over Another At NJ Wawa: Police PA Man Stabs 1 Person, Runs Over Another At NJ Wawa: Police
PA Man Stabs 1 Person, Runs Over Another At NJ Wawa: Police A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with an assault on two men at a South Jersey Wawa, authorities said. Anthony Cordero of Levittown, PA, surrendered to police on Tuesday, March 1 in connection with the Feb. 20 incidents, Edgewater Park Township police said. Cordero is accused of stabbing one man and running over a second victim with his car at the Wawa Store, 4167 S. Route 130, police said. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault by auto, four counts of making terroristic threats and weapons offenses, police said. Cordero was…
Disturbed Man Who Vowed To Kill Minorities Captured At NJ Mall, Police Say Disturbed Man Who Vowed To Kill Minorities Captured At NJ Mall, Police Say
Disturbed Man Who Vowed To Kill Minorities Captured At NJ Mall, Police Say A disturbed man who threatened to kill minorities at a New Jersey mall was charged with making terroristic threats and held for a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said. Frank Passaro, 66, of Hasbrouck Heights wasn't carrying any weapons when Paramus police arrested him without incident in the north parking garage at the Garden State Plaza early Friday afternoon, Feb. 18, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. Joseph Rinke said. None were found in warranted searches of his vehicle and home, nor does Passaro have any weapons registered to him, said Rinke, the officer in charge of the department. …