Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton
Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton A 22-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison could face significantly more federal time if convicted of a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua Perez, 22, was taken into custody after pointing a gun at officers during a raid of his home, authorities said Thursday. Investigators had identified Perez as one of three armed robbers responsible for a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than night of a local gas station, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachel A. Honig said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other r…
Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time
Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time A Jersey Shore pawn shop owner who was arrested in connection with the December 2019 shooting deaths of a Jersey City police detective and three civilians was sent to federal prison Tuesday for 18 months. A handwritten note found in the pocket of one of the two assailants who were shot dead by police led investigators to Ahmed A-Hady, a 36-year-old ex-con. It contained a telephone number ending in 4115 and the address of the pawn shop, they said. A-Hady had been convicted in 2012 of trying to obtain prescription drugs by fraud, which prohibited him from possessing a firearm, records show. …
US Top Cop: 'A Lot' More Charges Coming Against Capitol Rioters, No Resources Spared US Top Cop: 'A Lot' More Charges Coming Against Capitol Rioters, No Resources Spared
US Top Cop: 'A Lot' More Charges Coming Against Capitol Rioters, No Resources Spared Federal charges filed against 70 or so people identified as participating in the seizing of the U.S. Capitol building by a violent mob last week apparently are only the beginning, the country's top law enforcement official warned. The FBI has gathered more than 100,000 digital tips from the public and has more than 170 additional investigations going, Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen said Wednesday. “There is a lot more to come,” Rosen warned. At the same time, the attorney general had a message for anyone considering their own form of criminal disobedience (click on video above to…
500 NJ National Guard Members Join State Troopers In DC For 'Peaceful Transfer Of Power' 500 NJ National Guard Members Join State Troopers In DC For 'Peaceful Transfer Of Power'
500 NJ National Guard Members Join State Troopers In DC For 'Peaceful Transfer Of Power' Five hundred members of the New Jersey National Guard were expected to remain in Washington, D.C. through the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Gov. Murphy said Thursday. The Guard members were being deployed over a few days, joining nearly 75 state troopers who rushed to the district after rioters stormed the Capitol building during Wednesday’s ceremonial confirmation of the presidential election results, the governor said. Their assignment is to “assist in the peaceful transfer of power,” Murphy said. “They will likely be there at least through the inauguration.” Virgin…
HERO: NJSP Honors Trooper Shot While Protecting Woman From 'Lawless Caravan' HERO: NJSP Honors Trooper Shot While Protecting Woman From 'Lawless Caravan'
Hero: Njsp Honors Trooper Shot While Protecting Woman From 'Lawless Caravan' New Jersey State Police Trooper Rick Hershey was investigating a home invasion when the assailants returned and started shooting. Hershey took a bullet trying to protect their female target, but that wasn’t all. Despite a critical gunshot wound in his abdomen, the trooper whacked a fleeing vehicle with his service weapon in order to create a distinguishing mark that would help identify it. This week, the New Jersey State Police cited Hershey’s “fearless and courageous actions” in honoring him as its 2020 Trooper of the Year. It all began in the Harding Wood Trailer Park in the South Jerse…
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say A fleeing drug dealer hit a DEA agent with his car and tossed a bag filled with 7,500 heroin folds out the window during what became a high-speed chase from Pennsylvania to Mercer County, authorities said. Law enforcement officers from various agencies followed ex-con Daevon Bell, 26, of Hamilton Township from Trenton to an apartment complex in Morrisville, PA, on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Bell retrieved a bag from his trunk and went into one of the apartments there, then emerged carrying another bag, Carpenito said. When members of the law enforcement posse approached h…
FBI Smashes Jersey Shore Gun-Running Ring: Fugitive Brothers Still At Large FBI Smashes Jersey Shore Gun-Running Ring: Fugitive Brothers Still At Large
FBI Smashes Jersey Shore Gun-Running Ring: Fugitive Brothers Still At Large A Monmouth County man and his brother were being sought by federal authorities who charged them and three other people with running guns from Florida to the Jersey Shore. Fugitives Waldin “Manin” Espinosa-Ozoria, 31, of Freehold and Manuel “Chino” Espinosa-Ozoria, 30, of Bartow, FL are charged with conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Arrested on similar charges were Enrique “El Enano 13” Quijada, 23, also of Freehold, Javier “Broly” Rodriguez-Valpais, 31, of Morganville, and Jacquelyn Dejesus, 41, also of …
Newark Ex-Con Caught With 3,151 Heroin Folds, 455 Crack Vials, Gun Must Do 7½ Years In Fed Pen Newark Ex-Con Caught With 3,151 Heroin Folds, 455 Crack Vials, Gun Must Do 7½ Years In Fed Pen
Newark Ex-Con Caught With 3,151 Heroin Folds, 455 Crack Vials, Gun Must Do 7½ Years In Fed Pen An ex-con from Newark must spend the next 7½ years in federal prison after city police caught him with 3,151 heroin folds, 455 crack vials and a loaded gun. Terrance Bradley, 28, must serve the entire plea-bargained sentence because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newark police were watching as Bradley sold drugs near a Renner Avenue residence on Dec. 6, 2018, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Armed with a search warrant, they raided the home the next day and found the drugs, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol and $6,000 in suspected proceeds in Bradley’s bedroom, Carpeni…
‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay ‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-dmc’s Jam Master Jay Two men have been charged in the 2002 drug-related killing of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, federal authorities announced Monday. Karl “Little D” Jordan Jr., 36, executed Jason Mizell with a gunshot to the head “in cold blood” in the band’s studio in Jamaica, Queens, Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme of the Eastern District of New York said Monday. With Jordan, DuCharme said, was Ronald “Tinard” Washington, a 56-year-old ex-con who’s currently serving a 17-year prison sentence string of armed robberies in New York City and on Long Island. The pair from Hollis, Queens went the…
Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By
Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By A 12-year-old Jersey City girl was wounded in a drive-by shooting earlier this month when three members of a group of allied Jersey City gangs opened fire on a rival gang in retaliation for a previous attack, federal authorities said Wednesday. Marc “Bando” Taylor, Jashawn “Trilly” Tate and Damari “Juggy” Blackwell, all 18 years old, were scheduled for first appearances via videoconference Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Taylor, Tate and Blackwell are associated with violent street gangs tied to three neighborhoods -- t…
Feds: DEA Captures Newark Fugitive In North Carolina Carrying Sawed-Off Shotgun Feds: DEA Captures Newark Fugitive In North Carolina Carrying Sawed-Off Shotgun
Feds: DEA Captures Newark Fugitive In North Carolina Carrying Sawed-Off Shotgun A Newark fugitive was carrying a shotgun when DEA agents captured him in North Carolina, authorities said. Lester “Mayhem” Hicks, 29, was released on a summons after Essex County sheriff’s officers said they caught him with 78 heroin folds and an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop near the corner of Clinton and Avon avenues in March. That same day, he was involved in a shooting near Martin Luther King Boulevard that was captured on video, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Hicks agreed to surrender but, instead, headed south, Carpenito said. DEA agents captured him in North Caroli…
Feds: 6 Drug Ring Members Trafficked Heroin From Paterson To Atlantic City That Killed 48 Users Feds: 6 Drug Ring Members Trafficked Heroin From Paterson To Atlantic City That Killed 48 Users
Feds: 6 Drug Ring Members Trafficked Heroin From Paterson To Atlantic City That Killed 48 Users Six reputed members of a drug network trafficked heroin from Paterson to Atlantic City that was connected to 48 overdose deaths and 84 other ODs, federal authorities charged. The FBI used wiretaps, video surveillance, confidential informants and more to infiltrate the organization, which sold heroin in bags stamped with, among other names, “AK-47,” “Apple,” “Fortnite,” “Rolex,” “Frank Lucas,” “Bentley,” “Pandora,” and “9½,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Camden names six reputed gang members accused of conspiring to move more than a kil…