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Female Killer Resentenced In Double Murder Of Jersey City College Sweethearts Female Killer Resentenced In Double Murder Of Jersey City College Sweethearts
Female Killer Resentenced In Double Murder Of Jersey City College Sweethearts A 33-year-old woman was resentenced to 70 years in state prison on Monday, Sept. 16, for her role in the murder of two people in 2010. Latonia Bellamy was convicted in 2021 of felony murder for the robbery and fatal shooting of Michael Muchioki, 27, and Nia Haqq, 25 on Randolph Avenue in Jersey City in April 2010, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The two were killed outside their home around 3 a.m. on April 4, 2010, after coming home from their own engagement party, NJ.com reported, noting they were college sweethearts.  An appeals court upheld Bellamy's conviction b…

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by Sam Barron
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Corrections Officer Arrested In Viral Video Capturing Atlantic City Casino Assault Corrections Officer Arrested In Viral Video Capturing Atlantic City Casino Assault
Corrections Officer Arrested In Viral Video Capturing Atlantic City Casino Assault A Monmouth County corrections officer was arrested after a fight caught on video at an Atlantic City casino's shopping mall, authorities said. Keila Diaz, 47, of Freehold, has been suspended without pay, a spokesperson for the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 18. She and 35-year-old Damian Pineyro of Hazlet were arrested in the brawl on Sunday, Sept. 15. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said Diaz, who graduated from the county's police academy in 2014, is "expected to be held fully accountable for her actions." "This type of behavi…

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by Chris Spiker
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Random Knife Attack At Newark Airport Leaves Woman Hospitalized, Man In Custody Random Knife Attack At Newark Airport Leaves Woman Hospitalized, Man In Custody
Random Knife Attack At Newark Airport Leaves Woman Hospitalized, Man In Custody A 54-year-old homeless man was arrested after attacking a stranger with a knife in Newark Liberty International Airport over the weekend, according to police and abc7. Jin Xiong left the woman with gashes on the right side of her face after attacking her in Terminal A departures level of the airport around 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, Port Authority Police Department spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. The victim, a North Carolina woman identified as 36-year-old Melissa Mauldin, said the man came up behind her and slashed her face "out of the blue," abc7 reports in an exclusive interview. Mauldin wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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High-Capacity Magazine Found On Shooting Suspects In Passaic County Traffic Stop: Officials High-Capacity Magazine Found On Shooting Suspects In Passaic County Traffic Stop: Officials
High-Capacity Magazine Found On Shooting Suspects In Passaic County Traffic Stop: Officials Three men and a teenage boy have been arrested for two shootings, Passaic and Paterson officials announced on Saturday, June 29.  Gabriel Mercado, 23 of Lodi, NJ;  Issac Mejia, 23 of Paterson, NJ; Steven Batista, 20 of Malden Massachusetts; and a 17-year-old boy from Paterson, NJ were charged in connection with non-fatal shootings in April and June, officials explained in the release.  Mercado and Mejia were arrested during a traffic stop by members of the New Jersey State Police Violent & Organized Crime Control North Bureau in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol…

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by Jillian Pikora
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ShopRite Cashier Pepper Sprayed: Newark PD ShopRite Cashier Pepper Sprayed: Newark PD
ShopRite Cashier Pepper Sprayed: Newark PD A cashier at ShopRite was pepper sprayed by a 17-year-old in Newark on Thursday May 23, authorities said. At 12:20 p.m., the cashier was pepper sprayed following an altercation with the 17-year-old at the ShopRite on Springfield Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The cashier was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and is in stable condition, Fragé said. The juvenile was arrested and faces charges of aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and harassment, Fragé said.  

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by Sam Barron
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Student Brought Gun To School, Newark PD Says Student Brought Gun To School, Newark PD Says
Student Brought Gun To School, Newark PD Says A 16-year-old student was detained by police after he brought a handgun to a Newark school on Tuesday, May 14, authorities said. At 10:26 a.m., police responded to the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy after a student was found to be in possession of a handgun, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  School officials turned the handgun over to responding officers, Fragé said. The 16-year-old male was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon by a minor, Fragé said.

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by Sam Barron