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Police: Drunk NJ Driver Deliberately Coughs On Officers During Stop, Says 'I Have Coronavirus'
A Wayne driver who crashed her car while drunk deliberately coughed on Hanover police and told them she had the coronavirus, said authorities who charged her.
Lea Piazza, 28, failed a field sobriety test after crashing on Route 10 near Dryden Way just after 11 p.m., and was being processed by Hanover police when she began purposely coughing on officer Erick Magley last Thursday, Hanover police said.
When the officer asked Piazza to cover her mouth and stop coughing on him due to concerns over the virus, she said: "Oh, by the way, I have the coronavirus and so do you now," police said …
Essex County Duo With Warrants Found With Drugs After Shoplifting Incident, Police Say
A man and woman from Essex County are facing numerous charges after they were caught shoplifting and were later found with drug paraphernalia, authorities said.
Hanover Police responded to a shoplifting incident at Wegmans on Sylvan Way on Feb. 18, Hanover police said.
The accused shoplifters fled in a blue Volkswagen with Pennsylvania plates prior to police arrival but were apprehended a short time later on Route 202 in Morris Plains, authorities said.
When speaking with the driver, identified as Yusef Dunbar, 47, of East Orange, and the passenger, Filoreta Bruncaj, 40, of West Caldwell, …
3 Hookers Busted In Undercover Hanover Prostitution Sting, Police Say
Three hookers were bagged in an undercover prostitution sting in Hanover, police said.
Imani Bailey-Burrowswood, 44, of Voorhees, Melissa Esposito, 35 of East Orange, and Meghan Xenakis, 38, of Wayne, were charged in the local hotel sting during the first week of August, Chief Mark D. Roddy said.
Police did not specify which hotel the sting occurred at.
Bailey-Burrowswood and Xenakis were charged with offering sex in exchange for money, and released pending court dates.
Esposito was charged with offering sex in exchange for money and drug possession. She was taken to t…
FBI, Hanover Police Bust 6 For Prostitution In Undercover Hotel Sting
Four women and two men were arrested in an undercover prostitution sting by federal agents and state police at a Hanover hotel.
Thursday's operation targeted possible human and sex trafficking, and the exploitation of juveniles, Hanover police said in a news release.
The four women charged with prostitution were:
Deja Berkelmann, 31 of Paterson
Erica Parenti, 35 year of Easton P.A.
Katherine Torres, 25 of Paterson
Carolina Mittman, 34 of Townsend D.E. Berkelmann and Torres also face drug charges.
Rahj Majid, 22 of Ozone Park, N.Y., and Gerrod Martin, 27 of East Orange, were arr…
