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Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops
Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, after a hazardous drone operation near Logan International Airport triggered a coordinated safety response, police said. Boston Police officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, on Long Island in the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:22 p.m. Both face charges of trespassing, with additional charges potentially pending. The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when a Boston Police Officer monitoring real-time crime surveillance detected a drone dangerously close to Logan Internation…
Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Mags Seized From NJ Man Busted With 31K Child Porn Files: Cops Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Mags Seized From NJ Man Busted With 31K Child Porn Files: Cops
Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Mags Seized From NJ Man Busted With 31K Child Porn Files: Cops A former Bergen County parking enforcement agent found with more than 31,100 child pornography files last month was also found with a high-capacity magazine and assault riels, authorities said Friday, Dec. 6. A court-authorized search of Benjamin P. Ritter's Washington Township home on Thursday, Dec. 5 turned up the following, according to township police: Smith & Wesson AR 10 with folding stock and pistol grip Smith and Wesson AR 15 with folding stock and pistol grip Eighteen (18) 30 Round High–Capacity Magazines Six (6) 20 Round High–Capacity Magazines One (1) 25 Round High–Capacity …
Montclair Onlyfans User Who Ripped Down Greek Flags Thinking They Were Israeli Arrested Montclair Onlyfans User Who Ripped Down Greek Flags Thinking They Were Israeli Arrested
Montclair Onlyfans User Who Ripped Down Greek Flags Thinking They Were Israeli Arrested A 23-year-old Montclair woman has been arrested after posting a video on TikTok that showed her ripping down flags from a Greek restaurant because she believed they were from Israel, authorities said. Amber Matthews, who linked her Onlyfans account to her X account, was identified as the woman who filmed herself ripping down the flags at Efi's Gyro in Montclair in March, police said. On Monday, March 11 at 5:50 p.m., officers responded to the restaurant after the owner complained a woman, later identified as Matthews, had ripped down the decorative lighting and Greek flags from the awning, …
Person Stabbed In Kearny, Suspect Apprehended: Police Person Stabbed In Kearny, Suspect Apprehended: Police
Person Stabbed In Kearny, Suspect Apprehended: Police A 49-year-old Kearny man was arrested and charged after a stabbing on Friday, Oct. 18 left a man with life-threatening injurie, authorities said. Officers apprehended William Krebs following the stabbing on Quincy Avenue near Maple Street, Kearny police said. Despite the life-threatening injuries, the victim is expected to survive, police said. Krebs was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses, police said. He is currently in the Hudson County Jail, police said.
Delivery Driver Busted With Firearm In North Jersey Town, Police Say Delivery Driver Busted With Firearm In North Jersey Town, Police Say
Delivery Driver Busted With Firearm In North Jersey Town, Police Say A 24-year-old Brooklyn woman was arrested and charged in Westfield while delivering food for unlawfully possessing a firearm on Sunday, Sept. 15, authorities said. A license plate recognition camera picked up a 2008 black BMW 328i bearing a New York registration entering Westfield, Westfield police said in a release. The vehicle was involved in a shooting that occurred in Jersey City a day before and was believed to be armed, police said. The driver, Rianna Williams, was taken into custody at Carol Road and Lynn Lane and an investigation ensued, police said. She was working as a driver for …
Two Charged In West New York Hit, Run Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian: Prosecutor Two Charged In West New York Hit, Run Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian: Prosecutor
Two Charged In West New York Hit, Run Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian: Prosecutor Two people were arrested and charged on Wednesday, Aug. 21, following a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in West New York that critically injured a pedestrian last Saturday, Aug. 17, authorities said. At 3:40 p.m., West New York police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motorcycle on Bergenline Avenue and 57th Street and found the victim with life-threatening injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The occupant of the motorcycle fled the scene on foot, Suarez said.  The victim, a 54-year-old Union City resident, is in critical condition in a nearby hospital, …
Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Two Children, Uploaded Pics On Dark Web: Feds Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Two Children, Uploaded Pics On Dark Web: Feds
Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Two Children, Uploaded Pics On Dark Web: Feds A Plainsboro man was accused of sexually assaulting two children and uploading pictures of the abuse on the dark web, authorities said. Anthony Lagotta Jr., 54, was charged with one count each of production and possession of child pornography, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 20. He appeared in front of a federal judge and was detained. According to court documents and statements, Lagotta sexually assaulted two children and took photos of what happened about 15 years ago. He then uploaded 30 of the pictures to a child po…
Man Barricades Himself In Paramus Home After Breaking In To Terrorize GF, Four Kids: Police Man Barricades Himself In Paramus Home After Breaking In To Terrorize GF, Four Kids: Police
Man Barricades Himself In Paramus Home After Breaking In To Terrorize GF, Four Kids: Police A 38-year-old man is in custody following an hours long stand-off with police in Paramus overnight, authorities said. Jerry Green of Newark, broke into a Juniper Lane home where his girlfriend and her young children ages 8, 6, 10, and 14 were staying around 1 a.m., Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Armed with a stick, Green began wreaking havoc inside the home, ripping a cable box off the television, Guidetti said. The woman and her children managed to flee the house and called 911. "Upon arrival, officers assessed the situation and treated it as a barricaded subject incident…
Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say A man who had been wanted out of New Jersey on child abuse charges was arrested in a New York traffic stop last week, when authorities found him with police uniforms and handcuffs, they said. Joseph Zuziela, 43, of Branchburg, NJ, was stopped in Oceanside, NY on Thursday night, Aug. 8. Somerset County Prosecutor's Fugitive Task Force Unit Nassau County Police said officers stopped Zuziela’s vehicle at around 11:45 p.m. near Merrick and Oceanside roads. Inside, they reportedly found a trove of law enforcement paraphernalia, including police uniforms, handcuffs, a gold badge, brass knu…
Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say
Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say The man seen hurling dogs over the fence of the Atlantic County Animal Shelter has been arrested, police said, Jahlil McNeal, 23, of Atlantic City, was identified by city police as the man captured in disturbing footage throwing dogs over the fence at the county animal shelter and leaving. McNeal has been charged with four counts of cruelty to animals, failure to provide care to animals, two counts theft of services, and witness tampering. McNeal first abandoned an animal at the shelter after hours on July 15, police said. ACPD's Humane Law Enforcement Officer, Matthew Schmidt, initia…
Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DWI Driver In Wild Jersey Shore Boardwalk Wreck With His Dog Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DWI Driver In Wild Jersey Shore Boardwalk Wreck With His Dog
Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DWI Driver In Wild Jersey Shore Boardwalk Wreck With His Dog Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a wrong-way DWI driver who police say nearly hit multiple people before crashing into another vehicle then landing on a boardwalk along in a Jersey Shore town. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Jason Nagy, 44, of Avon-by-the-Sea, was arrested on Thursday, July 11, the Belmar Police Department.  This is Nagy's third DWI: The first was in Toms River in March 2006, and the second was in Avon-by-the-Sea in June 2014, New Jersey court records show. Three days after Nagy's July 11 DWI, he was cited for loud/offensive language out of Wa…
Toll Cheats Beware: PAPD Ramps Up Crackdown With 4,800 Tickets Issued In NY/NJ This Year Toll Cheats Beware: PAPD Ramps Up Crackdown With 4,800 Tickets Issued In NY/NJ This Year
Toll Cheats Beware: Papd Ramps Up Crackdown With 4,800 Tickets Issued In NY/NJ This Year Not so fast there, toll cheats. The Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey is arresting toll cheats and issuing summonses at a record pace this year, and plans on ramping up its already-intense crackdown on sly motorists in the coming months, according to a news release issued Tuesday, Aug. 6. In the first six months of 2024, the PAPD has cited more than 4,800 motorists who owe a combined total of more than $4.2 million in unpaid tolls and fees, the agency said. Data from the PAPD show that the total number of summonses issued by its officers increased by 55 percent an…
Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops
Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops A 52-year-old Cliffside Park man and former police officer was arrested and charged on Friday, July 26, after he flashed a police badge and sexually harassed a woman in Guttenberg, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 23, a woman told police she was working inside a flower shop when Ytalo Savinovich made criminal sexual contact with her while brandishing a Union City police badge, Guttenberg police said. Savinovich was a police officer in Union City from 1998 to 2008, NJ.com reports citing public records. Following an investigation, police arrested Savinovich and charged him with c…
Former NJ Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Another Student Years Ago: Prosecutors Former NJ Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Another Student Years Ago: Prosecutors
Former NJ Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Another Student Years Ago: Prosecutors A former Wall Township High School teacher was facing more charges after she was accused of sexually assaulting a second student, authorities said. Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, was charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree witness tampering, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, July 17.  She was previously charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, third-degree witness tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. Investigators said they found e…
RECOGNIZE HIM? Authorities Believe Accused Public Masturbator From Englewood Struck Elsewhere RECOGNIZE HIM? Authorities Believe Accused Public Masturbator From Englewood Struck Elsewhere
Recognize HIM? Authorities Believe Accused Public Masturbator From Englewood Struck Elsewhere A 34-year-old Englewood man charged with masturbating in front of a pre-teen may have also done it elsewhere, authorities said following his arrest. Dawid S. Iwaszek “exposed himself and masturbated in public while in the presence of a juvenile under the age of 13” on Thursday, May 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Polish-born Iwaszek was arrested on Saturday, charged with criminal sexual assault, child endangerment and lewdness and sent to the Bergen County Jail. A judge released him the next day pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensa…
Route 46 DWI Driver's Passenger Cuts Himself Out Of Seatbelt Of Police Car: Cops Route 46 DWI Driver's Passenger Cuts Himself Out Of Seatbelt Of Police Car: Cops
Route 46 DWI Driver's Passenger Cuts Himself Out Of Seatbelt Of Police Car: Cops A drunken driver and his passenger are both facing charges after a traffic stop on Route 46, authorities said. A Mount Olive officer was on routine patrol around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18 when he saw a gray Ford F-150 traveling east on at a slow rate of speed, with only one working headlight, the department said in a news release. As Smith followed the pickup truck, they passed two other patrol vehicles on that were stopped in the right Lane of travel on a different call for service. The pickup, driven by Idelsi Arguetaportillo, 41, of Flanders, nearly struck the patrol cars bef…