NJ Borough's Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor NJ Borough's Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor
NJ Borough's Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor The chairman of Sayreville's Democratic party and employee with the NJ Turnpike Authority has been charged with accepting thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for "influencing a a criminal case," authorities said. Thomas V. Pollando — the borough's former council president and current VP of the Middlesex County Planning Board — was caught between July and August 2022 accepting the cash and saying he'd attempt to use his political clout to influence an ongoing criminal case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone  said. Pollando, 72, of Parlin, served as the long-time pres…
NJ Inmate's Heroin Overdose Death Blamed On Drug-Smuggling Prisoner: Prosecutor NJ Inmate's Heroin Overdose Death Blamed On Drug-Smuggling Prisoner: Prosecutor
NJ Inmate's Heroin Overdose Death Blamed On Drug-Smuggling Prisoner: Prosecutor An inmate at the Monmouth County Jail has been arrested for allegedly causing the drug overdose death of another inmate, authorities said. David Egner, 32, of Toms River, was found unresponsive on the flor of his cell around 9:10 a.m. on April 17, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Medical first aid was immediately rendered and Egner was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, where he was diagnosed as suffering from heroin/fentanyl poisoning. Egner was pronounced dead later on the same day. Alvino Hinton, 47, smuggled the drugs into the county jail and di…
NY Woman Ran Prostitution Ring At NJ Massage Parlor: Prosecutor NY Woman Ran Prostitution Ring At NJ Massage Parlor: Prosecutor
NY Woman Ran Prostitution Ring At NJ Massage Parlor: Prosecutor A 42-year-old woman from Flushing, NY was arrested on accusations she ran a prostitution ring out of a Central Jersey massage parlor, authorities said. An undercover investigation into "numerous anonymous complaints" at a Watchung parlor earlier this month led to the arrest of Zhuhua Luo, 42, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Authorities did not disclose the name of the massage parlor. A search warrant was executed by members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Northern Street Crimes Task Force and local police, who seized cash as alleged proceeds of prostit…
Loaded Handgun, Oxycodone, 2 Pounds Of Pot Found During Trenton Stop, Police Say Loaded Handgun, Oxycodone, 2 Pounds Of Pot Found During Trenton Stop, Police Say
Loaded Handgun, Oxycodone, 2 Pounds Of Pot Found During Trenton Stop, Police Say A man was arrested after being found with a loaded handgun, Oxycodone, and two pounds of marijuana in Trenton, authorities said. Randall, pictured above, was in the driver’s seat of a car parked near Hoffman Avenue as another man leaned into the window on Wednesday, August 10, police said. The two men became “startled” as they noticed a patrolling officer, prompting an investigation, police said. The officer allegedly saw Randall putting something near his feet as he approached. A follow-up search of the car showed that the item Randall was trying to hide was a sandwich bag with 15 Oxycod…
Central Jersey Child Porn Manufacturer Had More Than 1,000 Files: Prosecutor Central Jersey Child Porn Manufacturer Had More Than 1,000 Files: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Child Porn Manufacturer Had More Than 1,000 Files: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Central Jersey man was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. Kevin Roman-Quinones, of Perth Amboy, had more than 1,000 child pornography files, some of which he manufactured, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. He was arrested Thursday, June 30, and charged with second-degree possession of child pornography (over 1000 files), and first-degree manufacturing child pornography.  Roman-Quinones was lodged at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court. The investigation is active an…
Somerset County Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Somerset County Man Busted On Child Porn Charges
Somerset County Man Busted On Child Porn Charges A 33-year-old Somerset County man was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. A search of devices at Jason O'Hare's Lake Road home in Far Hills the morning of May 25 turned up  numerous sexually explicit images of children under the age of 18, Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. Detectives were tipped off to an apparent upload of images of sexual exploitation or abuse of a child by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).  O’Hare was arrested without incident at his house and charged with 2nd degree Distribution…
Baltimore Rapist Carried Out Unprovoked NYC Subway Attack Days Earlier: Reports Baltimore Rapist Carried Out Unprovoked NYC Subway Attack Days Earlier: Reports
Baltimore Rapist Carried Out Unprovoked NYC Subway Attack Days Earlier: Reports A man who robbed and raped a victim in Baltimore County had been wanted out of New York City, where he choked and slashed a 19-year-old woman at a subway station in an unprovoked attack earlier this month, the New York Post reports. Subhan Zaib, 26, was arrested in Dundalk for the Wednesday, June 15 Shipping Place incident, according to Baltimore County police. Zaib had been wanted in a June 10 attack at the Delancey/Essex Street station on the Lower East Side, he put the victim in a chokehold from behind and slashed her several times as she walked down the stairs, The Post said citing poli…
Lakewood Man Admits Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor Lakewood Man Admits Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Admits Fatal Stabbing: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Lakewood has admitted to fatally stabbing another man, authorities said. Jorge Santiago-Garcia pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter on Thursday, June 9, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Aug. 31, 2020, Lakewood police were called to a business on 2nd Avenue in response to multiple 9-1-1 calls indicating that an individual had been stabbed. Police found Rodrigo Jimenez-Paz, 29, of Lakewood, with a stab wound to his chest, Billhimer said. Medical units took Jimenez-Paz to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. L…
Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police
Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police A convicted felon who authorities say shot multiple times into a northern Virginia apartment last month was arrested by US Marshals agents in New Jersey. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office last week asked the public to help them locate Angad S. Siviam, 30, of Leesburg. He had been missing since May 31.  Sivia had visited an apartment complex in Ashburn on Omeara Terrace early that morning when he got into an argument with some of the residents, deputies said. That ended when he fired several bullets into the building and ran away, the Sheriff's Office said. No one was injured.&n…
Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: NJSP Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: NJSP
Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: Njsp New Jersey State Police have arrested a Virginia man wanted in a fatal shooting, authorities said. The 27-year-old man was arrested in Middlesex County, they said.  Gerard Roane, of Richmond, VA, was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Richmond on May 16, State Police said. During the investigation, State Police detectives were contacted by the Richmond Police Department to assist with locating Roane. Through various investigative means, detectives determined that Roane was staying at a residence in Edison, NJ. On May 24, detectives from the New Jersey State Police Fug…
WWE Legend Tammy Sytch Of NJ Has Bond Revoked: Report WWE Legend Tammy Sytch Of NJ Has Bond Revoked: Report
WWE Legend Tammy Sytch Of NJ Has Bond Revoked: Report WWE legend Tammy Sytch — a Garden State native — has had her bond revoked following her third arrest within three months, TMZ reports. The Hall of Famer was behind the wheel of a 2012 Mercedes when she struck the back of a 2013 Kia Sorento stopped at a stoplight on US Highway 1 in Volusia County, Florida, killing the 75-year-old driver just before 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25, DailyVoice.com reported. While Sytch first posted her bond on Saturday, May 7, it was revoked during a Friday morning hearing, and she was put back in jail pending her next court appearance on Tuesday, May 31, TMZ re…
Jersey Shore Pair Arrested In String Of Car Burglaries: State Police Jersey Shore Pair Arrested In String Of Car Burglaries: State Police
Jersey Shore Pair Arrested In String Of Car Burglaries: State Police A pair of men from the Jersey Shore has been arrested in connection with a string of car burglaries in Monmouth County, authorities said. Michael Guzman, 38, and David Voight, 27, both of Manalapan, were arrested and charged by New Jersey State Police. During the month of April, troopers from Troop “C” Hamilton Station began investigating multiple car burglaries in Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township, police Troopers discovered that 20 vehicles were burglarized in the area and that various items were stolen, they said. While investigating these crimes, troopers obtained surveill…