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South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody
Federal agents followed a tractor-trailer loaded with nearly 250 pounds of cocaine for more than 75 miles from South Jersey to New York before busting the driver and a co-conspirator in Yonkers, authorities said.
They were right behind when Eddie Velez-Pena, 33, of Yonkers, stopped the tractor-trailer in the Hunterdon County town of Hampton, NJ, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
They then followed him and the rig north to the border of Yonkers and the Bronx, the U.S. attorney said.
There Velez-Pena transferred multiple duffle bags to Robin Medina-Fabian, 38, of the Bro…
US Marshals In Virginia Nab 2 Teen Suspects In Mass Philly Shooting: DA
Two teenage suspects in the mass casualty shooting in Philadelphia last weekend were arrested Thursday, June 9 by members of the US Marshals Service in Norfolk, Virginia, authorities said.
Quadir Dukes-Hill, 18, of Drexel Hill, and Nahjee Whittington, 18, of Philadelphia, were charged with murder, among other offenses, in Saturday's shooting on South Street, Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore said at an afternoon news conference.
DA Krasner Provides Second Update on Investigation of South Street Mass Shooting Posted by Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on Thursday, June…
Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea
A Jersey Shore man who was caught with a handful of phony federal agent IDs in his own name admitted also having a homemade rifle and a silencer.
Jeffrey Backlund, 57, of Waretown, took a deal from the government rather than face trial, pleading guilty on Wednesday, April 27, to illegally possessing all of them, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Backlund was arrested after a warranted search prompted by a domestic disturbance in September 2020 turned up “a number of firearms and imitation federal identification badges,” Sellinger said.
“They found one short-barreled, AR-style, .223 …
Florida Woman Burns Down NJ Psych Ward Turned Mansion Causing $3.5M In Damages: Police
A woman from Florida was charged with arson in the fire that destroyed a historic mansion and former psychiatric hospital in New Jersey, authorities said.
Evelyn V. Alvino, 20, of Pinellas Park, FL, was charged with aggravated arson, burglary, criminal trespassing, and criminal mischief after an 18-month investigation into the fire, NJ State Police said.
On May 30, 2020, detectives began investigating a fire at the Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center.
The former psychiatric hospital was closed in 2005 due to complaints about the conditions there, and it has since been abandoned, accord…
