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Horrific: NJ Couple Beat Kids With Buckle, Refrigerator Handle, Power Cords, Authorities Charge
UPDATE: For four years, a Passaic couple cruelly beat their two children with a variety of objects, authorities charged.
Alfredo Medina, 48, and his wife, Wanda Fernandez, 30, "never brought the children to receive medical attention at a doctor’s office or hospital after the assaults," one law enforcement official said.
A large metal buckle, a large refrigerator handle and power cords were used in the assaults, the official said.
Medina and Fernandez both remained held Wednesday in the Passaic County Jail following their arrests on Tuesday, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.
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Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine Seized From PA, DE Men In NJ Road Rage Incident
Police found a 30-round high capacity magazine in the car carrying men from Pennsylvania and Delaware, who were accused of flashing an assault rifle at another driver in New Jersey over the weekend, authorities said.
Branchburg police stopped vehicle carrying the three men on Route 202 near Milltown Road around 4 p.m., after someone called police reporting that a man brandished a weapon while heading northbound in Readington, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.
Robert Figueroa, 19 of Whitehall, Pennsylvania; Axel Rafael Colon Merly, 18 of Allentown, Pennsylvania; and …
Police: NJ Man Assaults Restaurant Manager, Threatens To Kill Workers During Face Mask Dispute
A North Jersey restaurant customer went on an aggressive tirade, wielding a knife and threatening to kill workers who asked him to leave for not wearing a mask Wednesday night, authorities said.
Jose Canales, 21, of Morristown, was not wearing a mask when he ordered food at Fatty’s Restaurant on Morris Street around 10:30 p.m., Police Capt. Darnell Richardson said.
The restaurant’s manager, Mauri Colin, had just asked Canales to leave the store when he refused and became disrespectful, prompting Colin to cancel his order and refund the money, police said.
Canales then started punching Coli…
Video: DNA Matches South Carolina Fugitive, 47, With 1999 South Jersey Rape. Attempted Murder
With the help of DNA, South Jersey authorities believe they have cracked a 21-year-old rape and attempted murder case.
A fugitive from South Carolina was arrested on Friday in connection with the 1999 robbery, rape and attempted murder of two women in Somerdale, NJ, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Somerdale Police Chief James Walsh.
Sanyika L. Adams, 47, of Summerville, South Carolina, has been charged with:
One count of first-degree Attempted Murder
Two counts of first-degree Kidnapping
Four counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault
Two counts of fir…
Video: 'I'll Knock You Out,' Angry NJ Costco Customer Growls Before Terroristic Threat Arrest
A Costco customer is accused of making "terroristic threats" after losing his temper on a Jersey Shore cashier, authorities said.
In a heated exchange posted on TikTok, the 48-year-old Barnegat man bad-mouths a cashier, calling her "an old, ugly hag," Stafford Township police said.
At one point, the customer threatens to smack the cashier's husband and beat up her manager, according to this TikTok video.
"I'll knock you out, too. Get out of here, you little bitch," William Commauf of Cannonball Drive is captured snapping in a profanity-laced tirade, police said.
The video — tak…