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ased Fentanyl Ring Smashed: 20+ Pounds, 9,000 Doses Seized, Eight Men Out
More than 20 pounds of fentanyl and an additional 9,000 doses of the deadly drug were seized with the arrests of eight members of a major trafficking ring that operated on both sides of the Hudson River, authorities said. Those charged in the federally-led offensive range in age from 37 to 60. They come from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania but operated primarily in and around Union County, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The multi-pronged, eight-month operation relied on all levels of law enforcement, from federal agents to local police who watched and document…
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: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups
A Union County parolee who was nabbed by Lyndhurst police after a months-long armed robbery spree of liquor and convenience stores in two states -- including one in which he fired a handgun -- was convicted by federal jurors in Newark of all 10 counts against him. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 32, had just been paroled from state prison after serving three years for drug and weapons convictions when the holdups began in August 2018. He committed nine altogether over the next three months, four of them at liquor stores in New Jersey and five others at establishments in New York, the U.S. District Co…
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! Gunman Who Carjacked Couple Captured Thanks To Police Drone: NJ Authorities
A gunman who carjacked a couple waiting to pick up food outside an Elizabeth restaurant was captured by police thanks to a Newark police drone that followed their Mercedes to Jersey City, authorities said. Rahmel Belle, 22, of Jersey City, and another man were both wearing masks when they got out of a car behind the couple on Morris Avenue around 7:30 p.m. this past April 23, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Pointing a grey handgun with a laser at them, Belle ordered the victims out of the Mercedes and took their keys, cellphones and other valuables – as well as $…
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Feds: Southern Couple Ran Guns Later Seized In Crimes Into NJ
Three guns recovered in separate crimes in Elizabeth were bought by a South Carolina woman who smuggled them into New Jersey with a convicted felon as her partner, federal authorities charged. One of the weapons traced to Christina Lanette Williams and Fuquan Haafiz Ali Bowers was found at the scene of a shooting, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Another was seized from a juvenile, while the third was recovered from a convicted felon, she said. A federal magistrated judge in South Carolina released both Williams and Bowers on $25,000 unsecured bond following thei…
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NJ Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Beating Complete Stranger To Death, Authorities Say
A Union County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against a man accused of killing a stranger with a blunt object last summer, authorities announced. Oliver I. Tzarax-Lopez, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and two related second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of 37-year-old Newark's Nohora C. Agudelo, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday, July 23. Elizabeth police responded to East Broad and North Broad streets around 2:35 a.m. June 28, 2020, where Agudelo was found with severe head injuries, according to Union Cou…
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HER? FBI Joins Effort To ID Body Found In Elizabeth
The FBI turned to the public for help after joining the effort to identify a woman whose body was found in Elizabeth more than a year ago. The body was found along railroad tracks off the 300 block of Port Avenue, in the shadow of the New Jersey Turnpike, on June 11, 2020, authorities said. They didn’t say how they believe she died. She’s Black or Hispanic, 25 to 35 years old, a little under 5-foot-7 and roughly 125 to 140 pounds. She had closely cropped hair, may have worn a wig or other head covering and had double piercings in both ears. An image of a vehicle of interest was originall…
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NJ Landlord Faces Sex Crimes Against 7 More Tenants, Total Climbs To 20
A New Jersey landlord federally accused of demanding sexual favors from tenants in exchange for rent relief is facing additional charges against seven new alleged victims, bringing the total to 20, authorities said Thursday. Joseph Centanni was charged with five additional counts of second-degree sexual assault and seven additional counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said. The 74-year-old Mountainside resident -- who owns hundreds of residential rental …
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US Marshals Capture NJ Man Wanted On Murder Charge In Pennsylvania
An Elizabeth man wanted on murder charges was captured by members of the US Marshals Service in Pennsylvania, authorities said Wednesday. Michael Rogers, 23, is accused of shooting 32-year-old Antwoine Thompson on April 26, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and city Police Director Earl Graves said. Thompson was rushed to the hospital after being shot near Second and Bond streets, and died later that day, authorities said. Meanwhile, Rogers was identified as a suspect and charged June 10. He was arrested without incident in Wilkes…
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Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport
Authorities in Union County are seeking the public's help investigating a hotel parking lot shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. Patrick Shukla was killed just before midnight Friday in the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson on International Boulevard in Elizabeth, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said Saturday. Shukla was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Elizabeth Police Departm…
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: NJ Neighbors Find Man Bound By Electrical Tape After Weeks Held In Captivity
Two suspects were in custody and the other at large after Elizabeth neighbors discovered a Staten Island man whose ankles, neck and wrists were bound with electrical tape in a nearby apartment -- where a child was also found, authorities said. Elizabeth police responded to an apartment complex on the 200 block of Third Street July 3, on reports of a kidnapping, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release. At the complex, officers found the frail and malnourished 29-year-old victim, who told authorities he'd been held captive and repeatedly assaulted for t…
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Authorities: Home Health Aide Stabbed Elizabeth Patient, 62, To Death Amid Coronavirus Crisis
A 41-year-old home health aide has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of her 62-year-old Elizabeth patient amid the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said. Myrlande Dornelus, 41, was arrested Friday in connection with the killing of Anna M. Pollard, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Director Earl Graves and Deputy Chief Giacomo Sacca jointly announced Monday. Elizabeth police found Pollard in her house on the 200 block of Front Street with serious stab wounds Monday, April 13, authorities said. Pollard later died, and an investi…
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Elizabeth Woman, 21, Fatally Run Over By Box Truck
A 21-year-old Elizabeth woman died after being run over by a box truck Saturday evening, authorities said. Sabryna Morales was found at the 900 block of East Grand Street with serious injuries, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo announced Sunday. She was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:50 p.m. near the Route 1&9 intersection, authorities said. Authorities did not release further information. This incident is being investigated by the Union County Homicide Task Force and Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit and the Elizabeth Police Department. Anyo…
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'Do Not Dump Your Pets,' Elizabeth Police Tell Residents After Rescuing Massive Snake
A snake found on a street in Elizabeth has a new home, authorities said. Sgt. Anthony Chodan, a biologist, rescued the snake from Pine Street March 27, police said on Facebook. The snake was identified as a pet and adopted out to a family in Jackson, Elizabeth police told Daily Voice. "Citizens should NOT dump their pets," Elizabeth police wrote, noting residents can be connected with rescue organizations. Police would not comment further on the situation. Sgt. Anthony ChodanElizabeth PD
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