Undercover Vape Sting Catches 3 Businesses In Same NJ Town Selling To Minor: Police Undercover Vape Sting Catches 3 Businesses In Same NJ Town Selling To Minor: Police
Undercover Vape Sting Catches 3 Businesses In Same NJ Town Selling To Minor: Police An undercover compliance operation found that three businesses in one New Jersey town sold vaping products to an underage buyer, authorities said. West Milford detectives visited six local establishments to see whether they were following state laws banning sales of e-cigarettes and other vaping products to people under 21, police said. Three businesses refused the attempted purchases, while three allegedly made the sales. Sukhdeep Singh of West Milford, an employee at Delta Service Station at 151 Marshall Hill Road; Yaman Ozturk of Haskell, an employee at Puff City at 2727 Route 23 South; …
NJ Man Pretended To Be His Brother During Traffic Stop: Police NJ Man Pretended To Be His Brother During Traffic Stop: Police
NJ Man Pretended To Be His Brother During Traffic Stop: Police A Mercedes-Benz driver handed a police officer his brother's driver's license and pretended to be him during a traffic stop in North Jersey last month, authorities said. Adam Pappas, 33, of Wharton was arrested in the TD Bank parking lot in Fairfield around 9:37 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Fairfield police said. Corporal David Lagan was patrolling Route 46 East near Hollywood Avenue when he spotted a white Mercedes-Benz van with an expired New Jersey temporary license plate, police said. Lagan stopped the van and approached Pappas, who allegedly provided his brother's driver's license and pret…
NJ Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Child For Decade: Prosecutor NJ Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Child For Decade: Prosecutor
NJ Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Child For Decade: Prosecutor A 43-year-old Freehold Borough man was convicted of sexually assaulting a juvenile for more than 10 years, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 2 Raul Hernandez-Teles was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated criminal sexual contact, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. An investigation revealed Hernandez-Teles had committed the offenses at various times, often on several occasions weekly, starting in 2008 and lasting for more than a decade, from the time the victim was four until she w…
Sex Offender At Large In Somerset County: Prosecutor Sex Offender At Large In Somerset County: Prosecutor
Sex Offender At Large In Somerset County: Prosecutor A 44-year-old sex offender was named the September Fugitive of the Month in Somerset County. Robert Ratliff is wanted on charges of failure to appear for failure to notify of address change as a registered sex offender and failure to verify address as a registered sex offender, which occurred from February 2025 to June 2026 in Franklin Township, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Ratliff is 6'1", weighs 160 lbs. and has black hair and brown eyes, authorities said. He has a tattoo on his upper right arm that reads "Robert Loves Betty."  Anyone with information should contact…
Missing Woman Found Dead, Man Survives 46+ Hours Lost In NJ Wilderness: Authorities Missing Woman Found Dead, Man Survives 46+ Hours Lost In NJ Wilderness: Authorities
Missing Woman Found Dead, Man Survives 46+ Hours Lost In NJ Wilderness: Authorities A missing 77-year-old man was rescued and an 87-year-old woman was found dead after a massive search in North Jersey on Tuesday, Sept. 1, authorities said. John Higgins and Virginia Taetzch, both of Pompton Plains, went hiking at Pyramid Mountain around 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, according to a joint release from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and Montville Township police. The search began after the Morris County Sheriff’s Office found an unattended vehicle in the Pyramid Mountain parking lot around 10:14 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said. Crews se…
NJ AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion NJ AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion
NJ AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion Amazon secretly manipulated its online advertising system to overcharge more than 1.2 million businesses by over $20 billion, potentially driving up prices for consumers in the process, according to a new lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  New York Attorney General Letitia James joined the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 21 other states in filing the lawsuit against the e-commerce giant on Monday, Aug. 31.  The coalition alleges Amazon rigged auctions used to determine how much businesses pay to advertise products on its website, includi…
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ College Baseball Player At Wrong Home Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ College Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ College Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say 'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say Donald Swope wasn't subtle about his plans for President Donald Trump. The 53-year-old Maryland man made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after prosecutors say a months-long series of Facebook posts escalated into threats against Trump and the US Secret Service. Among them was one particularly chilling message aimed directly at the president. "I will behead you Donald J. Trump," Swope allegedly wrote in a Facebook post highlighted by federal prosecutors. He followed it by tagging Trump and a lengthy list of government agencies, officials and media outlets, accord…
NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA
NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA A New Jersey business owner has died a week after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Interstate 80 in the Poconos, officials said. Albert R. VanRiper III, 71, of Montville, was pronounced dead at 12:32 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. VanRiper was riding a motorcycle when it crashed around 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, on I-80 near mile marker 305 in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, the coroner said. The Montville resident was the president and owner-operator of A. R. Van Riper Jr. Inc., according to h…
Moped Rider Linked To 3 Previous Police Escapes Busted In Paterson: Clifton PD Moped Rider Linked To 3 Previous Police Escapes Busted In Paterson: Clifton PD
Moped Rider Linked To 3 Previous Police Escapes Busted In Paterson: Clifton PD A Paterson man accused of fleeing police on a moped three times was caught after officers spotted him on the unregistered scooter, authorities said. Deunny Acevedo-Soto, 32, was arrested near Wabash and Knickerbocker avenues in Paterson on Sunday, Aug. 23, according to Clifton Police D/Lt. Robert Anderson. Officers Benjamin Bressel and Stephen Aggi were patrolling near Crooks and Wabash avenues around 7:08 p.m. when they recognized Acevedo-Soto as the unidentified rider wanted in three eluding incidents dating to June, Anderson said. In each case, the rider fled when police tried to stop h…
NY Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say NY Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say
NY Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say A New York man assaulted a juvenile at MetLife Stadium during the preseason Jets-Giants game on Friday, Aug. 28, authorities said. Sherif Saad, 34, of Coram, NY, was charged following the incident near Moody’s Gate in East Rutherford, according to New Jersey State Police Tpr. II Christopher Postorino. Saad’s Facebook page identifies him as a father and an air traffic controller. Troopers responding to the assault near Moody’s Gate determined Saad assaulted the juvenile before leaving the stadium property, Postorino said. Court records list the offense time as 9:37 p.m. Saad voluntar…
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked The judge presiding over Lindsay Clancy's murder trial sent jurors back to deliberate after they reported they were deadlocked Tuesday morning, Sept. 1. Clancy showed no emotion as the judge announced the 12-person jury, including nine women and three men, had been unable to reach a verdict. As of press time, the jury has been deliberating for nearly 19 hours over four days. Click here to watch Clancy's reaction, or lack thereof, as the update is delivered to the courtroom, which comes at approximately 2:29:04 mark. 🚨 BREAKING: The Lindsay Clancy jury has just told the judge they CANNOT…