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Busted! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says
The FBI arrested two more Trenton protesters, one of whom threw a makeshift Molotov cocktail at police and tried to set fire to a patrol car with two accomplices during an attack captured on video, federal authorities said Thursday.
Kadeem A. Dockery, 29, of Trenton, and Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus were taken into custody Wednesday on federal charges thanks to their distinctive tattoos, which could be seen on social media posts and videos recorded by street cameras, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
They join a third man, Justin D. Spry, who was arrested by the FBI last month.
Th…
Ex-BF From North Bergen Charged With Breaking Into New Milford Home, Stealing Phones, Assault
A North Bergen man broke into a former girlfriend’s New Milford apartment, assaulted a resident and fled with two cellphones, authorities said.
Carlos Flores, 44, surrendered to police who had charged him with burglary, simple assault, theft, criminal mischief, harassment, and trespassing, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said.
Flores pushed in the front door of the victim’s Brookchester Apartments home around noon last Thursday, assaulted a family member and grabbed the phone, Van Saders said.
He was sent to the Bergen County Jail after surrendering on Friday and was ordered released by a j…
Fairview Officers Nab Pre-Dawn Burglary Trio At Major Area Truck Dealer
A trio of Fairview police officers nabbed three burglars as they tried to flee the lot of one of the area’s largest truck dealers.
Officers Ralph Guastella, CJ Turro, and Diego Porras caught one on the south side of Beyer Brothers on Broad Avenue, another who was tossing stolen items as he ran on the north side and the third waiting in a getaway car nearby after an alarm company notified police at 4:50 a.m. Friday, Police Chief Martin Kahn said.
Khairi Matthews, 20, and Christopher Scott, 23, had a backpack containing a reciprocating saw, bolt cutter and sawzall blades, Kahn said.
Scott al…
Sparta PD: Customer, 73, Tangles With Police After Refusing To Wear Mask In Supermarket
A 73-year-old Sparta man who had a previous history of disorderly conduct coughed on a supermarket employee, saying he had the coronavirus, and then spit on and tried to bite police after he was caught shopping without a face mask, authorities said.
An employee asked Vadim Sakiewicz to leave a local Stop & Shop after he walked in not wearing a mask, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
The Polish immigrant “became combative,” then coughed on a second employee who came to help, saying he had COVID-19, Grewal said.
He then resisted arrest, the attorney general said.
Police char…
Update: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings
Authorities charged a 25-year-old woman with attempted murder in separate shootings that they said occurred hours apart in Bergenfield and Teaneck.
Tamykah Trival, of Teaneck, first fired at the intended victim, also 25, and missed in the area of in the area of Hargreaves Avenue and Ardsley Court in Teaneck shortly before 11 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
She fled in an orange-colored Volvo SUV, they said.
Around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Trival again shot at the victim, who was in a vehicle in the area of New Bridge Road and South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, borough Detective Lt. William Dur…
Update: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings
Authorities charged a 25-year-old woman with attempted murder in separate shootings that they said occurred hours apart in Bergenfield and Teaneck.
Tamykah Trival, of Teaneck, first fired at the intended victim, also 25, and missed in the area of in the area of Hargreaves Avenue and Ardsley Court in Teaneck shortly before 11 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
She fled in an orange-colored Volvo SUV, they said.
Around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Trival again shot at the victim, who was in a vehicle in the area of New Bridge Road and South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, borough Detective Lt. William Dura…
Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers
An emotionally disturbed man coughed on, spit at and kicked police officers, shouting, "I have the coronavirus. I want somebody to come touch me," authorities in Edison said.
The man's parents called police around 11 p.m. Wednesday saying that he was "out of control," the department wrote in a Facebook post.
Responding officers said they tried to calm him down, but the man fought with them at the house and then again at headquarters.
"Now you all have the coronavirus," they said he told them.
Police, who withheld his name, charged him with obstruction, criminal mischief, making terroristi…
Freehold Man Charged With Coughing On Worried Wegmans Worker, Saying He Has Coronavirus
A Freehold man who got too close to a Wegmans employee coughed on her when she expressed concern and told her he had the coronavirus, leading to criminal charges, authorities said.
The worker expressed a genuine concern that George Falcone, 50, was standing too close to her and an open display of prepared foods at the Wegmans on Route 9 in Manalapan, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.
She asked him to step back as she covered the food, but Falcone got closer, leaned over and purposely coughed, Grewal said.
Then he “laughed and said he was infected with the coronavirus,” …
