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Three Arrested After 'Chaotic' Armed Home Invasion In Atlantic City, Police Say
Three men were accused of an armed home invasion at a scene described by police as "chaotic," authorities said. Officers arrested two Atlantic City men, 36-year-old Andrew James and 35-year-old Rashad Lampkin, along with 34-year-old Andrey Green of Galloway Township, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Police responded to the home on Brooklyn Avenue at around 6:02 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16. Arriving officers found suspects and victims running in the area. Investigators said Lampkin confronted a victim outside the home with a gun, forcing his…
Police & Fire
Brick Township Man Pleads Guilty To Toms River Man's Grisly Dismemberment, Prosecutors Say
A Brick Township man admitted to his role in the dismemberment of a Toms River man's body, authorities said. Jared Krysiak, 34, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 16 to desecration of human remains, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Krysiak was among the four people indicted in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights entered a guilty plea on Monday, Dec. 9 for an aggravated manslaughter charge. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehen…
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Seaside Heights Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors
A Seaside Heights woman has admitted to killing a Toms River man whose body was dismembered, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 9 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges. Mascarelli was among the four people charged in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared …
Police & Fire
Barnegat Man Among Two Indicted For Murder In 2022 Deadly Shooting, Prosecutors Say
Two men were facing murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a Neptune Township man more than two and a half years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Kedrick Chatmon of Keansburg and Lamare Walker of Barnegat were indicted for first-degree murder and first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Monday, Nov. 25. Chatmon also faced several weapons-related charges. The men were charged in the killing of 39-year-old Marques Mills. Neptune police responded to the scene …
Police & Fire
Man Convicted In Super Bowl Sunday Assault: Somerset County Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Manville resident was convicted on Monday, Nov. 18, of attacking an employee at a bar with a beer bottle on Super Bowl Sunday, authorities said. Junior Suriel-Gonzalez was asked to leave an unnamed establishment in Manville on Sunday, Feb. 11, when he grabbed the beer bottle and assaulted the employee, swinging it over the top of his head, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Suriel-Gonzalez was removed from the bar and fled in his car, authorities said. He was arrested early the next morning by the Manville Police Department, authorities said. He was convicted of mu…
Police & Fire
Man Who Killed Lakewood Man After Dice Game Gets Life In Prison, Prosecutors Say
An Asbury Park man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a Lakewood man and robbing him after a dice game, authorities said. Jaszhark Rogers, 38, was sentenced to life in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Nov. 15. He also received 46 additional years for other charges at his sentencing on Friday, Nov. 1. Asbury Park police responded to the 1200 block of Washington Avenue just after 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Officers found 26-year-old Yahnie Patterson lying in the road with severe head trauma. Patters…
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Three Juveniles Sentenced In Killing Of Taxi Driver: Somerset County Prosecutor
Three boys, between the ages of 13 and 14, were recently sentenced for killing a 57-year-old man in a robbery in Franklin Township in May 2023. On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 9:56 a.m., Franklin Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call and found Kofi Addo suffering from a gunshot wound, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. An investigation revealed three boys, ages 14, 13, and 13 as being involved in the robbery and homicide shooting of Addo, authorities said The juveniles intended to rob Addo when one of them fired a shot killing the victim as he was operating the taxi, autho…
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Woman Killed Toms River Man, Three Others Dismembered Him, Gruesome Indictment Says
Four people from Ocean County were indicted for dismembering the body of a Toms River man killed in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 29-year-old Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were also indicted for hindering apprehension and…
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Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Three Philadelphia men were indicted after two women were shot in the head in Atlantic City, including one who died, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 34-year-old Gregg Page for murder, attempted murder, and several weapons charges on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Two brothers, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were also indicted for hindering apprehension. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found the vi…
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Man Charged In Double Shooting That Injured Woman In Atlantic City, Police Say
An Egg Harbor Township man was arrested after he and a woman were injured in a shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. Kevin Hollingsworth, 38, was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 18. An off-duty officer was nearby when shots were fired on the 4000 block of Ventnor Avenue at around 7:26 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The officer found Hollingsworth and an Egg Harbor Township woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Holli…
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Fugitive Led Officers On Chase, Injuring One, After Jaywalking In South Jersey: Police
A wanted man from Williamstown was accused of having a gun and running away from police after he was caught jaywalking in Atlantic County, authorities said. Gregory Ganski III, 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 4 for weapons charges and his outstanding warrants, the Absecon Police Department said in a news release. Officers stopped him at around 1 p.m. after he was seen improperly crossing Route 30. Investigators said Ganski lied to officers in order to avoid receiving a summons. When police found he was lying, they tried to arrest him but he ran away from them. Ganski threw away a…
Police & Fire
Suspect Wanted, Atlantic City Man Arrested For Having Cocaine, Stolen Gun From NC: Police
Police are looking for an Atlantic City man after they found drugs and a stolen gun, authorities said. Joel Snyder, 45, is wanted on 14 weapons and drug charges, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release. Wilbert Deberry Jr., 53, was arrested after a home and vehicle were raided on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Police executed a search warrant on the home and vehicle on the 1500 block of Beach Avenue after a two-month drug-dealing investigation. Detectives seized more than 15 pounds of marijuana, 23 grams of cocaine, and items used for packaging and selling drugs. Officers …
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South Jersey Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting While Waiting For Prison Sentence: Prosecutors
A Galloway Township man was indicted after he was accused of killing another man while awaiting sentencing, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 35-year-old Kalief Lyons on Tuesday, June 25 for murder and several weapons charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged in the shooting death of 38-year-old Baseem Taliaferro, also from Galloway. Pleasantville police responded to an alert of several shots fired at 9 West Pleasant Avenue at around 11:02 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. Officers found Taliaferro inside a first-floo…
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Man Fired Shots In South Jersey 'Motel Corridor', Police Say
A Mays Landing man was accused of firing a gun in a South Jersey area with several motels. Desmon Wilson, 23, was arrested on Friday, June 14, the Absecon Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of fired shots on the Route 30 "motel corridor" just before 10:30 p.m. Police began searching for possible victims in the area. After reviewing surveillance video, Wilson was eventually identified as the suspect and taken into custody. Wilson was charged with several weapons offenses. Investigators said they've found no evidence of any shooting victims. …
Police & Fire
Fugitive Caught With Stolen Vehicle In South Jersey: Police
An Atlantic County man was accused of driving a stolen SUV, authorities said. Martes Robinson of Egg Harbor Township was arrested on Saturday, May 18, the Northfield Police Department said in a news release. An officer stopped him driving a white Chevrolet Trailblazer "with multiple equipment violations" near the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Second Street at around 9:54 a.m. Police said the SUV was reported stolen in Northfield on Friday, May 17. Robinson was also wanted by the Atlantic County Sheriff's Department for not showing up to court on aggravated assault…
Police & Fire
John And Karen Vincentini Arrested
A Lacey Township couple was accused of illegally selling large amounts of marijuana and having assault weapons, authorities said. John and Karen Vincentini, both 64 years old, were arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Friday, Mar. 22. They were given several drug and weapons charges. Lacey Township police received a report on Friday, Mar. 15 from someone who said a package of marijuana was delivered to their home in a repurposed Amazon box. Investigators determined that John Vincentini delivered the box. Police executed a search warrant on the Vince…
Police & Fire
Suspects In Ski Masks Arrested With Weapons On Jersey Shore: Police
Brick police arrested two teenagers with weapons after they were spotted by a resident driving in ski masks, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6:26 p.m., Brick police received a call from a resident who observed a Black Honda drive past them with the driver and passenger both wearing ski masks, police said. Due to the recent spike in burglaries, the resident thought it was suspicious and reported it to police. Moments later, this vehicle was observed by police traveling on Mantoloking Road. After a motor vehicle stop on Chambers Bridge Road near Kohl’s Plaza, an officer ob…
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Man, 31, Arrested For Weapons Offenses On Jersey Shore: Police
A 31-year-old man from California was arrested on weapons charges in Middletown, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 3, at 12:33 a.m., Middletown Twp. Police Officers Shane Hall and Aidan Cary, arrested Rajiv U. Bryant, of Emeryville, California, for unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of high capacity magazines, and possession of hollow point ammunition, police said. The arrest came after officers observed Bryant commit a motor vehicle violation in the area of State Highway 36 and Main Street, in the Belford section of the township. During the course of&…
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Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police
A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in ”90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” has been extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals. Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44, of Carlisle, had been on the run for a year and a half after he allegedly shot and killed his former boss. The wild arrest involved a bar fight, a knife, a loaded gun, more than 800 ecstasy tablets, and fentanyl, according to US Marshals. Baltimore was wanted as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of GQ Barber Shop owner Kendell Jerome Cook, 39, of Steel…
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Update
: Knife-Wielding Woman Slashes BF In Fair Lawn, Flees With Son, 4
UPDATE: A 22-year-old Ridgewood woman had her 4-year-old son in the back seat when she slashed her boyfriend with a knife in her car Thursday night in Fair Lawn, authorities confirmed. Trinity Rodriguez fled the parking lot of Fairlawn Industries, leaving the victim behind, but was nabbed by borough police a few blocks away, they said. The victim, 27, from Garfield, held a gauze pad to his bleeding arm while talking with responding officers on the other side of Maple Avenue from the Craftsman restaurant around 7:45 p.m. May 18. He eventually got into a Fair Lawn ambulance and was taken to…
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Two Charged With Murder In Asbury Shooting Death
Two men from Monmouth County have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting two weeks ago, authorities said. Eddy Vilus, 30, and Quamere M. Smith, 31, both of Asbury Park, were charged with the shooting death of God Allah, 21, also of Asbury Park, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Both Vilus and Smith were charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, theft, hindering apprehension and weapons offenses, the prosecutor said. At approximately 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 2, members of the Asbury Park Police Department responded to Ridge and Spri…
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Heroin, Crack, Loaded Handguns Seized In Central Jersey Bust
A 35-year-old man from Central Jersey was arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges after a months-long investigation. Elijah Parker, 35, of Parlin, Old Bridge, was arrested in New Brunswick on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, by the Middlesex County Narcotics Task Force with the assistance of the New Brunswick Police Department after he was observed engaging in several suspected hand-to-hand narcotics transactions, authorities said. Parker attempted to flee the scene on foot but was apprehended immediately without incident, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor …
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Bogota Woman Jailed Twice For Assaulting BF, Once With Her Car
A Bogota woman was jailed after police said she knocked her boyfriend down with her car, making it the second time in several weeks that she was charged with assaulting him. Stephany C. Perez-Galarraga, 32, grabbed the victim's cell phone and ran to her Mercedes Benz C30 during an argument between the two at his home before dawn Monday, Dec. 26, Bogota Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Her boyfriend chased after Perez-Galarraga but was knocked down by her vehicle as she sped off, leaving him with scrapes and bruises, the sergeant said. He was treated at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck be…
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7½ Years Without Parole Awaits Twice-Armed NJ Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal Marshals
UPDATE: An Essex County ex-con who rolled the dice and went to trial on drug and weapons charges is now headed to federal prison for more than 7½ years without parole as a result. Teriek Edwards, 44, of Newark, had already been charged by East Orange police with having heroin, cocaine, Oxycodone and other drugs, as well as a loaded 9mm handgun, during a previous arrest when U.S. Marshals seized him on a warrant in August 2018. Once again, he was packing a loaded 9, federal authorities said. Edwards went to trial rather than take a deal from the government. Jurors in U.S. District Court in…
Police & Fire
Violent Offender Busted After Firing Shots From Stolen Glock, Trenton Police Say
A violent offender who is banned from possessing handguns was arrested again after authorities allegedly caught him firing rounds from a stolen Glock in Trenton. Paris T. Mann, 35, was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, receiving stolen property, obstruction, and other weapons offenses, Trenton Police said on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Mann was seen firing rounds from a weapon as officers responded to the area of Stuyvesant and Hayes Avenues, police said. A follow-up investigation allegedly found that the weapon — a Glock 48 .9mm semi-automatic handgun — was stolen. Mann’s charges are …
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Arrested Three Years After Meth Bust: Police
A Jersey Shore man arrested in 2019 for the possession of methamphetamine, cocaine, guns, assorted ammunition and more has bee busted again, authorities announced. William Harlfinger Jr., of Ship Bottom, was again charged with weapons and drug offenses after the execution of a West 5th Street search warrant last month, local police said. Harlfinger was arrested Sept. 4 at the Lacey Township Police Department and transported to the Ocean County Jail pending a future court appearance in the Ocean County Superior Court.
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Wanted Route 17 Driver Had Air Pistol, Ski Mask, More: Rochelle Park PD
A driver from Staten Island was caught with an air pistol, a ski mask and an outstanding warrant when Rochelle Park police stopped him on Route 17, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the BMW with Florida transporter plates for multiple equipment violations on the southbound highway around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. James M. DePreta said. The driver, 22-year-old Devonte Thomas, was unable to provide a valid registration or proof of insurance, he said. While Kiszka was dealing with him, backup Officer Jorge Orihuela spotted what looked like a handgun sticking out from beneath the…
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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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Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of City Resident
A Paterson shooting victim who was rushed to the hospital in a private vehicle died several hours later, said authorities who charged another city man with killing him. Tiheen "Coop" Smith, 34, arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday. He’d been shot in the stomach in one of the city’s deadliest drug-ridden areas – on Pearl Street between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Monday. Smith died just before 12:30 p.m. that same day, they said. Trayshaun Harr…
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Murder Case Cracked: Trio Charged With Lodi Parking Lot Slaying
Investigators from Bergen and Passaic counties cracked the March slaying of a 26-year-old Paterson man who was gunned down in the parking lot of a Lodi garden apartment complex. Charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses in the drug-related killing are Giovanni Feliciano, 22, of Garfield, and Jefersson Gonzalez, 21, of Paterson. Charged with drug and weapons charges is Elvis DeJesus, 24, of Paterson. The victim, John Anthony DeLeon, was struck in a hail of gunfire at the Kennedy Gardens Apartments on Victor Street off Route 46 on March 8, said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Muse…
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Occupant In Fleeing Vehicle Dies, Two Others Seized In Jersey Shore Crash, Authorities Say
An Asbury Park police pursuit ended with the death of one occupant, the arrests of two others and the hospitalization of a fourth, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Officers responding to gunfire from near Mt. Olive Holy Temple Church on Atkins Avenue in Neptune City around 7:15 p.m. Sunday tried stopping a car that fled the scene, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. "The vehicle subsequently crashed less than a mile away in the area of Washington Avenue and Myrtle Avenue in neighboring Neptune Township," Linskey said. The vehicle hit a tree, Acting New Jersey Attorney Gene…
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