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Morris County Man, 36, Charged With Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Teen Victim: Police
A 36-year-old Morris County man was jailed on accusations involving the sexual assault of a teen victim, authorities said.
Melquiades Porfirio, of East Hanover, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 16 years old, three counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact, and second-degree child endangerment, Hanover Police said in a press release on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Porfirio was taken into custody on Friday, Sept. 9 following an in-depth investigation into a report of the sexual assault of a minor, police said.
He was being held in the …
Man Spends Thousands On Credit Card Stolen From Morris County Hotel Lobby, Police Say
A 69-year-old man spent thousands of dollars on a credit card he picked up in the lobby of a Morris County hotel, authorities said.
Officers responding to a theft report at the Sonesta Select Hotel on Route 10 in Whippany found that Daniel Bergeron, of Convent Station, picked up another guest’s credit card on Thursday, June 9, Hanover Police said in a release on Friday, June 24.
Bergeron then used the credit card to make purchases totaling $2,490.95, police said.
He was later found to be in possession of the stolen card, authorities said.
Bergeron was arrested and charged with theft by un…
Assault By Auto Charges For Morris County Man Who Hit Woman With Car During Argument: Police
A Morris County man who deliberately struck a woman with his car during an argument at a local pizza shop was charged with assault by auto and several other offenses, authorities said.
Oscar Trejo Cardona, 25, was charged with assault by auto, operating a vehicle without a license causing serious bodily injury, endangerment, failure to report an accident, careless driving, reckless driving, driving without a license, and leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, Hanover Police said in a release on Friday, June 24.
Officers responding to the assault report at Milan Pizza in…
NY Man High On Toxic Fumes Harassed Others, Threw Furniture At Morris County McDonald’s: Police
A man from New York had inhaled toxic fumes before harassing others and throwing furniture around at a Morris County McDonald’s restaurant, authorities said.
Jose Santos Lovos, of Yonkers, is accused of getting into an altercation with another man at the Morris County Mall’s McDonald’s restaurant on Tuesday, Jan. 25, Hanover Police said in a Tuesday, Feb. 15 release.
Lovos, 49, was seen throwing furniture around the restaurant while cursing and yelling at the man, according to police.
A follow-up investigation found that Lovos had inhaled toxic fumes prior to the incident, police said.
Lo…
Scam ALERT: Men Used Counterfeit $100 Bills At Several NJ Gas Stations, Police Say
Two men have been charged after allegedly using counterfeit bills at several gas stations throughout the Garden State, authorities said Friday.
Mohammad Kamara, 30, of Newark, and Tonney Manyango, 29, of Sayreville, are accused of asking for $3.00 worth of gas at QuickChek in Cedar Knolls, paying with a counterfeit $100 bill, and asking for change for a second counterfeit $100 bill on Jan. 4, Hanover Police said.
A follow-up investigation found that several other convenience stores throughout New Jersey had recently experienced a similar scam between Jan. 4 and Jan. 6, authorities said.
Th…
Morris County Man, 37, Charged With Sexual Assault
A Morris County man has been charged with sexual assault in connection with a 2019 incident, authorities said.
Samuel Kennedy, 37, was processed April 16 on a second-degree charge following a “detailed and thorough” investigation into an assault that was originally reported Jan. 26, 2019, Hanover Police said.
Kennedy, of Morristown, was served at the Morris County Correctional Facility, where he was already being held on unrelated charges, police said.
He is scheduled to appear virtually before Judge Taylor on May 24, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
PD: NYC Pair Bought iPhones With False Info, Got Package Delivered To Vacant Morris County Home
Two New York City men accused of ordering iPhones using fraudulent information were caught after they picked up the package they had arranged to have delivered to a vacant Morris County home, authorities said.
Jose Herrera-Sanchez, 25, and Henry Perez, 28, were pulled over after they were seen taking a package delivered to a home for sale on Appletree Lane March 13, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said.
Further investigation revealed that Herrera-Sanchez, of New York, NY, and Perez, of the Bronx, purchased iPhones using fraudulent information and had them delivered to the vacant home intend…
Busted: 22 Suspects Caused $125K In Morris County Graffiti Damage In Past Year, Police Say
Nearly two dozen people from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. have been charged with causing a combined $125,000 in damages in Morris County from graffiti and vandalism over the past year.
The long-term investigation into “graffiti-style criminal mischief” resulted in a total of 22 arrests, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said Monday.
Scroll down to view the full list of suspects, their charges and alleged damages.
Marcus Hughes, 31, of Washington, DC: Criminal Mischief and Trespassing (total damage: $1,800)
Victor Blanco, 30, of the Bronx, NY: Criminal Mischie…
Couple Found With Hollow Nose Bullets, Drugs, Handgun During Morris County Motel Dispute
Police called to investigate a dispute between a man and woman at a Morris County motel found they had drugs and a handgun, authorities said.
India Nath, 19, and Logan Jamison, 20, were staying at the Red Carpet Inn Oct. 1 when a search of their room turned up a handgun, hollow-nose bullets, drugs and paraphernalia, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said.
Noth, of Edison, was released with a court date after she was charged with criminal mischief, simple assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose.
Jamison, of East Orange, was charged with prohibited weapons (hollow-nose bullets)…
Police: Morris County Man, 47, Planted Drugs, Loaded Handgun In Victim's Car
Police in Morris County were skeptical when a man they had just arrested insisted the cocaine, heroin and loaded gun found in his vehicle didn't belong to him — but it turns out, he was telling the truth.
Henry Patterson, 47, made an anonymous call to authorities Oct. 4 stating that he saw a man with a handgun and narcotics in the parking lot of ShopRite on East Hanover Avenue, Chief of Hanover Police Mark D. Roddy said.
Officers responded and observed a quantity of cocaine outside the vehicle, authorities said.
After receiving the driver’s written consent, police performed a search of the…
PD: Morris County Man Who Forced Woman Into Prostitution Nabbed For Armed Robbery -- Again
A Morris County man accused of forcing a woman into prostitution with drugs for more than a month has been charged in an additional armed robbery from 2018, authorities said.
Jeremiah Forde, 39, is accused of beating a victim with an expandable baton and throwing them through a sliding glass door, causing severe injuries during an armed robbery at the Red Carpet Inn on Nov. 14, 2018, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said.
Forde, who is being held at the Morris County Correctional Facility on unrelated offenses, was charged with armed robbery, authorities said.
Forde, of Budd Lake, was ac…
Authorities: Accused NJ Armed Robber Among Pair Who Used Drugs To Force Woman Into Prostitution
Two men including one arrested for an armed robbery have been charged with using drugs to force a woman into prostitution for more than month in North Jersey, authorities said.
William Wilson, 47, of Belvidere, NJ and Jeremiah Forde, 39, of Budd Lake, forced the adult female into acts of prostitution out of a Hanover hotel, then collected the proceeds, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said.
The pair used drugs to manipulate the victim, who was afraid to leave the hotel due to fear of being physic…
