Cops Arrest 12-Year-Old After Garden State Parkway Chase Involving Stolen BMW, Chief Says Cops Arrest 12-Year-Old After Garden State Parkway Chase Involving Stolen BMW, Chief Says
Cops Arrest 12-Year-Old After Garden State Parkway Chase Involving Stolen BMW, Chief Says A 12-year-old was among four people caught after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen BMW that began in Paramus and ended in Clifton Memorial Day, May 26, authorities said. Records show that the incident involved two people who were arrested on similar charges in Newark earlier this month, and subsequently released: Zachary Ramsey, 18, and Makhi Pettiford, 18. Essex County Jail The pursuit began around 11:07 p.m. on Monday, May 26, when Paramus Police Officer Hugo Rodriguez spotted a red BMW M3 reported stolen out of East Hanover. The car was driving through residential a…
Armed Juvenile Stole Package: Glen Ridge Police Armed Juvenile Stole Package: Glen Ridge Police
Armed Juvenile Stole Package: Glen Ridge Police A package theft on Friday, May 9, led to the arrest of a juvenile armed with a handgun in Glen Ridge, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of a theft from a front porch on Ridgewood Avenue after the victim received a delivery notification only to find their package missing, Glen Ridge police said Surveillance footage showed three suspects dressed in black fleeing north on Ridgewood Avenue, police said. The suspects were spotted in Bloomfield where they were apprehended by Bloomfield police, officers said. One of the juveniles was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun c…
HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash
HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash An 18-year-old former high school wrestler has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Route 37 in Toms River, authorities said. Abel Mathukutty, of Lake Hiawatha (located in Parsippany, Morris County) was behind the wheel of an Infinity sedan that struck a white Mercedes sedan carrying a female driver and male passenger on Saturday, May 24 at approximately 7:25 p.m. on Route 37 east in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The crash sent the Mercedes into a utility pole and Mathukutty fled the scene, traveling eastbound over the Thoma…
Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor
Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor A Trenton man was arrested on a River Line train in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Hamilton man earlier this month, authorities said. Jermaine Scott, 48, of Hamilton, was dropped off at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton with a stab wound to the abdomen around 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey Hospital staff said Scott arrived in a white, four-door sedan. He was rushed into surgery but “succumbed to his injuries a short time later,” the prosecutor said. An investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force a…
US Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Suspect In Maryland: Prosecutor US Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Suspect In Maryland: Prosecutor
US Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Suspect In Maryland: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Maryland man wanted for a deadly stabbing in New Jersey has been captured and is now facing multiple charges, including homicide, prosecutors announced. Jamari E. Dortch, of Rossville, MD, was arrested on Saturday, May 17, by the U.S. Marshals Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in connection with a stabbing Friday, May 16 on Anderson Street in Phillipsburg, according to Warren County Acting Prosecutor Jessica L. Cardone. Phillipsburg Police were flagged down around 3 a.m. after a 26-year-old woman was found unresponsive with injuries consistent with being stabbed, autho…
Liquor Store Fight, Union County Restaurant Shooting Leads To PA Arrest Of Teen By SERT Liquor Store Fight, Union County Restaurant Shooting Leads To PA Arrest Of Teen By SERT
Liquor Store Fight, Union County Restaurant Shooting Leads To PA Arrest Of Teen By Sert A New Jersey teen accused of opening fire on a group outside a restaurant after a liquor store fight has been arrested in Lancaster, authorities announced on Monday, May 19. Jaylen A. McCray, 18, of Union, is accused of firing six shots toward a group of people on the 200 block of Morris Avenue in Elizabeth City around 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9, according to police. One man was struck in the leg. The gunfire erupted just minutes after McCray had been involved in a physical altercation with the same group inside a nearby liquor store, investigators said. Both the fight and the shooting were ca…
NJ Native Shot Dead Execution-Style After Showing Wallet On SEPTA Bus NJ Native Shot Dead Execution-Style After Showing Wallet On SEPTA Bus
NJ Native Shot Dead Execution-Style After Showing Wallet On SEPTA Bus A man was gunned down in cold blood just minutes after showing his wallet on a SEPTA bus — and the suspect was seen rifling through his pockets as he lay dying, authorities announced on Sunday, May 18. Jordan Dale Antrim, 32, of Philadelphia, is charged with First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Robbery, Carrying a Firearm Without a License, and Possessing an Instrument of Crime, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Providence Township Police Chief Michael Jackson said in a joint statement. The victim was identified as Paul David Ley-Harris…
Loaded Gun, Drugs Found On Sleeping Motorist In Front Of Hudson County School: Cops Loaded Gun, Drugs Found On Sleeping Motorist In Front Of Hudson County School: Cops
Loaded Gun, Drugs Found On Sleeping Motorist In Front Of Hudson County School: Cops A man found asleep behind the wheel of a car near a Hudson County school was arrested after officers spotted a loaded handgun in plain view and later discovered cocaine, pills, and cash, authorities said. The incident happened around 8:24 a.m. on Friday, May 16, on Hudson Avenue in Guttenberg, according to Police Chief Frank Pelaez. Officers were alerted by a concerned passerby who reported a man passed out in a vehicle, police said. When officers arrived, they found the car in reverse and angled into the roadway, with the driver asleep and bleeding heavily from his finger. The man, later …
Street Takeovers Injure Two Cops In Newark, 5 Arrested: Police Street Takeovers Injure Two Cops In Newark, 5 Arrested: Police
Street Takeovers Injure Two Cops In Newark, 5 Arrested: Police Five people have been arrested for their role in two street takeovers that occurred in Newark last November and last month, authorities said. On Sunday, November 24, at 1:02 a.m. police responded to Miller Street near McCarter Highway after receiving reports of erratic driving by multiple drivers, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said. The suspects began to flee when police arrived, Miranda said. Wyatt Bowden, a 19-year-old Somerville resident, drove over the foot of a Newark police officer, Miranda said. A pursuit ensued and Bowden was taken into custody, Miranda said. He…
Tired Of Barking Dogs, PA Neighbor Tries Feeding Them Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs: Report Tired Of Barking Dogs, PA Neighbor Tries Feeding Them Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs: Report
Tired Of Barking Dogs, PA Neighbor Tries Feeding Them Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs: Report A Pennsylvania man is accused of trying to poison his neighbor’s dogs using chocolate and rat-poison-laced meatballs, Action News 6abc reports. The disturbing discovery was made by Joshua Hunter and his family in Broomall about two weeks ago, when they found hundreds of pieces of chocolate strewn across their yard, the outlet reports. Chocolate can be deadly to dogs, so the family quickly cleaned up the mess to protect their pets, Sushi and Hoagie. But what came next was even more dangerous. "Fast-forward from that incident to two days ago. My son woke up again, took the dogs out — we're o…
Newark Mayor Releases Videos Of ICE Arrest, Says He Was 'Targeted' By Feds Newark Mayor Releases Videos Of ICE Arrest, Says He Was 'Targeted' By Feds
Newark Mayor Releases Videos Of ICE Arrest, Says He Was 'Targeted' By Feds Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka is pushing back after federal officials accused him of trespassing at an ICE detention facility, releasing a series of videos he says prove he was let in by staff and later unfairly arrested. Baraka was taken into custody on Friday, May 9, at Delaney Hall, a detention center in Newark operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Baraka, along with members of Congress and a group of protestors, had “stormed” the facility during a demonstration. But videos released by Baraka on Wednesday, May 14 tell a di…
NJ Drug Stop Suspect Wanted In PA Teen Sexting Case Captured By US Marshals In Virginia NJ Drug Stop Suspect Wanted In PA Teen Sexting Case Captured By US Marshals In Virginia
NJ Drug Stop Suspect Wanted In PA Teen Sexting Case Captured By US Marshals In Virginia A man on Hatboro’s Most Wanted List for sending sexually explicit photos to a minor was arrested in Virginia by US Marshals, authorities announced Tuesday, May 13. Calvin Lavern Cheeze, 25, was taken into custody by the US Marshals Service Capitol Area Task Force at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia. He is currently being held at a Henrico County correctional facility pending extradition to Pennsylvania, according to the Hatboro Police Department. Cheeze is accused of initiating sexually explicit contact with a juvenile girl, sending her graphic images, and soliciting nude photos i…