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Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom The numbers are chilling.  A 32-year-old man, standing five feet nine inches tall and weighing just 68 pounds, was forced to live in an 8-by-9-foot room for 20 years.  All because his 56-year-old stepmother said so, Waterbury police said. Kimberly Sullivan was arrested this week and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said. She was released from jail on Thursday after posting a $300,000 bond. Original Report: Waterbury Woman Held Stepson Captive For 20 Y…
Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say
Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say Two men were arrested and charged with stealing mail on Thursday, March 6, after a retired Fairfield police sergeant helped track them down, authorities said. At 11:46 a.m., Joseph Keegan, a retired Fairfield police sergeant, alerted law enforcement that he saw a black Chevrolet Malibu with no license plates parked next to a mailbox on Law Drive, Fairfield police said. Keegan saw two men, later identified as Aiioune Gueye, a 25-year-old East Orange resident and Elijah Muhammad-Outen, a 25-year-old Newark resident, dressed in  black with yellow reflective vests try to enter the mai…
High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat, Opening Delayed: Clark PD High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat, Opening Delayed: Clark PD
High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat, Opening Delayed: Clark PD A high school in Clark had to be evacuated after a bomb threat on Wednesday, March 12, authorities said. Officers responded to a non-specific bomb threat at Arthur L. Johnson High School shortly after dismissal, Clark police said.  As students were already leaving for the day, all after school activities were canceled, police said. Along with police, the Union County Sheriff's Office Canine Unit responded to the school for a search of the building, police said. The bomb threat is currently under investigation by the Clark Police Juvenile Bureau, police said. School will be open a de…
Dog Shoots Owner After Getting Paw Stuck In Gun, Police Say Dog Shoots Owner After Getting Paw Stuck In Gun, Police Say
Dog Shoots Owner After Getting Paw Stuck In Gun, Police Say An American dog owner was accidentally shot by his pet in a freak incident rarely seen involving animals and firearms. Officers responded to a home in Memphis, Tennessee on Whitney Avenue at 3:50 a.m. Monday, March 10, where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to his left thigh, according to the police report first detailed by WMC-TV Action News 5. He told police he had been lying in bed with a female friend when his 1-year-old pit bull jumped onto the bed and got its paw stuck in the trigger guard, causing the weapon to fire. The victim’s friend left the scene before officers arriv…
Dementia Patient Jumps From Third-Floor Window At NJ Care One Facility, Lands In Bushes: Cops Dementia Patient Jumps From Third-Floor Window At NJ Care One Facility, Lands In Bushes: Cops
Dementia Patient Jumps From Third-Floor Window At NJ Care One Facility, Lands In Bushes: Cops A 69-year-old man with dementia survived a terrifying three-story plunge from a window at a Bergen County care facility, authorities said. Officers responded to Care One at 800 River Road in New Milford—formerly known as Woodcrest—at 6:08 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, after receiving reports of an injured patient outside the building, according to Police Chief Brian Clancy. Lt. Bryan Mone and Officers Gary Lewis, Dan O’Neill, and Tom Foschini arrived to find the man conscious but injured, Clancy said. He was discovered in the bushes on the north side of the building, complaining of pain i…
Officer Hospitalized After Crashing Car While Responding To Burglary: Kenilworth PD Officer Hospitalized After Crashing Car While Responding To Burglary: Kenilworth PD
Officer Hospitalized After Crashing Car While Responding To Burglary: Kenilworth PD A police officer in Kenilworth was hospitalized after they got into a car crash while responding to a call on Saturday, March 8, authorities said. At 12:11 p.m., a patrolman was responding to a call of a suspicious person wearing a mask and gloves on Wilshire Drive, Kenilworth police said.  The officer expedited his response due to the heightened state of alertness for occupied home burglaries, police said. While responding to the call and using lights and sirens, the officer collided with another vehicle and a telephone pole at Boulevard and Coolidge Drive, police said. The patrolman…
Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD
Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD A suspect is at large after three businesses were hit by smash and grab burglaries in Montclair last weekend, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 28,  officers responded to Chicken & Shawarma Express at 180 Bloomfield Ave. after receiving a report that the front glass door had been shattered, Montclair police said. Surveillance footage shows the burglary occurred at approximately 5:45 a.m., police said. The suspect, wearing a black puffy jacket with black sneakers, black pants, and a mask entered the store and leaved with the cash register which contained $21…
Man Swings At Hoboken Nightclub Bouncer After Punching Woman, Cops Say (VIDEO) Man Swings At Hoboken Nightclub Bouncer After Punching Woman, Cops Say (VIDEO)
Man Swings At Hoboken Nightclub Bouncer After Punching Woman, Cops Say (Video) A 23-year-old man was arrested in Hoboken after allegedly punching a woman in the face and attacking bar staff outside a popular nightlife spot, police said. Hoboken Police responded to Birch at 92 River St. around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, following reports of an assault, according to Sgt. Robert Roman. When officers arrived, they found New Jersey Transit Police and bar security struggling to subdue a man, later identified as Abraham Knowlton, 23, of Skillman, authorities said. Video of Knowlton's arrest was published by Transparency Bodycam. An on-scene investigation revealed t…
Gone In 14 Seconds: Fair Lawn Victim Details Home Burglary That Stole Cars — And Peace Of Mind Gone In 14 Seconds: Fair Lawn Victim Details Home Burglary That Stole Cars — And Peace Of Mind
Gone In 14 Seconds: Fair Lawn Victim Details Home Burglary That Stole Cars — And Peace Of Mind A Fair Lawn homeowner says he and his wife woke up to the sound of shattering glass Saturday morning, March 1. Fourteen seconds later, their two vehicles were gone, and he had barely escaped being run over (scroll for video). The nightmare unfolded around 4:30 a.m. when burglars smashed through the glass front door of their Berdan Avenue home, he said. "We were asleep upstairs. We heard two smashes and glass shattering. I thought the skylight in the bathroom exploded or a tree fell on the house," the homeowner recalled. Then he heard movement. "I ran downstairs, started yelling, ‘What’s g…
NJ Cops Accused Of Ignoring Stranded Driver: Here's What They Say Really Happened NJ Cops Accused Of Ignoring Stranded Driver: Here's What They Say Really Happened
NJ Cops Accused Of Ignoring Stranded Driver: Here's What They Say Really Happened The Englewood Police Department is setting the record straight after a viral social media post criticized officers for their handling of a stranded motorist. The post, which the department said it became aware of on Tuesday, Feb. 25, showed a police vehicle parked in front of a disabled car on Englewood Avenue but failed to include key details, the department said in a statement. Officers were on patrol when they came across a disabled vehicle that had run out of fuel, the EPD's post says. A second officer arrived for backup, and the officers decided to move the car to the curb to avoid a t…
Quad In Violent NJ Home Invasion Were On State-Wide Spree: Cops Quad In Violent NJ Home Invasion Were On State-Wide Spree: Cops
Quad In Violent NJ Home Invasion Were On State-Wide Spree: Cops Four Newark men arrested in a violent home invasion and carjacking in Union Township last September have been connected to multiple other crimes, including a high-profile armed robbery at a Bergen County restaurant, authorities said. At 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, four men forced their way into a residence in Union and assaulted two elderly occupants to obtain the keys to a luxury vehicle parked in the driveway, Township of Union police said. The suspects had arrived to the scene in a BMW X3 previously stolen from Livingston. The Livingston BMW was located shortly after in Newark, complet…
DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver, Police Confirm DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver, Police Confirm
DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver, Police Confirm If anyone should know about the dangers of drunk driving, it's Oriel Dixon. The 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township woman was charged with manslaughter on Saturday, Feb. 22, for drunkenly crashing into another car last December, killing a Somers Point man who was declared cancer-free just two months prior, Egg Harbor Township police said. Almost a year before the crash in 2023, Dixon herself was severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver while on a last-minute Christmas shopping trip, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched after the crash.  In the 2023 crash, Dixon suffere…
DWI Clifton Driver Causes 5-Car Crash With Serious Injuries: Cops DWI Clifton Driver Causes 5-Car Crash With Serious Injuries: Cops
DWI Clifton Driver Causes 5-Car Crash With Serious Injuries: Cops A Clifton man was arrested for DWI after a five-car crash that left another driver seriously injured, police said. Felix Gonzalez, 39, was taken into custody early Sunday, Feb. 23, after the crash at 2:11 a.m. near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Highland Avenue, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Two of the five vehicles involved were occupied, while three were parked, officials said. One adult male driver suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive, authorities said. Gonzalez showed signs of intoxication at the scene and was arrested after failing sobriety tests, …
DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops
DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops A South Plainfield man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he intentionally drove off the road, crashed through a backyard, and landed in a creek with a child in the car. South Plainfield Police received multiple 911 calls about an erratic driver near Cromwell Place on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 2:19 p.m., authorities said. Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle speed through a backyard on Stratford Avenue, cross a field, and come to rest partially submerged in a creek. When officers arrived, they found the 40-year-old driver unresponsive and floating in the water, police said. Lt…
Bayonne School Employee Threatened to Blow Up Building: Superintendent Bayonne School Employee Threatened to Blow Up Building: Superintendent
Bayonne School Employee Threatened to Blow Up Building: Superintendent A school employee in Bayonne was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 20 after they threatened to blow up a building, authorities said. The employee was a school assistant, Superintendent John Niesz said. Their identity is being withheld "due to the ongoing nature of the criminal investigation," Niesz said. Niesz said police and the school's security team did an excellent job handling the incident.  "The safety of our students and staff remains our highest priority," Niesz said. School counselors are available to support any students who may need assistance processing this information, Ni…
Three Shot, One Critical In Newark Broad Daylight Shooting: Police (PHOTOS) Three Shot, One Critical In Newark Broad Daylight Shooting: Police (PHOTOS)
Three Shot, One Critical In Newark Broad Daylight Shooting: Police (Photos) One person is in critical condition after three people were shot in Newark on the morning of Wednesday, February 19, authorities said. A 10:11 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of South 17th Street and found three people, two women and one man shot, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The shooting victims were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, Miranda said. The two women are reportedly in stable condition while the man is reportedly in critical condition, Miranda said. The shooting remains under investigation, Miranda said.
Gun Toting Robbers Stalked Pair From NYC To NJ: Police Gun Toting Robbers Stalked Pair From NYC To NJ: Police
Gun Toting Robbers Stalked Pair From NYC To NJ: Police A group of suspects are at large after following two people from New York City and robbing them in Morristown on Saturday, Feb. 165, authorities said. At 8 a.m., officers responded to the Windmill Pond section of town after a witness reported seeing a group of unidentified men exit a dark-colored SUV and rob two individuals in a second vehicle at gunpoint, Morristown Police said. The suspects took money and personal items before fleeing the scene, police said. No injuries were reported, police said. An investigation determined the victims were targeted and followed from Manhattan, poli…
NJ Police Chief Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Employee At Work: AG NJ Police Chief Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Employee At Work: AG
NJ Police Chief Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Employee At Work: AG A Somerset County police chief was convicted of sexual misconduct toward his subordinates while on duty on Thursday, Feb. 13, authorities said. Thomas Herbst, a 57-year-old Bridgewater chief and former police chief in Manville was convicted of official misconduct, sexual assault and criminal sexual contact, authorities said, State Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Herbst groped, exposed himself to and sexually harassed an employee, later  violently sexually assaulting her, with the attack taking place while he and the victim were at police headquarters, Platkin said. The misconduc…
Newark Carjacker Crosses County Lines In Police Pursuit: Authorities Newark Carjacker Crosses County Lines In Police Pursuit: Authorities
Newark Carjacker Crosses County Lines In Police Pursuit: Authorities A carjacker is at large after he was able to elude police during a pursuit that began in Newark on the early morning of Tuesday, Feb. 11, authorities said. At 2:57 a.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard after a Chevy Malibu had been carjacked and the driver was assaulted, Newark Public Safety Director Eugene Miranda said. At 9:36 a.m. police observed the carjacked vehicle near the Delancey Street exit of Routes 1 and 9, Miranda said.. The driver ignored officers’ attempts to conduct a motor vehicle stop and a pursuit ensued into Jersey City, Miranda said.&…
NJ Burglars Armed With High Capacity Magazine Ram Cop Car In Speeding BMW: Police NJ Burglars Armed With High Capacity Magazine Ram Cop Car In Speeding BMW: Police
NJ Burglars Armed With High Capacity Magazine Ram Cop Car In Speeding BMW: Police Four armed burglars were arrested on Monday, Feb. 10, after a break-in led to a pursuit in North Caldwell, authorities said. At 3:39 a.m., while responding to a home on Robin Hill Road for a break-in, officers saw a white BMW X3 speeding down the street, North Caldwell police said.  The vehicle crossed a lawn and sideswiped a North Caldwell Police patrol vehicle before continuing on and crashing into a residence on Park Avenue, police said.  Four suspects—two adults, Samir Y. Jordan, 20 and Quamine Y. McDonald, 18, both from Newark, along with two juveniles—fled the scene on …
Bodycam Footage Shows LSD-Fueled Drive Into Sussex County Lake: 'I Was Tripping' Bodycam Footage Shows LSD-Fueled Drive Into Sussex County Lake: 'I Was Tripping'
Bodycam Footage Shows Lsd-fueled Drive Into Sussex County Lake: 'I Was Tripping' A Sussex County woman’s wild, LSD-fueled drive ended with her SUV sinking into a lake—and newly released bodycam footage shows the moment she admitted exactly what went wrong. “I was tripping on acid, this is why this is happening,” 24-year-old Rhiannon Chesaux told officers after she drove her 2005 Honda CR-V straight into Fireman’s Pond on Nov. 11, 2024, according to newly-released bodycam footage obtained by Transparency Bodycam. The chaotic scene unfolded around 6:15 p.m., when Vernon Patrolman Joseph White responded to a call about a crash near County Road 515 and Guthrie Road, accordi…
Cops Use GPS To Find Stolen Car, Four Teens Arrested: Summit PD Cops Use GPS To Find Stolen Car, Four Teens Arrested: Summit PD
Cops Use GPS To Find Stolen Car, Four Teens Arrested: Summit PD A GPS tracker helped police in Summit locate a stolen vehicle on Monday, Feb. 3, leading to the arrest of four teenagers, authorities said. At 4:45 p.m., a 2022 Range Rover was reported stolen from a parking garage in downtown Summit, police said. Officers used the Range Rover's GPS system to monitor its movements, police said. At 7 p.m., the vehicle was discovered at Pine Street in Elizabeth, occupied by five people, police said. As the officers approached, the five suspects exited the vehicle and ran, police said.  Four of the suspects were apprehended following a foot pursuit while…
Prostitution Ring Courier Surveilled At Hotels Across NJ: Police Prostitution Ring Courier Surveilled At Hotels Across NJ: Police
Prostitution Ring Courier Surveilled At Hotels Across NJ: Police A 41-year-old Paterson man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 30 with working as a courier for a prostitution ring in Secaucus, authorities said. Roland Jiimenenz-Rodriguez was surveilled at various hotels/motels in Secaucus along with others in Bergen and Middlesex Counties, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Jiimenez-Rodriguez would meet with prostitutes at the hotels/motels to collect money from them and then deposit the illegal gains into a bank in Paterson, Miller said.  Jiimenez-Rodriguez would then electronically disburse the funds, laundering thousands of d…
Sayreville Homeowner Thwarts Burglary Attempt, 4 Jersey City Suspects Arrested Sayreville Homeowner Thwarts Burglary Attempt, 4 Jersey City Suspects Arrested
Sayreville Homeowner Thwarts Burglary Attempt, 4 Jersey City Suspects Arrested A Sayreville homeowner's quick thinking and police response led to the arrests of four Jersey City residents trying to break into their home earlier this week, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Rhode Street, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, when the resident reported multiple individuals attempting to enter his home through a back window, Sayreville police said. The suspects were apparently targeting the homeowner’s luxury vehicle, authorities said. The suspects fled before officers arrived, but the resident provided detailed descriptions. Officers canvassed the area and …
West New York Man Convicted Of Beating Mother To Death: Prosecutor West New York Man Convicted Of Beating Mother To Death: Prosecutor
West New York Man Convicted Of Beating Mother To Death: Prosecutor  A 37-year-old West New York man was found guilty of murder in the first degree on Monday, Jan. 27 after beating his mother to death in 2021, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 at 1:30 p.m., West New York police responded to 439 66th St. and were met by Emmanuel Gonzalez. His mother, Irma Gonzalez, 62, was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma and manner to be homicide, Suarez said. Gonzalez will be sentenced in April, Suare…
Two Jersey Teens Arrested For Stealing Car, Burglaries: Secaucus PD Two Jersey Teens Arrested For Stealing Car, Burglaries: Secaucus PD
Two Jersey Teens Arrested For Stealing Car, Burglaries: Secaucus PD Two teenagers from Jersey City were arrested and charged over the weekend with committing multiple thefts in Secaucus, authorities said. On Saturday, Jan. 11 at 5:30 a.m., officers responded to Mallard Place on a report of several individuals wearing ski masks in the process of burglarizing vehicles, Secaucus police said. When officers arrived, a Honda Pilot was driving at a high rate of speed and narrowly missed striking a marked police vehicle, police said. Officers observed the occupants wearing ski masks and the vehicle’s license plate, but lost sight of it almost immediately, due t…
Suspect In $1,500 Shoplifting Heist Injures Clifton Officer During Pursuit: Cops Suspect In $1,500 Shoplifting Heist Injures Clifton Officer During Pursuit: Cops
Suspect In $1,500 Shoplifting Heist Injures Clifton Officer During Pursuit: Cops A Bloomfield man was arrested Thursday night, Jan. 23, after stealing $1,500 worth of clothing from a Kohl’s store on Main Avenue in Clifton, police said. Officers were dispatched just after 9:30 p.m. to search for the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Daniel Bataille, who fled the store with the stolen merchandise, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Sgt. Andrew Mulick spotted Bataille on Franklin Avenue, just over the border into Nutley. Recognizing Bataille as a suspect in several recent shoplifting incidents in Clifton and surrounding towns, Sgt. Mulick attempted to place him unde…
Video: DUI Driver Twice Legal Limit Says Car Hit Black Ice Before Slamming NJ Office Building Video: DUI Driver Twice Legal Limit Says Car Hit Black Ice Before Slamming NJ Office Building
Video: DUI Driver Twice Legal Limit Says Car Hit Black Ice Before Slamming NJ Office Building New bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 31-year-old Rockaway woman who was more than twice the legal limit when her vehicle slammed into a Denville office building last month, police paperwork shows. Police were called to 95 E Main Street near Indian Road on reports of a "loud bang" around 10 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2024, Denville police said. There they found Kristen Cobb, whose vehicle had veered off the road and struck the exterior of the building with airbag deployment. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol from Cobb's breath. She claimed she “slipped on black ice” while driving ho…
Belleville Burglar Busted In Secaucus, Stole $3K From Trucks: Police Belleville Burglar Busted In Secaucus, Stole $3K From Trucks: Police
Belleville Burglar Busted In Secaucus, Stole $3K From Trucks: Police A 23-year-old Belleville man was arrested and charged on Friday, Jan. 17 with breaking into trucks in Secaucus last October. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, officers responded to a fenced in parking lot on Henry Street on a repot of a person, later identified as Luis Najera Mendoza, who broke into six trucks and stole their EZ Pass transponders and portable radios, valued at $3,000, Secaucus police said. A search of Mendoza's residence turned up several of the stolen items, police said. Mendoza is charged with two counts of burglary and theft of moveable property, police said. He was released pending…
Two Men Shot In Newark: Police Two Men Shot In Newark: Police
Two Men Shot In Newark: Police Two men were shot in Newark on the early morning of Thursday, Jan. 16, authorities said. At 2:05 a.m., police responded to the 200 block of Washington Street on a call of a shooting, Newark Public Safety Director Eugene Miranda said Two gunshot victims were located and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said. .Each is reportedly in stable condition, Miranda said. This incident remains under investigation, Miranda said.
Serial Jersey City Burglar Busted In Bayonne: Police Serial Jersey City Burglar Busted In Bayonne: Police
Serial Jersey City Burglar Busted In Bayonne: Police A 37-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Monday, Jan. 13 with committing multiple burglaries in Bayonne, authorities said. At 4:02 p.m., officers responded to Tiger's Deli  at 1224 Kennedy Blvd. on a report of a burglary in process, Bayonne police said.  Shortly thereafter, officers located Roshawn Simmons, who was wearing the exact clothing description and was confirmed as the burglar, police said. He was placed under arrest, police said. A search of Simmons resulted in the recovery of money believed to be removed from the store, police said. Various burglar tool…