Parents Seek Answers Following In-Custody Death Of Autistic Son Tied To NJ, CT, PA Bank Holdups Parents Seek Answers Following In-Custody Death Of Autistic Son Tied To NJ, CT, PA Bank Holdups
Parents Seek Answers Following In-Custody Death Of Autistic Son Tied To NJ, CT, PA Bank Holdups UPDATE: A 23-year-old Cleveland man with autism who was accused of five bank robberies and two other attempts in New Jersey – and suspected in a dozen others in Connecticut and Pennsylvania – has died in federal custody in Chicago. Federal authorities hadn’t yet explained to his parents how Tyler James O’Toole died after being hospitalized last month, however, according to a published report. O’Toole was awaiting trial on charges of robbing a bank Glenview, Illinois when he cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's 2018 Hyundai Elantra and went on a holdup spree last fall, federal…
'Most Wanted' Fugitive From Westchester Captured By Fair Lawn Police 'Most Wanted' Fugitive From Westchester Captured By Fair Lawn Police
'Most Wanted' Fugitive From Westchester Captured By Fair Lawn Police An ex-con was removed from Westchester County’s "Most Wanted Fugitives" list after Fair Lawn police found him strung out on heroin, authorities said. Officers responding to a March 8 call of a man going in and out of consciousness in parking lot next to a Broadway (Route 4) check cashing business found Jordan Seacor, 31, of Ossining, sitting in his car, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. “He was sweating profusely and having difficulty staying awake,” the sergeant said. As the officers watched, Seacor dug into his pockets, pulled out a bundle of heroin bags and stuffed them into a backpack, Metzler…
National Leader Of Pagans Busted On Federal Gun Charge In NJ National Leader Of Pagans Busted On Federal Gun Charge In NJ
National Leader Of Pagans Busted On Federal Gun Charge In NJ The national president of the outlaw Pagans motorcycle gang was in federal custody after he was caught with a gun in New Jersey while returning to his Long Island home from a party in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Friday. Keith Richter – a 62-year-old ex-con known as “Conan the Barbarian” – was returning to his Bay Shore home from a Pagans party in Lancaster, PA when he was stopped late last Saturday in Mercer County, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Police found him carrying a loaded .45-caliber Ruger P345 handgun, Honig said. Identified by the FBI as one o…
Feds: Former Bergen Resident From CT Embezzled $540,000 From Ridgefield Park Security Firm Feds: Former Bergen Resident From CT Embezzled $540,000 From Ridgefield Park Security Firm
Feds: Former Bergen Resident From CT Embezzled $540,000 From Ridgefield Park Security Firm A former Bergen County resident now living in Connecticut embezzled $540,000 intended for a local company that she diverted into a PayPal account for herself, her husband and a co-worker, federal authorities charged. A federal judge in Connecticut ordered Melissa Corso, 50, of Groton, held pending transfer to New Jersey to face wire fraud charges after the FBI arrested her on Thursday. Corso and her husband lived in Closter when she worked for a Delaware-based security systems supplier with an office in Ridgefield Park, federal authorities said. For more than six years, beginning in early …
BUSTED! CT Man Facing 125 Burglary Charges Across NJ, NY Found With 9 Handguns, Crossbow BUSTED! CT Man Facing 125 Burglary Charges Across NJ, NY Found With 9 Handguns, Crossbow
Busted! CT Man Facing 125 Burglary Charges Across NJ, NY Found With 9 Handguns, Crossbow A 30-year-old Connecticut man arrested in connection with a string of burglaries across New Jersey and New York was found with nine handguns, a crossbow and a slew of other weapons and contraband following a multi-jurisdictional investigation, authorities said. Patrick Ryan of Fairfield, CT was arrested Sunday morning and charged with a total of 74 counts of burglary to a motor vehicle and dozens of other offenses, Hardyston police said in release from the Sussex County Detective’s Association. A search of Ryan’s house and car turned up nine handguns, a crossbow and a shotgun, as well as nu…
Artichoke Basille's Pizza Opening Another North Jersey Store Artichoke Basille's Pizza Opening Another North Jersey Store
Artichoke Basille's Pizza Opening Another North Jersey Store New Jersey is getting yet another Artichoke Basille's Pizza store. A Jersey City location is set to open this spring on Bay Street. The new outpost marks the second of five franchised stores to open across New Jersey as part of a deal inked by customers and owners Premal and Leela Shanghvi in 2018. Artichoke currently has a store in Hoboken and is planning another one in Red Bank. The franchised Jersey City location will be 800 square feet, and will offer both dine-in and takeout.  The restaurant’s interior will feature flawlessly preserved brick walls from the 1880s as we…
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Federal authorities announced charges Monday against an accused Libyan terrorist on the 32nd anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is charged with terrorism-related crimes in the 1988 bombing over the village of Lockerbie that killed 190 Americans in all, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. The victims in modern-day history’s worst attack on Americans before 9/11 included 33 New Jerseyans and 61 New York State residents, as well as 11 from Massachusetts, nine from Pennsylvania and five from Connecticut (see list below). …
HO HO: Home Depot Distribution Centers Coming To Central Jersey With 400 New Jobs In New Year HO HO: Home Depot Distribution Centers Coming To Central Jersey With 400 New Jobs In New Year
HO HO: Home Depot Distribution Centers Coming To Central Jersey With 400 New Jobs In New Year Happy New Year, Central Jersey. Home Depot announced on Wednesday that it plans to open two distribution centers in Perth Amboy next year, creating up to 400 new jobs. Home Depot, in a press statement, announced it aims to open a huge 333,000-square-foot flatbed delivery center in Perth Amboy, as well as an order fulfillment center in Middlesex County, also expected to open in 2021. The two new facilities would bring an estimated 400 new jobs to the region, according to the statement. Whether you need plywood, wreaths, N-95 masks or stocking stuffers this holiday season, Home Depot says …
Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions
Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions Stop & Shop is looking to fill more than 5,000 regional positions. The available positions across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are permanent and include store roles in bakery, deli, grocery, seafood, produce, front end, night crew and online pickup.  Stop & Shop is also hiring home delivery drivers and shoppers, as well as selectors at its distribution centers. These 5,000 new positions are in addition to the 5,000 Stop & Shop sought to fill at the start of the pandemic in March.  In total, Stop & Shop has invested more than …
Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured
Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured The accused leader of a burglary ring that stole more than $1 million in cash, jewelry, electronics and more from homes in North Jersey, Connecticut and on Long Island was captured at a Jersey City motel, authorities confirmed. Bryan Leandro Herrera Maldonado, 24, fought with his captors before being subdued, they said. Authorities in January arrested three other accused members of the elaborate Queens-based Chilean burglary crew, who they said targeted luxury homes from Long Island’s North Shore to Miami and California. They were identified as Boneek Alexander Quintero-Baeza, 33, Levy Fra…
Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet
Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said. Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show. A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snatched his m…
Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber
Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber GOTCHA! A Clifton police sergeant rushing to the scene nabbed a bank robber as he fled,  authorities said. Robert Fitzpatrick, 33, of Elizabeth was charged with robbing the Wells Fargo branch on Main Avenue near the Clifton Commons mall off Route 3 shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Moments earlier, he'd handed a teller a note demanding cash and fled with undisclosed proceeds, Anderson said. No weapon was shown, he said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson was headed to the call when he spotted Fitzpatrick, who fit the robber's description -- and captured him. Fitzpatri…