Crossbow Attacker Captured With Help From FBI, SWAT Team In Ocean County: Prosecutor Crossbow Attacker Captured With Help From FBI, SWAT Team In Ocean County: Prosecutor
Crossbow Attacker Captured With Help From FBI, SWAT Team In Ocean County: Prosecutor A 53-year-old man accused of shooting a pet store employee in the face with a crossbow in North Jersey was tracked down less than 24 hours later with help from the FBI and the Bergen County SWAT team, and more, in Ocean County, authorities said. Raymond M. Carey, of Hasbrouck Heights, was captured in Pine Beach on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in connection with the åssault at Birds By Joe 2 (where a $7,000 African parrot was stolen last month) on Route 46 in Saddle Brook, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella and store employees. Just before 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, Carey went in…
15-Year-Old Missing From Neptune, May Be In NYC: Police 15-Year-Old Missing From Neptune, May Be In NYC: Police
15-Year-Old Missing From Neptune, May Be In NYC: Police A 15-year-old girl has been missing in Neptune since Sunday, Feb. 16, authorities said. Payton Cox was last seen in the area of Valley Drive in Neptune Township at 7:30 p.m.. She is approximately 5'8" and may be traveling to the New York City area, Neptune Township police said.  Anyone with information regarding her location is asked to contact police at 732-988-8000 ext. 432 or call 9-1-1.
Driver Crashes Car On NJ Boardwalk: Firefighters Driver Crashes Car On NJ Boardwalk: Firefighters
Driver Crashes Car On NJ Boardwalk: Firefighters A driver lost control of his car, crashing onto a boardwalk in Ocean County on the early morning of Sunday, Feb. 16, authorities said. At 1:18 a.m., first responders in Island Heights were dispatched to a crash on River Avenue and found a vehicle that had lost control and driven up onto the boardwalk, Island Heights Volunteer Fire Co. 1 said. The crash caused extensive damage to a portion of the boardwalk before crashing into and knocking over a street light, firefighters said.. Crews secured the vehicle battery and made sure there was no fire hazard from the power lines that were…
Missing Mom, Daughter Found Safe: Old Bridge PD Missing Mom, Daughter Found Safe: Old Bridge PD
Missing Mom, Daughter Found Safe: Old Bridge PD A missing mother and daughter were found unharmed, Old Bridge police confirmed. This story has been removed.
Firefighters Rescue Five Cats From New Jersey Mobile Home Fire Firefighters Rescue Five Cats From New Jersey Mobile Home Fire
Firefighters Rescue Five Cats From New Jersey Mobile Home Fire Firefighters battled a fast-moving fire in a Toms River mobile home early last week, saving five cats trapped inside, officials said. Crews from the Pleasant Plains Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze on Aviary Way around 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, along with units from Silverton, East Dover, and Whitesville Fire Departments, according to Chief Inspector Matthew Janora of the Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention. When firefighters arrived, flames had already spread through the roof of the home. The occupant was not inside at the time, but firefighters learned that five cats rema…
5 Nabbed In Murder Of Missing Trans Man Who Faced 'Prolonged Violence' In NY: Police 5 Nabbed In Murder Of Missing Trans Man Who Faced 'Prolonged Violence' In NY: Police
5 Nabbed In Murder Of Missing Trans Man Who Faced 'Prolonged Violence' In NY: Police Five suspects have been charged in the brutal killing of a missing transgender man who died after repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field, New York State Police said. The investigation began on Sunday, Feb. 9.  Troopers in Ontario County from the Canandaigua barracks, located about an hour west of Syracuse, initiated a missing person case after receiving a welfare check request for Sam (Samantha) Nordquist, age 24, originally from Minnesota. Authorities determined he had been staying at Patty’s Lodge i…
Berkeley Twp Man Used Kik Messaging App To Send, Receive Child Porn: Prosecutor Berkeley Twp Man Used Kik Messaging App To Send, Receive Child Porn: Prosecutor
Berkeley Twp Man Used Kik Messaging App To Send, Receive Child Porn: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Ocean County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Mario Calabrese, of Berkeley Township, was sending and receiving images of child pornography from the internet using a KiK Messenger account, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said following an investigation. An investigation into the accounts found images and videos of child pornography that had been uploaded and sent via Kik by Calabrese, Billhimer said. On Feb. 13, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad executed a court-authorized search warrant on Ca…
Man, 33, Killed By Multiple Vehicles On Parkway — And None Of Them Stopped, NJSP Says Man, 33, Killed By Multiple Vehicles On Parkway — And None Of Them Stopped, NJSP Says
Man, 33, Killed By Multiple Vehicles On Parkway — And None Of Them Stopped, Njsp Says New Jersey State Police are asking for the public’s help after a 33-year-old man was fatally struck by multiple vehicles in a hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County Friday, Feb. 14. The crash happened just before 6 p.m., when Jose Cerda-Estevez, of Plainfield, got out of a Honda Pilot that was traveling southbound in the express lanes near milepost 112.8, police said. After exiting the moving SUV, Cerda-Estevez was struck by multiple unidentified vehicles, all of which failed to stop at the scene, according to authorities. He died as a result. State Police are urg…
MUGSHOT: NJ Veterinarian's Accused Killer Pictured In Newly-Released Photo MUGSHOT: NJ Veterinarian's Accused Killer Pictured In Newly-Released Photo
Mugshot: NJ Veterinarian's Accused Killer Pictured In Newly-Released Photo A 27-year-old Oregon man has been arrested and charged with murder in the first degree for fatal stabbing a veterinarian last December in Cherry Hill authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 14. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 at 7:09 a.m., Cherry Hill police responded to the 100 block of Sharrowvalle Road and found Dr. Michael Anthony, a veterinarian with a practice in Haddon Heights, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.  Cristiano Custodio-Aquino was identified as the person responsible and was apprehended on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Fresno, Calif., by the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific…
$32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor $32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor
$32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged after he was found transporting $32,000 in heroin, which authorities said was seized from him along the NJ Turnpike in Mercer County. Officers began surveilling Edwin Vargas after receiving information he was transporting large quantity of narcotics into Hamilton Township near the Woodrow Wilson Service Area, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey said. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m., law enforcement conducted a motor vehicle stop on a Kia Telluride driven by Vargas on the New Jersey Turnpike, Marbrey said. Vargas was detained…
Somerset County Woman Robbed Princeton Bank Using Water Pistol: DOJ Somerset County Woman Robbed Princeton Bank Using Water Pistol: DOJ
Somerset County Woman Robbed Princeton Bank Using Water Pistol: DOJ A 39-year-old Skillman woman was arrested and charged with robbing a bank in Princeton last year using a water pistol, authorities said. On Sunday, July 28, 2024, Ciara Brascom entered the TD Bank and demanded cash from the teller, while holding what appeared to be a black handgun, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. During the robbery, Brascom threatened that she would use the gun if the bank’s alarm was activated, Khanna said. The teller showed Brascom that his register was empty, so the teller and another employee took Brascom to a vault and gave her $60,500 in cash, according t…
Monmouth County Man Aimed Laser At Aircraft He Thought Was Drone: DOJ Monmouth County Man Aimed Laser At Aircraft He Thought Was Drone: DOJ
Monmouth County Man Aimed Laser At Aircraft He Thought Was Drone: DOJ A 27-year-old Colts Neck man faces federal charges for trying to take action amidst all the drones that were flying over New Jersey. On Thursday, Dec. 12, James Pedone pointed the beam of a laser on three separate occasions, striking an aircraft operating by federal law enforcement, Acting US Attorney Vikas Khanna said.  Pedone believed the aircraft was a drone, Khanna said. He made his first court appearance in federal court in Newark on Thursday, Feb. 13, Khanna said. Knowingly aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft in the special jurisdiction of the United States carries…
Long Branch Murder Suspect Captured After Year On Run Long Branch Murder Suspect Captured After Year On Run
Long Branch Murder Suspect Captured After Year On Run A 25-year-old Long Branch fugitive wanted for a 2024 murder was recently arrested in Georgia, authorities said. Raheem Montes was arrested in Clayton County, Georgia, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. At 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 officers responded to Brighton Avenue between Ocean Boulevard and 2nd Avenue and found Elijah Buffaloe, a 31-year-old Long Branch resident struck by gunfire, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Montes was identified as the suspect and…
Graffiti Rampage in Downtown Frederick Leads to Ocean County Man's Arrest: Police Graffiti Rampage in Downtown Frederick Leads to Ocean County Man's Arrest: Police
Graffiti Rampage in Downtown Frederick Leads to Ocean County Man's Arrest: Police A New Jersey man accused of defacing downtown Frederick with pink graffiti has been arrested after police tracked him down to an Airbnb and later found his vehicle in Urbana, authorities announced. Frederick Police say Toms River resident Daniel K. Simmons, 35, was taken into custody earlier this month following an investigation that connected him to a series of vandalism incidents along North Market Street that targeted city property and a local business. According to police, officers responded to reports of graffiti markings on trash cans, an electrical box, a parking meter, and exterior …
Dad, 41, Killed In Front Of 10-Year-Old Son, Family Member Arrested In Wildwood Crest: Police Dad, 41, Killed In Front Of 10-Year-Old Son, Family Member Arrested In Wildwood Crest: Police
Dad, 41, Killed In Front Of 10-Year-Old Son, Family Member Arrested In Wildwood Crest: Police A 10-year-old boy witnessed his 41-year-old father's murder at the hands of a 63-year-old family member in Wildwood Crest on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says that Carmine Neri shot Joseph Falciani at an East Cresse Avenue home around 3:45 p.m., in the presence of Falciani's son. The 911 caller directed police inside of the home where she said the shooter remained, police paperwork says. There, they saw Neri, with a black and silver handgun in his back right jeans pocket, police said. He was…
NJ Pair Charged In Death Of 2-Year-Old: Cops NJ Pair Charged In Death Of 2-Year-Old: Cops
NJ Pair Charged In Death Of 2-Year-Old: Cops A New Jersey woman and man have been arrested in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child found unresponsive in a home last summer, police said. Woodbury officers responded to a residence on the 400 block of Deptford Avenue on June 3, 2024, for reports of an unresponsive toddler, according to the Woodbury Police Department. Officers attempted life-saving measures before the child was transported to Cooper Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Authorities launched a joint investigation with the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, gathering evidence over several month…
Toms River Drug Raid Nets Four Arrests In Crack Cocaine Ring: Prosecutor Toms River Drug Raid Nets Four Arrests In Crack Cocaine Ring: Prosecutor
Toms River Drug Raid Nets Four Arrests In Crack Cocaine Ring: Prosecutor Four people were recently arrested after multiple searches unraveled a crack cocaine ring in Toms River, authorities said. Keith Morse, a 20-year-old Toms River resident, was using a residence on Walnut Street to store and distribute crack cocaine, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Detectives observed Morse meeting with Phillip Tarver, a 41-year-old Toms River resident on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Billhimer said. Police pulled over Tarver's vehicle on Route 37 and a search of the car turned up crack cocaine, pills and $5300 in currency. Tarver was hit with numerous drug char…
99-Year-Old Driver Killed In Route 37 Crash: Lakehurst PD 99-Year-Old Driver Killed In Route 37 Crash: Lakehurst PD
99-Year-Old Driver Killed In Route 37 Crash: Lakehurst PD A 99-year-old Manchester man was killed in a two-car crash on Route 37 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 10:44 a.m., officers responded to a crash on Route 37 and Brown Avenue in Lakehurst, police said.  A 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis, operated by Harry Paulson, was exiting the Sunoco gas station at 200 Route 37 when failed to yield to oncoming traffic and collided with a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup driven by a 78-year-old South Toms River man, police said. The crash caused the Grand Marquis to leave the roadway and come to a rest near the wooded area in the eastbound lane of Rout…
MURDER: Ex-UConn Hoops Star Charged With Mom's Florida Killing, Sheriff Says MURDER: Ex-UConn Hoops Star Charged With Mom's Florida Killing, Sheriff Says
Murder: Ex-UConn Hoops Star Charged With Mom's Florida Killing, Sheriff Says Former UConn basketball standout Eric Cobb has been arrested in his mother's murder in Florida, officials announced Tuesday, Feb. 11. The 28-year-old former athlete was taken into custody after officers responded to a disturbing scene on 15th Street West in the Mid-Westside area, the sheriff's office said. Officers arrived to find 51-year-old Erika Winford unresponsive, wrapped in a blanket and towels in the backyard. She had suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Cobb was detained as he attempted to leave the home, police said. Following an interview with detective…
NJ Woman Among Eagles Fans Arrested In Super Bowl Celebrations NJ Woman Among Eagles Fans Arrested In Super Bowl Celebrations
NJ Woman Among Eagles Fans Arrested In Super Bowl Celebrations Philadelphia police arrested several individuals during Super Bowl LIX celebrations, as Eagles fans flooded the streets following the team’s 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb. 9. The celebrations, which started in jubilation, took a rowdy turn late Sunday night into early Monday morning, leading to multiple arrests across the city. Terry Kinard, 26, from the 3200 block of Arlington Street, was arrested at 11:30 p.m. on the 1300 block of Market Street for allegedly spitting on and hitting a Philadelphia Fire Department medic. He was charged with resisting arrest and…
Somerset Man Brings Loaded Gun To NY Airport: TSA Somerset Man Brings Loaded Gun To NY Airport: TSA
Somerset Man Brings Loaded Gun To NY Airport: TSA A Somerset man was detained at an airport in Syracuse after he tried to bring a loaded gun through security, the Transportation Security Association said. The man's 9mm caliber handgun was loaded with 17 bullets, including one in the chamber, the TSA said. The gun was in his carry-on bag, the TSA said. The man was detained for questioning but later rebooked his flight. He faces a likely fine of thousands of dollars, the TSA said. "The actions of this passenger placed the safety and security of the entire checkpoint at risk through their own carelessness," said Bart R. Johnson, TSA’s F…
Brothel Operator Forced Women Into Sex Acts In Bridgeton, Prosecutor Brothel Operator Forced Women Into Sex Acts In Bridgeton, Prosecutor
Brothel Operator Forced Women Into Sex Acts In Bridgeton, Prosecutor A 37-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged on Saturday, Feb. 8 with human trafficking after running a brothel out of his home, authorities said. Moises Rodriguez-Martinez had been under investigation for a month after he kept inside an East Avenue residence for the purpose of performing paid sexual acts, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The women were trafficked from Queens, Webb-McRae said. Rodriguez-Martinez was charged with human trafficking, promoting organized street crime and promoting prostitution, Webb-McRae said.
NJ Detective Tried Sex Acts With Minor, Sent Naked Photo: Prosecutor NJ Detective Tried Sex Acts With Minor, Sent Naked Photo: Prosecutor
NJ Detective Tried Sex Acts With Minor, Sent Naked Photo: Prosecutor A detective with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office has been suspended without pay after he was arrested on child sex offense charges, a spokesperson from the department confirmed. Michael Vermeylen, 42, is charged with trying to engage in sex acts with a minor to whom he sent a naked photo of himself, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday, Feb. 10. Vermeylen, of Oak Ridge (Morris County), is charged with third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and third-degree Obscenity to Minors. An investigation was initiated by a prosecutor’s office detective acti…
Missing NJ Woman Found Dead: Prosecutor Missing NJ Woman Found Dead: Prosecutor
Missing NJ Woman Found Dead: Prosecutor A missing woman was found dead in a Middlesex County park Saturday, Feb. 8, authorities said. Jennifer Panek, 38. of Middlesex was reported missing Friday, Feb. 7, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Middlesex Police Chief Matthew Geist said. Around 2:20 p.m. Saturday, a citizen discovered suspicious items in Haverstick Park and called 911. Upon the authorities' arrival, they discovered Panek unresponsive. Panek was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death remains undetermined pending the completion of an autopsy by the Middlesex County Regional Medical Examin…
NJ Man Helped Murder Suspect Dismember Innocent Victim — Now He's Learned His Fate NJ Man Helped Murder Suspect Dismember Innocent Victim — Now He's Learned His Fate
NJ Man Helped Murder Suspect Dismember Innocent Victim — Now He's Learned His Fate A 34-year-old Brick Township man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday, Feb. 7 for his role in the dismemberment of a Toms River man's body, authorities said. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office/Gabriella Caroleo Facebook Jared Krysiak, pleaded guilty last December to desecration of human remains, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Krysiak was one of four people indicted in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Elizabeth Mascarelli,  29-year-old Seaside Heights woman was sentenced last week to 25 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 31 after pleadi…
GUILTY! Plainfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Pregnant Ex-GF: Middlesex County Prosecutor GUILTY! Plainfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Pregnant Ex-GF: Middlesex County Prosecutor
Guilty! Plainfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Pregnant Ex-GF: Middlesex County Prosecutor A 45-year-old Plainfield man was convicted on Thursday, Feb. 6 of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2021, authorities said. On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, Shakir Tyler fatally shot Tayeesa Webb, a 35-year-old Edison resident, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Tyler shot her after confronting her outside her residence, Ciccone said. Tyler was also convicted of unlawful possession of a handgun, Ciccone said. He faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in May, Ciccone said.
MDMA, Cocaine, Guns, Ammo, Shrooms, Weed: Ocean County Drug Dealers Busted, Prosecutors Say MDMA, Cocaine, Guns, Ammo, Shrooms, Weed: Ocean County Drug Dealers Busted, Prosecutors Say
MDMA, Cocaine, Guns, Ammo, Shrooms, Weed: Ocean County Drug Dealers Busted, Prosecutors Say Three Ocean County men were arrested and charge this week following a three-month investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics in Ocean County, authorities said. Investigators began surveilling the home of Elijah Metellus, a 20-year-old Beachwood resident, because it was being used to store and distribute cocaine, ecstasy/MDMA, psilocybin, and marijuana, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, detectives observed Dominic McGriff, a 43-year-old Beachwood resident, enter the residence, Billhimer said. McGriff then went to an apartment complex in To…
NJ Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Burglary Of QB Joe Burrow's Home: DOJ NJ Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Burglary Of QB Joe Burrow's Home: DOJ
NJ Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Burglary Of QB Joe Burrow's Home: DOJ A 43-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged this week for serving as a fence for stolen property, including items stolen from the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, authorities said. Dimitry Nezhinskiy along with Juan Villar, a New York resident, ran a pawn shop in the Diamond District that worked with South American theft groups, purchasing stolen watches, jewelry and other luxury items and then reselling them in their store, John J. Durham, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said. Nezhinskiy and Villar regularly served as “fen…
Cops ID Man Struck, Killed On Route 37 In Toms River Cops ID Man Struck, Killed On Route 37 In Toms River
Cops ID Man Struck, Killed On Route 37 In Toms River A 56-year-old Ocean County Man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 37 on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 4., authorities said. At 9:02 p.m., a 2021 Honda Civic driven by a Barnegat man was traveling westbound on Route 37, when it hit Jason Matthews, an Island Heights resident, as he was crossing the roadway, Toms River police said. As a result of the crash, Matthews was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River where he was pronounced dead, police said.  Multiple lanes of Route 37 were shut down for several hours while the investigation …
Drug Dealer Sold Howell Victim Heroin, Meth That Killed Him: Prosecutor Drug Dealer Sold Howell Victim Heroin, Meth That Killed Him: Prosecutor
Drug Dealer Sold Howell Victim Heroin, Meth That Killed Him: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Howell Township resident was recently arrested and charged with supplying a man heroin and meth that killed him in 2023, authorities said. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 at 12:44 p.m., Howell Township police found an adult male deceased on the floor of his bedroom at a residence on Westbrook Road,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. An investigation revealed Paul Clites had been communicating with the victim leading up to his death, later providing him with the drugs that killed him, Santiago said. Clites was charged with strict liability for a drug-induced…
Man Tried To Silence Witness By Assaulting Them At Police HQ: South Brunswick PD Man Tried To Silence Witness By Assaulting Them At Police HQ: South Brunswick PD
Man Tried To Silence Witness By Assaulting Them At Police HQ: South Brunswick PD A 41-year-old South Brunswick man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 5 with assaulting a witness in the parking lot of police headquarters last month, authorities said. On Saturday, Jan. 11, a crime victim was at South Brunswick Police Headquarters to make a report of an incident where Jahad Goines, Sr. was the suspect, South Brunswick police said. Goines Sr. drove to  police headquarters and confronted the victim, assaulting them in the parking lot, officers said. Goines Sr. then fled the scene, police said. He was later arrested at his residence and charged with witness tam…