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Tattooed Gunman Charged With Shooting NJ Victim In Face In Tag-Team Assault: Prosecutor Tattooed Gunman Charged With Shooting NJ Victim In Face In Tag-Team Assault: Prosecutor
Tattooed Gunman Charged With Shooting NJ Victim In Face In Tag-Team Assault: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting another man in his face last month, authorities in Ocean County said. Michael Vulpis, 26, was arrested at his home in Freehold on Wednesday, July 3, in connection with the June 27 incident in Jackson Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The 27-year-old victim and a female were sitting in a parked car outside of a home on Larsen Road when a blue sedan then parked in front of the vehicle, blocking it in, Billhimer said.  Vulpis and another man got out of the blue sedan, approached the ve…

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by Cecilia Levine
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14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting 14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting
14-Year-Old Little Ferry Boy, Companion Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting UPDATE: Two youths – one 14, the other 15 – were charged with attempted murder and other crimes after the younger one fired a gunshot at three teens in Moonachie, authorities said. The Little Ferry boy was on a bicycle with the older borough teen when he fired at the trio near the corner of Edstan Drive and Rooney Place shortly before 7:30 p.m. late last week, Moonachie Chief Richard Behrens said. Sgt. Victor Migliorino heard the shot and raced to the scene, where a vehicle had been struck and a shell casing was recovered, the chief said. An investigation into the planned May 25 incident l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victim Flown In Jersey Shore Stabbing, Arrest Made: Prosecutor Victim Flown In Jersey Shore Stabbing, Arrest Made: Prosecutor
Victim Flown In Jersey Shore Stabbing, Arrest Made: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man from Toms River has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that left another man critically injured, authorities said. Christopher Mawson was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in the stabbing that occurred on Tuesday, May 30 in Seaside Park, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On May 30, at approximately 1 a.m., Seaside Park police responded to North Ocean Avenue in response to a 911 call stating that a man was laying in the street, the prosecutor said. Police found a 22-year-old male victim with multiple st…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Indicted In Shooting: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Indicted In Shooting: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Indicted In Shooting: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from Long Branch has been indicted in connection with a shooting that left one victim injured, authorities said. Donte Gibson is charged with first-degree attempted murder and weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. At approximately 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2022, West Long Branch police responded to a convenience store on the 800 block of Broadway for a report of shots being fired.  It was later discovered that a shooting victim had been dropped off at a local hospital for treatment. The victim sustain…

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by Jon Craig
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UPDATE: Arrests Made In Edgewater Shooting Of Critically Wounded Rapper 'Lil TJay' UPDATE: Arrests Made In Edgewater Shooting Of Critically Wounded Rapper 'Lil TJay'
Update: Arrests Made In Edgewater Shooting Of Critically Wounded Rapper 'Lil TJay' UPDATE: An ex-con from the Bronx shot rapper “Lil TJay” and a companion during a robbery attempt in Edgewater, authorities said. Mohamed Konate, 27, was being held pending extradition to Bergen County to face charges that include attempted murder, armed robbery and weapons charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday night. Konate shot Tione Jayden "Lil Tjay" Merritt, 21, of the Bronx multiple times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, and wounded Antoine Boyd, 22, also of the Bronx, at the Promenade a short distance south of the George Washington Bridge short…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries
Nj-arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was captured in Mahwah just hours after authorities said he shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas morning reportedly cried when he saw them in court. Bound with three sets of handcuffs because of his physique, Dino Tomassetti, 29, entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment on Monday, Feb. 7, on attempted murder, assault, gun possession and child endangerment charges in Nassau County. He looked intently at his father, Rocco Tomassetti, who sat with his mother, Vincenza Tomassetti, the New York Post reported. His father reportedly shook hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Gunman Whose Brothers Died In Gang Shootings Wanted On Murder Charge NJ Gunman Whose Brothers Died In Gang Shootings Wanted On Murder Charge
NJ Gunman Whose Brothers Died In Gang Shootings Wanted On Murder Charge Authorities are on the lookout for a Newark man accused of killing a one person and hurting two others in a Jersey City shooting last February. Jimmy B. Colclough, 30, is accused of shooting Raven Harris dead and hurting two other victims, ages 28 and 29, at the intersection of Old Bergen Road and Neptune Avenue in Jersey City on Feb. 10, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He is wanted on charges of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a wea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel
NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel A New Jersey dad has been charged with first degree attempted murder after surveillance tapes caught him putting his 2-year-old daughter in a plastic bag and carrying her through a New Jersey motel, authorities said. North Plainfield police responded to a Route 22 motel on reports of a baby inside of a bag around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. There, they found a man later identified as Lamar S. Waller -- the girl's dad -- holding his child, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W.…

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by Cecilia Levine