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NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard
NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard Virginia Vertetis, infamously known as a “lady killer,” was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison on Friday, according to a release by the Morris County police and court documents. Vertetis, 59, of Mount Olive, NJ, was first investigated following the murder of her boyfriend Patrick Gilhuley, as CBS News reported during her trial in 2018. Gilhuley, a retired New York Police Department officer and celebrity bodyguard for clients such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was found dead at their home at 2 Apollo Way in Flanders on March 3, 2014 just before 10 p.m. Vertetis was cha…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philly Man Armed With Loaded Gun Nabbed Moments Before Attempted Mercer County Burglary: Police Philly Man Armed With Loaded Gun Nabbed Moments Before Attempted Mercer County Burglary: Police
Philly Man Armed With Loaded Gun Nabbed Moments Before Attempted Mercer County Burglary: Police A Philadelphia man was armed with a loaded handgun when he was caught moments before potentially attempting a burglary in Mercer County, authorities said. Stephen Rossiter, 43, was seen carrying a pair of bolt cutters and walking toward the backyard of a home on the 100 block of McCosh Circle in Princeton just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Officers followed Rossiter, citing “recent vehicle thefts, vehicle burglaries and thefts of catalytic converters in the area,” and approached him for questioning. A follow-up investigation resulted in Rossiter being placed under arrest for possess…

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by Valerie Musson
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Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say
Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say A Fairview police officer chased down a Westchester County driver who was carrying a gun when he bolted during a pre-dawn traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Sebastian Castano stopped the Toyota Camry on 91st Street and Kennedy Boulevard just over the North Bergen border after the driver was unable to maintain a lane while heading south on Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Castano had the driver -- identified as Zachary Montique-Lyttle, 22, of New Rochelle -- step out of the car after he showed the officer a phony driver's license, Kahn said. A temporary license plate on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD: Detectives Disarm Combative Heroin Dealer, 18 Paterson PD: Detectives Disarm Combative Heroin Dealer, 18
Paterson PD: Detectives Disarm Combative Heroin Dealer, 18 An 18-year-old drug dealer carrying a gun loaded with hollow-point bullets fought with Paterson police detectives who disarmed and arrested him, authorities said. The investigators were working a neighborhood "hot spot" detail on North 10th Street -- aimed at disrupting open-air drug dealing and other gang activity -- when they spotted Rishon Barnes with two other men, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Barnes "had a large bulge in front of his waistband" that the detectives believed to be a gun, he said. Seeing them, Barnes bolted and the investigators chased him down, the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Arrest Made In Killing Of NJ Software Engineer Arrest Made In Killing Of NJ Software Engineer
Arrest Made In Killing Of NJ Software Engineer A Perth Amboy man was charged with the shooting death of a 24-year-old Union software engineer, authorities announced Friday. Shannon Assing, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree burglary, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Union Township Police Director Daniel Zieser. Isaiah Spicer was found with serious injuries on the 1200 block of Coolidge Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. He was subsequently pronounced dead. Spicer's social media pages show he studied co…

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by Nicole Acosta
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NJ Gunman Whose Brothers Died In Gang Shootings Wanted On Murder Charge NJ Gunman Whose Brothers Died In Gang Shootings Wanted On Murder Charge
NJ Gunman Whose Brothers Died In Gang Shootings Wanted On Murder Charge Authorities are on the lookout for a Newark man accused of killing a one person and hurting two others in a Jersey City shooting last February. Jimmy B. Colclough, 30, is accused of shooting Raven Harris dead and hurting two other victims, ages 28 and 29, at the intersection of Old Bergen Road and Neptune Avenue in Jersey City on Feb. 10, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He is wanted on charges of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a wea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Morris County Man, 51, Tried To Set Ex’s New Partner’s Pickup Truck On Fire, Prosecutor Says Morris County Man, 51, Tried To Set Ex’s New Partner’s Pickup Truck On Fire, Prosecutor Says
Morris County Man, 51, Tried To Set Ex’s New Partner’s Pickup Truck On Fire, Prosecutor Says A Morris County man seeking vengeance was charged with attempted aggravated arson after he allegedly tried to set a pickup truck on fire that belonged to the new partner of his ex-wife, authorities said. Devin Markowitz, 51, was identified through surveillance footage and DNA testing when he inserted a fuse into the gas tank of a pickup truck and attached a cigarette to the end at the Lake Shore Village Clubhouse in Mount Arlington just before 8:30 p.m. on April 13, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a Friday release. Markowitz ran from the scene about five minutes…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hillside Man Struck Gas Attendant With Crowbar In Violent Robbery, Police Say Hillside Man Struck Gas Attendant With Crowbar In Violent Robbery, Police Say
Hillside Man Struck Gas Attendant With Crowbar In Violent Robbery, Police Say A Hillside man was arrested for striking a gas attendant with a crowbar during a robbery last month, authorities said. The worker was inside a booth at the Express Fuel on Route 22 west on Aug. 2 when 38-year-old Quadiir Canty opened the door and struck him on the head with a crowbar, Hillside police detective Natalie Ogonowski said. Canty then took money from the attendant’s pants pocket and fled the scene. The worker was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. An investigation identified Canty as a suspect and he was apprehended on Aug. 29 in Hillside,…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside
Lakewood Man Gets 8 Years For Shooting 4-Year-Old Girl Playing Outside A Lakewood man was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison for shooting a 4-year-old girl playing outside last year, authorities said. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas said Sciaire N. Jackson, 28, must serve 85 percent of his sentenced before he becomes eligible for parole, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Jackson pleaded guilty to second degree aggravated assault and second degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on June 21, 2021. The girl was sitting outside with her family on Boston Way when Jackson rode up the street …

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing GOTCHA! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing
Gotcha! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Paterson police arrested a city man who they said stabbed another to death at the YMCA on Friday. Jasmir Cleaves, 32, was charged with murder and weapons possession following his arrest shortly before 7 p.m., authorities said. Cleaves had stabbed Gabrae Sams, 29, on the fifth floor of the Y, on Ward Street, around noon Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. No motive was given. Responding officers valiantly tried to save Sams’s life, responders said. He was brought by ambulance, with CPR in progress…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell
NJ Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Is Warden At Jail Housing Ghislaine Maxwell A New Jersey resident and associate warden at the troubled jail housing Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of killing her husband, authorities and news reports say. Antonia Ashford, 44, discharged the weapon that killed Roderick Ashford, 47, in their Jackson Township home on Aug. 2, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Roderick suffered a gunshot wound to the face around 2:15 a.m., Billhimer said. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said alongside Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz. A…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Con Carjacker Who Was Run Over, Pinned By Newark Police Car Takes Plea In Federal Court Ex-Con Carjacker Who Was Run Over, Pinned By Newark Police Car Takes Plea In Federal Court
Ex-Con Carjacker Who Was Run Over, Pinned By Newark Police Car Takes Plea In Federal Court A Newark ex-con who was run over and pinned by a city police car as he tried to flee an armed carjacking took a guilty plea in federal court on Tuesday, authorities said. Jared Walker, 24, had to be rescued after being run over while hiding in snow-covered grass shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2020. Walker had just taken a 2008 Ford E-350 van at gunpoint from its driver, who eventually managed to escape and call police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Walker hit a police car and several other vehicles with the van before crashing through a fence and into a parking lot, authorit…

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by Jerry DeMarco