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Mechanic Busted After Emailing Himself Child Porn: Sheriff Mechanic Busted After Emailing Himself Child Porn: Sheriff
Mechanic Busted After Emailing Himself Child Porn: Sheriff A Paterson mechanic was caught distributing child porn online -- including to himself, authorities said. Nekia T. Mouzone, 25, who works for a sanitation equipment company in Totowa, emailed videos to himself of children from eight to 13 years old being sexually abused, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Detectives from Berdnik's Internet Crime Against Children Task Force arrested Mouzone on charges of possessing, maintaining and distributing child pornography during a raid Wednesday at his home on 21st Avenue near Summer Street, the sheriff said. Additional charges could follow …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TWO-FER: Same Street, Different Shootings Reported 90 Minutes Apart In Paterson TWO-FER: Same Street, Different Shootings Reported 90 Minutes Apart In Paterson
Two-fer: Same Street, Different Shootings Reported 90 Minutes Apart In Paterson Separate shootings near the same Paterson street corner sent two victims to the hospital less than 90 minutes apart. A 22-year-old city man got to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in a private vehicle after the first shooting near the corner of Godwin Avenue and Carroll Street shortly after 9:30 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief joint announcement. Police returned to the area shortly after 11 p.m. following a shooting that wounded a 46-year-old woman, they said. She was taken to the medical center by ambulance. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor ‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor
‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor An investigation is underway after a “severely burned” body was found near a New Jersey cemetery, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of Clover Avenue in Hamilton Township found severely burned human remains around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police Division are leading the investigation. An autopsy is pending. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor A 25-year-old woman wanted on warrants out of multiple Central Jersey towns arrested for leading a Route 202 police pursuit before crashing, authorities said. Police tried stopping Jerrie Lee Williams, of Bound Brook, around 11:05 p.m. in Branchburg when they noticed she had an expired registration, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Williams failed to stop when signaled by the officer activating his emergency police lights and siren, McDonald said. Instead, she fled on Holland Brook Road at a high rate of speed.  The officer deactivated his police emergency l…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Law Office Rapist Has Ties To NJ: Police Philadelphia Law Office Rapist Has Ties To NJ: Police
Philadelphia Law Office Rapist Has Ties To NJ: Police Police in Philadelphia have released the name and photos of a South Jersey man who they believed raped a woman in a Center City law office building. Willie L Harris, 49, walked into the building on the 200 block of North 13th Street, went to the eighth floor, and sexually assaulted the 22-year-old victim in an unlocked office around 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, Philadelphia police said. Harris, who has ties to Camden and Woodbury, NJ, initially told the victim he was looking for someone, but she didn't know the name, Capt. James Kearney said. That's when Harris then demanded the v…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-NJ Priest Wanted For Teen Boy's Rape Kills Teaching Partner, Himself In Ecuador: Reports Ex-NJ Priest Wanted For Teen Boy's Rape Kills Teaching Partner, Himself In Ecuador: Reports
Ex-NJ Priest Wanted For Teen Boy's Rape Kills Teaching Partner, Himself In Ecuador: Reports A 59-year-old former Union County priest indicted for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy shot three people and his pet before turning the gun on himself last week in Ecuador, various news reports say. Manuel Gallo Espinoza killed his partner in an English language school, Byron Carreño, and wounded two more partners on July 2, LaHora.com reports. Espinoza killed his pet and then himself, the outlet said. Nota de pesar.✝️ Posted by WEI English Institute - Formar on Saturday, July 2, 2022 According to NJ Advance Media, Gallo Espinoza had fled to Ecuador in 2003 after an alleged vict…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Charity Founder Killed By Virginia Airport Worker While He Slept Next To His Wife: Report Charity Founder Killed By Virginia Airport Worker While He Slept Next To His Wife: Report
Charity Founder Killed By Virginia Airport Worker While He Slept Next To His Wife: Report A Virginia airport worker was arrested on accusations he killed a beloved charity founder in his own bed while sleeping next to his wife, FOX 5 reports. Joshua Danehower, 33, of Arlington, has been charged with shooting Gret Glyer, 32, while he slept next to his wife in his Fairfax home around 3 a.m. Friday, June 24, FOX 5 says citing police. Danehower was arrested Tuesday, June 28 while heading to work at Dulles International Airport, officials said Wednesday. He and Glyer were acquaintances but it was unclear how they knew each other, police said at a press conference. Glyer was the fou…

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Convicted Gunman Just Released From Prison Nabbed In Garfield Bar Shooting Convicted Gunman Just Released From Prison Nabbed In Garfield Bar Shooting
Convicted Gunman Just Released From Prison Nabbed In Garfield Bar Shooting A 23-year-old ex-con from Garfield who was paroled only weeks ago after serving time for a drive-by was arrested and charged with a shooting last week at a local bar. Ramon Santana, 23, was wanted on a warrant for the 1 a.m. shooting on June 19 when Garfield Police Officer Nicholas Kopacz spotted him walking near the corner of Midland Avenue and Outwater Lane exactly a week later -- also around 1 a.m., Capt. Richard Uram said. The shooting capped an argument among several people outside The Hive Bar on Outwater Lane, he said. Santana, of Palisade Avenue, remained held in the Bergen County …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Transit Driver Could Be Deported For Death Of Passenger Returning Pocketbook: Authorities NJ Transit Driver Could Be Deported For Death Of Passenger Returning Pocketbook: Authorities
NJ Transit Driver Could Be Deported For Death Of Passenger Returning Pocketbook: Authorities An NJ Transit bus driver from Bloomfield was sentenced to New Jersey State Prison for dragging a passenger returning a woman's pocketbook in Newark, authorities announced. Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler sentenced 36-year-old Fayola Howard to five years in State Prison for the death of 55-year-old Kevin Thomas, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Howard was arrested while trying to board a plane at Newark Airport on Feb. 18, 2020. A native of Trinidad, she is expected to face deportation proceedings following completion of her sentence. Under the No Early Release Act,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lakewood Man Admits Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor Lakewood Man Admits Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Admits Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Lakewood has admitted to fatally stabbing another man, authorities said. Jorge Santiago-Garcia pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter on Thursday, June 9, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Aug. 31, 2020, Lakewood police were called to a business on 2nd Avenue in response to multiple 9-1-1 calls indicating that an individual had been stabbed. Police found Rodrigo Jimenez-Paz, 29, of Lakewood, with a stab wound to his chest, Billhimer said. Medical units took Jimenez-Paz to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. L…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits 3 Killings, Faces 60 Years State Prison: Prosecutor A Burlington County man admitted to killing three people in 2019, authorities said. Terrance J. Matthews, 26, of Willingboro pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 7 to the murders in two separate incidents, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw. The murder victims included Matthews' ex-girlfriend’s grandmother and brother and a.man sitting inside a parked car on a residential street, Bradshaw said. Under a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Matthews will be sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey state prison for each homicide, to run concurrently. …

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by Jon Craig
Real Estate
Home Where NJ's Shanann Watts, Daughters Were Killed By Husband Hits Market In Secret Listing Home Where NJ's Shanann Watts, Daughters Were Killed By Husband Hits Market In Secret Listing
Home Where NJ's Shanann Watts, Daughters Were Killed By Husband Hits Market In Secret Listing The Colorado home where New Jersey native Shanann Watts and her two daughters were killed by Chris Watts has hit the market — secretly. The five-bedroom, four-bathroom home on Saratoga Trail in Frederick is where 36-year-old Watts killed pregnant Shannan, a Passaic native in August 2018. It was listed under a fake address on Frederick Drive, which apparently does not exist, earlier this month, The Sun reports. My beautiful home has finally been listed for sale. #chriswatts #MonsterInside #viralpost Posted by Chris Watts Monster inside on Monday, May 23, 2022 "If you are interested in…

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by Cecilia Levine