Atlantic City Woman Wrote Bad Checks: Prosecutor Atlantic City Woman Wrote Bad Checks: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Woman Wrote Bad Checks: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Atlantic City woman was charged with writing bad checks in Ocean County, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28. Shiela Harvey opened an account at OceanFirst Bank and deposited four bad checks, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. She deposited the checks from a nonexistent JP Morgan bank account, Billhimer said. Harvey then withdrew $4,500 from the account on two separate occasions, despite not being lawfully entitled to those funds, Billhimer said. She is charged with two counts of deception, four counts of forgery and four counts of bad checks, Billhimer said.
Bronx Man Held In Jail In Molotov Cocktail Attack On NJ Home Bronx Man Held In Jail In Molotov Cocktail Attack On NJ Home
Bronx Man Held In Jail In Molotov Cocktail Attack On NJ Home A 42-year-old Bronx man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a South Toms River home and vehicle will remain jailed pending trial, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28. Tashaun Normand was ordered detained after being charged with two counts of aggravated arson and two counts of possession of destructive devices, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 3:15 p.m. on Monday, March 23, South Toms River police and the Manitou Park Fire Company responded to a residence on Belmont Drive and found a fire in the interior of a 2010 GMC Terrain and a separate fire on a grassy area ad…
Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor
Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor Update: The 18-year-old driver charged in the deadly Route 202 Raritan crash Monday, July 27, has since been hit with an additional second-degree charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 30. Siddartha Prasad Surapanani, of Belle Mead, was behind the wheel of a Genesis SUV when he struck the driver's side of an Acura SUV at the First Avenue intersection along Route 202 in Raritan just before 6:30 a.m., Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie L. Mueller said. The driver of the Acura, a woman from Bridgewater, was …
Meth, Klonopin Get Trio Arrested Near Walmart: Stafford PD Meth, Klonopin Get Trio Arrested Near Walmart: Stafford PD
Meth, Klonopin Get Trio Arrested Near Walmart: Stafford PD Three people were arrested for drugs following a traffic stop near Walmart in Manahawkin, authorities said. At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, a drug enforcement unit pulled over a vehicle near 525 Route 72 West, Stafford police said. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined Kristina Gordon, a 51-year-old Barnegat resident, had two active no-bail warrants for her arrest, police said. During a search incident to Gordon's arrest, detectives recovered a quantity of suspected methamphetamine and multiple pills believed to be clonazepam a.k.a. klonopon, police said. Go…
Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During NJ Pursuit Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During NJ Pursuit
Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During NJ Pursuit Federal officials have identified the man who crashed his pickup truck during a pursuit on Sunday, July 26 in Teaneck. In an update on Monday, July 27, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Luis Angel Cifuentes Rodas is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. “He illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown time and place," the spokesperson said. "All of his claims will be heard by a Justice Department immigration judge and he will receive full due process. “Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public. We remind the public that…
Off-Duty Philly Officer Hit 100+ MPH In 35 Zone After Uncle's Fatal Shooting: Court Docs Off-Duty Philly Officer Hit 100+ MPH In 35 Zone After Uncle's Fatal Shooting: Court Docs
Off-Duty Philly Officer Hit 100+ MPH In 35 Zone After Uncle's Fatal Shooting: Court Docs An off-duty Philadelphia police officer accused of fatally shooting his uncle told investigators he acted in self-defense before allegedly leading Pennsylvania State Police on a chase that topped 100 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, July 27. Kenroy Anthony Cummings, 25, of Philadelphia, is charged with criminal homicide and fleeing or attempting to elude an officer in the July 24 killing of his uncle, 27-year-old Shakair T. Moncrieffe, at a home in the 1200 block of Old Gate Road in Allen Township. Moncrieffe was identified Monday after …
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Atlantic City, authorities announced Monday, July 27. On Sunday, Sept. 28, Atlantic City police responded to Adriatic Avenue after a woman was dragged into a Chrysler 3000 by Lucas Moran, a Dunmore resident, who was wielding a knife, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.  As Moran attempted to drag the woman back into the vehicle, the woman’s mother prevented him from doing so, authorities said. The woman was able to escape and Moran then fled westbound toward Absecon Boulevard in his vehicle, auth…
What Are 'MoMo' Twins? Rare Miracle Babies Born At NJ Hospital Head Home What Are 'MoMo' Twins? Rare Miracle Babies Born At NJ Hospital Head Home
What Are 'MoMo' Twins? Rare Miracle Babies Born At NJ Hospital Head Home Doctors, nurses and staff at a New Jersey hospital celebrated the homecoming of identical twin girls born after an extremely rare, life-threatening pregnancy with a hospital-wide clap-out ceremony. Shednhee and Claydee, born to first-time mother Shedeline Pierre Louis, 22, of Roselle, were delivered on May 26 at 32 weeks under the care of Dr. Alexander Juusela and the Maternal Fetal Medicine team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, the hospital announced. The girls are Monochorionic-Monoamniotic, or MoMo, twins, an exceptionally rare condition that occurs in approximately 0.01% of pregnan…
Teen Girl ID'd After Fatal Airborne I-95 Off-Ramp Crash Injures 5 In Philly: PSP Teen Girl ID'd After Fatal Airborne I-95 Off-Ramp Crash Injures 5 In Philly: PSP
Teen Girl ID'd After Fatal Airborne I-95 Off-Ramp Crash Injures 5 In Philly: PSP A 16-year-old girl has been identified after she was killed and five other juveniles were injured when a speeding car went airborne after leaving Interstate 95 in Philadelphia early Friday, July 24, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers were called at approximately 1:36 a.m. to assist Philadelphia police with closing the southbound I-95 off-ramp to Columbus Boulevard following a serious crash. Investigators said a Nissan Maxima exited the southbound off-ramp at a high rate of speed before striking a concrete median just before the traffic light. The impact launched the vehicle into the a…
Man Allegedly Killed By Off-Duty Philly Officer ID'd: Lehigh County Coroner Man Allegedly Killed By Off-Duty Philly Officer ID'd: Lehigh County Coroner
Man Allegedly Killed By Off-Duty Philly Officer ID'd: Lehigh County Coroner The 27-year-old man allegedly shot and killed by an off-duty Philadelphia police officer in Northampton County has been identified following an autopsy. Shakair T. Moncrieffe, of Allen Township, died from multiple gunshot wounds after the shooting at a home in the 1200 block of Old Gate Road on Friday, July 24, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a release issued Monday, July 27. His death was ruled a homicide. Pennsylvania State Police have charged Kenroy Anthony Cummings, 25, of Philadelphia, an off-duty Philadelphia police officer, with criminal homicide and fleeing or attemp…
Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Rumson: Prosecutor Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Rumson: Prosecutor
Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Rumson: Prosecutor A 67-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Rumson last week, authorities said. At 12:37 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, officers responded to Ridge Road and Navesink Avenue after a man was operating a 2024 Isuzu work truck traveling east on Hartshorne Lane and collided with a cyclist riding a Giant bicycle, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. The cyclist was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Santiago said. The driver remained on scene, Santiago said. The crash remains under investigation, Santiago said. The cyclist has not been publicly i…
DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam
DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment that former Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Francisco "Frank" Roman Jr. was arrested for DUI after hitting multiple vehicles in a county-issued vehicle last March. The video was released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube on Sunday, July 26, and opens with officers speaking to owners of the vehicles that Roman had allegedly struck in downtown Somerville on March 20. He has since been suspended without pay. About 22 minutes into the recording, Officer Maurice Alvarez tells Roman he will have to perform field sobriet…