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Feds: NJ Mail Carrier Picked Up, Delivered Drugs For Years Feds: NJ Mail Carrier Picked Up, Delivered Drugs For Years
Feds: NJ Mail Carrier Picked Up, Delivered Drugs For Years A New Jersey mail carrier took bribes for five years to help people use the U.S. Postal Service to ship coke, pot and other contraband through the mail. Emerson Pavilus, 46, of Union was working for the post office in Flanders when he took the payoffs, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. “Among other things, Pavilus provided his conspirators with addresses in Flanders to which parcels could be shipped, intercepted those parcels from the mail stream, and personally delivered those parcels to conspirators at addresses other than those listed on the parcels,” Honig said. Pavilus was n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Woman, 26, Admits Driving Over 100 MPH In Fatal Head-On DUI Crash South Jersey Woman, 26, Admits Driving Over 100 MPH In Fatal Head-On DUI Crash
South Jersey Woman, 26, Admits Driving Over 100 MPH In Fatal Head-On DUI Crash A 26-year-old woman from Atlantic County has admitted speeding more than 100 mph and driving under the influence during a fatal head-on crash in 2018, authorities said. Kaitlyn Hayes of Pleasantville pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in connection with the two-car crash that killed a Galloway Township woman, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. The motor vehicle crash involving occurred on Dec.19, 2018, at 11:38 p.m. on Pitney Road at Connecticut Avenue in Absecon.  Hayes was traveling southbound on Pitney Road when her car crosse…

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by Jon Craig
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Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count
Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count A convict from Union County who's spent the past 13 years behind bars will be eligible for release in four years after pleading guilty to a lesser charge for killing a Jersey City man. Zia Berisha, 46, of Linden, had his murder conviction for the Nov. 6, 2007 shooting and beating death of Michael Marro Jr. of Jersey City in a downtown high-rise killing overturned in 2019 by a state appeals court that sent the case back to Hudson County for a do-over. Jurors found in 2010 that Berisha killed Marro, 39, during a robbery at his Portside Tower home that involved high-grade marijuana. In addit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Central Jersey Brothers Arrested For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Prosecutor: Central Jersey Brothers Arrested For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Brothers Arrested For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Two brothers have been arrested after an investigation of a Central Jersey narcotics distribution ring, authorities said. Herbert Standard, 41, of Asbury Park, and Mark Standard, 40, of Oceanport, were arrested last week in connection with cocaine and heroin deals, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit, along with the Eatontown, Oceanport and Union Beach Police Departments -- as well as the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office -- made the arrests on&nb…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: NYC Drug Dealers Nabbed In Central Jersey With Crate-load Of Pot Prosecutor: NYC Drug Dealers Nabbed In Central Jersey With Crate-load Of Pot
Prosecutor: NYC Drug Dealers Nabbed In Central Jersey With Crate-load Of Pot A local police investigation discovered hundreds of pounds of marijuana being stored near a school in Middlesex County, authorities said. Christopher Stennett, 58, and Ricardo Jackson, 48, both of Jamaica, Queens were arrested on Friday and each charged with first-degree possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, second-degree conspiracy to distribute marijuana, and third-degree possession with the intent to distribute marijuana within 1000 feet of the Goddard School. according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Michael S. Zarro Jr. of …

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by Jon Craig
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Ocean County Man Arrested On Meth, Marijuana Charges Ocean County Man Arrested On Meth, Marijuana Charges
Ocean County Man Arrested On Meth, Marijuana Charges A 41-year-old man from Ocean County has been arrested on several drug-related charges, authorities said. Jason Close of Lacey Township has been charged following a multi-agency investigation that identified a residence in the Forked River section of the township as being used to store and distribute methamphetamine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  During a surveillance operation on Thursday in Toms River, members of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and Toms River Township Police Department were able to detain an…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Brooklyn 'Farmer' Illegally Grew $725K Worth Of Marijuana In Burlington County Prosecutor: Brooklyn 'Farmer' Illegally Grew $725K Worth Of Marijuana In Burlington County
Prosecutor: Brooklyn 'Farmer' Illegally Grew $725K Worth Of Marijuana In Burlington County A 57-year-old man from Brooklyn has been charged with running a large-scale marijuana-growing operation at a Burlington County farm, authorities said. The pot farm was discovered on rented property by a township assessor after the owner sought a tax break. Weiming Liu, 57, was charged with first-degree manufacturing marijuana in a quantity of 25 pounds or more and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Chesterfield Police Chief Kyle Wilson. More than 500 mature marijuana plants and more than 1,000 seedlings were discovere…

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by Jon Craig
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Atlantic County Man Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Ammo, Drugs Atlantic County Man Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Ammo, Drugs
Atlantic County Man Arrested With Loaded Handgun, Ammo, Drugs A 24-year-old man from South Jersey was arrested on multiple charges after being found with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, authorities said. Atlantic City Police Officer Joseph Kelly stopped a vehicle at Virginia and Atlantic avenues shortly before 10 p.m. on Tuesday. During the stop, Kelly arrested a passenger in the vehicle, Elliot Handy of Absecon, police said.  Handy had a backpack that contained a loaded handgun that included a large capacity magazine and a loaded drum magazine and 83 grams of marijuana, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman.  …

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Rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Busted On Gun Charges After Bergen Nightclub Shooting Rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Busted On Gun Charges After Bergen Nightclub Shooting
Rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Busted On Gun Charges After Bergen Nightclub Shooting Popular rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, his manager and a bodyguard were busted after Bergen County prosecutor's detectives investigating a shooting outside a Teaneck nightclub reported finding four guns at the artist's Demarest home. The Bronx-born rapper, whose given name is Julius Dubose, wasn't involved in the shooting that sent an 18-year-old member of his entourage to the hospital as he was celebrating his 25th birthday at RAIN in Teaneck around midnight Monday, authorities said. Detectives were investigating the shooting when they went to Dubose's Pine Terrace home with NYPD investig…

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Here's How NJ Prosecutors Must Handle Pot Cases For At Least Next Two Months Here's How NJ Prosecutors Must Handle Pot Cases For At Least Next Two Months
Here's How NJ Prosecutors Must Handle Pot Cases For At Least Next Two Months New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal on Wednesday told prosecutors to drop most pot possession cases for at least two months while lawmakers hash out a new law.  Driving under the influence remains a crime, however, as does selling or having pot for sale, he said. Grewal told municipal, county and state prosecutors to either dismiss simple possession charges without prejudice or adjourn them until Jan. 25. Cases that involve a marijuana possession charge among other offenses should drop that count and pursue the others, the attorney general said. “Fairness demands that we sus…

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Atlantic City Trio Arrested, Handgun Recovered Atlantic City Trio Arrested, Handgun Recovered
Atlantic City Trio Arrested, Handgun Recovered A report of a man seen loading a handgun resulted in the arrest of three men in Atlantic City this weekend, including two from out-of-state, authorities said. The 9-1-1 caller provided a detailed description of the man and the vehicle he was in on the 1800 block of Atlantic Avenue, according to Atlantic City police. In the vehicle, patrol officers found a handgun and ammunition on the passenger side floorboard and a small amount of marijuana. Police arrested Stephen Jenkins, 34, of New Haven, Connecticut, on several weapons charges and for possession of a controlled substance, they said. J…

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by Jon Craig
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Shoeless Hackensack FedEx Robber: ‘Give Me The Package Or I’ll F*** You Up’ Shoeless Hackensack FedEx Robber: ‘Give Me The Package Or I’ll F*** You Up’
Shoeless Hackensack FedEx Robber: ‘Give Me The Package Or I’ll F*** You Up’ "Give me the package or I'll f*** you up," a shoeless robber from Teaneck told a FedEx driver who was making a delivery in Hackensack on Tuesday, authorities said. What followed was a massive manhunt and a police chase through a muddy creek that ended when police found Newon O. Byfield, 31, behind the nearby Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands. And what was in the package? Marijuana, authorities suspect. The shoeless Byfield approached the driver at a Polifly Road address and threatened him shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Anthony DiPersia said. The driver resisted, a struggle follo…

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