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Felon Who Sold Heroin, Fentanyl, Meth Throughout South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors Felon Who Sold Heroin, Fentanyl, Meth Throughout South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors
Felon Who Sold Heroin, Fentanyl, Meth Throughout South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors A convicted felon will spend several years in prison after admitting to selling heroin mixed with fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Atlantic County, authorities said. Matthew Lynch, 34, of Galloway Township, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 9 to eight years in prison in two cases, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Apr. 23 to second-degree possession with the intent to distribute heroin/fentanyl. State police and the county prosecutor's office investigated Lynch for dealing drugs. Officers executed …

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by Chris Spiker
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Toms River Ex-Con Committed 15+ Burglaries In One Week In South Jersey: Police Toms River Ex-Con Committed 15+ Burglaries In One Week In South Jersey: Police
Christopher Green Of Toms River Arrested A Toms River ex-convict was accused of committing more than 15 burglaries in a week, including at least one when he was armed, authorities said. Christopher Green, 31, was arrested on Wednesday, May 1, the Lakewood Police Department said in a news release. He was wanted in the string of burglaries in Lakewood and Toms River from Saturday, Mar. 30 to Saturday, Apr. 6. Investigators identified homes in Toms River and Neptune associated with Green, along with several vehicles. He was also believed to be armed with a gun during at least one burglary.  Police executed several search w…

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by Chris Spiker
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Accused NJ Motel Strangler Was Registered Sex Offender: Report Accused NJ Motel Strangler Was Registered Sex Offender: Report
Accused NJ Motel Strangler Was Registered Sex Offender: Report A man accused of strangling and stabbing a woman in a Burlington County motel room appears to be a registered sex offender, NJ Advance Media reports. Alexander Rivera, 26, of Merchantville and Philadelphia, was taken into custody without incident on Friday Nov. 4 by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, on a murder charge and weapons offenses in the Bel-Air Motor Lodge killing of Michelle L. Johnson, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.  Rivera apparently served a prison sentence on child pornography distribution and ch…

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by Jon Craig
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SOMEWHERE IN THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY: Fugitive Ex-Con Bolts Into Marsh After Route 3 Crash SOMEWHERE IN THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY: Fugitive Ex-Con Bolts Into Marsh After Route 3 Crash
Somewhere IN THE Swamps OF Jersey: Fugitive Ex-Con Bolts Into Marsh After Route 3 Crash UPDATE: A manhunt continued after a violent ex-con fled into the meadows near MetLife Stadium when police responding to a Route 3 traffic accident discovered that he'd been wanted on a parole violation, authorities said. Ali Scott, 35, of Newark, has spent nearly a dozen years in state prison combined during three separate stretches beginning in 2006, records show. He served nearly eight years for robbery from August 2010 to May 2018 and nearly two for vehicular homicide between 2007 and 2009. Scott was headed west on Route 3 in his brother's car Wednesday afternoon when a wheel poppe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Impatient Repeat Felon Points Police To Smuggled Gun, Drugs Feds: Impatient Repeat Felon Points Police To Smuggled Gun, Drugs
Feds: Impatient Repeat Felon Points Police To Smuggled Gun, Drugs "We can just cut the chase bro -- the gun [is] behind the couch and there's drugs in the cabinet," an impatient six-time convicted felon told police who raided his North Jersey home, federal authorities said. "That sh*t belong to me," Jabbar Pierce, 41, told officers in his Penns Grove apartment who read him his Miranda rights and then recorded his every word, according to a criminal complaint. A federal judge ordered Pierce held following a video-conferenced initial court appearance Friday afternoon in Newark on charges of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Authorities in Salem C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! 3 Guns Seized In Capture Of Fugitive During Cliffside Park Raid GOTCHA! 3 Guns Seized In Capture Of Fugitive During Cliffside Park Raid
Gotcha! 3 Guns Seized In Capture Of Fugitive During Cliffside Park Raid Authorities who raided a Cliffside Park apartment found three guns while capturing a parolee suspected in a New York City shooting. Jenderson Jerez, 31, of Washington Heights was already wanted for violating parole when U.S. marshals, borough police and members of the NYPD hit the Lafayette Avenue building where he'd been hiding out, Cliffside Park Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Borough detectives armed with a search warrant seized two 9mm handguns and a defaced .380-caliber firearm, Capano said. Jerez was prohibited from leaving the state and having any guns in his possession un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Ex-Con Who Served Time In Shooting Death Of Girl, 12, Busted Selling Drugs Paterson Ex-Con Who Served Time In Shooting Death Of Girl, 12, Busted Selling Drugs
Paterson Ex-Con Who Served Time In Shooting Death Of Girl, 12, Busted Selling Drugs A Paterson ex-con who was involved in the shooting death of a 12-year-old city girl was busted on drug charges. Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said detectives from his Narcotics Bureau watched as Jeffrey Ellerbee -- who'd only just been released from state prison this past March -- sold heroin to a couple at the corner of Vernon Avenue and East Second Street on Tuesday. The investigators stopped the couple's car and arrested them a short distance away, then grabbed Ellerbee, 28, outside his Lakeview Avenue home, the sheriff said. After getting his consent, they searched the home an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Fugitive With 100 Bags Heroin Flees Police, Drags Atlantic City Officer With His Vehicle Newark Fugitive With 100 Bags Heroin Flees Police, Drags Atlantic City Officer With His Vehicle
Newark Fugitive With 100 Bags Heroin Flees Police, Drags Atlantic City Officer With His Vehicle A 37-year-old wanted man from Essex County has been arrested in Atlantic City, authorities said. Jamil Redd, 37, of Newark, was charged after trying to flee Atlantic City police on Thursday, a police department spokesman said.  Sgt. Richard Andrews and Det. Brian Hambrecht tried to stop Redd's vehicle at 9:23 a.m. on South Carolina Avenue during a drug investigation, police said. Redd had an active warrant out for his arrest on a parole violation, police said. During the stop, Redd sped away, "nearly dragging and causing a minor injury to Detective Hambrecht," according to Lt. Kevin …

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by Jon Craig
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70-Year-Old Atlantic County Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 12 70-Year-Old Atlantic County Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 12
70-Year-Old Atlantic County Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 12 A 70 year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced to a treatment center on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a 12 year-old girl, authorities said. Jose A. Rodriguez of Egg Harbor City was sentenced on Thursday by Judge Bernard Delury, Jr.  The defendant’s total sentence on all counts is 11 and a half years to be served at the Adult Diagnostic Treatment Facility in Avenel, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. The defendant was determined by a psychological report to be a repetitive and compulsive sexual offender, Tyner said.  An…

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by Jon Craig