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Man Tries Carjacking Woman After GWB Crash, Found With High-Capacity Magazine: PAPD Man Tries Carjacking Woman After GWB Crash, Found With High-Capacity Magazine: PAPD
Man Tries Carjacking Woman After GWB Crash, Found With High-Capacity Magazine: Papd A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and charged after a two-car crash turned into an attempted carjacking on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1, authorities said. A car with two men, including Frederick Antonio Castillo, crashed into another car, the New York Daily News reported, citing a source with Port Authority police. Castillo and the other man ran over to the woman's car and tried to open the doors, but she locked them, the Daily News said. One of the men was brandishing a firearm as he demanded the woman open the doors, the Daily News said. After failing to get in the car, Castillo …
Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor
Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor More charges have been filed against a 42-year-old Bronx, NY man accused of carjacking a vehicle after crashing a stolen car in Bergen County then attacking a police officer on the George Washington Bridge last weekend, authorities said. Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, has been charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree carjacking, third-degree receiving a stolen motor vehicle, third-degree theft of a motor vehicle, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on Friday, Oct. 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Those charges were filed in connection with the i…
ID Of Route 46 Carjacker Accused In Attack Of PAPD Officers On GWB Released ID Of Route 46 Carjacker Accused In Attack Of PAPD Officers On GWB Released
ID Of Route 46 Carjacker Accused In Attack Of Papd Officers On GWB Released Authorities have released the identity of the man who they say crashed a stolen car then carjacked another vehicle and attacked three arresting officers on the George Washington Bridge over the weekend. Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, of the Bronx, NY, stabbed one Port Authority Police officer six to seven times in the torso and twice in the head while trying to steal a police vehicle on the bridge sometime between 2:35 a.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. The complaint also says Gonzalez opened the passenger side door of the car, got in, locked t…
France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA
France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA A Westchester County, NY man traveling to France was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 6 after he had a gun and ammunition in his carry-on bag, authorities said. The man had a ticket to Nice, France and was arrested by Port Authority Police at Terminal B after his handgun was flagged in the checkpoint X-ray machine, the Transportation Security Administration said.  He also had a magazine loaded with five bullets, the TSA said. The federal penalty for bringing a weapon to a TSA checkpoint can cost as much as $15,000.
Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Assaulting Woman At Newark Airport: Prosecutor Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Assaulting Woman At Newark Airport: Prosecutor
Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Assaulting Woman At Newark Airport: Prosecutor A 42-year-old West New York man was sentenced to 18 years in jail on Friday, Aug. 2, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at Newark Airport last year, authorities said. In January 2023, Port Authority police responded to a parking garage next to Terminal A after a woman reported being sexually assaulted while she was walking to her car, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Caroline Lawlor, who prosecuted the case, said. Police quickly located Thomassal Watkins and arrested him at the airport, Lawlor said. In December, Watkins pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault, …
Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades
Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades Talk about a happy tail. A French bulldog named Klipse who went tumbling 40 feet down a cliff at Palisades Interstate Park was rescued by Port Authority Police officers on Tuesday morning July 30, PAPD spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. PAPD's Emergency Service Unit got the call from the George Washington Bridge command around 6:50 that morning. Within minutes, Officer Nicola spotted Klipse on the slope, according to Valens. PAPD PBA Using a rope rescue system, Nicola and his partner, Officer Kuchie, rappelled down to reach the stranded pup. According to Valens, the offi…
Rapper Sexyy Redd Arrested After Newark Airport Brawl: Police Rapper Sexyy Redd Arrested After Newark Airport Brawl: Police
Rapper Sexyy Redd Arrested After Newark Airport Brawl: Police The rapper Sexyy Red was arrested at Newark Airport after a brawl broke out on the early morning of Saturday, June 8, authorities said. At 1:20 a.m. officers responded to a fight in progress at Gate 82 in Terminal C in the airport, Port Authority police said. Two people were found to have lacerations to their head, police said.  Two members of Sexyy Red's entourage, Leslie Baptiste, a 36-year-old Miami resident and Carl Thompson, a 26-year-old Miami resident, were were arrested and charged with assault, while Sexyy Red a.k.a. Janae Wherry, was arrested and charged with disorderly condu…
Dispatchers Save Abducted Woman, Driver Arrested For Kidnapping At GWB, Cops Say Dispatchers Save Abducted Woman, Driver Arrested For Kidnapping At GWB, Cops Say
Dispatchers Save Abducted Woman, Driver Arrested For Kidnapping At GWB, Cops Say Cool-headed police dispatchers from Edison Township are being credited with helping a woman abducted during a domestic dispute. Port Authority police later charged 39-year-old Chukwuebu D Emegoakor with kidnapping, criminal restraint, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and other offenses. The woman who was abducted called 911 at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, and was patched through to Edison dispatchers, police said.  Dispatchers kept the woman on the phone as the man drove toward New York City, with Edison police sending alerts to other departments, according to Edison…
Holiday Traveler Packed Handgun, 30 Rounds In Carry-On: TSA Newark Holiday Traveler Packed Handgun, 30 Rounds In Carry-On: TSA Newark
Holiday Traveler Packed Handgun, 30 Rounds In Carry-On: TSA Newark A local man was seized when he tried to bring not only a loaded gun but also two magazines onto a flight at Newark Airport over the holiday weekend, authorities said. A TSA officer detected the 9mm handgun and the 30 rounds of ammo at they passed through a Terminal A security checkpoint X-ray machine in the Newark resident's carry-on bag on Saturday, May 25, the Transportation Security Administration's Lisa Farbstein said. Port Authority police were summoned and seized the gun, ammo and traveler, she said. In addition to criminal charges, he faces up to $15,000 in civil penalties, she said…