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NJ Nurse Admits To Spraying Elderly Patient With Pepper Spray: AG
A 57-year-old Manchester woman pleaded guilty to assaulting and neglecting an elderly patient at a rehab center, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 28.
Lisa Erickson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and neglect of an elderly adult, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Erickson will permanently forfeit her nursing license, and faces 364 days in county jail, Davenport said.
On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Erickson was working as a nurse at Whiting Gardens when she walked toward the …
Officers Assaulted By Trespasser At Abandoned Bergen County Building: Police
A 35-year-old man accused of returning to an abandoned Bergen County building a day after being cited for trespassing assaulted and threatened officers who tried to arrest him, police said.
Damian Shirley, 35, of Hackensack, was spotted at 185 W. Englewood Ave., in Englewood, the former Salvation Army property at West Englewood Avenue and Cottage Place, at approximately 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Englewood Police Detective Capt. Renee LaRaia said.
Shirley had been issued a summons for trespassing at the same property the day before, LaRaia said. The abandoned building has been the site…
Masked Man With Gun, Machete Confronts Driver In Clifton: Police
A masked man armed with a handgun and machete was arrested after pointing the gun at a driver in Clifton, authorities said.
Eddy Calixto, 47, of Clifton, approached an occupied vehicle near Knapp Avenue and Schoonmaker Place at approximately 2:47 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said.
Wearing black clothing and a black ski mask, Calixto knocked on the vehicle's window and pointed a handgun at the person inside, according to a 911 caller, Anderson said.
Officer Luis Candelaria found Calixto less than a block away, still wearing the ski mask and carryin…
Dog Rescued In Rockaway After Locked In Shed With No Food, Water
Raven is lucky to be alive after she was locked in a shed for four days with no food or water in Rockaway.
Last week, a man who stole an Amazon run and was on the run, stashed Raven inside a shed, Buddha Dog Rescue & Recovery said. Officers were not alerted to Raven's plight Saturday, Aug. 22, forcing her to spend four days trapped with no food or water.
Officers began searching for Raven when they heard her desperately whining from inside one of them, Buddha said. They managed to locate her, and she collapsed. Raven eventually drank some water, but terrified and overwhelmed, she r…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death
A former local television news anchor whose career included several stations across the country has admitted to a crime that could keep her behind bars for decades.
Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 21, to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. Mock faces a presumptive life sentence with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
Her sentencing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5.
The killing happened Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at the Wichita, Kansas, home Mock share…
