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Cops Dismantle $27K Fairfax County Theft Ring Run By Out-Of-State Crew, Authorities Say Cops Dismantle $27K Fairfax County Theft Ring Run By Out-Of-State Crew, Authorities Say
Cops Dismantle $27K Fairfax County Theft Ring Run By Out-Of-State Crew, Authorities Say Three people have been arrested in a four-month stealing spree at a Fairfax County mall — none of whom area from the area, police said. Oscar William Laverde Laverde, 56, of New York, and Sindia Noguera, 43, of New Jersey, are both in custody, while Claudia Suarez, 45, of New York, remains at large, county police said. Online records show Noguera is from Elizabeth, NJ. The trio are accused of swiping $27,000 in merchandise from stores at the  Fair Oaks Mall and along the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road in Tysons, according to police. On Feb. 24, $3,900 in merch was stol…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Movie Filming In Hoboken Brings Actor Ron Perlman Out For Brunch: Report Movie Filming In Hoboken Brings Actor Ron Perlman Out For Brunch: Report
Movie Filming In Hoboken Brings Actor Ron Perlman Out For Brunch: Report Actor and producer Ron Perlman was spotted in Hoboken over the weekend — and there could be many more chances to catch a glimpse of him and other celebs, Hoboken Girl reports. The 72-year-old actor grabbed brunch at Halifax and went for a stroll along the waterfront, the outlet said citing anonymous readers.  Yes, that was Ron Perlman — here's why he was in Hoboken: https://t.co/2Cue3KuWIC pic.twitter.com/fF7LhaYrGS — The Hoboken Girl (@thehobokengirl) January 9, 2023 Perlman allegedly is back in Mile Square as "Day of the Fight" — a film about a boxer's first fight after his prison re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pete Davidson Movie Filming In NJ Needs Actors, Partial Nudity Required Pete Davidson Movie Filming In NJ Needs Actors, Partial Nudity Required
Pete Davidson Movie Filming In NJ Needs Actors, Partial Nudity Required Miramax is looking to add three new members to the cast for a new movie starring Pete Davidson, the production company stated in a casting call. Davidson is set to star in the feature film "The Home", a thriller film that follows a character easing into his community service assignment at a retirement home community, according to Backstage. Miramax is looking to cast two elderly actors, one man and one woman, where partial nudity will be required. The studio is also looking to cast a middle aged asian woman around 40-50 for a day player cast role as well. The movie is set to shoot in the N…

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by Annie DeVoe
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13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY 13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY
13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY Thirteen people, including members of China’s security and intelligence services, have been charged with trying to recruit professors and others in the United States to act as agents for their country, federal authorities in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC announced. Tales of international intrigue include allegations that the defendants plotted to steal documents from a federal prosecutor's office to subvert a criminal investigation into a major Chinese company. Some of them are also charged in a spy-versus-spy encounter involving a $41,000 bribe in Bitcoin paid to an American…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Peanut Butter Snack Sold At Walgreens Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination Peanut Butter Snack Sold At Walgreens Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination
Peanut Butter Snack Sold At Walgreens Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination A peanut butter snack product sold in Walgreens stores is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.  F&S Produce Co. is recalling a limited quantity of its Protein Power Snack because it contains a cup of 0.75oz JIF peanut butter which could be contaminated with Salmonella, the company announced on Tuesday, June 7. The recalled products were distributed in Walgreens stores in New York and New Jersey, according to the announcement.  The product is currently past its expiration date, and the last lot of recalled products have a Best By date of 05/28/22, whi…

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by Nicole Valinote
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K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers
K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers The names of three fallen Port Authority police officers live on in a trio of two-year-old German Shepherds who became the latest additions to the PAPD. Cirri, Vinny and Penny will assist in searching for explosives at the agency’s facilities as part of the Port Authority’s counter-terrorism efforts, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The three K9 teams went through 14 weeks of explosives detection training and now join the PAPD K9 Unit, which protects the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. “These K9 teams will perform their…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree
Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree An Essex County man on Friday admitted to a bank robbery spree across New York and New Jersey. Myron Anderson, 40, of Newark, pleaded guilty to five counts of bank robbery and two counts of Hobbs Act robbery before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. The robberies occurred between October 2018 and January 2019. Anderson admitted to the following bank robberies: Myron Anderson admitted to the above bank robberies.U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito In each robbery, Anderson walked into the banks with a hat pulled down closely over his eyes to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: Wayne Woman Admits Doctoring Apps In $4 Million Bank Loan Swindle Feds: Wayne Woman Admits Doctoring Apps In $4 Million Bank Loan Swindle
Feds: Wayne Woman Admits Doctoring Apps In $4 Million Bank Loan Swindle A Wayne woman admitted in federal court in Newark that she helped produce bogus documents that conned banks out of $4 million in loans, authorities said. Gladys Collins, 43, was among a group of conspirators at Cash Flow Partners LLC, a business consulting firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, who attracted loan applicants through online ads and seminars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The crew then ginned up applications for loans, some insured by the FDIC, to make their customers “appear more financially viable than they actually were,” Carpenito said. Collins accepted a dea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Livingston Resident Elected 75th International President Of Jewish Fraternity AEPi Livingston Resident Elected 75th International President Of Jewish Fraternity AEPi
Livingston Resident Elected 75th International President Of Jewish Fraternity AEPi A Livingston resident has been elected the 7th Supreme Master of the world's leading Jewish college fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi). Jason A. Oshins was elected earlier this year at the fraternity's 107th convention. “Jason is the perfect person to lead our organization at this critical time in our history,” said AEPi’s CEO, Jim Fleischer. “Now more than ever, we need his intelligence and fierce commitment to our mission to develop the future leaders of the world’s Jewish communities.” Oshins, a 1987 graduate of Union College in Schenectady, NY, and a 1991 graduate of New York Law, is …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Dad In College Sex Cult Scandal Was Snitch Who Helped Feds Bust Ex-NYPD Commish Bernie Kerik NJ Dad In College Sex Cult Scandal Was Snitch Who Helped Feds Bust Ex-NYPD Commish Bernie Kerik
NJ Dad In College Sex Cult Scandal Was Snitch Who Helped Feds Bust Ex-nypd Commish Bernie Kerik A former disgraced Wall Street securities trader from Middlesex County who's accused of running a sex cult using his daughter’s college classmates already had a notorious history in both New York and New Jersey. Before he was nabbed in a $41 million pump-and-dump stock fraud two decades ago, Lawrence Ray had reportedly developed mob ties. Ray, now 60, also became good friends with former NYPD Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik of Franklin Lakes. He also claimed to have worked for a U.S. intelligence agency in Kosovo and in 1997 brokered a City Hall meeting with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and So…

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by Jerry DeMarco