18-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted 13-Year-Old Boy At Weehawken High School: Prosecutors 18-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted 13-Year-Old Boy At Weehawken High School: Prosecutors
18-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted 13-Year-Old Boy At Weehawken High School: Prosecutors An 18-year-old girl was arrested and charged with committing sex crimes on an 13-year-old boy at Weehawken High School multiple times, authorities said. The girl, who is not being identified, was arrested on Tuesday, July 11, by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. She was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact, Suarez said. She was arrested at her home in Weehawken and transported to Hudson County Correctional Facility pending her first court appearance, Suare…
North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors
North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors An 18-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl several times in May, authorities announced. Brandon Majano was arrested on Thursday, July 6 and charged with sexual assault in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child and possession of child sex abuse material, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Majano was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance next week, Suarez said. 
Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors
Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors Three people have been charged in the shooting death of a man in Bayonne in July 2022, authorities said. Mitchell Watson, 22, Hafis Jackson, 20, both Salem residents and Daynajah Payne, a 24-year-old Irvington resident were charged with the murder of Damoi Davauni Campbell, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  On the early morning of July 27, Bayonne Police received a report of shots fired in the area of 21st Street and Avenue A, Suarez said. Upon arrival, they found Campbell inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds, Suarez said. Campbell was pronounced dead at the scene…
MURDER: Trio Charged In Quintuple Jersey City Shooting MURDER: Trio Charged In Quintuple Jersey City Shooting
Murder: Trio Charged In Quintuple Jersey City Shooting Three men have been charged with murder in a 2020 shooting that wounded four men and left one dead in Jersey City, authorities said. Lamont Wiggins, 25, Sheldon Mays, 23 and Jermaine Jennings, 22, were charged with murder in the first degree, multiple counts of attempted murder, and various weapons charges in connection with the June 2020 incident on Union Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Jersey City officers responding to the scene between Martin Luther King Drive and Ocean Avenue and found multiple victims, including city resident Scott Colclough, Suarez said. Th…
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors A 41-year-old Hoboken man was arrested on Thursday, June 29 after he sold cocaine to an undercover cop, authorities said. Gustavo Santos sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In total, Santos sold more than 6 oz. of cocaine to the officer, valued at $10,000 Suarez said.  Santos was charged with 11 counts of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was also charged with being a fugitive of justice from New York City, Suarez said.  He was transported to Hudson County Correctional…
Man Sexually Assaulted Woman At North Bergen Motel: Prosecutors Man Sexually Assaulted Woman At North Bergen Motel: Prosecutors
Man Sexually Assaulted Woman At North Bergen Motel: Prosecutors A 22-year-old West New York man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a motel in North Bergen, authorities said. On Sunday June 4, Emil Figueroa-Blanco met a 22-year-old woman through acquaintances in the hours leading up to the assault at a motel on Tonnele Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Figueroa-Blanco was charged with aggravated sexual assault in the first degree, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson County Correctional Facility on Wednesday, June 28, where he was being detained on an unrelated matter, Suarez said. He remains in cu…
SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors
SWAT Team Search Leads To Arrest, Handgun Recovered: Prosecutors A 43-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and hit with weapons charges after a SWAT team searched his home on Monday, June 26, authorities said.  The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Gang Task Force, with assistance from the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team executed a court-authorized a search warrant of Farrakhan Williams' apartment on Danforth Avenue, following a months-long investigation Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The search resulted in the seizure of a handgun and over 270 grams of marijuana, Suarez said.  Williams was charged with possession of a weapon w…
Jersey City Teen Fatally Shot By Bayonne Man: Prosecutors Jersey City Teen Fatally Shot By Bayonne Man: Prosecutors
Jersey City Teen Fatally Shot By Bayonne Man: Prosecutors A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in Jersey City on Saturday evening, June 24, authorities said. At 8:02 p.m., police were notified of a shooting at 16th Street and Coles Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Upon arrival, police found Isaiah Vasquez suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso, Suarez said. Valesquez was transferred to Jersey City Medical Center where he was soon pronounced dead, Suarez said. Isaiah McCord, a 22-year-old Bayonne resident, was arrested and charged with Valesquez's murder on Sunday, June 25 and is being detained at the Hudson County Correctio…
Hoboken Man Arrested For Father's Day Shooting: Police Hoboken Man Arrested For Father's Day Shooting: Police
Hoboken Man Arrested For Father's Day Shooting: Police A 23-year-old Hoboken resident was arrested and charged with a shooting incident on Sunday, June 18, Hoboken police said. At 2:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired at the 500 block of Jackson St, police said. No one was injured in the shooting and no property was damage, police said. Following an investigation, police identified Keshon Crandell as the suspect. Crandell turned himself into police on Tuesday, June 20, officers said. Crandell was charged with attempted murder and multiple weapons charges, police said. He was also processed on an aggravated assault summons fo…
Jersey City Man Arrested, Firearms, Drugs Seized: Hudson County Prosecutor Jersey City Man Arrested, Firearms, Drugs Seized: Hudson County Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Arrested, Firearms, Drugs Seized: Hudson County Prosecutor A 29-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with numerous drug and weapons charges, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, June 15. David Pineiro was arrested following a months-long investigation, Suarez said. Police recovered four forearms and various illegal narcotics, valued at more than $50,000, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force searched Pineiro's Audubon Avenue apartment on Wednesday, June 7, seizing more than 20 ounces of cocaine, 14 ounces of heroin and over a pound of marijuana, Suarez said. They also found mor…
Dad Kills Daughter In North Jersey: Prosecutors Dad Kills Daughter In North Jersey: Prosecutors
Dad Kills Daughter In North Jersey: Prosecutors A 27-year-old Bayonne woman was fatally shot by her father late in the evening on Monday, June 12, authorities said. Errol Brown, 52, has been charged with murder on accusations he killed Keyanna Brown at 331 Avenue E., around 11:35 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Keyanna was pronounced dead at the scene having suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body, and her dad was lodged in the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance, Suarez said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecuto…
Two Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Harrison, Man Arrested: Prosecutors Two Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Harrison, Man Arrested: Prosecutors
Two Kilos Of Cocaine Seized In Harrison, Man Arrested: Prosecutors Two kilograms of cocaine were seized and a 60-year-old Harrison man was arrested on Wednesday, May 10, following a weeklong investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force and the Department of Homeland Security, authorities said. Jose Estrado-Castillo was found to be in possession of 200 grams of cocaine at the time of his arrest, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine in the first degree and was also hit with charges for intending to sell cocaine near a public property and a school, Suarez sa…