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Man At Large After Stabbing Newark Resident Outside Bowling Alley: Police
A 25-year-old Newark man was stabbed outside a bowling alley in Linden on Friday, Nov. 8, authorities said.
At 6:10 p.m., officers responded to Linden Lanes at 741 N. Stiles St. and found the victim, Linden police said in a release. The man had been involved in an argument with a co-worker, Easkon Walker, a 44-year-old Elizabeth man, police said. Walker pulled a knife and stabbed him multiple times before fleeing the scene, police said.
The victim was treated on scene and taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, police said.
Walker is charged with third-degree aggravated assault, …
Fifth Suspect Captured In NJ Detective's Home Invasion Killing, Prosecutors Say
A fifth person has been arrested in the violent home invasion that killed a Cumberland County detective, authorities said.
Byron Thomas of Paulsboro was charged with two counts of first-degree murder among other offenses, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Sgt. Monica Mosley, a detective sergeant with the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, was shot and killed in her Bridgeton home late at night on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Nyshawn Mutcherson, 29, of Vineland; Jarred Brown, 31, of Bridgeton; and Richard Hawkins Willis, 32, of Gl…
Armed Suspect Found Sleeping Following Assault On Morristown Walking Path, Officials Say
An armed man accused of assaulting another person on a Morris County train system was found sleeping nearby, and promptly arrested, authorities said.
Ricardo Martinez-Bonilla, 31, of Morristown, had gotten into an argument around 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14 on Patriots Path in Morristown off Martin Luther King Avenue, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon said.
The victim told officers that the suspect was still in the area and provided a description. Sheriff’s Sergeant Kyle Koster, Sheriff’s Officer Brian Weber and Morristown Police found Martinez-Bonilla, sleeping on the trail, Gannon …
Man Arrested For Possessing Handgun Stolen From Florida: Bayonne PD
A 32-year-old Leesburg man was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 28, after police say he possessed a stolen handgun.
At 4:39 a.m., police observed a Saturn commit numerous traffic violations at 28th Street and Prospect Avenue, officers said. After initiating a traffic stop, police found Dontae Black, the passenger, to be in possession of a a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun loaded with seven bullets, four of which were hollow-points, officers said. The handgun was reported stolen from Hollywood, Florida, police said.
Police also found Black to be in possession of a substantial quality of co…
Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested
Three Hoboken residents were arrested and charged after police spotted them with multiple weapons during a melee on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said.
At 5 p.m., numerous officers responded to Fourth and Harrison streets on reports of a man with a firearm and a woman with a knife, Marci Rubin, senior public information assistant for the Department of Public Safety said.
Upon arrival, officers saw Herbie Spann, 26, pulling a handgun from his bag, Rubin said. Officers were able to recover the loaded firearm, used to shoot paintballs, rubber balls and powder balls, Rubin said. Spann was als…
Slew Of Illegal Firearms, 100K Ammo Rounds Found At Home Of Morris County Man: Prosecutor
A Morris County man is facing numerous charges after a search of his home turned up dozens of illegal firearms and more than 100,000 rounds of ammo, authorities announced.
Erik Vandevelde, 33, was arrested on Wednesday, June 8 and charged with receiving stolen property, possession with intent to distribute LSD, and possession of Ketamine, as well as 14 counts of certain persons not to have weapons, unlawful possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, and numerous other drug and weapons charges, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with county officials on…
2,584 Heroin Folds, 327 Crack Bags Seized At Same Corner Where Girl Was Killed In Paterson
Paterson drug detectives seized 2,584 heroin folds, 327 bags of crack and a loaded gun in an apartment directly across the street from a mini-market where a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed last month, authorities said.
Detectives also found an assortment of drugs for sale -- including crystal meth, cocaine, oxycodone, Ecstasy and methadone -- while arresting Jeffrid Reneville, 18, and Julio Ortiz, 43, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
A total of $3,690 in profits was also seized along with the drugs and a .25-caliber Colt handgun loaded with four rounds, the director…
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust
Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 11,450 heroin folds, more than five ounces combined of unpackaged heroin and cocaine and a loaded gun from a convicted felon from Woodland Park, authorities said.
Jemell Carter, 39, was stopped by the investigators on Summer and Fulton streets in Paterson following a drug deal on Jackson Avenue in Woodland Park on Tuesday, April 19, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
In his car, Berdnik said, they found:
the 9mm Hi-Point handgun;
700 heroin folds;
the unpackaged drugs;
illegally obtained pot;
$2,522 in drug cash.
With Carter's consent, …
Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To Thc-laced Kids' Cereal
A Paterson woman who was once charged with lacing children’s cereal with THC was busted with 1,647 illegal painkillers, a loaded gun and $112,788 in drug cash, authorities said.
City narcotics detectives watched as drugs were sold from a second-floor apartment on Butler Street near River Street in the city’s north end, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Armed with warrants, they search the home and a 2021 Lexus NX3 owned by Connie Rivera, 51, he said.
Police were familiar with Rivera, who was arrested with her son in Haledon in 2019 and charged with carrying dozens of bags of chil…
Feds: 'Community Guns' Smuggled Into NJ Seized, Local Man, Georgia Woman Charged
A trio of “community guns” were brought into New Jersey by a Garden State man and a Georgia woman, a grand jury has charged.
Most used in crimes in New Jersey are smuggled in from out of state, most often from the South, after being bought or stolen, authorities say.
These include “community guns,” which two or more criminals stash somewhere – in a mailbox or a garbage can, under a rock or on the tire of a car, for instance -- for instant access and quick disposal by them and others.
A grand jury indictment returned in Trenton charges Marquise Peterson, 28, of Trenton, and Quaneisha Frost-…
Driver Robs, Assaults Victim After Jersey City Crash, Shoots At Him In Newark: Police
A 35-year-old Morris County man assaulted and robbed another driver who he'd been involved in a car crash with, and then shot at him after being followed into Newark, authorities said.
Kevin M. Winston, 35, of Parsippany, and then victim had gotten into a collision in Jersey City, when Winston robbed and assaulted the victim on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O'Hara said.
The victim followed Winstson into Newark, where Winston opened fire on his car around 2 p.m. at Montgomery and Somerset streets, police said.
This incident occurred just outside of American Histor…
Unregistered, Suspended: Officer Finds Out-Of-State Duo With Gun In Route 17 Speeding Stop
A Paramus police officer found an out-of-state duo carrying a loaded gun, nearly five dozen pills and several bags of pot for sale after stopping their speeding sedan on Route 17, authorities said.
Naqwain Johnson, 36, of Schenectady, NY and Justin Hawkins, 30, of Dallas, NC were in an unregistered 2007 Buick Lacrosse stopped by Officer Michael Mordaga on the southbound highway near the entrance to the southbound Garden State Parkway shortly after 2:30 a.m. Monday.
They’d been smoking pot in the car and Hawkins, who was driving, had a suspended license, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. …
Maywood PD: Traffic Stop Of Upstate NY Duo Turns Up Loaded Gun, Pot
A Maywood police officer found a New York State man carrying a loaded gun during a weekend traffic stop, authorities said.
Officer Benjamin Singer stopped a rented 2020 Chevy Malibu for various violations on northbound Route 17 shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Terence Kenny said.
Singer smelled raw pot when he approached the vehicle, Kenny said.
The officer arrested 21-year-old passenger Isaiah Sifontes of Rensselaer, NY after finding him with a .22-caliber revolver with a defaced serial number, the chief said.
The driver, Kha-jahmel Gaddy, 24, of Albany, was released pending a …
Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns
Paterson police struck back against drug-related crime in the Silk City, seizing 16,163 heroin folds, 106 bags of cocaine and crack, hundreds of illegal prescription pills and two guns over a three-night stretch.
The big haul was Tuesday’s heroin seizure.
“Clearly, this was a major operation put out of business," city Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
It was run from a fortified, first-floor apartment on East 18th Street, where detectives seized 10,150 heroin folds after watching residents Jeramy Lozano, 27, and Deserie Silva, 25, sell 6,000 more to James Saunders, 51, of Saylorsburg PA…
