4,000+ Wax Folds Of Heroin, Handguns Seized In NJ Drug Trafficking Bust: Prosecutor 4,000+ Wax Folds Of Heroin, Handguns Seized In NJ Drug Trafficking Bust: Prosecutor
4,000+ Wax Folds Of Heroin, Handguns Seized In NJ Drug Trafficking Bust: Prosecutor More than 4,000 wax folds of heroin, 50 vials of crack cocaine, and two handguns were seized in the bust of a drug trafficking ring, authorities in New Jersey announced. A joint investigation involving detectives from Essex and Ocean counties resulted in the arrest of four drug-dealing suspects from Newark, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The investigation allegedly identified a residence in Newark as being utilized by Karl Murray, 34, for purposes of storing and distributing heroin and cocaine in Ocean County, Billhimer said. On Jan. 21, detectives fro…
Newark Man, 18, Stole 9 Cars From North Jersey Dealership: Prosecutor Newark Man, 18, Stole 9 Cars From North Jersey Dealership: Prosecutor
Newark Man, 18, Stole 9 Cars From North Jersey Dealership: Prosecutor A Newark man was slapped with a slew of theft and burglary charges after stealing a total of nine cars from a Morris County auto dealership, authorities said. Ahjhir Jones, 18, is accused of stealing the vehicles from GT Motors in Morristown August 6, 2021, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said Monday. He was identified via surveillance footage and fingerprinting, Carroll said. Jones was taken into custody Jan. 19 and charged with conspiracy to commit theft, theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary, criminal mischief and unlawful means of conveyance. Jon…
Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call
Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call Palisades Park police said they nabbed a vehicle burglar from the borough early Thursday thanks to a resident’s quick call. Angel Soler, 34, turned out to be wanted on an outstanding warrant, as well, said Capt. Shawn Lee, the officer in charge of the department. The 12:10 a.m. call immediately brought Sgt. Chris Sambogna and Officers Rory Tennant, Ho Chan Choi. William Duarte and Christian Sisco to West Oakdene Avenue, the captain said. After reviewing the owner's surveillance video, they flooded the area and quickly seized Soler on Grand Avenue.  Soler has a rap sheet filled with m…
Authorities Seek Help ID'ing Graffiti Taggers Who Vandalized Kids' Playground In Mahwah Authorities Seek Help ID'ing Graffiti Taggers Who Vandalized Kids' Playground In Mahwah
Authorities Seek Help ID'ing Graffiti Taggers Who Vandalized Kids' Playground In Mahwah Authorities asked the public for help identifying the vandal or vandals who attacked a children's playground in Mahwah. ****** UPDATE: James Burns III was glad that township officials planned to erase graffiti sprayed throughout a children's playground in Mahwah. He just didn't want to wait. READ MORE.... ****** "The police department is investigating this incident," said Mayor James Wysocki, a retired township police officer who's also a lifelong Mahwah resident, said shortly after resident Michele Greenwald Mariani discovered it. The mayor called it "very disheartening to see this da…
Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen
Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen UPDATE: A Middlesex County man must spend the next two years in federal prison for stuffing a rag into the gas tank of a police cruiser and setting it on fire during a riot in Trenton following a protest last year over the death of George Floyd. Justin Spry, 22, of South Plainfield originally claimed on Twitter that he was brutalized by police, but federal authorities produced surveillance video showing otherwise. Spry and two other men involved in the arson attack took deals from the government rather than go to trial. All must serve out their entire sentences because there's no parole in…
PalPark Burglar Cuts His Way Into Gas Station PalPark Burglar Cuts His Way Into Gas Station
PalPark Burglar Cuts His Way Into Gas Station A burglar took $500 from a Palisades Park gas station after breaking in overnight, authorities said. The bandit cut through a glass door to get into the office at the Delta station on Grand Avenue at West Palisade Boulevard shortly after 12:30 a.m. last Sunday, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. He snatched proceeds from a cigar box and fled on foot, the sergeant said. Surveillance video shows the burglar wearing a hat, face mask, blue hoodie, khaki pants and gloves, Monteleone said. Anyone with information that could help identify him is asked to contact Palisades Park police: (201) 94…
PA Realtor Accused Of Killing Dad, GF In Surf City Had Been Cut From Will, Report Says PA Realtor Accused Of Killing Dad, GF In Surf City Had Been Cut From Will, Report Says
PA Realtor Accused Of Killing Dad, GF In Surf City Had Been Cut From Will, Report Says A Pennsylvania woman accused of killing her dad and his girlfriend in his Jersey Shore home early this week had been cut from his will, NJ Advance Media reports citing police documents. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, of Landenberg, PA, is accused of stabbing her dad, John Enders, 87, and Francoise Pitoy, 75, in his Surf City home, the Ocean County Prosecutor previously said. She was charged with two counts of murder and weapons offenses after the couple's bodies were found in the North 7th Street home Sunday. Heffernan, a real estate agent, apparently told her dad she wanted to be the broker of…
New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail
New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. Auriello Parker was waiting for Nicole Flanagan at the deluxe Wall Street apartment after texting her on Aug. 6, Bergen County homicide detectives wrote in an arrest warrant. Flanagan, a 42-year-old Connecticut native living in Queens, arrived at 1:45 a.m., got into an elevator with Parker and headed upstairs to a 22nd-floor apartment, it says. No proof has yet been shown that anyone beside…
Bergen Pizza Deliveryman Doubled As Porch Pirate, Police Charge Bergen Pizza Deliveryman Doubled As Porch Pirate, Police Charge
Bergen Pizza Deliveryman Doubled As Porch Pirate, Police Charge A deliveryman for a Fort Lee pizzeria was also making pickups of packages from porches in town, as well as in Englewood Cliffs and Tenafly, authorities charged. Detective Lts. Ronald F. Waldt and Benjamin Totten were investigating a series of front-step thefts when they obtained surveillance video that they said gave them a “firm” suspect and vehicle description. Detectives shared information with their colleagues in the neighboring municipalities, then caught a break on Wednesday. Shortly after 3:30 p.m., Waldt said, an alert postal carrier saw a man later identified as Johan Arroyave Gav…
Prosecutor: Man Struck, Killed Outside Lodi Strip Club Was Beaten, Left In Path Of Driver Prosecutor: Man Struck, Killed Outside Lodi Strip Club Was Beaten, Left In Path Of Driver
Prosecutor: Man Struck, Killed Outside Lodi Strip Club Was Beaten, Left In Path Of Driver UPDATE: Five Ridgefield Park men – two of them brothers -- are charged with beating a Fair Lawn man outside the Satin Dolls nightclub in Lodi and then dumping him onto Route 17, where he was struck and killed. Adrian Hoti, 23, and Fero Hoti, 24, along with Kevin Agudelo and Christian Reyes, both 22, and Julio Pena, 23, are all charged with aggravated manslaughter showing "extreme indifference to human life" and endangering an injured victim. The quintet apparently got into a dispute with Marko Guberovic, 38, while waiting for dancers to leave the club -- made famous as the "Bada Bing" in th…
Authorities: Central Jersey Man Beats, Kills Girlfriend In Long-Term Care Facility Authorities: Central Jersey Man Beats, Kills Girlfriend In Long-Term Care Facility
Authorities: Central Jersey Man Beats, Kills Girlfriend In Long-Term Care Facility A 32-year-old man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with the fatal assault of a woman he was dating, authorities said.  Deymis Jimenez, 32, of Monroe Township has been charged with murder and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Michael J. Biennas of the Monroe Township Police Department. At 12:36 a.m. on Friday, authorities responded.to a Meadow View Care Center on Spotswood-Gravel Hill Road where they found an unidentified woman dead in a common area of the building, Ciccone and Biennas …
Lyndhurst Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Rutherford Mom Pushing Stroller, Slapping Jogger Lyndhurst Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Rutherford Mom Pushing Stroller, Slapping Jogger
Lyndhurst Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Rutherford Mom Pushing Stroller, Slapping Jogger GOTCHA! The search for a man wanted in Rutherford for grabbing a mom pushing a stroller and whacking a jogger on the butt ended thanks to a truck with no license plates, authorities announced Tuesday. Borough detectives identified Dennis Kwiecinski, 29, by “compiling significant surveillance footage from the surrounding areas, as well as several witness statements,” Police Chief John Russo said. They began by identifying the early-model black Nissan Frontier that witnesses said the attacker had been driving, Russo said. Police found it, then arrested Kwiecinski at his Orient Way home, the…