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DNA Match Cracks 1997 Murder Of Newark Woman, 23, Suspect Arrested In Canada
After 27 years, authorities announced an arrest in a major Bridgewater cold case murder.
Robert Creter, a 60-year-old Winnipeg, Manitoba resident was charged with the murder of Tamara "Tammy" Tignor, 23, of Newark, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said Monday, Dec. 2.
Bridgewater police received a 9-1-1 call reporting the discovery of Tignor's body by a Bridgewater resident on a dirt access road that ended in a cul-de-sac off Gilbride Road near Washington Valley Park on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997, McDonald said. An autopsy determined her death to be a homicide, authorities sai…
Man Lured, Sexually Assaulted 22-Year-Old In Car In Jersey City, Prosecutor Says
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he lured a 22-year-old into his car and then sexually assaulted her.
Marc Toledo, of Jersey City, approached the victim in a white vehicle in Journal Square early Sunday, June 2, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
He drove the victim a short distance to Division Street and Eighth Street at approximately 7 a.m. The victim reported she was sexually assaulted in the vehicle, Suarez said.
On Monday, June 17, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Toledo, who was charged with aggrava…
Newark Man Admits Assaulting Ex-GF On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Newark man has admitted to assaulting an ex-girlfriend on the Jersey Shore, authorities said.
Deshaun Porter, 29, of Newark, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and weapons offenses on Tuesday, April 4, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer,
On Nov. 6, 2020, at 9 a.m., Toms River police were called to an apartment on James Street for a report of a woman being held against her will by Porter, with whom she had been in a relationship, Billhimer said. Porter fled, he said.
Police determined that Porter arrived at the apartment at app…
One Of NJ's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives In Torture Execution Found Dead In Dominican Republic
One of New Jersey's most wanted fugitives in a kidnapping and execution of a Queens, NY man was found dead in the Dominican Republic, authorities announced.
Anthony Mota kidnapped the victim on Dec. 12, 1997, then bound and tortured him with others for days until they got a ransom amount of $23,000 from the victim's family, United States Marshal for the District of New Jersey Juan Mattos, Jr., and NJSP Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan said.
Soon after, Mota took the victim to an area along Interstate 280 in Harrison, and shot him in the head and neck, ki…
Trio Arrested In Jersey City Death Of Stebbin Drew
Three men have been arrested in connection with the death of a Jersey City man, authorities announced.
Stebbin Drew, 37, of East Orange, was found lifeless with gunshot wounds near the City Crossings apartments parking lot on Merseles Court and Bright Street around 1:50 a.m. on May 14, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead around 2:15 a.m., Suarez said.
Rahoo Drew, 42, of Newark, Rashawn Harrison, 28, of Jersey City, and John Smith, 40, of Jersey City, have been arrested in connection with the homicide…
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted out of New York City on a murder charge was captured by members of the US Marshals Service and the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team over the weekend, authorities said.
A search warrant was issued early Saturday, Feb. 5 at 957 Broadway in Bayonne — where Kegwin Clarke was found, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
There, authorities recovered two handguns including one stolen out of North Carolina, magazines, hollow-point ammunition, a large quantity of marijuana, and more than $3,000 in cash,
Clarke was arrested without incident by th…
